Senior Spotlight Series - Kylie Rice - Women's Lacrosse
With the sudden end to the 2020 spring seasons due to the CoVID19 epidemic, the Emmanuel College Athletic Department wanted to take a moment to recognize members of the class of 2020 during the final semester of their senior season at Emmanuel College. The Senior Spotlight Series was a chance for our community as Saints to give each of these individuals the notoriety and recognition they all deserve while getting a little behind the scenes glimpse into their lives outside the uniform.
Senior Spotlight Series (SSS)
With the sudden end to the 2020 spring seasons due to the CoVID19 epidemic, the Emmanuel College Athletic Department wanted to take a moment to recognize members of the class of 2020 during the final semester of their senior season at Emmanuel College. The Senior Spotlight Series was a chance for our community as Saints to give each of these individuals the notoriety and recognition they all deserve while getting a little behind the scenes glimpse into their lives outside the uniform.
Participation in this series was optional and we're grateful to have heard from so many wonderful representatives from our senior class. While their careers at Emmanuel may be coming to a close, their lives as Saints are just beginning.
Let's meet today's featured student-athlete!
NAME: Kylie Rice
HOMETOWN: Bethlehem, Conn.
MAJOR: Elementary Education
SPORT: Women's Lacrosse
SENIOR SUMMARY: Rice was a four-year player and starter for the program and appeared in 45 matches over her career. She became just the ninth player in program history to reach 100 career points last season and caps her senior campaign with 141 points to rank fifth all-time. She scored 94 career goals to rank fourth while dishing out 47 assists to rank fifth in EC history while also ranking in the top-10 all-time in draw controls, free position goals, man-up and man-down goals. Rice was named to the 2019 GNAC All-Conference team last season following a standout campaign in which she recorded 71 points, the fourth-highest single-season total in EC history, along with being named the team MVP for the second consecutive season. She also appeared on the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll six times over her career, was a two-time GNAC Academic All-Conference recipient and earned GNAC Player of the Week honors for the final week of her playing career at EC.
SSS Q&A
1) What was your favorite memory related to your women's lacrosse experience?
Our bus rides after a win.
2) Favorite pre-game playlist song?
Rapcaviar
3) Proudest athletic accomplishment/achievement at Emmanuel?
Getting my 100th career point lduring my junior season in a game vs. Regis
4) What game/opponent did you always look forward to every season?
Simmons University
5) Other than your own sport/team, what was your favorite EC athletic program to support and why?
The Women's Basketball team because every game was so exciting to watch!
6) One thing you'll miss the most about being on the women's lacrosse team at EC?
I will miss most my teammates and coaches, they were just like family to me
7) Tell us something most people probably don't know about you that relates to your sport.
I broke both my legs and have three screws in each knee.
8) Give one shout out/thank you to someone who impacted your EC Athletic experience.
Shoutout to Allison Hutchings, Morgan McKay, and Melanie Bruno for going on this ride with me from the beginning.
9) What are your post-grad plans?
Go to graduate school and get my masters in elementary education.
10) Give some advice or words of wisdom to future Saints.
Play every game like it's your last because you truly do not know when your last game may be.
Thank you, Kylie for your commiment and dedication to Emmanuel College Athletics and the Women's Lacrosse program! Check back in every Tuesday and Thursday for more content from the Senior Spotlight Series!
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If you'd like to be featured in the Senior Spotlight Series, please email the Department's Director of Athletic Communications (Dan Campagna) at campagnad@emmanuel.edu