Playing with a purpose
Today's Indigenous Peoples Day, and the wave of talented lacrosse players from Nations and tribes is changing the college game.
By Joanne C. Gerstner
Nina Polk loves to play lacrosse and is damned good at it.
She is a sophomore attack forward Fort Lewis College, part of the trend of women playing lacrosse. NCAA stats show that women’s lacrosse programs increased 54 percent from 2012 to 2020, according to InsideLacrosse.com
But there is more going on here than just Polk being part o…