He reminds me a little of another West Coast laxer - Drew Snider who played for the Terps a year ago, I thought he was a great player and looks to be a good pick up! They are doing a great job at recruiting! Bring on 2014!
Spencer Small’s earliest memory of playing lacrosse was actually one he’d rather forget.
“I remember when I was in middle school and made their B team,” he explains. “I was pretty upset about it, so I used it as motivation to get pulled up to the A team and eventually did.”
Since that initial slight, Small rose through the ranks to first become a star on Torrey Pines High’s varsity lacrosse squad, and then graduate to playing Syracuse; one of the top schools for the sport in the country. (His path also included a stint at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas.)
“I committed to Syracuse the day before Christmas and I remember it being the best present I have ever received,” Small remembers of his decision to verbally commit to the Upstate New York team. “When I got off the phone with Coach Rogers, I started bouncing off the walls. The rest of the day I was on cloud nine.”...