Nov 03 | Field Hockey
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā Rutgers field hockey had five different players recognized in the All-Big Ten awards release on Tuesday. The Scarlet Knights saw four players named All-Big Ten and two named to the All-Freshman team.
Anna Cogdell, Eden Doucelin, Olivia Fraticelli and Talia Schenck were named Second Team All-Big Ten. Doucelin and Ella Gandy were named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. Schenck was also RU's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Rutgers had at least four players named to the All-Big Ten team for the fourth time in the last seven seasons and first time since 2023. RU now has five All-Freshman Team selection in the three years of the award. Rutgers is tied for the fourth most overall all-conference selections in the league and second most selections to the All-Freshman Team.
Cogdell has excelled for RU playing both back and midfield this season. A native of Badingham, England, the junior earns her first career all-conference honors. A starter in 17 games this season, she has a career-high seven goals and 15 points this season. She was named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week following the team's wins over No. 18 Michigan and Michigan State, as she scored the game-winning goal over the Wolverines in the final seconds of overtime. A member of the Team England U-21 Junior Women's national team, she has scored 10 goals and seven assists across 52 collegiate starts.
Fraticelli is the team's leading scorer with 13 goals this season, which is third in the Big Ten, and has 27 points (ninth in the league). The Toms River, N.J. native has three game-winning goals this season and scored her 13 goals on just 23 shots on goal. She has three multi-goal games this season, including a hat trick against Wagner that earned her Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Fraticelli stands seventh on RU's single-season goal list and 12th on single-season points list. For her career across 58 games as a Scarlet Knight, her 24 career goals are seventh all-time at RU.
Schenck earns her third career all-conference selection in her first season as a Scarlet Knight. The Princeton transfer and previous two-time All-Ivy League selection was recognized as a Second Team All-Big Ten, in addition to earning the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, in his first year at RU. The Lawrenceville, N.J. native started all 18 games at forward. She scored five goals and had a team-high seven assists, third on the team with 17 points overall. Schenck enters the postseason having scored in three of the past five games and has 12 points over the past nine games.
Doucelin has made an instant impact for RU in her first collegiate season. A native of Brussels, Belgium, where she was a member of the Belgium U-18 squad, she seamlessly transitioned into collegiate field hockey as a freshman. Doucelin has been RU's starting center back in all 14 games she was active for. On the year, she picked up a defensive save and two assists. She was named to both the all-conference team (Second Team) and the All-Freshman team.
Gandy joined Doucelin on the All-Freshman team, becoming an immediate fixture in her first season 'On the Banks'. The native of Mullica Hill, N.J. joined the starting lineup for the third game of the season and has been a major part of RU's midfield since, making 16 consecutive starts. A product of Clearview Regional HS, she had her first collegiate goal to boost RU to its highest ranked win of the season in defeating No. 6 Iowa on the road. She also added an assist for her first collegiate point against UConn.
Up next, Rutgers will compete at the Big Ten Tournament. The Scarlet Knights earned the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament (hosted by Ohio State). Ranked No. 14 in today's Coaches Poll, RU faces No. 5 seed and No. 17 ranked Indiana in the Quarterfinals Wednesday at 11 a.m., in a game streaming on B1G+.
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Anna Cogdell, Eden Doucelin, Olivia Fraticelli and Talia Schenck were named Second Team All-Big Ten. Doucelin and Ella Gandy were named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. Schenck was also RU's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Rutgers had at least four players named to the All-Big Ten team for the fourth time in the last seven seasons and first time since 2023. RU now has five All-Freshman Team selection in the three years of the award. Rutgers is tied for the fourth most overall all-conference selections in the league and second most selections to the All-Freshman Team.
Cogdell has excelled for RU playing both back and midfield this season. A native of Badingham, England, the junior earns her first career all-conference honors. A starter in 17 games this season, she has a career-high seven goals and 15 points this season. She was named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week following the team's wins over No. 18 Michigan and Michigan State, as she scored the game-winning goal over the Wolverines in the final seconds of overtime. A member of the Team England U-21 Junior Women's national team, she has scored 10 goals and seven assists across 52 collegiate starts.
Fraticelli is the team's leading scorer with 13 goals this season, which is third in the Big Ten, and has 27 points (ninth in the league). The Toms River, N.J. native has three game-winning goals this season and scored her 13 goals on just 23 shots on goal. She has three multi-goal games this season, including a hat trick against Wagner that earned her Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Fraticelli stands seventh on RU's single-season goal list and 12th on single-season points list. For her career across 58 games as a Scarlet Knight, her 24 career goals are seventh all-time at RU.
Schenck earns her third career all-conference selection in her first season as a Scarlet Knight. The Princeton transfer and previous two-time All-Ivy League selection was recognized as a Second Team All-Big Ten, in addition to earning the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, in his first year at RU. The Lawrenceville, N.J. native started all 18 games at forward. She scored five goals and had a team-high seven assists, third on the team with 17 points overall. Schenck enters the postseason having scored in three of the past five games and has 12 points over the past nine games.
Doucelin has made an instant impact for RU in her first collegiate season. A native of Brussels, Belgium, where she was a member of the Belgium U-18 squad, she seamlessly transitioned into collegiate field hockey as a freshman. Doucelin has been RU's starting center back in all 14 games she was active for. On the year, she picked up a defensive save and two assists. She was named to both the all-conference team (Second Team) and the All-Freshman team.
Gandy joined Doucelin on the All-Freshman team, becoming an immediate fixture in her first season 'On the Banks'. The native of Mullica Hill, N.J. joined the starting lineup for the third game of the season and has been a major part of RU's midfield since, making 16 consecutive starts. A product of Clearview Regional HS, she had her first collegiate goal to boost RU to its highest ranked win of the season in defeating No. 6 Iowa on the road. She also added an assist for her first collegiate point against UConn.
Up next, Rutgers will compete at the Big Ten Tournament. The Scarlet Knights earned the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament (hosted by Ohio State). Ranked No. 14 in today's Coaches Poll, RU faces No. 5 seed and No. 17 ranked Indiana in the Quarterfinals Wednesday at 11 a.m., in a game streaming on B1G+.
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