At the age 10 or 11, Mary Schumar never had the thought of playing lacrosse at the Division I level. In fact, the Grand Rapids, Michigan native had her eyes set on playing basketball at the next level.
However, that dream would soon be discovered to be unreachable.
“As I got older I realized that it wouldn’t be an option,” Schumar said.
The now-junior on the Marquette women’s lacrosse team said her high school lacrosse coach, Richard Axtell, was the part of reason why she chose to pursue the sport that played on grass instead of the one that calls the hardwood home.