2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Bianca Dente
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Yorktown
- Hometown:
- Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
Single-Game Career Highs
Saves: 14, at Maryland (April 9, 2016)
Ground Balls: 5, at James Madison (March 11, 2017)
Caused Turnovers: 2, UPenn (March 1, 2017)
2018 (As a senior): Appeared in eight games with one start in 2018 ... finished final season with 24 saves, 10 ground balls and three caused turnovers in 214:17 minutes of action with a 1-1 record ... inserted in the second half against Niagara (3/27) and produced seven saves to secure her first win of the season ... in on three saves against No. 17 Penn State (3/17) ... started and produced two saves against No. 7 James Madison (3/10) ... had four saves and two ground balls against Drexel (3/3) ... secured five saves at No. 15 UPenn (2/28) ... had two saves in win at LIU Brooklyn (2/13).
2017 (As a junior): Voted team MVP by her teammates … started all 16 games in 2017 … finished the season with an 8-8 record, 11.93 GAA, a .436 save percentage and 116 saves … produced 12 saves and four ground balls against Northwestern (4/22) … had seven saves, including a clutch stop in the final second to secure a road win at Michigan (4/13) … had five stops and 2 ground balls against Cornell (4/1) … contributed nine saves in home victory over Ohio State (3/24) … secured eight stops against Penn State (3/18) … contributed six saves and season-high five ground balls in ranked road win at James Madison (3/11) … had nine saves and four ground balls in overtime victory over Drexel (3/4) … season-high 13 saves against Penn (3/1) … produced 12 saves in win over Lafayette (2/21) … 11 saves and four ground balls in win over Monmouth (2/18) … had 12 stops in home opener against Temple (Feb. 11).
2016 (As a sophomore): Started 12 games and saw time in 17 … compiled a 5-8 record, 13.61 GAA, and .402 save percentage … named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the first weekly honor of her career, after a shutdown performance in a 10-goal win over Michigan (April 30) … allowed just six goals and made 11 saves in the 16-6 win against Michigan (April 30) … stopped a career-high 14 shots on cage against No. 1 Maryland (April 9) … made nine saves and five in the second half at Lehigh (April 5) … earned a win against Hofstra, her second of the season, in a three-save relief effort (March 25) … started four of the first five games in cage … made 10 stops against No. 15 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 20).
Prior to Rutgers: Transferred after spending freshman season at Marist … did not see game action … four-year member of the girls lacrosse team at Yorktown High School ... played one season on the basketball team and three seasons of field hockey ... named an All-Section and All-League goalie in 2013 ... earned 2013 Hudson Valley/WE First Team Honors... recipient of the 2014 Charlie Murphy Women's Lacrosse Award.
Personal: Daughter of Brenda and Brett … has two siblings, Giana and Robert … is undecided on major.
