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2008 Women's Lacrosse

27 Rachel Manson

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Stephens and St. Agnes

Biography

2008 - First-Team All-American (IWLCA) ... First-Team All-Region (IWLCA) ... Unanimous first-team All-Ivy ... Led team in goals (35), assists (20) and points (55) ... Scored twice, addiing an assist against Drexel (2/24) ... Scored five goals with two caused turnovers and two ground balls against Cal (3/11) ... Scored twice in four straight games (3/15-3/29) ... Went for two goals and two assists against Penn State (3/19) ... Totaled seven points on two goals and five assists against Harvard (4/6) ... Scored twice, adding five ground balls against Dartmouth (4/12) ... Notched a hat trick against Princeton (4/16) ... Recorded a goal and two assists in win over No. 1 Northwestern (4/27) ... Scored twice, adding four assists in win over Temple (5/3) ... Had five points on three goals and two assists in NCAA Tournament against Colgate (5/11) ... Scored twice against Boston University in NCAA Tournament (5/17) ... Had game winner against Duke in national semifinals as part of a two-goal game (5/23) ... Netted one goal in national title game against Northwestern (5/25).

2007 - 
Second Team All-Ivy ... Had a goal against Drexel (2/24) ... Scored five times at Temple (2/28) ... Had a hat trick against Towson (3/3) ... Named to the womenslacrosse.com national honor roll (3/9) ... Recorded an assist at Northwestern (3/9) ... Scored a goal and two assists against Delaware (3/14) ... Tallied four points - three goals and an assist - versus Cornell (3/24) ... Had a goal and an assist at Johns Hopkins (3/28) ... Scored four goals and an assist at Columbia (3/31) ... Had a hat trick - her fifth of the season - at Penn State (4/3) ... Notched another three-goal performance at Harvard (4/7) ... Named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (4/9) ... Recorded her fourth-straight hat trick along with an assist against Dartmouth (4/14) ... Scored twice against Princeton (4/17) ... Had two goals at Brown (4/21) ... Had a goal and an assist at Syracuse (5/6) ... Had a hat trick in the NCAA First Round against Boston University (5/13).

2006 - Started 15 of 16 games ... Third on the team in goals (21) and points (32) and tied for second in assists (11) ... Had the highest shooting percentage of any everyday player (.438) ... Picked up 15 ground balls and had six caused turnovers ... Scored seven goals in the first three games of the season against Monmouth, Temple and Ohio State, including a hat trick against Temple and two goals and three assists at Ohio State ... Had three goals - including the eventual game-winner - and a helper at Towson (3/12) ... Scored twice and had two assists against Johns Hopkins ... Notched a hat trick and had an assist against Columbia (4/1) ... Scored twice against Harvard (4/9).

2005- Tied for first on the team with 24 goals in first collegiate season ... Played in all 15 games as a freshman ... Had a season-high four goals at Northwestern ... Had hat tricks in games against Delaware, Harvard and Loyola ... Picked up 11 ground balls and caused six turnovers.

High School: Named first-team All-American and Academic All-American ... Earned all-league honors in field hockey and lacrosse ... Named first-team All-Journal and All-Met by the Washington Post ... Won the National Schoolgirls tournament on the Mid-Atlantic first-team as a junior ... High school was ranked No. 1 in the country as a junior ... Earned a spot on the senior all-star team at the National Tournament ... Captained both field hockey and lacrosse teams in final campaign.

Personal: Born on May 31, 1986 ... Daughter of Joseph and Martha Manson ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.


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Historical Player Information

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    2006Sophomore

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    2007Junior

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    2008Senior

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