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Ben Solomon
Rich Graessle

3 Noelle Bessette

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Chatham HS
  • Hometown Chatham, N.J.

Biography

Two-time Academic All- Big Ten (2019-20 and 2020-21)
2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma

2021 (Fall):
Saw game action in six contests

2021 (Spring): Did not see game action

2019: Saw game action in win over Ball State (August 31)

2018:  Appeared in eight games with one goal ... made career debut in 3-0 win over Richmond (August 26) ... scored first career goal in victory over Hofstra (Aug. 31)

Prior to Rutgers: Scored 24 goals with 14 assists … named team captain as a senior … three-year varsity starter … selected for Senior All-Star Game … three-time First Team all-conference selection … two-time First Team all-county selection … Second Team all-Group 3 as a junior … Second Team all-county as a sophomore … selected for National Futures Championship in 2016 and 2017 and selected for AAU Junior Olympics as an alternate in 2016 … also participated in track, where she was the team MVP as a senior … member of the National Chinese Honor Society member … secretary for the Chatham High School chapter of the National Honor Society

Personal: Parents are Michael and Cynthia … has two younger sisters, Olivia and Julia

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Goals: 1 vs. Hofstra, Aug. 31, 2018

Know Your Knights
One word to describe your Coach: Caring
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Olivia Drea
Best player ever competed against: Clayre Margaret Smith
Major: Cell Biology & Neuroscience
I chose my major because: I want to eventually pursue a career in the medical field, so I chose a major within that path that would challenge me.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: College Ave Sauna
The person I most admire is and why: My dad because he is one of the most selfless people i know.
Favorite professional athlete: Aaron Judge
Favorite professional sports team: San Diego Chargers
Few people know that I: Did musical theater until high school
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because…: My dad played when he was younger, so he got me started really young and it became a bonding experience.
I chose Rutgers because…: Walking around campus it just felt like home, everything clicked.
Favorite cereal: Lucky Charms
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Princess Bride
Favorite musician/group: Big Sean
The first song I knew all the words to is: Hot n Cold by Katy Perry
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Being able to fall asleep literally anywhere
Famous people I have met include: Glozell
Pets I had growing up were: 3 dogs and 3 fish
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Dora
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Australia
The website I visit most often is: Youtube
The quote that most resonates with me is: “YARK” -Olivia Drea
If my life was a book, the title would be: An Organized Mess
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Light Blue
My spirit animal is: Clayre Margaret Smith
One thing on my bucket list is: Go on a cruise around the world
Phone app you cannot live without: Snapchat

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

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    2019Sophomore

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    2020Junior

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    2021Senior

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