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Jersey Number 28
Sophia Cardello
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Massapequa
- Hometown:
- Massapequa, N.Y.
The Cardello File
2022 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... started all 21 games in cage and finished with a 14-5 record ... produced 164 saves with a .444 save percentage and a 10.59 goals against average ... also added 41 ground balls and five caused turnovers ... registered 12 games with eight or more saves and four games with double-digit saves ... saved six shots in win over No. 23 Saint Joseph's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (5/13) ... a 2022 All-Big Ten Tournament pick after she stopped 20 shots in games against No. 3 Maryland and No. 4 Northwestern (5/6-8) ... recorded 12 saves in victory over No. 4 Northwestern during the Big Ten Semifinals (5/6) ... saved nine shots in win at Ohio State (4/28) ... produced a career-high 18 saves in win over Penn State (4/23) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after back-to-back wins over No. 18 Temple and No. 21 James Madison (3/15) ... recorded first double-digit save outing of the season with 12 stops in win over Lehigh (2/26).
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games and started the final seven in cage during first collegiate season ... finished with a 5-4 record, a 16.37 GAA, a .356 save percentage and 84 saves in 557 minutes of action between the pipes ... also contributed 20 ground balls ... went 4-2 in final six games of the season, which included wins over No. 10 Drexel, No. 11 Maryland, No. 13 Penn State and No. 23 Ohio State ... saved seven shots in RU's opening-round NCAA win over No. 10 Drexel, the first NCAA Tournament victory in program history (5/14) ... produced a career-high 15 saves in victory over No. 23 Ohio State during the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (4/29) ... combined for 17 saves to help Rutgers to its first-ever victories over No. 11 Maryland and No. 13 Penn State (4/15-18) ... earned first win of her career with four saves against No. 19 Ohio State (2/28) ... made collegiate debut with 30 minutes of action at Penn State (2/14).
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Massapequa in Massapequa, New York … senior season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic … produced 534 saves during illustrious scholastic career and started in cage for the Chiefs since her eighth-grade season … stopped 124 shots as a junior to help Massapequa to seven victories in 2019 … honorable mention All-American by Back of the Cage… a three-time all-county selection from 2017-19 … helped Massapequa to three consecutive Nassau County titles from 2016-18 … played club lacrosse with Top Guns 2020 Black … also lettered in basketball at Massapequa … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Last name pronounced Car-dell-oh … daughter of Alyse and William Cardello … also has two sisters, Luchianna (Lulu) and Julianna, and a brother, Hunter.
- Has played in 50 career games with 46 starts in three season in cage
- Owns 402 career saves and a .427 save percentage
- 2023 Team Captain
- Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2022-23)
- 2022 All-Big Ten Tournament selection
2022 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... started all 21 games in cage and finished with a 14-5 record ... produced 164 saves with a .444 save percentage and a 10.59 goals against average ... also added 41 ground balls and five caused turnovers ... registered 12 games with eight or more saves and four games with double-digit saves ... saved six shots in win over No. 23 Saint Joseph's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (5/13) ... a 2022 All-Big Ten Tournament pick after she stopped 20 shots in games against No. 3 Maryland and No. 4 Northwestern (5/6-8) ... recorded 12 saves in victory over No. 4 Northwestern during the Big Ten Semifinals (5/6) ... saved nine shots in win at Ohio State (4/28) ... produced a career-high 18 saves in win over Penn State (4/23) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after back-to-back wins over No. 18 Temple and No. 21 James Madison (3/15) ... recorded first double-digit save outing of the season with 12 stops in win over Lehigh (2/26).
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games and started the final seven in cage during first collegiate season ... finished with a 5-4 record, a 16.37 GAA, a .356 save percentage and 84 saves in 557 minutes of action between the pipes ... also contributed 20 ground balls ... went 4-2 in final six games of the season, which included wins over No. 10 Drexel, No. 11 Maryland, No. 13 Penn State and No. 23 Ohio State ... saved seven shots in RU's opening-round NCAA win over No. 10 Drexel, the first NCAA Tournament victory in program history (5/14) ... produced a career-high 15 saves in victory over No. 23 Ohio State during the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (4/29) ... combined for 17 saves to help Rutgers to its first-ever victories over No. 11 Maryland and No. 13 Penn State (4/15-18) ... earned first win of her career with four saves against No. 19 Ohio State (2/28) ... made collegiate debut with 30 minutes of action at Penn State (2/14).
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Massapequa in Massapequa, New York … senior season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic … produced 534 saves during illustrious scholastic career and started in cage for the Chiefs since her eighth-grade season … stopped 124 shots as a junior to help Massapequa to seven victories in 2019 … honorable mention All-American by Back of the Cage… a three-time all-county selection from 2017-19 … helped Massapequa to three consecutive Nassau County titles from 2016-18 … played club lacrosse with Top Guns 2020 Black … also lettered in basketball at Massapequa … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Last name pronounced Car-dell-oh … daughter of Alyse and William Cardello … also has two sisters, Luchianna (Lulu) and Julianna, and a brother, Hunter.
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