For as much success as this senior group of Lady Trojan lacrosse players has endured over their careers, they've yet to win the a district title.

But every year, they've made strides amongst Lehigh Valley Conference and District 11 competition.

The Lady Trojans have grown from a team that was bounced from the semifinals in leagues and districts in 2011, to a team that won leagues and was a win away from a district championship in 2013.

This year, they have their eyes set on that elusive district crownespecially this senior class.

"Every year since they were freshmen, we've advanced one step every year," head coach John Seitzinger said. "This year, hopefully we can complete the whole thing and the four-year run."

"We've never been to states," senior defender Kristen McCarty said. "We've never had that and it would be real nice to get a district title."

McCarty and senior attacker Kelsey Carlon have been playing varsity all four years for the Lady Trojans, so they've been a part of both the high points and heartbreaking losses. And while the area's mountain top was occupied by the likes of Emmaus and Nazareth during their first two seasons, that all changed last season.

"It was always really close or we would lose," Carlon said. "Last year was our big turning point."

Both will attend college next year hoping to continue their lacrosse careers. While McCarty will play for United States Military Academy at West Point, who is now categorized as club before becoming Division I in the Patriot League in 2016. Carlon will look to walk on at powerouse Syracuse University.

The senior leadership doesn't stop there; the Lady Trojans have that experience at virtually every position on the field.

Senior goalie Molly Diamondstein, another four-year varsity player, has been a consistent wall for opposing attackers all season long. She has been a part of eight games in which opponents have scored three goals or less, and her 15 saves against the Lady Hornets last week was a season-high. She will attend Colgate University to continue her career.

Diamondstein started her high school career playing defense, but since switching to goalie last year, she's been nothing short of spectacular.

"Every single year we've improved," Diamondstein said. "When we were freshmen, we never used to beat teams like Emmaus and Southern Lehigh. And now we are."

Rounding out the class are senior defenders Abby Miller and Jill House and senior midfielder Sydney Adhieh. Each one has been a vital piece to the Lady Hornets' perfect LVC mark and quest for both league and district championships. Miller will play at Widener University next season.

"I think we all trust each other so much," Diamondstein said. "Something that's really cool about our team is we're all best friends off the field, which makes for a really good team."

Not only is the team gelling on the field, the seniors have a that same camaraderie off the field. Most of them have been playing together since their youth days, which can explain some of the tremendous success they've endured for their last go-around together.

"We're close on and off the field," Carlon said. "We've been playing together ever since we were little. It's just nice to have that connection on the field with each other."

It all begins with a LVC semifinals matchup against Easton on Wednesday. Results were not available at time of press. The winner will advance to the finals.