PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's lacrosse (6-7, 0-5 Big Ten) begins a three-game road swing to end the regular season when it faces No. 15 Stony Brook (10-2, 5-0 CAA) on Tuesday in Stony Brook, New York. First draw from LaValle Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. and will stream via Lacrosse TV's YouTube channel.
 
The Seawolves, ranked No. 15 in this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll, represent the seventh ranked opponent for the Scarlet Knights in their last eight games. RU has played current No. 1 Northwestern, No. 4 Maryland, No. 6 Michigan, No. 8 Johns Hopkins, No. 10 Yale, and No. 24 Penn State during the stretch.
 
Thanks to its tough loss to then-No. 9 John Hopkins last weekend and a dominant 14-8 win over Hofstra last week, Rutgers is now receiving votes for the fifth time this season in this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll.
 

Last Time Out

• Rutgers lost a 13-12 overtime heartbreaker to No. 9 Johns Hopkins last Saturday at SHI Stadium. The Scarlet Knights held a three-goal lead with just over two minutes to play, but the Blue Jays scored three consecutive goals to force overtime and closed out the night with a game-winner from Bailey Cheetham.
• Senior goalkeeper Sophia Cardello was outstanding in cage with 11 saves, using her second of the night to become just the sixth player in program history to hit 500 career saves. Rutgers forced Johns Hopkins into 16 turnovers and pitched a shutout in the third quarter in the impressive defensive effort.
• Graduate student Cassidy Spilis stuffed the stat sheet with five goals, seven draw controls, four caused turnovers and two ground balls.

Spilis Approaching History

• With her five goals over the weekend, Spilis is just six points away from surpassing current assistant coach Taralyn Naslonski for the most points in program history at 267. Spilis is already the program's all-time goal scorer with 248 and is also second in career draw controls (284) and fourth in career caused turnovers (88) at Rutgers.

Spilis Leading the Way

• With three games left in the regular season, Spilis ranks third in the country in goals (56) and fourth in goals per game (4.31). The Tabernacle, New Jersey, native also ranks third in the Big Ten Conference in caused turnovers per game (1.69) and points (59), and fourth in draw controls per game (5.31) and ground balls per game (2.08).

Goldrick Makes Her Mark

• After missing her first two seasons due to injury, junior Victoria Goldrick has been a standout for the Scarlet Knights with 33 points on a team-high 23 assists and 10 goals in 2024. Her 23 assists are fourth in the Big Ten and 36th nationally this season.

IT'S ON Long Island!

• Six Scarlet Knights will make their return to Long Island on Tuesday night – Makenna Boutin (Wantagh), Sophia Cardello (Massapequa), Alexa Corbin (Miller Place), Victoria Goldrick (Syosset), Kimberly Greenblatt (Massapequa) and Payton Tini (Bayville).

SCOUTING STONY BROOK AND SERIES HISTORY

• The Seawolves enter Tuesday with a 10-2 record and winners of five straight, defeating Delaware, 17-4, last Saturday in their last time out.
• Ellie Masera leads Stony Brook and is 20^th nationally with 44 goals this season and is also within the top 25 nationally in points with 60. Alex Finn is fourth in the country with 41 helpers.
• The Seawolves rank within the top 10 nationally in both scoring defense (4^th, 7.83) and scoring offense (ninth, 16.00). The Seawolves are also second in the country with 9.25 assists per game.
• Stony Brook leads the all-time series, 4-1, but Rutgers picked up its first win in the series last spring thanks to a 12-7 victory on April 12, 2023 at SHI Stadium. The schools have matched up in the Scarlet Knights last two NCAA Tournament appearances in 2021 and 2022 – both wins by the Seawolves at LaValle Stadium.

Up Next

• Rutgers remains on the road when it faces Ohio State on Thursday, April 18 in Columbus. First draw is set for 6 p.m. ET and will stream on Big Ten Plus.