Varsity sports have been on the campus of Benedictine for many years, such as the men's basketball team which is celebrating their 100th season this year. The women's lacrosse team is different.

SID Note: This story was originally published in the Circuit, Benedictine's student-run newspaper. The following is an excerpt from the original story

This Spring, the women's lacrosse team have entered their fifth year of existing as a varsity sport. The transformation from a club sport to a powerhouse program in five years was a process for Ravens Head Coach Amanda Magee.

"The opportunity to start a program was interesting to me," Magee said. " I knew it was going to be a challenge, but I wanted that."

In 2010, Magee graduated from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, where she would begin her coaching career shortly after graduation. Magee became an assistant coach for Salve Regina University learning from head coach Emily Kiablick. Kiablick showed Magee the traits, values and standards that are needed for young women to succeed on and off the lacrosse field.

Magee was ready to find a new home and begin her own head coaching career in 2015. During her interview at Benedictine, she encountered something new.

"I remember walking around on campus with Charlie [Gartenmayer] and President Stephen Minnis. They knew all the kids by their first names and I've never seen anything like that before," Magee said.

Magee was hired shortly after her interview in February 2015, becoming the first head coach for women's lacrosse in school history.

To continue reading, please visit https://bcstudentnews.com/2020/04/02/humility-and-respect-define-the-womens-lacrosse-team/. Liam Keating is a junior from Omaha, Neb.. majoring in Journalism & Mass Communication. He currently serves as the Sports Editor for the Circut. Read more of his work by following him on Twitter at @liamkeating7