MILTON, Mass. – Following the cancellation of the spring seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including Senior Days, the Curry College Athletic Department wanted to give the senior student-athletes time to reflect on their career with the Colonels.

We continue our Senior Reflection web series and today we have Leona Stevens (Kingston, Mass.) from women's lacrosse:

Major: Community Health and Wellness

Favorite Moment on the Field With the Colonels: My favorite moment on the field with the Colonels was beating Western New England at home with less than a minute left during my junior year. That game was probably the most fun game I have ever played in.

What Being a Student-Athlete Has Taught You: Being a student-athlete taught me about discipline, commitment, respect, and responsibility.

What You'll Miss Most About Your Team, Curry, and Being a Student-Athlete: What I'll miss most is the atmosphere surrounding the family we built.

Plans Post-Graduation and How Being a Student-Athlete Has Prepared You For Your Future Career Goals: I plan to go on to more school and hopefully get my license in radiation therapy. Being a student-athlete at Curry has helped me learn how to not only properly care for myself, but also how to look out for others and care for them as well, which is the main reason I've picked to go down the medical road.

What Advice You Would Give to Future Colonel Student-Athletes: Be thankful for every win, every loss, all the sprints, the cold practices, each team dinner, the rainy games, every joke, all the up-backs, even the up-downs, and every word your coach or your teammates have for you. All of these things will be over one day but no matter how you look at it, they help shape you into the person you've become by the time you're done. Don't take the next four years for granted and play every game like it's your last.