"She's...I can't even."
Maryland women's lacrosse head coach Cathy Reese was trying to describe what it was like to watch Taylor Cummings go through her senior campaign after the Terps obliterated Northwestern at home by 13 goals to start Big Ten play.
"You guys see it. She's just so fun to watch. She's electric," Reese said. "She's passionate, she's a great leader, she takes care of business all over the field." Reese paused, then went on. "I'm so proud of her. I'm so proud that this is a kid that has come in and worked her tail off for four years. Here she is leading this team and doing a phenomenal job."
Taylor Cummings' legacy will be defined by winning. An overall record of 88-4, a home record of 44-0, four straight trips to the NCAA Finals, two national championships, four first-team All-American honors and an NCAA-record three Tewaaraton Awards.
Two of those four losses came against North Carolina in NCAA Championship games with previously undefeated teams. Does that hurt? You bet, but 60 minutes (or even 120 for that matter) shouldn't define a player - or her career. Her body of work speaks for itself.
She leaves College Park with the Terps' single-season records in draw controls (she's third all-time in NCAA women's lacrosse history) and caused turnovers, and she is first all-time in Maryland history in draw controls, third in goals and second in points.
Former Maryland great Jen Adams, arguably the greatest and most dominant women's lacrosse player in not just Maryland but NCAA history, said that Cummings is the best to ever suit up for the Terps. High praise from arguably the greatest of all time.
Cummings' relationship with Reese will also be a part of that legacy. The player and coach were the Brady-Belichick of women's college lacrosse; one of the most successful and dominant duos in NCAA lacrosse history. Their relationship is a special one. Reese talked about that bond at media day before the season.
"Taylor is amazing," Reese said. "Not just is she a great lacrosse player, but she's a great person.
"You're going to make me cry. I don't want it to ever end," the coach joked.
Cummings, who sat beside Reese at media day, talked about the Maryland culture and said that her coach brought out the best in her.
"We all consider ourselves so lucky to play for her and to play here and to just have her in our corner," Cummings said. "She brings the best out of us, both as people and as players. That's something that's been so important to me. Our relationship has grown throughout the years, and I'll look back and feel very fortunate to have played for her."
Cummings said it's easy for the team to go out and try to perform at its best when they have this "family" atmosphere.
"It's just the people I'm around," she said. "We want to do our best, we want to be the best and we all love each other."
That love was apparent even during one of her toughest moments: Maryland's post-game presser after the Terrapins fell in the national championship in Cummings' final game as a Terp.
Fighting back tears, Cummings said something so simple and, yet, so true.
"I couldn't be more thankful to be a part of this...I'm just so happy to be a part of it."
That happiness and love was on full display as Cummings teared up while thanking her teammates during her acceptance speech at the Smithsonian's National Museum for the American Indian.
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"It was emotional," Cummings said after the ceremony. "I don't think I've processed graduation until that moment...I wouldn't have done anything without my team. They're the reason I'm here. They're the reason I love this game."
"It's pretty cool to be a part of it," Reese said when asked what it was like to watch Cummings accomplish a first in women's and NCAA lacrosse history. "To be a player that has made your mark on your school and on the sport each year; to be honored three times in a row is pretty spectacular."
Will we ever see another Taylor Cummings: a player who excels in the draw circle, on offense and on defense? Is she the forerunner of the sport, or perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime talent? Even Reese isn't sure.
"We'll see. I don't know. She was a heck of a player."
When asked about Cummings' future, Reese responded, "Her future is so bright. She's such a great person and she's going to succeed at anything she puts her mind to."
So what's next for Taylor Cummings?
"That's a good question," Cummings said. "I don't know, and that's OK. I'm just excited to kind of see what comes my way and what I can do to make myself happy."
Her accomplishments on the field are undeniable. She was an absolute game-changer, one of the best to ever play the sport. Now, with her NCAA-record third Tewaaraton Award, she's arguably the most decorated as well.
The last words of her acceptance speech echoed a bit of her post-game presser that afternoon at Talen Energy Stadium. There were tears and there was graciousness. When Cummings was being recruited, she was positive she didn't want to go to Maryland. Now she might be the greatest Terrapin lacrosse player ever.
Cummings has made her mark on Maryland. On Thursday night, in the heart of our nation's capital, it was apparent that Maryland made its mark on her too.
"I will forever be a Terp."