Reilly Bestowed Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
May 04 | Women's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - In addition to the 2016 all-conference selections, the Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday the 2016 Sportsmanship Award Winners. Representing Rutgers as the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner is sophomore attacker Joanna Reilly (Spring Lake, N.J.).
The players chosen as Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winners are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the students must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
Reilly has made four starts and played in all 16 games for Rutgers this season, compiling 12 points on eight goals and four assists. Her biggest outing of the year came in the 19-7 win over Lafayette, as she scored a hat trick and tallied an assist. Last year's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for Rutgers was Melissa Arthur.
Other honorees around the conference are Maryland's Annie Lynch, Michigan's Emily Braun, Northwestern's Kaleigh Craig, Ohio State's Rainey Hodgson, and Penn State's Jenna Mosketti.
To read more about Rutgers' All-Big Ten selections Kristina Dunphey (Hillsborough, N.J.) and Amanda Casten (Brick, N.J.), click here. The Attack Player, Midfielder, Defensive Player and Goaltender of the Year, along with the Freshman and Coach of the Year, will be announced on Monday, May 9 following the conclusion of the Big Ten Tournament.
Fourth-seeded Rutgers (5-11, 2-3) women's lacrosse takes part in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament, hosted by Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., beginning Thursday, May 5 at noon against No. 5 Ohio State (11-5, 2-3). The Scarlet Knights and Buckeyes meet in the opening round for the second consecutive season.
The winner between Ohio State and Rutgers will advance to play No. 1 Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals on Friday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. All games of the 2016 Big Ten Tournament will be televised live nationally on Big Ten Network.
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