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Ben Solomon
Ben Solomon
Rich Graessle

22 Amanda Lamb

  • Position GK
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Phoenixville, Pa.
  • Highschool Owen J. Roberts HS

Biography

2020 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2019 Academic All-Big Ten

2019:
Made start on Senior Day, playing the duration and making one save to secure a shutout in 1-0 victory over Temple (Oct. 27)

2018:
Played in five games as backup goalkeeper, making six saves and not allowing a goal in 98 minutes of action ... saw action in win over Hofstra (Aug. 31), combining on shutout ... made two saves in win over Longwood (September 16), combining on shutout ... appeared in final 10 minutes in win over Michigan State (Sept. 21) ... played the second half and had three saves in shutout win over Georgetown (Oct. 7) ... had a save in shutout win at Indiana (Oct. 14)

2017:
Saw action in one game as backup goalkeeper ... played 26:36 in second half, making two saves, in shutout win over Towson (Aug. 26)

2016:
Started nine games, with 14 total appearances ... played 784:41 minutes with a 2.50 goals-against-average, .594 save percentage and a 4-6 record ... made Rutgers debut on August 26 at Bucknell, playing the second half in goal and making two saves ... played 29:17 in the second half of a 5-0 shutout win over VCU (Aug. 27), making three saves ... played entire second half in 2-1 win at William and Mary (Sept. 4), making four saves ... made one save in second half of win over Ohio (Sept. 8) ... made first career start and led team to shutout victory over Siena (Sept. 18) ... started and stopped six shots at Indiana (Sept. 23) ... started and turned aside four shots in win at No. 15 Iowa (Sept. 25) ... started and made one save against No. 6 Northwestern (Sept. 30) ... made five saves against No. 10 Michigan (Oct. 7) ... stopped two shots in 1-0 shutout win over Saint Joseph's (Oct. 9), playing all 80 minutes ... made two saves against Michigan State (Oct. 14) ... made two saves in 3-1 win at Ohio State (Oct. 16) ... stopped six shots against No. 6 Penn State (Oct. 21) ... made three saves in second half at No. 3 Maryland (Oct. 29)

Prior to Rutgers:
 Compiled .876 save percentage in high school, making 242 total saves on 276 total shots ... stopped 162 shots with .861 save percentage in her senior year ... as a junior stopped 80 of 88 shots faced (.909 save percentage) ... 2015 District 1 Pac 10 champions…District 1 and state qualifiers … all-league second team … all-state honorable mention .. 2015 U-19 Pool D national indoor champions… 2014 Philafieldhockey.com “Defender of the Week”… member of 2013 U16 big apple indoor field hockey winning team … 2013 distinguished honors…named to honor roll, student of the month, National Honors Society…also played softball… has two sisters, Alyssa and Julia…parents are James and Jeannette.
 
Know Your Knights
 
Nickname: Lamby
One word to describe your Coach: Dedicated
Major: Sport Management
I chose my major because: I love sports and I want it to be my life
Favorite place to hang out on campus: The Yard
If I wasn’t playing field hockey, I’d be: In the military
Favorite professional sports team: All Blacks
One word to describe myself on the field/court: Original
One word to describe myself off the field/court: Confident
Few people know that I: Train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because…: My older sister played and my school needed more people for the team
I chose Rutgers because…: Its big, has a football team, has activities to do on and off campus, and because its D1 Big 10
Favorite cereal: Lucky Charms
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Hercules
Favorite musician/group: Thomas Rhett
The first song I knew all the words to is: All star by smash mouth
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Sleeping
Famous people I have met include: Jordan Mailata, Ryron Gracie, David Harte,
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Reading a book before a game
Favorite all-time gift received: My dog Rory
Pets I had growing up were: Rory, Jax, and Beau all irish jack russell terriers
Fishy my fish
A hermit crab named brittany spears
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: A mummy
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Japan
The website I visit most often is: Gracieuniversity its a jiu jitsu website
My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) Mukesh Patel - innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship
The quote that most resonates with me is: Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - mike tyson
If my life was a book, the title would be: The legends of amanda lamb
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Silver
My spirit animal is: Wolf
One thing on my bucket list is: Sky dive
Phone app you cannot live without: Kindle app
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? Thank you for your generosity and helping me have the best resources possible so that my team can accomplish our goals
 

 


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2016Freshman

    GK
    22
  • 22

    2017Sophomore

    GK
    22
  • 22

    2018Junior

    GK
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2019Senior

    GK
    5'6"
    22
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