Rutgers Women's Lacrosse Gears Up for Fall Season
Oct 06 | Women's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Oct. 6, 2011) – The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team will host three fall tournaments over the next two weeks. The Scarlet Knights will participate in Fall Ball on The Hill Oct. 15, before facing off against Florida at the Bush Recreation Field on Oct. 16. RU hosts Drexel, St. Joseph’s, Lafayette and Wagner on Oct. 22 in an all-day scrimmage.
Ten of the top Division I teams will play in Fall Ball on The Hill Tournament. Rutgers will compete in a round-robin series of exhibition games against Lehigh, Drexel, Vermont, Temple, and Columbia over the course of the day. Fall Ball on The Hill proceeds will be donated to the Joshua Kahan Fund, which is dedicated to finding a cure for pediatric leukemia.
The following day the Scarlet Knights compete against the Florida Gators at the Bush Recreation Field, a team that advanced to last season NCAA Tournament.
Rutgers returns 22 letterwinners from a season ago, including goalkeeper Lily Kalata (Nesconset, N.Y.). Last year, Kalata logged 863 minutes in the cage with 147 saves and a .509 save percentage. In midfield, junior Ali Steinberg (Suffern, N.Y.) will play a major role for RU, as she tallied eight goals and four assists last season.
The all-day scrimmage on Oct. 22 will take place at the F3 Fields on Bush Campus.
The Scarlet Knights finished the season 9-7 overall and had five Scarlet Knights – Rebecca Alley (Tewksbury N.J.), Kalata, Katherine Marino (Hillsborough, N.J.), Steinberg and Marlena Welsh (Jarretsville, Md.). – named to the IWLCA Mid-Atlantic Region Team
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