2017 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Dakota Mason
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Eastport South Manor
- Hometown:
- Manorville, N.Y.
2018 (As a senior): Made season debut in win at LIU Brooklyn (2/13).
2017 (As a junior): Started 14 games for Rutgers ... finished tied for third on the team with 21 ground balls on the season ... had a ground ball and draw control in season finale at Johns Hopkins (4/27) ... produced four ground balls, two draw controls and two caused tunrovers against Cornell (4/1) ... added three ground balls and two draw controls against Niagara (3/28) ... contributed two draw controls in home victory against Ohio State (3/24) ... had three ground balls at Penn State (3/18) ... had a season-high five ground balls in win over Manhattan (3/15) ... added two ground balls and two caused turnovers in ranked road win at James Madison (3/11) ... made season debut against Lafayette (2/21).
2016 (As a sophomore): Started all 18 games and compiled 17 ground balls, 11 draw controls, and seven caused turnovers … had two ground balls in the 16-6 win over Michigan (April 30) … collected three draw controls against James Madison (March 19).
Prior to Rutgers: Played in seven games as a true freshman at Massachusetts … recorded a groundball, a draw control and two caused turnovers ... played in first collegiate game against UMass Lowell (Feb. 14) ... in win at St. Bonaventure (April 4), had a groundball, a draw control and a caused turnover ... also had a caused turnover against George Washington (April 26) … a five-year varsity starter at Eastport South Manor HS … helped team to county championship in 2012 and 2013 … won the Shark Athletic Leadership Award as a senior when she was co-captain … received numerous accolades as a junior, including Academic All-America and Under Armour All-America status, and spots on the Long Island and Suffolk County All-Tournament Teams … led team in goals and points as a junior … named all-county as a sophomore and was recognized as an unsung hero by the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation as a freshman … was also a four-year starter on the girls soccer team, earning all-conference laurels as a junior … a member of the Foreign Language Honor Society and principal’s honor roll.
Personal: Daughter of Frank and Christina ... has one brother, Hunter ... father was a wrestler at SUNY-Cortland ... grandfather, John Mason, played semi-professional football for the Bay City All-Saints ... her grandmother emigrated to the United States from Switzerland on the first sailing of the Queen Elizabeth.
