Women’s Lacrosse Hosts Delaware Saturday for Home Opener

Saturday, February 15

Noon

Rutgers University

Delaware

Photo by: Cos Lymperopoulos

Women’s Lacrosse Hosts Delaware Saturday for Home Opener

Feb 14 | Women's Lacrosse

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's lacrosse (1-1) hosts Delaware (1-0) on Saturday in Piscataway. First draw from SHI Stadium is slated for noon, with the game streamed on Big Ten Plus.

Last Time Out

Rutgers earned its first win of the season thanks to its 15-8 victory over Monmouth on Wednesday. With the game moved indoors to the Capelli Sport Complex in Tinton Falls, the Scarlet Knights used 28 shots on goal and outscored the Hawks, 9-5, in the second half to secure the road victory.
Senior Alexa Corbin scored a career-high five goals and added two assists to pace RU's offensive attack with seven points. Junior Ava Chiarella, sophomore Payton Tini and freshman Delainey Sutley all had multi-goal outings.
Graduate student Lexie Coldiron continued her strong start to the 2025 season, finishing the afternoon with 12 saves. Junior Katie Buck once again led RU with a game-high nine draw controls, helping Rutgers to a 15-12 advantage on the restart. Coldiron, Chiarella and rookie Bianca Chiarella scooped up two ground balls apiece, while Ava Chiarella caused a team-high two turnovers.

Coldiron Reaches 500 Career Saves

Thanks to back-to-back double-digit save outings to open the season, Coldiron surpasses 500 saves for her career. The graduate transfer tallied 484 career saves in four seasons at Lafayette and now sits at 509 career saves with 25 stops in two games this season.

Career Debuts & Firsts

Rookie Delainey Sutley scored the first two goals of her collegiate career on Wednesday against Monmouth.
Classmate Hilary Elsner also produced the first goal of her career against the Hawks.
Sophomore Gianna Macrino netted her first career goal.
Caitlin Collins, Sienna Cassella and Francesca Urtis all made their collegiate debuts.
In total, nine true freshmen have played for Rutgers in its first two games of the season.

About Delaware

The Blue Hens enter the weekend after they defeated Temple, 12-10, last Friday in Newark. Delaney McDaniel tallied a game-high four points in the win.
McDaniel earned Honorable Mention on 2025 All-CAA Women's Lacrosse preseason accolades after she finished second in the conference with 3.14 assists per game last season.
Delaware leads the all-time series with Rutgers, 17-15. The Scarlet Knights won the last meeting, 16-8, on February 12, 2022, in Newark.

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