Thursday, October 1, 2026
Three senior midfielders lead the way for the Elmont girls’ lacrosse team in Conference IV, following a 3-11 season after graduating over 10 kids at the end of 2024. It’s now Giselly Romero, Elissa Acheampong and Kahela Michel’s team.
“They’re really going to be the core,” coach Kemola Webster said. “They’ve been with me for a long time and their personalities all bring something completely different to the program. [They’re] Fun, caring, supportive, leaders, and they each have their own strengths. So, together they lead the team well.”
With the team set in stone, a sophomore defender turned midfielder caught the eye of Webster. “I’m excited to see what Mya Noel brings to the team this year,” Webster said. “She’s looking very promising. She has the potential to be a very good player. She understands the pace of the game and she’s really excited about the transition into the offense.”
Webster described last season as a ‘rebuilding’ year. With the experience gained from her girls, the Spartans will have the potential to be more consistent.
“I think that’ll help for sure, but we are still young,” Webster said. “A lot of these girls are second and third-year lacrosse players. We still have learning to do, but their work ethic and what they give to us on the field is so great that I’m hopeful that we’ll have a great season this year.”
Expected to make impacts are freshman defender Derleen Ugwuadi and a pair of junior attackers — Raynah Cunningham and Dana Francis.
As a team, Webster wants them to have a ‘go-getter’ mentality.
“I feel like they come out, they work hard and sometimes when things don’t necessarily go our way, we can hang our heads, but if they have that go-get-it mentality, we’ll always be successful no matter what the outcome is,” Webster said. “That’s always been my motto. We work hard. If we lose, we learn because we never really lose. We just learn from where we are and then grow.”
To read more about Elmont Spartans' 2026 boys lacrosse team, click here. To see more of the Herald’s 2026 Lacrosse Preview, click here.
