Boston Globe: "Franklin’s Brigid Earley has flipped sides of the lacrosse field, but she’s thriving anyway"

"When Brigid Earley made the position switch from attack to goal ahead of the 2021 season, she knew the transition would be a challenge. She expected to face a learning curve. She anticipated having to practice twice as hard.

But she didn’t expect the circular bruises dotting her legs after every practice.

“That was just a new part of me that I had to live with for the season,” said Earley, now a senior. “I guess I wasn’t expecting it, but it just shows that I got through it.”

Last spring, with a void in goal, Franklin turned to Earley, then an attack on the junior varsity. At 6-foot-1, Earley was the obvious choice to take over in net."

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Franklin goalie Brigid Earley has allowed just three goals in three games this season.MATTHEW J LEE/GLOBE STAFF