Sachem alum Becky Thorn added another item to her sporting resume after she was recently inducted into the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Thorn graduated from Sachem in 2002 and was a standout in soccer, lacrosse, and winter track.
Among her lacrosse accomplishments was being a four-year starter, senior captain, three-time all-county selection, and two-time All-Long Island selection. She also had more than 250 points, 191 goals, and 83 assists in her career.
At Hofstra, she was a total team player and leader for the women’s lacrosse team, where she was a five-year team member, 2003 rookie of the year, 2007 CAA Most Outstanding Player, a senior captain, three-time All-CAA, two-time All-American, and helped the Pride win the 2007 CAA championship.
She is still third all-time in career goals, seventh in points, eighth in ground balls, 10th in caused turnovers, and fifth in draw controls in program history.
Thorn has been a coach and director of the Long Island Yellow Jackets lacrosse program for 17 years and the head varsity lacrosse coach at Eastport South Manor for 15 seasons.
At ESM, she has won several Suffolk County championships, two New York State champions, and has been named Suffolk County Coach of the Year twice. She was also Long Island Coach of the Year in 2015 and tri-state coach of the year that same season.