2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Kate Theofield
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Smithtown West
- Hometown:
- Smithtown, N.Y.
2026 Big Ten All-Freshmen (Unanimous)
Two-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
2026 Inside Lacrosse Impact Freshman
Career Highs
Points: 7 (4/12/26 vs. Oregon)
Goals: 6 (3/15/26 vs. Johns Hopkins)
Assists: 3 (3/30/26 at San Diego State)
Ground Balls: 2 (5/10/26 vs. Maryland)
Caused Turnovers: 1 (2/18/26 vs. Monmouth)
Draw Controls: 1 (3/11/26 at Stony Brook)
2026 (Freshman): Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman selection ... two-time Big Ten Rookie of the Week (4/14; 3/17) ... 2026 Impact Freshman by Inside Lacrosse ... finished with 64 points on 45 goals and 19 assists in 20 games ... finished tied for fourth in the country amongst freshmen with 45 goals ... points (64) and goals (45) were the most for a freshman at Rutgers during the Big Ten era ... produced 11 games with three or more points and seven with three or more goals ... contributed three points against No. 3 Maryland in Second Round of NCAA Tournament (5/10) ... tallied an assist and goal in win over No. 17 Princeton during First Round of NCAA Tournament (5/8) ... scored a goal and had two assists against No. 5 Johns Hopkins in Big Ten Quarterfinal (4/22) ... scored twice against No. 18 Penn State (4/18) ... scored five goals and assisted twice in a win against Oregon (4/12) ... scored twice and had an assist in a win against No. 6 Michigan (4/9) ... caused a turnover at No. 1 Maryland (4/4) ... totaled seven points on four goals and three assists in a win at San Diego St. (3/30) ... tallied four goals in a win at USC (3/28) ... scored two goals in a win at No. 25 Ohio State (3/19) ... scored six goals against No. 8 Johns Hopkins (3/15) ... scored two goals against No. 12 Stony Brook (3/11) ... tallied 3 points on a goal and two assists in a win at Temple (3/7) ... tallied four goals in a win against Hofstra (2/28) ... scored a goal against No. 14 Princeton (2/25) ... tallied five points, scoring three goals and two assists in a win at Villanova (2/21) ... scored a goal and added an assist in a win against Monmouth (2/18) ... tallied five points, scoring three goals and two assists in win at Delaware (2/13) ... scored two goals in collegiate debut against No. 21 Army (2/6).
Prior to Rutgers: Competed scholastically at Smithtown … played club lacrosse with Yellow Jackets Thorn & Rella ... finished senior year with 44 goals, 12 assists, 106 draw controls, 40 ground balls and 30 caused turnovers … helped Smithtown to back-to-back league titles in 2024 and 2025 … also contributed to county championship as a senior … produced 42 goals and 18 assists along with 74 draw controls and 36 caused turnovers as a junior in 2024 … all-county selection … First Team All-Long Island in 2025 … High School All-American by USA Lacrosse … also lettered in soccer at Smithtown.Personal: Daughter of Kirstin and Chris Theofield … has one brother Chris Jr., and two sisters, Meghan and Grace … Mother, Kirstin, was a swimmer at Stony Brook … father, Chris, played collegiately at Herkimer Junior College and Stony Brook, helping Herkimer to a Junior College National Title.
