Rutgers Women's Lacrosse 2008 Season Review
May 12 | Women's Lacrosse
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FRANKOSKI |
The 2008 campaign started slowly for the young Scarlet Knights. They opened their season with a loss to No. 1 ranked and three-time defending champion, Northwestern. RU followed that with a one-goal loss at Delaware, a tight 10-6 loss to Cornell and a 16-8 defeat at No. 7 Princeton. But the team bounced back, as six players scored in a 14-13 road win over Loyola (Md.). Junior Nina Frankoski (Maplewood, N.J.) led the way against the Greyhounds, recording four goals. The team wasn't finished, picking up its second consecutive one-goal win with a 13-12 home victory over Louisville. Junior Michelle Poole (Long Valley, N.J.), sophomore Mary Cryan (Newtown Square, Pa.) and freshman Kristen Anderson (Wading River, N.Y.) each tallied hat tricks in the win.
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CANTWELL |
The win against Denver was the start of a season-high four-game winning streak, as RU reeled off consecutive victories against Saint Joseph's (14-8), Connecticut (10-6) and Monmouth (14-9). Anderson tallied a career-high six goals in the team's win against Saint Joe's and Cantwell recorded five goals in the win over Monmouth. With the win against Connecticut, Rutgers clinched a berth in the BIG EAST Championship for the second consecutive year.
RU then moved into the toughest part of its schedule, falling to No. 5 Syracuse 18-6, dropping a tough 10-9 overtime contest to Temple and losing at home 22-9 to No. 8 Notre Dame. In its first round match with No. 5 Syracuse in the BIG EAST Championship at historic Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., RU fought hard early but was unable to sustain, eventually falling 22-7 to the eventual champions. In their final game, the Scarlet Knights held the Orange scoreless for the first 9:07 of the contest, the longest SU had gone without scoring a goal to start a game in 2008, breaking its previous mark of 8:03. Cantwell was selected to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team after posting two goals and a team-high three draw controls.
Cantwell was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Cryan and fellow sophomore Jessica Davis (Moorestown, N.J.) were each named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team. Although the squad dropped its last four games, the experience all the young players received will prove invaluable in 2009.
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DAVIS |
-Junior goalie Sandra Abel (Monrovia, Md.) posted 163 saves: her previous high was 115 in 2006.
-Cantwell finished with 36 goals and 13 assists; her previous highs were 22 goals and 12 assists.
-Cryan finished with 19 goals and 13 assists; her previous highs were 17 goals and two assists.
-Sophomore attacker Meghan Flanagan (Medford, N.J.) tallied seven goals and 23 assists; her previous highs were two goals and 14 assists.
-Sophomore defender Karie McGuire (Monrovia, Md.) recorded 30 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers; her previous highs were six ground balls and three caused turnovers.
-Sophomore defender Emily Penn (Medford, N.J.) finished with 29 caused turnovers; her previous high was nine.
-Poole tallied seven assists; her previous high was five in 2007. She also tied her career-high with 20 goals, set both in 2006 and 2007.
-Junior Mallory Tornetta (Frazer, Pa.) recorded 12 assists; her previous high was 10 in 2007. She also tied her career-high with five goals, previously set in 2007.
-Frankoski finished with six assists; her previous high was five, set in 2007.
-Davis recorded 21 caused turnovers and 18 draw controls; her previous highs were 18 caused turnovers and 16 draw controls.
-Junior defender Kathryn Seidman (Baltimore, Md.) posted 14 ground balls, four draw controls and five caused turnovers; her previous highs were six ground balls and four caused turnovers, both in 2007.
