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8 Cassidy Spilis

8 Cassidy Spilis

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Seneca
  • Hometown:
    Tabernacle, N.J.

Summary

Biography

The Spilis File
  • Program's all-time leader in career points (281), career goals (266) and career draw controls (313)
  • Single-season goal record (74 - 2024)
  • 81 career starts across five seasons 'On the Banks'
  • U.S. Women’s Sixes National Team selection
  • AU Pro Lacrosse Draftee (13th overall)
  • Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient (2024)
  • Four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2022-24)
  • Two-time Big Ten Midfielder of the Year (2022, 2024
  • Three-time IWLCA All-American (2021-22, 2024)
  • Four-time Inside Lacrosse All-American (2021-24)
  • Three-time USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (2022-24)
  • Four-time IWLCA All-Region (2021-24)
  • Two-time Tewaaraton Award Top-25 (2022, 2024)
  • Four-time Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2021-24)
  • Four-time First Team All-Big Ten (2021-24)
  • Four-time All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2021-24)
  • Three-time team captain (2022-24)
2024 (Fifth Year): First Team IWLCA All-American ... First Team IL Women All-American ... Second Team USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American ... First Team IWLCA All-Region ... unanimous Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten selection ... All-Big Ten Tournament Team .. IWLCA Senior All-Star selection ... Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Big Ten's Dr. Pepper College Football Playoff scholarship recipient ... finished final collegiate season with 79 points on 74 goals and five assists along with 98 draw controls, 40 ground balls and 36 caused turnovers in 18 games ... 74 goals set single-season program record ...here 4.11 goals-per-game average ranked second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally ... finished third in the conference with 2.00 caused turnovers-per-game, third with 5.44 draw controls-per-game, third in points-per-game (5.44) and fourth in ground balls-per-game (2.17) ... six-time Big Ten Midfielder of the Week award winner ... scored three or more goals 15 times and produced 10 games with five or more goals ... contributed multiple points, caused turnovers, draw controls and ground balls in 10 starts ... secured five or more draw controls 11 times ... helped Rutgers advance to its fourth consecutive Big Ten semifinal with four goals against No. 7 Maryland (4/27) ... tallied five goals, six draw controls and four ground balls in win at Ohio State (4/18) ... five goals and four draw controls in win over Hofstra (4/3) ... had five goals and four draw controls against No. 2 Maryland (3/24) ... seven draw controls, four ground balls and a hat trick in win over Oregon (3/3) ... secured seven draw controls, four ground balls and five goals at No. 23 Princeton (2/28) ... opened season with seven points on six goals and an assist along iwth eight draw controls in win over Manhattan (2/10) ... Preseason Big Ten Player to Watch.

2023 (Senior): First Team All-Big Ten ... USA Lacrosse Third Team All-American ... ILWomen Honorable Mention All-American ... First Team IWLCA All-Region ... Two-time Big Ten Midfielder of the Week ... IWLCA Co-Offensive Player of the Week ... 2023 team captain ... finished with a team-high 47 goals along with 45 draw controls, 26 ground balls, 22 caused turnovers and four assists ... produced 13 games with multiple goals, 10 with three or more scores and seven with four or more goals ... tallied a season-high seven points on five goals and two assists to go along with two draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover in win over No. 16 Johns Hopkins, helping Rutgers advance to Big Ten Semifinals (4/29) ... became the program's all-time leader in goals scored during win against the Blue Jays ... scored game-tying goal to force overtime in win against Ohio Sate ... scored four goals and secured six draw controls in win over No. 6 Stony Brook ... registered four draw controls and three goals in road win at Vanderbilt (3/13) ... produced a season-high six goals and five caused turnovers in win against Georgetown (2/18) ... Preseason All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine (First Team) ... Top 50 preseason player by Inside Lacrosse ... Big Ten Player to Watch ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2022 (Junior): Consensus All-American by the IWLCA (First Team), USA Lacrosse Magazine (Second Team) and ILWomen (Second Team) ... unanimous 2022 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year ... unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection ... First Team IWLCA All-Region ... 2022 team captain ... produced career highs in points (71), goals (69), draw controls (72), ground balls (46) and caused turnovers (22) in 21 games ... three-time Big Ten Midfielder of the Week to close the regular season ... tallied 14 hat tricks and scored five or more goals seven times ... finished  top 10 in five categories within the Big Ten -  second in goals (69), fourth in ground balls (46), sixth in points (71), sixth in draw controls (72) and ninth in caused turnovers (22) ... Tewaaraton Award Top-25 finalist and First Team IWLCA All-Region pick ... 69 goals were the most in a single season in school history, surpassing Heather Jones' 60 in 1993.

