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29 Ethan Rall

  • Position Long-Stick Midfield
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 186
  • Hometown Islip, N.Y.
  • High School Islip HS

Biography

Rutgers' Career Record Holder in Caused Turnovers (85)

2023 First Team All-American (USILA, USA Lacrosse Magazine)
2023 Second Team All-American (Inside Lacrosse)
2023 Second Team All-Big Ten
2023 First Team All-ECAC

2023 RU Athletics Bauer Male Athlete of the Year
2023 Werblin Award
2023 Midseason All-American (Second Team)
Named to 2023 Tewaaraton Award Watch List 

2023 Team Captain
2023 Preseason All-American - First Team (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
2023 Preseason All-American - Second Team (Inside Lacrosse)
2023 Preseason All-American - Second Team (USILA)
#39 on Inside Lacrosse Preseason Top Players List Ahead of 2022-23 Season
2022 and 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2022 USILA Scholar All-American
2022 First Team All-American (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
2022 Second Team All-American (USILA)
2022 Second Team All-American (Inside Lacrosse / Media)
2022 First Team All-Big Ten
2022 ECAC Defensive Player of the Year
2022 All-ECAC
2022 Werblin Award
2022 Midseason First Team All-American (Inside Lacrosse)
2022 Preseason Third Team All-American (USA Lacrosse Magazine and Inside Lacrosse)

2021 Honorable Mention All-American (USILA)
2021 Second Team All-Big Ten
2021 Werblin Award

2021 Named to the USILA National Team of the Week (March 2)
Six-Time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 4, 2020, Feb. 15, 2022; March 22, 2022; April 26, 2022; March 14, 2023, April 11, 2023)

Four-time Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2020, 2021 and 2022 and 2023)
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma (national collegiate honor society)

2023: Played in 13 games at long-stick midfield, causing 21 turnovers and collecting 49 ground balls ... reached 85 caused turnovers for his career, passing Nick Contino (84 from 2011-14) for RU's career record ... had one assist ... second in the Big Ten in caused turnovers per game and sixth in ground balls per game ... had a ground ball and caused turnover in season-opening win over Marist (Feb. 4) ... moved into a tie for second all-time with two caused turnovers in win over Loyola (Feb. 25) ... had a ground ball and caused turnover in win over St. John's (Feb. 28) ... picked up a season-high five ground balls in victory over Utah (March 4) ... Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the fifth time in his career after grabbing 10 ground balls in the 14-13 overtime win over No. 13/14 Princeton in the 100th playing of the rivalry game, finishing the game with zero turnovers as Rutgers went 19-of-22 on clears (March 11) ... had two ground balls and three caused turnovers in win at UMass (March 18) ... earned three ground balls and had an assist at No. 19 Ohio State (March 26) ... picked up five ground balls in loss at No. 7 Johns Hopkins (April 1) ... caused a season-high four turnovers and recorded seven ground balls in OT win over No. 16 Michigan (April 7) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (April 11) ... scooped up four ground balls and caused a turnover against No. 4 Maryland (April 16) ... recorded four ground balls and three caused turnovers at No. 5 Penn State (April 21) ... caused two turnovers against No. 7 Maryland, breaking the RU program record (April 29).

