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Spring can鈥檛 come soon enough for Jade Catlin.

An offensive juggernaut on UMass Lowell鈥檚 , Catlin started in all 16 games in 2023 and led the River Hawks in scoring 49 points as a sophomore, good for the third-best single-season total in program history.

Now, the junior from Middletown, Maryland, is looking to improve her performance and elevate the team鈥檚 success.聽

鈥淚 did have a pretty substantial season, but it's better to set higher goals because even if you miss, you miss high,鈥� she says.

Indeed, Catlin鈥檚 aims are lofty: She hopes to win an America East championship and bring the team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time.

鈥淏y the time I graduate, my goal is to go to the NCAA Tournament,鈥� she says. 鈥淲hen we get on the board there, this program is going to skyrocket, and it just takes a few small steps to get there first.鈥�

Off the field, Catlin is majoring in political science with a pre-law concentration and a minor in legal studies. Her career goal is to become a criminal defense attorney.聽 She has already bolstered her r茅sum茅 with internships at the Frederick County State鈥檚 Attorney鈥檚 Office in Maryland and the Middlesex County District Attorney鈥檚 Office in Woburn, Massachusetts.

鈥�(Middlesex County) is huge and there is so much diversity, which is a very cool thing,鈥� she says of her internship, in which she was responsible for transcriptions, redactions, compiling cases, organizing paperwork and more. 鈥淚 got to see a lot of (legal proceedings play out). It was a very good experience.鈥�

After her first semester of college at Virginia Tech, Catlin transferred to UMass Lowell. While her new lacrosse teammates were a strong factor in coming to UML, the academic quality was just as important.聽

鈥淐oming here and having the resources and the class options that we do was very eye-opening for me,鈥� Catlin says. 鈥淚 think that the political science program here at UMass Lowell is very good, and I'm very excited about my upcoming class schedule and all the things I get to do with it.鈥�

Whether she鈥檚 in the classroom or on the field, Catlin embraces learning.聽

鈥淭he lessons that I'm learning on the field translate directly into everything that I do off the field, in the classroom, in the workforce and beyond,鈥� she says.