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DeSales Roundup: Gabby Mahaffey helps get Stallions girls lacrosse squad moving
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Gabby Mahaffey called her role for the DeSales girls lacrosse team in her freshman and sophomore seasons as that of “a mover,” meaning she helped facilitate for her teammates and generally went wherever she was needed.
She still filled those responsibilities, even as she became the Stallions’ top offensive player during their pursuit of a second consecutive Division II state championship and third in five seasons.
The senior midfielder and Akron recruit had a team-leading 62 goals through 17 games as well as 45 draw controls, 21 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers, and top-seeded DeSales was 14-6 before playing third-seeded Watterson in the Region 7 final May 28.