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Submitted by blogue on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:42

Susan W. Lubking, one of the most influential figures in women's lacrosse, was inducted into the Hall of Fame as an outstanding player, who was also an outstanding coach or official, who has contributed noteworthy service to the game.

In addition to playing hockey, basketball and softball, Lubking played cover point on the lacrosse team at Ursinus College from 1957-60, earning recognition on the all-college and all-Philadelphia teams as a defender.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:41

Richey was an outstanding lacrosse and field hockey player, as well as an extensive contributor of the promotion and participation of women in sports. A graduate of Radcliff College, where she played field hockey and lacrosse, Betty was a U.S. team player for both lacrosse and field hockey for 22 consecutive years, from the U.S. Team's inception in 1933 to 1954. She was a U.S. reserve team player in 1955, 1956 and 1959. She was a national lacrosse umpire in 1948, 1949 and 1950. She played club lacrosse for the West Chester Lacrosse Association and the Boston Lacrosse Association.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:39

Joyce attended school at Wycombe Abbey and Dartford College in England. She arrived in the United States in 1925 to teach at Miss Applebee's camp in the Poconos. The day she was to sail home to England, she was offered a job at Wellesley College where she taught and coached field hockey. Considered by many as one of the foremothers of women's lacrosse in the U.S., she was instrumental in developing lacrosse through field hockey camps, beginning with the Pocono camp.

Submitted by gpohanian on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:38

Joe Wilder was an All-Maryland selection on three Baltimore City College secondary school championship teams in the late 1930's. He went on to Dartmouth College where he became a first team All-American and a two-time North-South Collegiate All-Star participant. From 1940 to 1942, Wilder led Dartmouth to three straight New England titles. During this time he also led the league in scoring, and was selected to the All-New England Team three straight years. 

Submitted by blogue on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:38

Susan Delaney-Scheetz, a native of Wilmington, Del. and a defense wing who graduated from West Chester University in 1969, was inducted as an outstanding player, who was also an outstanding coach or official, who has contributed noteworthy service to the game.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:37

Skip Lichtfuss is a 1974 graduate of Washington and Lee University, where he received first team University All-America honors in 1974, first team College All-America honors in 1973, and second team College All-America honors in 1972. He played for the U.S. Team in the 1978 World Championship.

Submitted by blogue on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:36

Larry Quinn, a goaltender who graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1985, was inducted as a truly great player.

He twice won the Enners Award as the nation's top player while leading Hopkins to national championships in 1984 and '85. Both years he was the NCAA Tournament MVP, a first team All-American and the Kelly Award winner as the top goaltender in the nation. He was the South captain in the 1985 North/South All-Star Game.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:35

Inducted as a truly great player, Mickey's career started at St. Mary's High School in Annapolis in 1949, and continued at the Charlotte Hall Military School in Maryland where he was chosen as the Most Valuable Player in 1951 and 1952.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:34

A 1978 graduate of Cornell University, Henrickson received first team All-America honors in 1977 and 1978, and honorable mention All-America status in 1976. He was also selected as All-Ivy in 1976, 1977 and 1978. Henrickson was the Ivy League's Player of the Year in 1978. 

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:33

Sue had a distinguished career in women's lacrosse as a player and a coach, and is recognized as one of the pioneers of women's lacrosse in the United States. She learned lacrosse at Miss Applebee's field hockey camp in the Poconos, and set out with other pioneers to teach lacrosse in the Northeast. Sue designed the logo, wrote and assembled "Crosse-Checks," the first magazine for women's lacrosse. She was a U.S. Team player in 1933-35, 1937, 1939-42, and a U.S. Reserve Team player from 1943-44. Sue was a member of the 1935 U.S. Touring Team to England.

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