Lydia Sutton joins Concordia lacrosse in its third season, bringing a wealth of lacrosse playing and coaching experience. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Sutton moved to Minnesota as a child and graduated from the Blake School where she helped her soccer team advance to the State Tournament five times and her lacrosse team win five consecutive state championships.
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While at Blake, Sutton garnered a multitude of awards, including being named US All-American (2x), Under-Armour All-American, Minnesota Player of the Year (2x), Epoch Player of the Year, and Minnesota’s Ms. Lacrosse. She also was a four-time All-Minnesota selection and a five-time Minnesota All-Tournament team honoree.
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Sutton went on to play at the University of Southern California being a four-year contributor on defense, as well as a captain her senior season. While at USC, she was named to the PAC12 All-Conference team, the IWLCA All-Region team, and the IWLCA All-American third team. She graduated from USC in the spring of 2018 with a degree in psychology.
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Internationally, Sutton was a U19 Canadian Women’s Lacrosse gold medalist, a Canadian Senior Women’s Lacrosse silver medalist, and named an All-World U19 player.
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Sutton was the first defender selected in the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League college draft and is currently a member of the Upstate New York Pride.
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Lydia has five years of experience coaching youth and middle school players and brings her passion for developing lacrosse skills in Minnesota to the Concordia program.
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