Home Season Ends With No. 5/5 Northwestern
Apr 08 | Women's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J.- Rutgers women's lacrosse wraps up its home season at 7 p.m. on Friday against No. 5/5 Northwestern at High Point Solutions Stadium. The Scarlet Knights will honor their six seniors prior to the contest and welcome their adopted sister, Genna Camiolo, from the Friends of Jaclyn (FOJ) Foundation as part of their annual FOJ game celebrations.
| No. 5/5 Northwestern (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten) | |
| Date | Friday, April 10 |
| Time | 7 p.m. EST |
| Location | Piscataway, N.J. | High Point Solutions Stadium |
| Promotions | "Senior Day"/ "FOJ Game" - 250 Rutgers lacrosse headbands; post-match autographs |
| Live Stream | BTN Plus |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Rutgers | Northwestern |
| Statistics | Rutgers | Northwestern |
| Social Media | @rulaxbrand |Facebook/RUWlax |
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Rutgers holds a Friends of Jaclyn game every year, encouraging fans to donate to improve quality of life for children with pediatric brain tumors as well as donating contributions to pediatric brain tumor research. Fans can do so by visiting the website at http://www.friendsofjaclyn.org/ or through the donation link at https://t.co/2uVVUYbtJo
FEATURE: FOJ Union Fosters WLAX Bond, Offers Perspective The game vs. Northwestern will stream live on BTN Plus, with Danny Breslauer on the call. Live stats will also be available throughout the game on www.ScarletKnights.com.
As part of Senior Day festivities, free Rutgers lacrosse headbands will be given away to the first 250 fans in attendance. The Scarlet Knights will also hold a post-match autograph session.
Knight Notes
- According to the NCAA's Toughest Schedule report through April 7, RU owns the fifth-toughest schedule in the nation and second-toughest slate in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights' past opposition has a 100-40 record (.714 winning percentage) to date, while RU's future schedule has a record of 33-15 (.688 winning percentage).
- Redshirt senior Lauren Sbrilli (Martinsville, N.J.) has scored 16 goals over the last six games.
- Senior goalie Candice Dandridge (Cherry Hill, N.J.) leads the Big Ten Conference with 9.15 saves per game.
- Dandridge made a career-high 17 saves last time out at No. 1/1 Maryland. The saves total is tied for the 10th-best mark this season at the Division I level.
- Redshirt senior Hollie DiMuro (West Babylon, N.Y.) is fourth in the Rutgers record books with 77 career caused turnovers. She is within reach of third-place Robin Erthal (1996-99), who has 81, and second-place Nadia Rogala (1996, 98-00), who has 83.
- Seniors Melissa Arthur (Marlton, N.J.), Danrdige, DiMuro, Sbrilli, Erin Turkot (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) and Jenny Vlahos (Manhasset, N.Y.) will all be honored prior to Friday's contest.
Last Time Out
RU fell, 17-5, Saturday at No. 1/1 Maryland. Sbrilli led Rutgers with two goals, as Dandridge made a career-high 17 saves.
Adding goals for the Scarlet Knights were junior captain Kristin Kocher (Medford, N.J.), freshman Joanna Reilly (Spring Lake, N.J.) and sophomore Kristina Dunphey (Hillsborough, N.J.).
Dandridge's 17 saves were a new career-high.
Scouting Northwestern
No. 5/5 Northwestern (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten) has rolled to three-straight wins, including two over top-10 opponents. The Wildcats defeated No. 10 Louisville, 12-10, on March 29 to start the streak and most recently defeated No. 11 Penn, 9-8, in overtime last Sunday.
Selena Lasota leads the Wildcats across a number of statistical categories, including goals (42), points (47), shots (77), shots on goal (65), game-winning goals (4), free position goals (9) and caused turnovers (15).
Lindsay Darrell leads the Wildcats with 22 ground balls, while Sheila Nesselbush holds the lead in draw controls with 36.
Leading Northwestern at the goalie position is Bridget Bianco. She has started all 11 games and has a 9.68 GAA and .435 save percentage.
The Series
Rutgers is 0-7 all-time against Northwestern. The Scarlet Knights and Wildcats last met in 2009 in Evanston, Ill.
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