The seemingly bottomless pit of talent from the four Stanwick sisters that has graced nearly two decades of Notre Dame Prep rosters has finally come to an end.
Coach Mary Bartel has had the pleasure of coaching first Sheehan, then Wick and Coco before Covington, aka "Covie," Stanwick arrived on the scene four years ago to much fanfare and anticipation.
In Covie, just as her sisters before her, Bartel has been blessed with a player whose skill, speed and instincts for the game are matched by few others at her level.
To be sure, the 2010 and 2011 Towson Times Player of the Year established her own legacy at NDP, separate and distinct from her accomplished siblings.
Unfortunately for Covie, one difference from her sisters is that she leaves NDP without a title, although Bartel would hasten to say that the Blazers would have been hard pressed to reach consecutive championship games in 2009 and 2010 without the youngest Stanwick's considerable contributions.
Moreover, as a freshman and a senior, Stanwick helped Bartel's clubs to Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference semifinal appearances.
"I would have liked to win a title, like my sisters" Stanwick said. "But I feel by being in the final four every year is something to be proud of."
Her other major difference from her sisters is that she will not become the fourth Stanwick to play at Georgetown University, opting instead to forge her own path at Boston College in the highly competitive Atlantic Coast Conference.
"My brother, Tad, went to Rutgers (University)," she said about the Boys' Latin grad. "But I'm the first one in the family to go really north."
She also seriously considered attending the University of Virginia, where her brother, Steele, won the male Tewaaraton Award and led the Cavaliers to the national championship May 30 at M&T Bank Stadium.
"My brothers and sisters were very supportive," Stanwick said. "Steele wanted me to go to (Virginia), but he told me how the Virginia girls said how good BC was becoming. I'm hoping I can help impact a program (Boston College) that just made it into its first (NCAA playoff) tournament. Coco told me I could do something incredible there."
Stanwick, who also plays field hockey and basketball (B Conference champs), did a little bit of everything for the 10-7 Blazers in the spring.
In many instances, the attacker/midfielder would take the draw in addition to her main role of orchestrating the NDP offense — a responsibility she has shouldered since early in her freshman year.
"Covie has always done everything we've asked her to do," Bartel said, noting Stanwick scored at least one point in every game in her career and finished with 206 goals and 174 assists. "She's been running the offense for as long as I can remember. And she always seems to make the right decisions about when to go to the goal and when to get her teammates involved. It's been fun watching her make those decisions."
One of Stanwick's main jobs this spring was to convince younger and less experienced teammates that the team's work ethic had to improve.
"You want to get better every time you play, and we weren't doing that," Stanwick said about the Blazers' mindset before they won four of five games to advance to a semifinal against three-time defending champ McDonogh.
She also said that there's room for another Stanwick-esque reign at NDP.
"It's been a long run here for us and it's been fun," she said. "Hopefully, another family will come in and take over."
Stanwick's final appearance this season will be in the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic July 2 at Johnny Unitas Stadium when she play for the South Girls All-Stars against the North All-Stars at 4 p.m. Her brother, Wells, will play for the South Boys All-Stars at 8 p.m. at the same site.