Wonder Woman of the Week: Jen Adams

In case anybody is unfamiliar with the game of lacrosse- including me…- the sport was developed by the Iroquois (aka Haudenosaunee) warriors who used wood branches with nets to pass a ball from one side of the field to the other with the intention to launch it into a small goal. The sport evolved into a hybrid of rugby and baseball. [1] This week’s Wonder Woman may be the greatest female lacrosse player in the sport’s long history- Jen Adams. The Australian-born Jen Adams grew up in Adelaide where she began playing lacrosse with the Brighton Lacrosse Club. She first represented her nation of Australia at the U19 (under 19yrs old) world championship with the 1995 gold medal team. She was only fifteen years old. [2]