Christina Esposito is a Professional Lacrosse player, the Head Coach for St. Dominic High School (Oyster Bay), and the Women's Lacrosse Director for the Long Island Jesters. Collegiately, she played at Northwestern University from 2013-2017 where she was an All Big Ten Player. She talks about growing up in West Babylon, New York, getting into lacrosse late for Long Island standards, playing many sports growing up, and playing club lacrosse. Christina discusses her great West Babylon High School career where she earned 12 varsity letters playing lacrosse, soccer, and basketball, being a 2 time All-American in lacrosse, and playing in the Under Armour All American Showcase 3 times. She describes her recruiting process, why she chose Northwestern, how historic the Northwestern Women's Lacrosse program is, and the transition from high school to college. Christina then details her injury riddled Freshman and Sophomore years, working hard to come back as a Junior, earning her starting spot back as a Senior, being a team captain, and her decision to come back for a 5th year that ended up being her best season at Northwestern. She talks about her 2 years as a Professional Lacrosse player, how injuries led to her decision to retire (for now), her passion for coaching, and her hope that the sport continues to grow.
