VanThof Drafted by Long Island Sound of UWLX
May 16 | Women's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J.- The Long Island Sound selected Rutgers women's lacrosse assistant coach Taryn VanThof in the inaugural United Women's Lacrosse League (UWLX) all-team draft camp held at St. Joseph's University. VanThof joins fellow RU assistant coach Katie Hertsch (Philadelphia Force) as a member of an inaugural UWLX roster.
The 10-week 2016 UWLX season is slated to begin on May 28 during NCAA Women's Lacrosse Final Four weekend.
"It's awesome to be a part of history and something so great for women's lacrosse," said VanThof. "I'm extremely excited and thankful for the chance to continue to play and compete with the Long Island Sound. I look forward to playing in this league with and against these highly touted players and can't wait to reunite with a few former Team USA teammates, as well."
VanThof, a 2014-15 U.S. Women's National Lacrosse Team selection and three-time Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-American, joined the Rutgers staff prior to the 2016 season after a standout career at Loyola University Maryland.
The midfielder recorded 108 goals and 52 assists in her career for 160 points, also collecting 127 ground balls and 318 draw controls. VanThof owns the single-season (122) and career (318) Loyola Maryland draw control record. The Greyhounds advanced to at least the second round of the NCAA Tournament in all four years of VanThof's playing career.
Hertsch, also an assistant on the RU staff, was drafted in the inaugural UWLCA Draft on April 14 by the Philadelphia Force. More information on Hersch being drafted can be found here.
About the Untied Women's Lacrosse League
The United Women's Lacrosse League gives the world's best female lacrosse players the opportunity to stay in the game and play post-collegiate, professional lacrosse. Lacrosse is the fastest-growing youth and high school sport in America with a high potential for continued growth and increased interest around the world, including as the next Olympic sport.
The United Women's Lacrosse League is the first professional women's sports league launched by United Women's Sports, LLC in strategic partnership with the Play It Forward Sport Foundation. United Women's Sports is a female-owned and female-operated company whose mission is to establish and govern operations of professional leagues and create opportunities for women to work in professional sports for a variety of women's sports.
For more info on UWLX, click here.
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