By Megan Miller, US Lacrosse Magazine

"Do you want to do this or not?"

Carly O'Connell, an assistant coach for the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team, noticed Noelle Lambert simply going through the motions during a January practice in Lowell, Mass., an hour north of Boston. Shortly after losing her left leg above the knee in a moped accident July 30, 2016, Lambert professed her intent to return to a normal life — to run again, to play lacrosse again.

Nearly 18 months had passed since Lambert crashed a moped with her teammate and roommate Kelly Moran riding on the back seat. Driving a motorized scooter for the first time during a summer trip to Martha's Vineyard, she lost control of the vehicle, veering and hitting the side of an oncoming dump truck. Bystanders saw Lambert's mangled left leg and fashioned a makeshift tourniquet to control the bleeding until emergency responders arrived.

Moran suffered lacerations on her right leg, tore ligaments in her foot and ankle, sprained her knee and had some road rash on her arms and legs. Lambert's injuries were more serious. She lost part of her left leg at the scene.

While Moran was treated at Martha's Vineyard, Lambert was sent to Boston Medical Center, where doctors decided to amputate her leg.

When Lambert came out of surgery, she apologized profusely to her mother. Still foggy from anesthesia, Lambert then turned to River Hawks head coach Carissa Medeiros.

"Am I still on the team?" Lambert asked.

"You are the team," Medeiros replied.

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