The Real McCool: How the UNC Star Found Her Sweet Spot

Posted May 16, 2018
Marie McCool is happy to talk now, or later on the phone or whenever she’s not on the field playing lacrosse. Because when she is playing lacrosse, when the game is on, McCool is not going to be talking. That’s when she will narrow her eyes, coil her body like a spring and, when the whistle blows, do everything she can to tear your whole team into tiny pieces. (US Lacrosse Magazine)

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