When Marquette women’s lacrosse head coach Meredith Black attended an Ultimate Goal Lacrosse club game in Pennsylvania five years ago on the recruiting trail, there was a player who left a surprisingly strong first impression.
That player was senior goalie Julianna Horning.
“When I was looking at her club team for other reasons, I was like, Wait, this goalie is active, involved.’ (I) could tell she was a leader on the field even then,” Black said. “I emailed her coach and was like, ‘Is she still available.’ It was just amazing how it all worked out.”
Two of Horning’s former high school teammates played for Black, making Marquette a familiar name.