Two-sport star Bridget Lesch will be taking both her Lacrosse and Field Hockey talents to Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was a long and hard process for Lesch, but it all paid off with her commitment to play at Williams College, where she will major in economics.
“We would go out east every weekend of summer to different tournaments and showcases. And then through the year, I was just looking at all different types of schools,” explained Lesch. “It was a lot of traveling.”
One of the major people guiding her through this process was her mom, Annie Lesch, who is the Head Field Hockey Coach and an Assistant Girls Lacrosse Coach. Having that experience at home was a massive help for Lesch and helped her get better at her sport on the road to this moment.
“She’s always coached both sports my whole life,” said Lesch. “She always pushed me and taught me to be a better player.”
Once it came time for Lesch to make a decision, it was an obvious choice. A variety of factors made it an easy decision for Lesch to commit to Williams.
“I really did love the campus,” stated Lesch. “I went and visited twice, and I loved the coaches. I went once with my dad and once with my mom, and both of them also loved the school. And so I think all that led to my decision.”
It’s always exciting to go to college, and being able to play both of her sports at the next level has made it particularly exciting for Lesch. However, college is also stressful, even without playing a sport, and Lesch has some worries with her playing two.
“I’ll definitely be a lot at times,” mentioned Lesch. “I’m a little worried about balancing and being ready to go for lacrosse season coming out of field hockey.”
It will also be a little bittersweet for Lesch. Both lacrosse and field hockey had very successful runs to the Elite Eight and Final Four, respectively, and Lesch will miss the experience of being on these teams at a place like ETHS.
“I’m going to miss the people,” stated Lesch. “I’ll miss my friends, and I’ll miss the community at ETHS.”
Despite all the hard things that come from leaving Evanston behind for the unknown of playing two sports at Williams, this has been a lifelong dream for Lesch, and she’s no stranger to a challenge.
“I’ve always known it was something I wanted to do,” said Lesch on playing in college. “This is something I wanted and something I had to work for.”
