(By Grace Marchese ’26, staff writer)
After falling short in the MAC Freedom Championship game against Stevens Institute of Technology last season, the women’s lacrosse team is determined to return in the upcoming 2025 season.
A key part of the Dutchmen’s comeback is their new junior transfer goalie, Gigi Ditsky.
Coming from the Division I program at Eastern Michigan University, Ditsky is raising the standard of the team’s game to a whole new level. While some may ask why Ditsky chose to transfer to a small school in Pennsylvania for her junior season, there’s no question in it for her.
“After my head coach announced she was leaving in August, I realized that I only have two years left to play lacrosse in college and wanted something different for my career,” Ditsky said. “I knew that I wanted to go to a school with a close community, strong education and a lacrosse program I could make an immediate impact on, and LVC was that place.”
The team has just begun its 2024 fall ball season, but Ditsky, like the rest of the team, has her sights set high for the spring.
“My goal for the spring is to help lead the team back to the conference tournament and walk away as MAC champions,” Ditsky said. “The team has a ton of potential, and the girls are all hungry to get to work and be the best we can.”
Junior defender Allison Keeney had nothing but praise for the goalie.
“Gigi is an amazing asset to the team and has already brought so much positive energy and supportive feedback, not to mention her undeniable skill level,” Keeney said. “With this, she has increased our level of play at LVC, and I’m so excited about this addition to our defense.”
The Dutchmen will compete in a fall playday at Widener University on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and they will host an alumni game on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 10:30 a.m. during homecoming weekend.