In the final scrimmage of the Marquette men’s lacrosse prospect camp, head coach Joe Amplo said if Jack Devine’s team won the faceoff, he would have a spot on the team.
The words created a make-or-break moment for now-freshman Jack Devine.
He won the faceoff and landed himself a spot on the roster. His spot was not as a faceoff guy, though. He was a third-string offensive midfielder.
“When I got here, I think they had forgotten that I had taken any faceoffs,” Devine said.
Despite the smaller role, the California native did not get discouraged, and he practiced as an offensive midfielder throughout the fall.