Lyndsay Ward

Class:
Senior
High School:
Rampo HS
Hometown:
Wyckoff, N.J.
Prev School:
UMass

Junior Season (2009): Played in four games for Louisville... Scored a goal against Villanova... Picked up a ground ball against Lafayette... Had a draw control against Bryant and Lafayette to go along with a caused turnover against Lafayette... Had a 1.000 shooting percentage.

Prior to U of L: Competed for two seasons at the University of Massachusetts prior to transferring to U of L... Played in nine total games in two seasons in Amherst, earning one start as a sophomore against Harvard... Scored one career goal for UMass against La Salle on April 13, 2008... Also caused two turnovers and picked up two ground balls while at UMass... Was a teammate at UMass with current Cardinals Ashley King and Aimee Dixon.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Ramapo High School where she was a four-time fi rst team all-league selection and a threetime all-north jersey selection... Owns high school record for groundballs with 383 and assists with 72... A two-year letterwinner in basketball and one-year letterwinner in track where she earned all-league honors... Earned three academic awards during her senior year in science, social studies and an award for academic excellence as well as the 2005 French award.

Personal: Born on May 28, 1988... Daughter of Lynne and Gary Ward... She has two brothers, Garrison (23) and Tyler (16)... Majoring in interior architecture at U of L... Father Gary played college baseball at Biscayne College and her brother Garrison played baseball at Western New England College.

Q&A with Lyndsay: Her post-college ambition is to make the USA Team Handball squad... The greatest infl uence on her athletic career has been her older brother Garrison... The biggest thrill in sports to her is winning... The athlete she most admires is Wayne Gretzky... What impresses her most about Coach Young is her dedication to the team... Her biggest obstacle to overcome has been the transition from high school to college... Hobbies include hiking, surfi ng, and listening to music... Her pre-game superstition is to listen to the same song... Favorite movie is Into the Wild... Favorite TV show is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia... Favorite music group is Led Zepplin... Favorite foods are pizza, PB&J, and chicken fi ngers... Favorite class is glass blowing... Favorite book is Dharma Bums... Favorite pro team is the New York Yankees... Favorite sports announcer is Phil Simms... She would most like to meet Robert Plant... The best description of her would be out-going and friendly... The best advice about sports ever given to her is to be confi dent... Most people don't know that she speaks French... If she could have dinner with three people (living or deceased), it would be Johnny Damon, Michael Jordan, and Jack Keronac... She chose U of L because of the amazing athletic facilities and the beautiful city... The best part of being an athlete to her is the support from the city... She knew she was good at lacrosse when she was getting recruited to play in college... If she won the lottery she would use the money to help her parents... Favorite place ever visited is Dublin... Her favorite season is spring.