Lovejoy Selected To Play In Annual North/South Classic
May 31 | Men's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Senior midfielder Jamie Lovejoy (Holbrook, NY) has been selected to play in the 64th annual STX/Geico USILA North/South Classic at SUNY-Courtland on Saturday, June 11.
The North/South Classic features the best senior men's lacrosse players in the nation. Lovejoy was part of a nine-member senior class that helped the Scarlet Knights reach the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons (2003, 2004).
RU has had at least one representative in each of the last four North/South Classics and eight of the last 10 years overall. Last year, Joe Duncan and Delby Powless participated while Nick Schmidt and Jeff Duca were selected in 2003.
Lovejoy played in all 13 games this season for the Scarlet Knights, finishing tied for third on the team with 15 points (nine goals, six assists). He had at least one point in nine of 13 games, highlighted by a three-assist performance against Manhattan on March 10. Lovejoy also tallied multi-point games against Hobart, St. John's and Loyola. In Rutgers' season-opening 8-7 win over Delaware, Lovejoy scooped up a ground ball and scored the game-winning goal with 45 seconds left in regulation.
A cornerstone in RU's midfield and two-year team captain, Lovejoy finished his career as a veteran of 56 games with 31 goals and 37 assists for 68 points. As a freshman in 2002, he led the team with 20 assists, which ranked fourth in the ECAC.
Rutgers' 2005 season was highlighted by an 8-5 victory over Princeton, which was the Scarlet Knights' first win over the Tigers since 1989. RU's schedule featured seven games against opponents who qualified for the 2005 NCAA Tournament, including quarterfinal participants Massachusetts and Georgetown.
