Kelam signs 13 recruits in women's lacrosse at UMO

By UMO Media Relations
Published in Sports on July 22, 2015 1:48 PM

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MOUNT OLIVE -- Fourth-year University of Mount Olive head women's lacrosse coach Grant Kelam has signed 13 recruits -- 11 incoming freshmen and two junior college transfers -- to play for the Trojans next spring.

The freshmen are Skye Bradley, Ciara Curran, Casey Gover, Kristin Guerra, Zoey Guignardi, Kendall Holycross, Sadie Michael, Krystina Miller, Mikayla Sindel, Kaitlyn Stockstad and Sam Thomson. The JUCOs are Michaela Ciciarelli and Caitlyn Hamilton.

"We are very excited to have this recruiting class on campus at UMO," said Kelam, who began the women's lacrosse program in 2013. "They bring a lot more than just their athletic ability to the table and they will be valued assets to our young program. This class has added depth at all positions, which is something we will count on as the season goes on to achieve more success."

UMO posted a 15-3 record and emerged as the 2015 Conference Carolinas champion with a 7-6, double-overtime triumph over perennial powerhouse Limestone (S.C.) College. The Trojans were ranked No. 9 in the final Nike/LaxMagazine top 20 poll.

Some of the recruits' highlights:

* Bradley: the center midfielder helped lead Monarch (Colo.) High School to the state "final four" in each of the last three years. She is a two-time Brine National All-America;

* Curran: a two-time gold-medal winner with Team BC and was selected to the top 60 for Team Canada;

* Gover: helped guide C. Milton Wright (Md.) High School to the 2014 Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference championship game;

* Guerra: hails from Texas and earned all-state, all-district and academic all-district accolades after a 59-goal, 19-assist season;

* Guignardi: a goalie from Rockledge (Fla.) HS, had the nation's highest save percentage last season, according to MaxPreps.com;

* Holycross: scored 68 goals in her junior and senior seasons combined for Sebastian River (Fla.) HS, and participated on the Orlando National Lacrosse Team;

* Michael: the Archbishop Jordan Catholic HS graduate was named to Team Alberta (Canada) and her Junior team recorded three consecutive unbeaten campaigns;

* Miller: a defender from Queen Anne's (Md.) County HS who helped lead her team to a runner-up finish in the 2015 classes 1-A/2-A east regional final;

* Sindel: helped Brick (N.J.) HS won the 2015 A-South Divisional championship;

* Stockstad: earned all-Nassau County honors for Hicksville (N.Y.) HS, was class president and inducted into the Natural Helpers Club;

* Thomson: a two-time national gold medalist in "box lacrosse" (indoor lacrosse), is a member of TC and a top-60 selection for Team Canada;

* Ciciarelli: the Syracuse native and Monroe (N.Y.) CC transfer started in 29 of 31 games, and collected 68 goals and 47 assists;

* Hamilton: also a Syracuse native and Monroe transfer, she garnered first-team all-NJCCA accolades; and scored 32 goals and 25 assists during her 2014 campaign.