Sarah has long
been an inspiration to members of the club and, we venture, just
about anyone who sees her in action on the lacrosse field.
It was the first time the honour of Australian captain has gone
to a West Australian. She was WA's only representative and training
solo required huge discipline. Sarah thanks her family, especially
her husband Chris, her dad Charles and brother-in-law Mark for keeping
her on track. Australia won the Cup for the second time in Cup history,
finishing on top of the ladder after the rounds and beating USA
in the final 14-7 - the biggest winning margin ever between USA
and Australia in World Cup matches. In the final, Sarah, playing
as a defensive midfielder, held one of their key attacks scoreless,
as well as giving three assists and scoring three goals. But she
refuses to take any glory from this and firmly believes that it
was the Australians' belief in themselves and one another that brought
about the result.
Apart from being someone who volunteers for every job (even when
it's helping to set up grounds at 7.00am on a Sunday morning), Sarah
has, in her long career, coached modcrosse in schools and women's
lacrosse at the Wembley club, at the University of Maryland in the
USA, and at State Junior, Senior and National [Assistant Coach]
levels. Sarah began her career at Wembley
at the age of eight.
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