 The Midget State sophomore, Claire DeGeorge, had a busy off season and is back with the Beavers as they begin their season this week. DeGeorge competed on the U.S. Under-22 women's select team in August against Canada and just recently got on participating in the U.S. women's national team evaluation camp earlier this month. 18 members of the gold medal winning team were at the camp and DeGeorge says the experience was a valuable one. I know it's always a good experience and it's fun to go out and be able to play with some of the top girls in the country. And I know I learned a lot there so hopefully I can bring a bunch of it back to the Beavers. To me she just looks like she's just, you know, she's really worked hard to transform her body. She's an athlete. She, you know, she seems like she's slimmer, stronger. No question a real special player. But obviously our opponents know that so it's important that all of her line mates and her teammates, you know, are going to recognize that it's a group effort and we certainly aren't going to rely on one player. And we'll have more on the team tomorrow as they kick-start their season against the two-time defending champion Clarkson Golden Knights on Friday. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.