Two Lacrosse Play­ers Se­lected for Team USA Sum­mer Games

MISHAWAKA—Last week it was an­nounced that Bethel Col­lege lacrosse team­mates, se­niors Kennedy Lower and Al­li­son Cof­feen, will be play­ing for Team USA in Brus­sels, Bel­gium and Am­s­ter­dam. The trip will mainly be in those lo­ca­tions, and scrim­mages and games will be held with mul­ti­ple teams. Lower and Cof­feen will be in Eu­rope from June 24 to July 3.  

Lacrosse won’t be the only thing the two will ex­pe­ri­ence while there. The team will also be tak­ing bik­ing tours around Eu­rope, vis­it­ing con­cen­tra­tion camps, and other tourist at­trac­tion ac­tiv­i­ties.   

“We’re ba­si­cally be­ing am­bas­sadors for the U.S.,” Cof­feen said. 

Cof­feen started play­ing the sport just four years ago.  

“I started play­ing my fresh­man year here at Bethel. One of the girls I played with is ac­tu­ally the one coach­ing the USA team. She texted me and Kennedy over Thanks­giv­ing break, invit­ing us to play with them,” she said. 

Cof­feen en­cour­aged The Bea­con read­ers to come to a game this spring – their sea­son be­gins March 8. The first home game is March 9 at noon, against Saint Am­brose Uni­ver­sity. 

“Yes, we do ac­tu­ally have a lacrosse team, even though we did­n’t win any games last sea­son. We’re still tal­ented!”  

Lower was un­avail­able for com­ment.