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Western Washington University’s women’s lacrosse team captain Chelsea Hultz saw the early signs. She knew this season’s team could be even better than it had been in years’ past during the team’s tournament play at the Santa Barbara Shootout in mid-February.

“This was the first time we ever won any of our games (at the Shootout), because teams there are usually really good,” Hultz said. “So that was a good start to the season.”