MHS Senior Scores 100th Lacrosse Career Goal

by Judy Silberstein; FAL photography

(April 17, 2008) Mamaroneck High School senior Racquel Lividini, a top attack with the varsity lacrosse team, had no chance to celebrate when she scored her 100th career goal in the second half of a game against Rye on Tuesday, April 16. It was a tight contest, and Coach John Savage didn’t want the team to lose focus.

The strategy worked: “We won with one minute to spare,” said Racquel. The score was 14-13, and Racquel ended the afternoon with 102 career goals. “She had 5 goals and two assists for a great game,” said Coach Savage.

The 100th goal “is a really big milestone,” said Racquel, 18, who has played varsity lacrosse since her sophomore year. She estimated that players typically average no more than two goals per game in a season that runs 12 to 15 games. “It was something I set to achieve at the beginning of the season. It’s really awesome to meet that goal.”

“Not only is Raquel a great scorer,” said Coach Savage, “but she’s constantly helping the team by drawing double coverage to defend her and then passing the ball to a teammate to score,” He said she’s a leader both on and off the field. As one of three team captains, she organizes team dinners and bake sales and is in charge of “team chemistry.” The team “really likes each other this year,” said the coach. “They treat each other as a second family.”

College Bound

Racquel is a three-sport athlete. “Ice hockey and lacrosse have been my main sports since I was five,” she said. She’s the goalie on a year-round ice hockey team, the Sound Shore Warriors, and has also been goalie for the varsity field hockey team. For next year, however, she has been committed since November to play lacrosse at Ithaca College.

Was it difficult to choose just one sport? Racquel said she began her college search open to various possibilities, but soon realized that college athletics are “very intense.”

“It’s always been both academics and sports for me – my sports help my academics,” she said. To have time for academics, she opted to select only one sport – and that was lacrosse.

“I ended up falling in love with Ithaca – and there’s no ice hockey there. So that certainly helped my decision,” she said. “I also really love playing the attack position – goalie is a nervous position to play.”

The 100th Goal Ball

At the Tuesday game, Coach Savage retrieved the “100th goal ball” and has something special planned for it.

For now, though, there’s the rest of the lacrosse season to go. The team is 4-1-1. “I’m looking forward to a great season, “ said Racquel.

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