{"id":3404,"date":"2019-09-23T13:55:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T17:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2019-09-23T13:55:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T17:55:31","slug":"detroit-mercys-emily-beazley-earns-spot-on-england-womens-lacrosse-national-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2019\/09\/23\/detroit-mercys-emily-beazley-earns-spot-on-england-womens-lacrosse-national-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Mercy&#8217;s Emily Beazley earns spot on England women&#8217;s lacrosse national team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"993\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOYkdbuGxwA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A journey across the pond and into her family heritage paid dividends for University of Detroit Mercy student-athlete Emily Beazley. Just a week after trying out for Team England, the women\u2019s lacrosse sophomore received news that she earned a spot on the 2019-20 England women\u2019s national team.<\/p>\n<p>Beazley\u2019s family has strong ties to England, with both of her brothers born and raised there. Her family moved from England to the United States just before Beazley was born in 1999. Almost all of her family resides in England, and she was able to visit some of her family members when she made the quick trip over there for tryouts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/beazley.jpg?resize=350%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"University of Detroit Mercy student-athlete Emily Beazley.\" width=\"350\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/beazley.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/beazley.jpg?resize=183%2C300&amp;ssl=1 183w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/beazley.jpg?resize=365%2C600&amp;ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Beazley, who holds dual citizenship between both countries, received a push to tryout from Detroit Mercy men\u2019s lacrosse assistant coach Dwayne Hicks, who has coached Emily \u2014 along with her brothers, Josh and Matt \u2014 since she was 6 years old. Hicks played and coached professionally in England for several years and still has ties there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Dwayne) reached out to me and said, \u2018I think this would be a really great opportunity for you,\u2019 \u201d Beazley said. \u201cI got an email from the head coach of the England national team that said, \u2018Hey, we want you to come and tryout in September for the England national team,\u2019 and things just started rolling from then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beazley flew across the ocean and went to the England national team tryouts from Sept. 6-8 at the University of Surrey, just south of London in the United Kingdom. She participated in several fitness tests before training with the other players trying out for the team, nearly all of them from England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was kind of weird being the only American. I kind of felt like an outsider, but the girls were super welcoming right when we stepped on that field,\u201d Beazley said. \u201cIt was kind of interesting to see working as a team and working with all of the girls and encouraging all of the girls and then at each other and competing for that spot to be on a national team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beazley will make more trips across the Atlantic Ocean for training weekends with the England national team, along with preparing for the U23 championships in Poland next summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be an intense school year, but I\u2019m really excited to see my family again, but also have the support of coach Megan, coach Dwayne as well as coach Trevor, who have all helped push me and wanting me to do this,\u201d Beazley said. \u201cI have this incredible opportunity and to have their support 100% has been something I\u2019m so grateful for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beazley played in 13 games in a defensive midfield position for the Titans as a freshman in 2019, scoring on her only shot of the season as well as totaling four ground balls and three caused turnovers. She was a US Lacrosse All-American as a senior at Hartland High School in Michigan and totaled 221 points during her high school career.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Original story by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/detroittitans.com\/news\/2019\/9\/20\/emily-beazley-earns-spot-on-england-womens-lacrosse-national-team.aspx\">Detroit Mercy Titan Athletics<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A journey across the pond and into her family heritage paid dividends for University of Detroit Mercy student-athlete Emily Beazley. 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