Lily Aristodemo '27 Recruiting Profile

School has always come natural for me, on the other hand these past years haven't been the easiest in terms of hockey, but one thing has stayed constant; my love for the game. One game that stood out to me this year was during high school season, I was on my way to a game and I stop at Starbucks - as one does - to get a pumpkin loaf and a breakfast sandwich. It was pretty dark out and I was eating my pumpkin loaf I realized that it is, in fact, not a pumpkin loaf. It turns out the people working the night shift at Starbucks aren't the most competent and she gave me a banana walnut loaf. Fun fact: I am deathly allergic to tree nuts. So, we head to the nearest hospital, use my epi-pen, and take benadryll. This took nearly an hour so I could still make the game within the first or second period. So I did. After a severe anaphylactic reaction I still went to my high school hockey game and tallied 2 assists. If that doesn't sum up my dedication I don't know what will.

For the past 2 years my hard work finally started to show up in games. I went from a defensive center, to leading my club team in points. From being cut from my club team, to a 2 year NIHL all-star. From being quiet during games and practice, to being voted as an alternate-captain on both club and high school team. From being scared to shoot in a game, to scoring a hat trick.

In college I would love to continue playing hockey at a competitive level.