Everything you’ve always wanted to know about the Lacrosse 1st team

These classy girls may already know the difference between their Prosecco and Cava, but they can sure rip it up on the field. Having an 18-4 victory over the Swansea team in Varsity last year, these hopefuls have given us a little insight into their lives.

Sophie Thorbek, 2nd year, Marine Geography

AKA: Thorbs

Position: Goalie and Social Sec

Single? Forever alone

Favourite Cardiff night out: The Lash

What are you most likely to be doing on a night out: Hardcore parkour

Fun Fact: On the ski trip I drank 4 litres of spirits in 6 days

Best bit about Lacrosse: Witnessing Meave’s hangovers from hell

Life goals: To not get kicked out of uni

 

Meave Mckenny, 2nd year, Pharmacy

AKA: Mav (Maisy on nights out)

Position: Midfield

Single? Single (forever alone with Thorbs)

Fave night out: The Lash

Most likely to be seen doing what on night out: Parkour

Best bit about lacrosse: Love my lax pals and being cooked for due to my inability in the kitchen

Life goals: Survive and make my 21st birthday

Fun fact: Broke my finger at a rouge flux last year

 

Bex Jordache, 2nd year, Medicine

Position: Midfield (Captain)

Single? Taken

Favourite Cardiff night out: The Lash

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: Propping up my more intoxicated mates

Fun fact: I hate it every time someone asks for a fun fact…but, medaled at the U19 World Cup for England (not Wales soz)

Life goals: Hopefully end up as a doctor

 

Shanti Kang, 2nd year, Economics

AKA: Shibby

Position: Attack

Favourite Cardiff night out: Itchy Feet

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: Making sponsorship deals with Family Fish Bar

Single? Taken

Life goals: To work in New York at some point

Fun fact: I am a florist

 

Flora Milne, 2nd year, Spanish and Italian

AKA: Flozzy Floo/Flor

Position: Midfield

Single? Taken

Best Cardiff night out: The Lash or Treatment

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: Trying to dance like I’m from the ghetto

Life goals: To work abroad and join Spain’s chronic laziness of daily siesta

Favourite bit about Lacrosse: Having so many honeys as team mates and friends

 

Fiona Tait, 3rd year, Business Management

AKA: Ffion, her sassy alter ego

Position: Mid D

Single? Taken

Best part about Lacrosse: Winning with great pals

Life goals: To run a multi million pound business

Favourite Cardiff night out: Lash or Flux

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: In the rugby corner or eating a chicken burger on the d-floor

 

Alice Petheram, 2nd year, Economics

AKA: Alicat

Position: Straight defence

Single? Taken

Favourite Cardiff night out: Flux

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: Throwing shapes in hockey corner

Best part about Lacrosse: Wednesdays because it’s Lax by day, Lash by night

Life goals: Graduate when I’m supposed to

 

Anni Seaborne, 5th year, Dentistry

Position: Midfield

Single? Taken

Favourite night out: The Lash

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: Reminiscing about when rugby corner was an actual corner and subsequently complaining that I’m too old to be in the union, but staying anyway.

Fun fact: Ran (hobbled) the Athens marathon with a torn ankle ligament

Life goals: Become a cosmetic dentist and play in a world cup

 

Ella Fairlie, 2nd year, Sociology

AKA: Ezza Fez

Position: Defence/Mid D (Captain)

Single?  Forever alone with Thorbs and Mav

Favourite night out: The Lash

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: Jumping on people and wrapping my legs around their waist or doing hardcore parkour

Best bit about Lacrosse: Meeting totally like minded people that would do anything for you and who you can get outrageously drunk with without any shame or regrets

Life goals: Hopefully in the next year and a half my future goals will come to me

 

Grace Fearn, 2nd year, Medicine

AKA: Little Fearn/Grak

Position: Straight attack

Single? Taken

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: Incorporating my dance moves in order to help Bex

Best bit about Lacrosse: World’s best team mates

Life goals: To qualify as a doctor so I can treat all my team mates’ livers

 

Sophie Snell, 3rd year, Business Management

AKA: Snellson (Mandela)

Position: Attack

Single? Single

Fave Cardiff night out: The Lash or Flux

Most likely to be seen doing what on a night out: In the rugby corner or admiring Ella Fairlie’s dance moves

Life goals: Travel the world and find my dream job (still deciding)

 

Anna Jones, 2nd year, Zoology

AKA: AJ

Position: Mid Attack

Single? Single

Favourite Cardiff night out:The Lash

Fun fact: My twin and I are both karate black belts

Life goals: To help save a species from extinction