June 25, 2013
STEPH LAZO
Position: Midfield
Hometown: Stevensville, Md.
High School: St. Mary's
Club Team: Maryland United 2013 East
BEFORE PENN STATE
Named to the 2013 Under Armour South All-America team ... Participated in two Under Armour Underclassman Elite Stars Tournaments (2011, 2012) ... Three-year member of St. Mary's girls' lacrosse team ... Two-time team captain (2012, 2013) ... As a senior, totaled 51 points (43g, 8a) ... Garnered all-conference and team MVP accolades ... Earned second-team all-county honors ... In 2012, earned all-county first-team, all-conference, All-Met honorable mention and all-country private school laurels ... Received the Coaches Award ... Named the ninth-ranked junior by ESPN ... Also played for Maryland United 2013 East ... Participated in the Crosse Over England Tour.
PERSONAL
Daughter of John and Sue Lazo ... Mother, Sue, played basketball at Delaware ... Has one sister, Dani ... Also played field hockey and basketball at St. Mary's ... Helped lead the basketball team to the conference title and was named an all-county all-star as a senior ... Named all-conference and to the league's all-star team as a junior ... Plans to major in kinesiology ... Born Dec. 28, 1995 in Silver Spring, Md.
Missy Doherty on Lazo: "Steph is one of the fastest players in her class and her abilities will make an impact quickly on Penn State lacrosse."