BERKELEY – Second-year head coach Brooke Eubanks recently announced the signing of 10 recruits to National Letters of Intent. The future Golden Bears will join the program next fall.
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“The Cal lacrosse coaching staff couldn't be more excited to welcome this group of 10 to the Golden Bear family,” Eubanks said. “They are a great group, and their commitment to academic and athletic excellence will surely have a positive impact on our program. We are excited to have them on campus next fall, building upon our current successes on the field, in the classroom and in the community.”
Five of the recruits will come to Cal from the East Coast – Sabrina Kaplan (Coral Springs, FL), Kai Mildenberger (Stuart, FL), Jaclyn McCall (Summit, NJ), Susie Ropp (Darien, CT) and Makayla Ward (Sudbury, MA).
Kaplan currently attends Saint Andrew's School where she was first-team all-district, first-team all-county, and second-team all-region as a junior. She also played on the South Florida National Team in the National Tournament in Pennsylvania.
Mildenberger also competed on the South Florida National Team, as well as being named to the Under Armour All-America Team in 2015. Along with being named MVP last season on her Jensen Beach High School team, Mildenberger was also named first-team all-district in her first three seasons and all-region last season.
As keeper for her Oak Knoll High School team, McCall's squad was sectional champions the last three seasons and state champions in 2015, with a No. 7 national ranking according to USA Today.
Ropp and her Darien High School squad will go for their fourth straight season of winning the FCIAC and state championships in her senior year.
Ward and her Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School squad made it to the Division 1 North Finals her junior year and was MIAA Dual County League champions in her sophomore year. Ward has garnered individual honors like Most Saves at Under Armour Tournament in 2015.
Eubanks also brought in three future Bears from the Southern California area – Madison Lambert (Encinitas), Maryn Macha (Mission Viejo) and Noelani Murayama (Laguna Hills).
Lambert won the AP Scholar Award in 2015 at La Costa Canyon High School, and was named to the All-CIF second team. Her squad was CIF Division 1 Champions (2012), CIF Open Division Champions (2013,2014,2015) and league champions (2012-2015).
Macha's honors at Mission Viejo High School include being named league MVP (2015), all-county (2015), all-league (2014-15) and team MVP (2014-15). She also played for the Under Armour All-America West Team (2014), the Orange County National Team (2013-15) and the Orange County Regional U15 Team (2013).
While playing for the St. Margaret's Episcopal School, Murayama was tabbed first-team all-league (2015), second-team all-league (2014), and she was an All-American honorable mention (2015) and named to the OCLA National Team (2012-2015)
Cal's lone Bay Area newcomer is Caitlin McCarthy from Belvedere. Her aunt and one of her cousins are Cal alums, and her father, grandfather and two of her uncles all played collegiate lacrosse. McCarthy, who also played for BearLax, was a US Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention midfielder in 2014 and 2015. Her Marin Catholic High School squad was Marin County Athletic League Champions in 2013 and 2014 and North Coast Section semifinalists in 2013 and 2014.
Lauren Hickman will make her way to Berkeley from Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas, where she garnered all-state honors in 2014 and 2015. She was also named the Offensive MVP of her squad in 2014 and 2015. Her team was district champions (2014-15), state quarterfinalists in 2014 and the state runner-up in 2015.
2015 Cal Lacrosse Signing Class
Lauren Hickman
Position: midfield/attack
Hometown: Frisco, TX
High School: Frisco
Sabrina Kaplan
Position: midfield/attack
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
High School: Saint Andrew's School
Madison Lambert
Position: midfield
Hometown: Encinitas, CA
High School: La Costa Canyon
Maryn Macha
Position: midfield
Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA
High School: Mission Viejo
Jaclyn McCall
Position: goalkeeper
Hometown: Summit, NJ
High School: Oak Knoll
Caitlin McCarthy
Position: midfield/attack
Hometown: Belvedere, CA
High School: Marin Catholic
Kai Mildenberger
Position: midfield
Hometown: Stuart, FL
High School: Jensen Beach
Noelani Murayama
Position: attack/midfield
Hometown: Laguna Hills, CA
High School: St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Susie Ropp
Position: attack
Hometown: Darien, CT
High School: Darien
Makayla Ward
Position: goalkeeper
Hometown: Sudbury, MA
High School: Lincoln Sudbury Regional