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Rutgers women’s lacrosse hold steady in Week 2’s USA Lacrosse rankings

Coming off a 15-8 victory over Georgetown, No. 7 Rutgers holds steady in Week 2’s Nike / USA Women’s Lacrosse power rankings.

No. 7 Rutgers holds steady in Week 2’s Nike / USA Women’s Lacrosse power rankings. Coming off a 15-8 victory over Georgetown, the Scarlet Knights will try to seek their fourth consecutive win as they take on Army this Saturday. According to ILWomen/IWLCA Division I rankings, the 3-0 No. 9 Scarlet Knights moved back one spot, switching places with 2-0 No. 8 Loyola.

Against Georgetown, Rutgers Cassidy Spilis and Marin Hartshorn combined for 11 points as the Scarlet Knights dropped 15 goals. Rutgers Meghan Ball, anchoring Rutgers’ back line, provided excellent defense for the Scarlet Knights, causing a program record six turnovers. Ball also contributed four groundballs, guiding the Scarlet Knights to an easy victory.

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Before starting Big Ten play against Penn State on March 11, the Scarlet Knights have one more non-conference game against Army. Unranked Army is riding a three-game winning streak as they prepare for a home game against the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers’ team leader in goals, Cassidy Spilis, will look to continue her dominant play. Spilis has 12 goals this season, five more than any Army player. Going up against goalie Lacey Bartholomay with a 66% save percentage, Rutgers will be challenged against Army as the Scarlet Knights seek their fourth consecutive win this season.

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Rutgers Women’s Lacrosse coach wins Coach of the Year

Rutgers women’s lacrosse program announced on Tuesday that head coach Melissa Lehman was named the 2022 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. 

Rutgers women’s lacrosse program announced on Tuesday that head coach Melissa Lehman was named the 2022 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.

Each year, the IWLCA names four regional coaches of the year and an overall Division 1 coach of the year. Under Lehman’s tutelage, the Scarlet Knights enjoyed their most successful season in program history with a school-record 16 victories including wins over six ranked opponents, its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance, and the first top-10 finish in the final IWLCA Coaches Poll in school history, settling in at No. 10.

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Lehman was also named 2022 Big Ten Coach of the Year after the team’s historic season in-conference. The program achieved a school-record five All-Big Ten selections and they also had 2022 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year in junior Cassidy Spilis. To further show her influence and impact on and off the field, five Scarlet Knights earned All-America accolades, including three who landed on the IWLCA All-America squad. Rutgers also finished with four IWLCA All-Region picks for the second consecutive season and landed 26 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big Ten Team – 14 were also named 2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars all under Lehman’s guidance

The Scarlet Knights earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for just the third time in school history, the second time with Lehman as head coach. Rutgers muscled an opening-round victory over No. 24 Saint Joseph’s. before falling to No. 5 Stony Brook in the second round.

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Lehman – a New Jersey native is entering her fourth year as head coach at Rutgers after spending a decade on the coaching staff at her alma mater, the University of Penn. With Lehamn at the helm, the future is bright for the women’s lacrosse program.

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