PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 24 Rutgers women's lacrosse (3-0) hosts Army (0-3) on Saturday at SHI Stadium. First draw is set for 1 p.m. and will stream on Big Ten Plus, with Dom Savino and former lacrosse standout
Marin Hartshorn on the call.
Admission and parking for all home games are free. Fans planning to park must register their vehicles with the University through
this link. Visitors only need to register their vehicle once for the entire season. Parking for 2024 home games is in the Scarlet Lot outside the West entrance of SHI Stadium.
Fans will also be able collect vouchers (while supplies last) for a free hot chocolate at Saturday's game.
- The Scarlet Knights delivered an 11-7 win over Monmouth on Wednesday night at SHI Stadium. The victory moved RU to 3-0 for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Melissa Lehman.
- RU's defense shut out the Hawks in the first half, allowed just 14 shots on goal and forced the visitors into 23 turnovers. Senior goalkeeper Sophia Cardello notched the 30th win of her career with seven saves.
- Four Scarlet Knights - graduate student Cassidy Spilis, sophomore Lily Dixon and rookies Reese Robinson and Payton Tini – all tallied multiple goals in the win, with Tini adding an assist for a career-high three points.
- Rutgers returned to a familiar spot under Lehman, entering the IWLCA Coaches Poll for the first time this season at No. 24. It is the fourth consecutive season the Scarlet Knights have earned a national ranking. RU has been as high as No. 8 in the poll during regular season play, achieved during the first few weeks of the 2023 campaign.
- RU is one of six Big Ten programs ranked in this week's poll, joining No. 4 Northwestern, No. 5 Maryland, No. 6 Michigan, No. 12 Johns Hopkins and No. 22 Penn State.
- Spilis was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Week for the second consecutive time, announced Tuesday by the conference. Spilis tallied five goals – including the 200th of her career – to help Rutgers to a 13-6 road win at Georgetown last Saturday in Washington, D.C.
- It is the seventh Big Ten midfielder weekly honor of her career and her ninth overall weekly laurel from the conference. Spilis has been named Big Ten Midfielder of the Week at least once in each of the past three seasons.
- With her two goals on Wednesday, Spilis moved past Katie Batiuk for third in program history with 217 career points.
- Spilis is now 50 points away from becoming the program's all-time leader in points scored.
- With her eight draw controls on Wednesday, Spilis passed Cathy Pecha for second in all-time draw controls at Rutgers with 236.
Cassidy Spilis
- Goals: 13 (2nd Big Ten/8th NCAA)
- Goals Per Game: 4.33 (1st Big Ten/10th NCAA)
- Points: 15 (6th Big Ten/25th NCAA)
- Points Per Game: 5.00 (3rd Big Ten/25th NCAA)
- Draw Controls Per Game: 7.00 (1st Big Ten/16th NCAA)
Victoria Goldrick
- Assists: 6 (6th Big Ten/53rd NCAA)
- Assists Per Game: 1.67 (4th Big Ten/72nd NCAA)
Sophia Cardello
- GAA: 6.88 (4th Big Ten/11th NCAA)
- Save Percentage: .537 (4th Big Ten/16th NCAA)
- Saves: 22 (4th Big Ten/40th NCAA)
Ashley Moynahan
- Ground Balls Per Game: 3.33 (2nd Big Ten/34th NCAA)
- The Black Knights enter Saturday with an 0-3 record, losing to Siena, 12-11, last Saturday in their last time out. Army opened the season with ranked losses to No. 5 Syracuse and No. 17 USC.
- Army enjoyed an historic campaign last spring, finishing 2023 with 15 wins and its first trip to the NCAA Tournament.
- Brigid Duffy leads the Black Knights with nine goals and five assists. Her 13 points rank fifth in the Patriot League this season. Duffy also leads the conference with 2.00 caused turnovers per game.
- Rutgers is tied with Army, 1-1, in the all-time series that began in 2022. The Scarlet Knights won the inaugural matchup, 16-9, in Piscataway before the Black Knights earned a 10-5 win last season at West Point.
- Rutgers closes the month with a road game at Princeton on Wednesday, February 28. Frist draw is set for 7 p.m. at Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium.
