5/5/2023 0 Comments Colbert highfive![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But when she gets to college, she’s going to have that opportunity to make sure she has that stamina.”ĭowney’s kaleidoscope of skills, in addition to that presumed stamina, led Kilgus to another prediction. Unfortunately, I’m not ever able to give her a break. When she’s full-speed ahead and has her stamina, that’s when she’s at her best. “We expect so much from her because she can do it all. “She’s going to be in her element,” Kilgus said. “The whole team, we see her rip it from anywhere and everyone just looks at each other, like ‘glad she’s on our team.’… She’s, by far, one of the best athletes I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse field.”Ĭolleen Kilgus, who has known Downey since she was 8 and has coached her at West Babylon since she was in the seventh grade, thinks that playing at a national power will only accentuate how good the Suffolk standout truly is. “She’s just so strong,” said Stevens, who’s previously coached at Wantagh and Plainedge. First-year North Shore coach Jaclyn Stevens admits that the first week of practice - while very productive - occasionally delved into moments of pure marveling at their top player. This kind of awe at Colbert’s skill has extended to the high school fields. “For some girls on my team, she was almost like their idol just because of how skilled of a player she was and how far greater skill she has above the others.” “Definitely very intimidating, just because of how she plays and the way she carries herself,” Downey said of Colbert. She has a really amazing shot from the eight-meter.”Ĭolbert, Downey said, was so outwardly talented that she became a folk-hero of sorts on the club circuit. She’s very good on the draw and on the draw circle. “She’s very fast … She’s able to check the ball right out of your stick, even if you think you’re protecting it. “When you go up against Lacey, she’s really good at the backchecks - so you need to watch your back,” Colbert said. They were, by virtue of their high-level talents, often matched up against each other. The battles in club lacrosse games were fierce - where Colbert played on the Long Island Yellow Jackets and Downey was on Long Island Top Guns and, later, the Long Island Jesters. The admiration between the two has always been there. "We always have this connection where she cuts, I feed her and she scores.” “We were always on the same middie line, just because we work very well together," she said. “Immediately, we realized that we liked to play together,” Colbert said. Although they didn’t know it yet, it was their first taste of college life. The connection formed, however briefly, when the two played on the same line in an Under Armour All-American Tournament as underclassman. “When you already have that connection with each other going into college, I think it can be really beneficial when we get up there. “I think we fit together because we’re both able to play with other people,” Colbert said. The two Long Island standouts are both committed to Boston College, a national power that’s about to bring in two of the very best from one of the sport’s premier regions. What was once rare and special will become as common as sunshine in May, possibly as soon as next year. It’s been seen before and will soon be seen again. ![]()
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