2022: Played in all 19 games at long-stick midfield ... led team and Big Ten with a program record 31 caused turnovers ... notched career-highs in ground balls (51), goals (two) and assists (four) ... had an assist, ground ball and two caused turnovers in season opening win over LIU (Feb. 5) ... posted assist, six ground balls and five caused turnovers (most for a RU player since 2017) in win over Marist (Feb. 9) ... recorded an assist, two caused turnovers, and had two ground balls in win vs. St. John's (Feb. 12) ... collected three ground balls in win over No. 10 Army (Feb. 19) … had two ground balls and two caused turnovers at win over No.19 Loyola (2/26) ... recorded four ground balls and two caused turnovers in win at Stony Brook (Mar. 5) ... collected six ground balls while causing three turnovers at No. 7 Princeton (March 11) ... posted four ground balls and four caused turnovers in team's win over Lafayette (March 15) ... scooped a ground ball and had a caused turnover in win at Hofstra (Mar. 19) ... had an assist, three ground balls, and two caused turnovers in win vs. No. 8/9 Ohio State (Mar. 27) ... had a ground ball in win vs. Johns Hopkins (Apr. 3) ... recorded three ground balls along with a caused turnover in win at Michigan (Apr. 16) ... scooped six ground balls and had a caused turnover in win vs. Penn State (Apr. 23)  ... had ground ball in win over No. 12 Ohio State in Big Ten Semifinals (May 5) ... scored a goal and had three ground balls and caused turnover against No. 1 Maryland in Big Ten Championship game (May 7) ... caused two turnovers in 19-9 home win over No. 14/17 Harvard in NCAA Tournament First Round (May 15) ... scored goal and had three ground balls and three caused turnovers in NCAA Quarterfinal win over No. 3 Penn (May 21) ... collected three ground balls in Final Four versus No. 10 Cornell (May 28)

2021: Long-stick midfielder ... had career-high 26 ground balls, 14 caused turnovers, one goal and one assist ... led team in caused turnovers and was third in ground balls ... had 2 ground balls in opener win versus Penn State (April 20) ... had career-high 6 ground balls with four caused turnovers in win against OSU (Feb. 27)... 1 ground ball in win against Michigan (March 6)... 2 ground balls against Maryland (March 13)...1 ground ball in win against Johns Hopkins (March 20)... 1 ground ball in win against OSU (April 3)... scored goal and had 2 caused turnovers and 2 ground balls in win against PSU (April 10)... 1 assist and 3 ground balls in win against JHU (April 17)... 3 ground balls in regular season finale win over Michigan (April 25) ... had one ground ball in Big Ten Semifinals (May 6) ... caused three turnovers and had two ground balls in NCAA Tournament win over Lehigh (May 15) ... had two ground balls against No. 1 seed UNC in NCAA Quarterfinals (May 22)

2020: Long-stick midfielder ... played in all six games with one goal, nine ground balls and team-high seven caused turnovers ... totaled four ground balls and three caused turnovers in win over Quinnipiac (Feb. 1) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 4) ... scored his first career goal and won a faceoff in the victory at St. John's (Feb. 8) ... had three ground balls at No. 13 Army (Feb. 15) ... caused a turnover at No. 11/12 Loyola (Feb. 22) ... had two ground balls and two caused turnovers at No. 3 Princeton (March 7). 

2019: Long-stick midfielder played in 11 games with 18 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers ... made collegiate debut in win at Fairfield (March 2) ... had one caused turnover in fourth quarter of 9-8 win over rival Princeton (March 9) ... had a ground ball and caused turnover against No. 16 Lehigh (March 12) ... scooped four ground balls and caused a turnover at No. 13 Syracuse (March 16) ... had four ground balls, a caused turnover and took seven faceoffs in win over Hofstra (March 23) ... collected a ground ball and caused two turnovers in win at No. 4 Ohio State (March 31) ... had one ground ball and one caused turnover at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (April 6) ... won a faceoff and collected three ground balls and two caused turnovers against No. 3 Maryland (April 14) ... scooped three ground balls and caused three turnovers  in 11-9 win against Michigan (April 20) ... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (April 22) ... won a faceoff and had a ground ball against No. 1 Penn State in Big Ten Semifinals (May 2)

Prior to Rutgers: U.S. Lacrosse All-American … 2018 Newsday First Team All-Long Island … 2018 FLG First Team All-Long Island … 2018 Division Two Most Outstanding player … two-time All-County selection … three-time All-Division selection … two-time team captain … 2018 New York State Class C champion … also played football in high school … was member of National Honor Society … parents are William and Jean Marie … has a younger sister, Kellie.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'9" 170 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Sophomore

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'9" 170 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021Junior

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'9" 170 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022Senior

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'9" 179 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2023Senior

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'9" 186 lbs
    29
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