When the previously undefeated Maryland women's lacrosse team suffered a 13-7 loss to North Carolina in the NCAA Division I championship game May 29, it marked the end of Taylor Cummings' collegiate lacrosse career.
For the first time in three years, the sport's most prolific player and her teammates weren't holding the championship trophy.
But Cummings will be remembered for her all-around excellence and her consistency. After four years at the school she always wanted to play for, Cummings is leaving Maryland as one of the most accomplished players in the history of the women's game. And her teammates will remember the midfielder from Ellicott City, Md., as one of the finest people they have ever known.
"Taylor is the world's best teammate," junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg said. "Who Taylor is as a person really defines her as a player. It's easy to imagine someone who gets so many awards and accolades getting a big head and focusing on themselves, but that has never even crossed Taylor's mind. She is 100 percent committed to the Terps and would do anything for us to win."