2021 (Sophomore): Finished second collegiate season with 52 points, 49 goals, 65 draw controls, 25 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers in 16 starts in the midfield ... contributed three or more goals in nine games during 2021 campaign ... 2021 IWLCA (Third Team) & Inside Lacrosse (Honorable Mention) All-American ... along with sophomore defender Meghan Ball, became first All-American for Rutgers women's lacrosse since 2007 ... 2021 Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... 2021 IWLCA All-Region selection ... 2021 All-Big Ten (First Team) & All-Big Ten Tournament Team ... helped Rutgers to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999 ... netted a goal in RU's opening-round NCAA win over No. 10 Drexel, the first NCAA Tournament victory in program history (5/14) ... earned IWLCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week accolades & all-tournament laurels after she combined for 13 goals at the 2021 Big Ten Tournament, which included a career-high nine goals against No. 2 Northwestern in the Big Ten semifinal (4/30) ... opened Big Ten Tournament with four goals in 19-13 victory over No. 23 Ohio State (4/29) ... collected six draw controls and a hat trick in 16-14 win against No. 11 Maryland (4/18) ... secured seven draw controls and added a hat trick in 17-16 victory over No. 13 Penn State (4/15) ... combined for eight draw controls, seven goals and four ground balls in weekend sweep over No. 19 Ohio State (2/26-28) ... produced a game-high seven goals in win at Johns Hopkins (2/21) ... 2021 Big Ten Player to Watch & Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2020 (Freshman)
  • First freshman in program history to earn Big Ten Player to Watch accolades
  • Finish as the team leader in goals (26) and second in points (27) in nine starts during first collegiate season
  • Closed out 2020 as the top rookie goal scorer in the country with her 26 goals
  • Was also second in the Big Ten Conference and 16th nationally with her 26 goals through her first nine games
  • Also the team leader in draw controls with 33
  • Produced multi-goal games in all nine appearances and had six games of three our more scores
  • Finished the season with a hat trick in win over Lafayette (3/10)
  • Netted four goals and added a game-high six draw controls in win over Delaware (2/15)
  • Scored first-career hat trick with four goals in win at Temple (2/12)
  • Recorded two goals and three draw controls in collegiate debut against LIU (2/8)
Prior to Rutgers: Four-year varsity letterwinner, two-time All-American and two-year captain at Seneca … one of the most prolific scorers in the state of New Jersey, accounting for 331 goals and 386 points during her scholastic career … produced 97 goals and 21 assists for 118 points as a senior ... named a 2019 All-American … seventh in the state with 151 draw controls and 11th with 97 goals … helped Seneca to an appearance in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III playoffs … first team all-state, all-group and all-division by NJ.com … also voted the Olympic Conference Player of the Year … first team all-conference, first team all-South Jersey, first team all-Group III and second team all-state as a junior, netting 100 goals to go along with 24 assists and 137 draw controls … also an All-American in 2018 … helped Seneca to an appearance in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III semifinals as a junior … collected 83 goals, 31 assists and 102 draw controls as a sophomore … first team all-conference, second team all-South Jersey and third team all-state in 2017 … had 50 goals and 55 draw controls as a freshman en route to second team all-conference honors … also a two-time all-conference selection in soccer … mother, Cherie, played lacrosse and field hockey at Millersville University, where she was an All-American and Division II Most Valuable Player in lacrosse … father, Steve, played soccer at Drexel.
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