With spring right around the corner, the 2025 lacrosse season will begin in early February. If you’re a Loyola sports and lacrosse fan, you’ve probably heard the names Chase Boyle or Georgia Latch. These seniors are a crucial part of the team, but so is the rest of the squad. As the women are gearing up for the upcoming season, they have welcomed seven new Class of 2028 recruits from all over, ranging from New York to Australia. With lots of new talent and athleticism, the Women’s Lacrosse team is stacked and ready for the season.
These new recruits were stars on their high school teams, but college lacrosse is a completely different level. The intensity of the game heightens as it gets quicker and more aggressive. Although there was a need for some adjusting initially, the freshmen are now getting more comfortable with the changes between high school and college. Mary Cate Rehkemper ‘28 is one of the new freshmen, and she commented on the pace of the college game compared to high school.
“The biggest difference is probably that the speed of the game is so much faster, and the aggressiveness is much more intense,” Rehkemper said.
Loyola lacrosse fans will soon get to see these new signees play and add their skills to a top 10 team. Here are the seven Class of 2028 players joining Loyola Women’s Lacrosse:
Emma McLean: A midfielder from Manorville, New York and a star player for Eastport South Manor, will be joining Loyola’s dominating group of midfielders. McLean was named to the Newsday Top 100 Players on Long Island list, and was an All-County team member.
Mary Cate Rehkemper: A dual-sport athlete and lacrosse captain for Mount de Sales Academy, Rehkemper comes from her nearby home in Catonsville, Maryland. Rehkemper was a part of the 2022 National Watchlist for Class of 2024 athletes and will be a great addition to a strong group of defenders. Working alongside some great Greyhound defenders such as Lily Osbourne ’25, Rehkemper wants to make them proud and has goals for herself as well.
“My expectation for the season is to really focus on getting myself stronger, faster, and more confident. I look up to a lot of the defenders who play above me and learn so much from them every single practice and fall ball game,” Rehkemper said.
Mim Suares-Jury: Joining fellow Australian Georgia Latch, Suares-Jury comes to Loyola all the way from Melbourne, where she attended Melbourne Girls’ College. Another strong midfielder, Suares-Jury played on the U20 Australian Women’s Lacrosse team, which helped her make the All-World team.
Morgan Quade: An impressive three-sport athlete from Centreville, Maryland, Quade played for Saint Peter and Paul High School before coming to Loyola. An attacker with a stellar 299 career points, Quade was named a USA Lacrosse High School All-American two times and was a 2023 New Balance All-American.
Caroline Gerosa: A Ridgefield, Connecticut native, Gerosa is a fast and smart midfielder ready to join Loyola’s set of midfielders. She was named to the All-Fairfield County Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (FCIAC) team during her time at Ridgefield High School. Gerosa also helped get her school to be nationally ranked in the Top 25 women’s lacrosse teams for the first time in program history. As a newcomer to the program, it could be quite daunting. However, Gerosa found it simple to find her place on the team.
“Being on the team is the best. The girls are all so sweet and welcoming, it’s like playing with all your best friends. I can’t ever imagine being on another team,” Gerosa said.
Lauren Perfetto: Coming from Manhasset, New York and being a lacrosse hotspot on Long Island, Perfetto is another midfielder with height and power. Perfetto was named to the Long Island Lacrosse Journal’s (LILJ) top 2024 Midfielders to watch list, and was an LILJ All-Long Island player.
Mechi ONeil: Another three-sport athlete with lots of athletic capability, ONeil is from Manchester-By-The-Sea, Massachusetts, where she attended and played for Manchester-Essex Regional High School. Along with scoring a lot of points, ONeil used her abilities to have 215 draw controls and has a strong midfield presence.
During fall ball, Loyola’s recruits have gotten to experience college play against big teams such as James Madison University, the University of Delaware, and the University of Maryland. This period of time can serve as a chance for the first years to prove themselves and their abilities.
“The off-season is the time to not be as intense as our actual spring season, but it is also the time to set the tone for the season and especially as a freshman, show what I can do to help the team win,” Rehkemper said.
Gerosa also finds the off-season to be helpful in many ways.
“The off-season is great because we can all work together as a team to focus on what we need to do to be able to dominate during the season,” Gerosa said.
All of this new talent will definitely add to the lacrosse team and help them reach their goals this season. Every year a new class joins the team, but this set seems extra strong and talented with high lacrosse IQ’s. Although the spring schedule has not yet been released, it can be expected that there will be top teams faced and exciting opportunities for these new signees to impact the team and its outcomes.
