PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 22 Rutgers women's lacrosse (4-1) hosts Oregon (4-0) on Sunday at SHI Stadium. First draw is set for noon on Big Ten Network, with Jason Knapp and Sheehan Stanwick Burch on the call. The game is the first of four consecutive home dates for the Scarlet Knights in March.
This will be the first meeting between the two schools in program history. The Ducks will be one of two new teams (USC) to join the Big Ten Conference beginning next spring.
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.
Sunday is also RU's Pride Game, as the program continues to support and create awareness for the LGBTQIA+ community.
- The Scarlet Knights suffered their first loss of the season to No. 23 Princeton, 13-10, on Wednesday night at Sherrerd Field. Graduate student Cassidy Spilis tallied a team-high five goals, six ground balls, six draw controls and three caused turnovers in the loss.
- Battling steady rain throughout the night, the Scarlet Knights held a 4-1 lead before the Tigers rallied back to outscore RU, 12-6, in the final three quarters. RU cut Princeton's lead to three goals twice in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers would maintain steady possession in the final 10 minutes for the out-of-conference win.
- Spilis netted five goals, including three in the first half, for her third five-plus scoring outing of the season. Rookie Payton Tini added two goals, while sophomore Lily Dixon dished out a team-high two assists.
- Rutgers moved up to spots to No. 22 in this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll. 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 under Lehman, 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. 3 Northwestern, No. 6 Michigan, No. 9 Maryland, No. 15 Johns Hopkins and No. 25 Penn State.
- Spilis continues to establish herself as one of the best midfielders in the country. The graduate student ranks within the top 30 nationally in goals (seventh), goals per game (eighth), points per game (24th), points (25th) and draw controls per game (27th).
- With her 215 career goals, Spilis ranks third amongst active players in Division I in that category, trailing only Northwestern's Izzy Scane (306) and James Madison's Isabella Peterson (240).
- After missing her first two seasons due to injury, junior Victoria Goldrick has been a standout for the Scarlet Knights with 13 points on eight assists and five goals in 2024.
Cassidy Spilis
- Draw Controls Per Game: 6.00 (1st Big Ten/31st NCAA)
- Goals: 23 (1st Big Ten/4th NCAA)
- Goals Per Game: 4.60 (1st Big Ten/5th NCAA)
- Points: 25 (4th Big Ten/13th NCAA)
- Points Per Game: 5.00 (4th Big Ten/24th NCAA)
Victoria Goldrick
- Assists: 8 (4th Big Ten/43rd NCAA)
Sophia Cardello
- GAA.: 8.61 (4th Big Ten/17th NCAA)
- Save Percentage: .512 (4th Big Ten/14th NCAA)
- Saves: 43 (3rd Big Ten/22nd NCAA)
- Saves Per Game: 8.60 (4th Big Ten/34th NCAA)
- The Ducks enter Sunday as one of 17 undefeated teams in the country, defeating Rider, 17-9, on Friday in Lawrenceville.
- Anna Simmons leads Oregon with 19 points on 16 goals and three assists, while Lauren Rismani has dished out a team-high 11 assists.
- Rachel Pallo has secured a team-high 31 draw controls. Thayer Hubbard owns four wins in cage with a 7.29 GAA and a .486 save percentage.
- Oregon is led by first-year head coach Jessica Drummond, who arrived in Eugene after she was on staff at Vermont.
- Rutgers hosts No. 25 Penn State on Saturday, March 9 at SHI Stadium. First draw is set for 1 p.m. and will stream on Big Ten Plus.
