Rutgers women’s lacrosse has two wins in as many games to start the season, leading the Scarlet Knights to be nationally ranked. They are one of six Big Ten teams ranked this week.
In this week’s Inside Lacrosse/IWLCA Coaches Poll, Rutgers went from unranked to No. 24 nationally. It is significant news from Rutgers, after they started the season with a 20-10 win over Manhattan that was followed by a convincing win at Georgetown this past weekend.
They will look to continue their strong start to the season on Wednesday against Monmouth before hosting Army on Saturday. Last year. Army was the first loss of the season for the Scarlet Knights.
It was an up-and-down 2023 for Rutgers as they finished the season 8-9, beating John Hopkins in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Maryland in the semifinals. They started last season 3-1.
Three Big Ten programs are ranked in the top six this week, led by No. 4 Northwestern followed by Maryland and then Michigan.