Lena Jewler, sophomore defender and official bad*ss of Centre Women's Lacrosse, sat down with me to answer questions regarding her experiences with CWL.

DB: "First, even though we are teammates, could tell me about yourself? Where are you from and why did you choose Centre?"

LJ: "I grew up in Saratoga, CA and I heard about Centre through being recruited by Coach. She roped me in and got me to visit and, once I got on campus and met the girls on the team, I was absolutely sold. After visiting so many small, D3 liberal arts schools both close to home and on the East Coast, I could tell that Centre was different and I wanted it to be my home."

DB: "What is your year and your major(s) here?"

LJ: "I'm a sophomore, and a tentative Economics & Finance and Psychology double major."

DB: "When did you start playing lacrosse?"

LJ: "I started playing lacrosse my freshman year of high school."

DB: "Why did you choose to continue playing in college?"

LJ: "I didn't think that playing sports in college was going to be my path until I started playing club, where we went to recruiting tournaments and I got the opportunity to play with teammates who aspired to play in college. Playing club really grew my love for the sport and, after playing year-round for the last few years of high school, I knew I couldn't just stop playing because I was graduating."

DB: "Are you happy with your decision to continue playing in college?"

LJ: "Absolutely, it's made my college experience the best that it could possibly be."

DB: "What is your fondest memory involving lacrosse at Centre?"

LJ: "Taking over the warehouse during nighttime festivities as a team with our own outfit theme, requesting all of our own locker room music, just generally being a menace to society."

DB: "Do you have any regrets?"

LJ: "No regrets!"

DB: "What has been the most rewarding part of being a college athlete?"

LJ: "Being able to travel all over an area of the U.S. that I wouldn't have otherwise interacted with and represent Centre throughout the region."

DB: "What are you hopes for the team this year?"

LJ: "I hope that, as a team, we leave it all on the field at every practice and every game and never settle for less than we're capable of achieving."

DB: "What are you hopes for yourself this year?"

LJ: "This year, I hope to grow as a leader and become someone my teammates can count on, on and off the field."

DB: "And, finally, if you could give advice to the players who follow you, what would you say?"

LJ: "Love the game, love your teammates, and love the process."

The Colonels have three home games this week: March 7 against Siena Heights, March 8 against Hanover, and March 12 against SAA rival Sewanee. Come out and support Lena and the other members of CWL on South Turf.