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Ariel Fox
Ariel Fox

17 Ryan Splaine

  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown Rockville, Md.
  • High School Gonzaga College HS
  • Major Communication

Biography

2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2024 Academic All-Big Ten

2025 All-American (Honorable Mention - USA Lacrosse Magazine)
2025 Second Team All-Big Ten
2025 All-ECAC
2025 Werblin Award
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (April 8, 2025)
USILA Team of the Week (March 20, 2024)

2025: 
Played in 16 games at long-stick midfield ... had 49 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers ... scored three goals and had an assist ... 10th in the Big Ten in ground balls per game and caused turnovers per game ... scooped two ground balls and caused a turnover in win at Lehigh (Feb. 1) ... collected a ground ball and caused a turnover in win against LIU (Feb. 4) ... had two ground balls and a caused turnover at Army (Feb. 15) ... scooped four ground balls and caused two turnovers in win over Loyola (Feb. 22) ... had four ground balls and four caused turnovers against St. Joe's (Mar. 1) ... had an assist and four ground balls at Princeton (Mar. 8) ... scooped four ground balls and caused a turnover in win against St. John's (Mar. 11) ... scooped two ground balls against UMass (Mar. 15) ... collected six ground balls in win at No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Mar. 22) ... scored two goals and collected two ground balls at No. 3 Ohio State (Mar. 29) ... had three ground balls and caused a turnover in win over No. 2 Maryland (April 5) ... collected three ground balls and caused a turnover against No.13 Michigan (April 13) ... scored a goal and had two ground balls at No. 7 Penn State (April 18) ... scooped a ground ball in win at No. 13 Michigan in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (April 26) ... had four ground balls and two caused turnovers against No. 5 Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (May 1)


2024: Played in 13 games as team's top long-stick midfielder ... had 40 ground balls (second on team) and 16 caused turnovers (led RU) ... was fifth in the Big Ten with 1.23 caused turnovers per game ... also tallied three goals ... scored first career goal with a ground ball in season-opening win over Lehigh (Feb. 3) ... caused a turnover and scooped 4 ground balls in win against Stony Brook (Feb. 10) ... had four ground balls and 2 caused turnovers in game against No. 6 Army (Feb. 17) ... retrieved 2 ground balls in win at Loyola (Feb. 24) ... had 3 ground balls in winning game against Hofstra (Mar. 2) ... had four ground balls and two caused turnovers against No. 14/15 Princeton (March 10) ... scored 1 goal, had 6 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers against UMass (Mar. 16) ... had three ground balls and two caused turnovers against No. 11 Johns Hopkins (March 24) ... had four ground balls and caused a turnover in win at No.15/16 Michigan (April 7) ... scored one goal, had four ground balls and caused a turnover against No. 4 Maryland (April 13) ... had five ground balls and caused four turnovers against No. 10 Penn State (April 19) ... caused a turnover at No. 10 Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (April 27)

2023: Played in 10 games at long-stick midfield ... had 20 ground balls with four caused turnovers ... made Rutgers debut in season-opening win over Marist (Feb. 4) ... had four ground balls and a caused turnover in win over Stony Brook (Feb. 11) ... had a ground ball against Army (Feb. 18) and in win over No. 5 Loyola (Feb. 25) ... recorded six ground balls in victory against St. John's (Feb. 28) ... scooped ground ball in win over Utah (March 4) ... had three ground balls and a caused turnover in win over No. 13/14 Princeton (March 11) ... had two ground balls in win at UMass (March 18) ... caused two turnovers in loss at No. 19 Ohio State (March 26) ... collected a ground ball at No. 7 Johns Hopkins (April 1)

Prior to Rutgers: Washington Post All-Met Second Team … All-WCAC First Team … ranked No. 73 on Inside Lacrosse Top-100 List of Incoming Freshmen for 2022 ... Gonzaga Lacrosse Team MVP and Co-Captain … 2021 NHSLS All-Tournament Team … Under Armour All America Underclass Games - Washington DC Highlight team selection … Nike National All-Star Games - DMV team selection … Inside Lacrosse 4-Star recruit … posted 8 goals, 8 assists, 55 ground balls, 30 caused turnovers, 14 games played in 2022 as team was WCAC runner-up … also played basketball … earned honors in three grades … Barnes Award winner for senior class

Personal: Parents are Tom and Lisa … has a younger sister, Katie … father player golf collegiately at American University, winning 1984 ECAC Golf Championship

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2023Freshman

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'10" 190 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2024Sophomore

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'10" 190 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2025Junior

    Long-Stick Midfield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    17
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