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Jersey Number 23
Alanna Gollotto
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Voorhees, N.J.
- High School:
- Eastern Regional
Three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
2018 Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch
Selected for the roster of the 2018 and 2019 Young Women's National Championship
SAAC VP for Community Engagement
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Athlete Honor Society
2019: Team captain ... starter at forward in all 18 games... scored a goal in 3-2 win over Michigan State (Oct. 20) ... had an assist in Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern (Nov. 7)
2018: Started at forward in all 19 games with three goals and four assists ... named 2018 Academic All-Big Ten ... scored first two goals of career in win over Hofstra (Aug. 31) ... scored a goal and had an assist in win over Michigan State (Sept. 21) ... had assist in win at No. 19 Delaware (Sept. 30) ... had two assists in win at Indiana (Oct. 14)
2017: Started all 18 contests at back ... named 2017 Academic All-Big Ten ... had two assists ... had first career assist in win over Towson (Aug. 26) ... also had assist on game-winning goal at Penn (Sept. 1) ... named Distinguished Scholar by the Big Ten
2016: Started 17 all games she was active for at back ... made Rutgers debut on August 26 at Bucknell ... had a defensive save to prevent a goal in win over Ohio (Sept. 8)
Prior to Rutgers: Scored 19 goals and added 18 assists for her career…had 8 goals and 12 assists in her senior year…10 goals and 4 assists in her junior year… second team All-American … captain of her high school team in 2014 and 2015…helped Eastern remain number one in the state in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons…contributed to her high schools’ win at the Tournament of Champions in 2013 and 2014… first team all-conference in 2015 … 2015 FHCSJ First Team All-South Jersey … 2015 NJ.com 1st Team All-State (Group IV) and Third Team All-State (All Groups) … regional All-American in 2014 and 2015…second team all-state all-groups 2014…first team all group IV 2014…first team all-South Jersey 2014…Field Hockey Club of South Jersey Defensive Player of the Year 2014…first team all-conference 2014… attended the same high school, Eastern Regional, as current Rutgers players Kimberly Jevic and Jade Dixon… also played lacrosse in 2013 and 2014…a member of the Spanish Honors Society in 2014 and 2015…on the honor roll in 2012, 2013, and 2014…has four brothers; Joey, Marco, Vincent, and Christian…parents are Tara and Joseph.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Goals: 2 vs. Hofstra - Aug. 31, 2018
Points: 4 vs. Hofstra - Aug. 31, 2018
Assists: 1 (2x) last at Penn - Sept. 1, 2017
Know Your Knights
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
2018 Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch
Selected for the roster of the 2018 and 2019 Young Women's National Championship
SAAC VP for Community Engagement
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Athlete Honor Society
2019: Team captain ... starter at forward in all 18 games... scored a goal in 3-2 win over Michigan State (Oct. 20) ... had an assist in Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern (Nov. 7)
2018: Started at forward in all 19 games with three goals and four assists ... named 2018 Academic All-Big Ten ... scored first two goals of career in win over Hofstra (Aug. 31) ... scored a goal and had an assist in win over Michigan State (Sept. 21) ... had assist in win at No. 19 Delaware (Sept. 30) ... had two assists in win at Indiana (Oct. 14)
2017: Started all 18 contests at back ... named 2017 Academic All-Big Ten ... had two assists ... had first career assist in win over Towson (Aug. 26) ... also had assist on game-winning goal at Penn (Sept. 1) ... named Distinguished Scholar by the Big Ten
2016: Started 17 all games she was active for at back ... made Rutgers debut on August 26 at Bucknell ... had a defensive save to prevent a goal in win over Ohio (Sept. 8)
Prior to Rutgers: Scored 19 goals and added 18 assists for her career…had 8 goals and 12 assists in her senior year…10 goals and 4 assists in her junior year… second team All-American … captain of her high school team in 2014 and 2015…helped Eastern remain number one in the state in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons…contributed to her high schools’ win at the Tournament of Champions in 2013 and 2014… first team all-conference in 2015 … 2015 FHCSJ First Team All-South Jersey … 2015 NJ.com 1st Team All-State (Group IV) and Third Team All-State (All Groups) … regional All-American in 2014 and 2015…second team all-state all-groups 2014…first team all group IV 2014…first team all-South Jersey 2014…Field Hockey Club of South Jersey Defensive Player of the Year 2014…first team all-conference 2014… attended the same high school, Eastern Regional, as current Rutgers players Kimberly Jevic and Jade Dixon… also played lacrosse in 2013 and 2014…a member of the Spanish Honors Society in 2014 and 2015…on the honor roll in 2012, 2013, and 2014…has four brothers; Joey, Marco, Vincent, and Christian…parents are Tara and Joseph.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Goals: 2 vs. Hofstra - Aug. 31, 2018
Points: 4 vs. Hofstra - Aug. 31, 2018
Assists: 1 (2x) last at Penn - Sept. 1, 2017
Know Your Knights
| Nickname: | Lan |
| One word to describe your Coach: | Supportive |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Clayre Smith |
| Major: | Public health |
| I chose my major because: | I want to be a nurse but couldn’t do nursing as a major |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: | Tacoria for the street corn |
| If I wasn’t playing field hockey, I’d be: | Traveling and studying somewhere |
| Favorite professional sports team: | Eagles |
| One word to describe myself on the field/court: | Relentless |
| One word to describe myself off the field/court: | Friendly |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: | My head coach Merideth because she recruited me and gave me this opportunity I am forever grateful |
| I started playing my sport because…: | My high school was known for field hockey so in middle school my mom was like “give it a try maybe you’ll like it” and it’s been history since |
| I chose Rutgers because…: | It is close to home, the coaches are great, and the players had a bond unlike any other school |
| Favorite cereal: | Reece’s puffs |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | The lion king |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | I want it that way- Backstreet Boys |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: | Remembering song lyrics |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: | We listen to a few of the same songs and dance with my teammates |
| Favorite all-time gift received: | My first car |
| Pets I had growing up were: | Dogs named teddy and diamond |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: | Elphaba the green witch from wicked the musical |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | Fiji |
| The website I visit most often is: | Sakai or canvas |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: | White |
| My spirit animal is: | An elephant |
| One thing on my bucket list is: | To go skydiving |
| Phone app you cannot live without: | Teamworks |
| What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? | I would like to say thank you for being our biggest fan and always looking out for our program, we are all so grateful to have a donor that is so involved and at every game, even some away games! |
| How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? | Rutgers has been the best experience of my life and has really molded me into the person I am today, if I could go to Rutgers as a student athlete for 20 more years I would. Rutgers is home and the fact that I only have one year left makes me realize I can’t take anything that this experience offers for granted |
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