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The Spartans attained their first-ever NCAA Divison II national championship last month.

Perk Valley grad helps lead University of Tampa women's lacrosse to national championship

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A Perkiomen Valley High School graduate is now a champion women’s lacrosse player, as she helped lead her team to its first NCAA Division II national championship last month, reports Philly Lacrosse.

University of Tampa senior midfielder Riley McGettigan were the key starters in last month’s battle against No. 1-ranked Adelphi, per the report, that ended in a 13-8 win.

The Tampa Spartans were No. 2 ranked at a 19-3 record versus Adelphi’s 19-4.

Per Philly Lacrosse, McGettigan racked up a goal, an assist and a groundball in the championship game, and now has a season record of eight goals, 11 assists, 15 draw controls, and 12 groundballs.

McGettigan was joined on the championship team by Pennsylvanian teammates Katie DeShan, of Radnor, and Isabel McGarvey, of Haverford.

Read more on the win here.

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow and PerkValleyNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch, The Reporter, and The Morning Call. He loves creative writing, action figure collecting & reselling, music, and films with Michael Keaton & Al Pacino.

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