Someday Kelly Larkin hopes to be a Naval Flight Officer.
And don't look now, but the junior stick star has already taken wing, becoming the United States Naval Academy's all-time leading scorer in women's lacrosse, a distinction she also holds in the Patriot League.
Larkin tallied 69 goals and 52 assists this year while leading the Midshipmen to 16 wins and a runner-up finish in the Patriot League. Prior to the season, Navy was thought to be in rebuild mode, as everyone wondered just how the Mids would replace the scoring punch of Jenna and Julia Collins, the much-decorated twins who graduated in 2018.
The answer proved to be simple: Put the ball in Larkin's lacrosse stick pocket and turn her loose. The results were record-setting and season-making. Larkin's 121 total points (goals and assists) led the nation as of May 13. She was tied for 10th in goals and seventh in assists, and that versatility -- as a scorer and a distributor -- is what truly sets Larkin apart.
