WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – After establishing herself as one of the top players in the Colonial Athletic Association during her freshman season last spring, William & Mary lacrosse standout
Belle Martire garnered accolades on the international stage competing with the Czech Republic National Team this summer.
Martire led her squad to a championship at the Prague Cup, which is a three-day tournament that includes national teams from England, The Netherlands and Austria, as well as club teams from the United States. En route to helping her team win the title for the second consecutive year with a victory against the England U23 National Team, Martire led all players in points at the 10-team tournament.
Following the Prague Cup, Martire continued to train with the team for two weeks before helping the squad earn a fourth-place finish at the European Cup, which is a 16-team tournament featuring national teams from across Europe. The effort marked the team's best-ever finish at the event and qualified the squad for the 2021 World Games. Additionally, Martire was selected as the European Cup Most Valuable Player and earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
The Czech Republic National Team is coached by former Tribe assistant coach Will Mraz, who has held the leadership role for the past four years.
A second-team all-conference selection in 2019, Martire also garnered all-rookie team distinction by the CAA last spring after ranking tied for second in the league in goals per game (3.0), third in game-winning goals (3) and sixth in points per game (3.27).
Honored as the CAA Rookie of the Week three times, Martire tallied a team-high 49 points and 45 goals with a .511 shooting percentage. Additionally, her impressive goal total equaled the program's freshman single-season record.
The Houston, Texas native registered multi-goal efforts in 13 of 15 games, while she posted nine hat tricks. Her best performance came in the Tribe's win at Longwood when she totaled a career-high seven points (6g, 1a), as her six goals equaled the seventh-best single-game effort in school history.
