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Sarah Forbes (lacrosse)

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Sarah Forbes is an Australian lacrosse player and coach, originally from the Wembley Lacrosse Club in Perth, Western Australia. She played for the University of Maryland Terrapins, winning three national championships, earning three All-American selections and being named the ACC Female Athlete of the Year in 1997. Internationally she represented the Australia women's national lacrosse team at four world championships, captained Australia to its second world championship win in 2005 and was tournament MVP that year, with All World team honors in 2005 and 2009. She was elected to the Maryland Terrapins Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012 and inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2019. She is a volunteer assistant coach for the Maryland women's lacrosse team.

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Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse, Teams and Clubs
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Lacrosse, Sports
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Australia

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In international lacrosse, Forbes represented the Australia women's national lacrosse team at four world championships, including captaining Australia to their second world championship win in 2005, and earning All World team honors in 2005 and 2009 including tournament MVP in 2005.
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1. Sarah Forbes (lacrosse) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, awards
    She was a three-time All-American, and was named the ACC Female Athlete of the Year in 1997.
  • International lacrosse
    In international lacrosse, Forbes represented the Australia women's national lacrosse team at four world championships, including captaining Australia to their second world championship win in 2005, and earning All World team honors in 2005 and 2009 including tournament MVP in 2005.
  • On The Roster Of: Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse, Lead, Maryland
    Originally from the Wembley Lacrosse Club in Perth, Western Australia, Forbes played for the University of Maryland Terrapins, and won three national championships as a player.
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