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Jersey Number 25
Dakota Pastore
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Somerville
- Hometown:
- Branchburg, N.J.
The Pastore File
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten selection (2017-19) and 2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018-19) with a 3.7+ GPA
- One of the most tenured players on the roster with 44 games of experience
- Owns career totals of 36 points, 26 goals, 10 assists, 48 ground balls, 31 caused turnovers and five draw controls
Career Highs
- Points: 4 (at Johns Hopkins, March 23, 2019; at Drexel, March 2, 2019)
- Goals: 4 (at Drexel, March 2, 2019)
- Assists: 3 (at Johns Hopkins, March 23, 2019)
- Ground Balls: 5, (at Drexel, March 2, 2019)
- Draw Controls: 2 (vs. Monmouth, March 5, 2019)
- Caused Turnovers: 3 (vs. Monmouth, March 5, 2019)
2019 (Redshirt Senior)
- One of four team captains for the 2020 season
- Finished season with nine points on seven goals and two assists in nine starts in the midfield
- Also produced 13 ground balls and seven caused turnovers
- Had multi-goal outings against Lafayette (3/10) and at Temple (2/13), both victories
- Scored in win over Delaware (2/15)
- Produced a goal in season-opening win over LIU (2/8)
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Started all 16 games at midfield and finished second on the team in caused turnovers (15) and added 22 ground balls
- Also fourth on the team in points (26) and goals (18) and added eight assists
- Seven games with multiple points and five with multi goals
- Produced four points on a goal and three assists at No. 18 Johns Hopkins (March 23)
- Had four goals at Drexel (March 2)
- Made season debut with three points on two goals and an assist in win over LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 8)
2018 (Junior)
- 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar with a 3.7+ GPA
- 2018 Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Missed entire season due to injury
2017 (Sophomore)
- 2017 Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Started all 16 games on defense
- Finished with 12 ground balls, nine caused turnovers and five draw controls
2016 (Freshman)
- Played in three games as a rookie
- Scored the first goal of her career in the 19-7 win over Lafayette (March 16)
- Made collegiate debut against No. 15 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 20)
Prior to Rutgers
- A four-year varsity letterwinner at Somerville HS
- Served as team captain as a senior
- Named first team all-conference and first team all-area
- Had a productive senior send off, scoring 78 goals, notching 22 assists and recording 20 ground balls
- Tallied her 300th career goal in her final season
- 2014 Under Armour All-American
- Racked up 377 goals, 134 assists, 130 ground balls and 511 points in four seasons
- Re-set her own school record for goals (128) and total points (158) in a single season as a junior
- An NJ.com Preseason Top 25 Player in New Jersey
- Named first team all-area, all-county and all-conference as a junior
- Notched 154 points as a sophomore, scoring 102 times to go with 52 assists
- Mark was the school record until her junior campaign
- Selected as a Brine All-American and was named the player that most impressed in the Brine All-American Championship Game
- First-team all-conference, all-county and all-area selection in 2013
- As a rookie, scored 71 goals and set the school record for most goals in a single game (nine)
- Named first team all-conference and was a Top 150 North Start Invitational participant
- Also a three-year member of the swim team
- Earned All-Skyland Conference honors in the 200 IM and 50 freestyle events
- Will serve as captain in her senior season
- Excelled in the classroom, earning the Academic Honors Award three times along with High Honor Roll recognition through her first three years
Personal
- Daughter of Kelly and B. Vincent
- Has one sibling, Kyanna, who attends Ohio State University and plays on the club lacrosse team
- Graduated with her bachelor's in chemistry and is working towards her master's in public health
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