Lacey Lacrosse Star Named To USA Select Team

LACEY, NJ — A young lacrosse star from Lacey was selected to represent the country against international competition this fall.

Zoey Smith, a student at the Marine Academy of Technological and Environmental Sciences (MATES), is one of 22 young women named to USA Lacrosse's U16 team after a competition at USA Lacrosse headquarters that featured nearly 150 players.

Some of the other players on the U16 team are already committed to playing Division 1 lacrosse in college due to birthday cutoffs, Smith's mother told Patch.

The midfielder is only heading into her junior year of high school but has 168 career goals, 100 of those from her sophomore season, her mother said.

Smith will compete at the Brogden Cup during the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic from Oct. 13 through 15 at the USA Lacrosse headquarters.