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2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Michael Nance

21 Clare Ruff

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Honeoye Falls-Lima
  • Hometown Honeoye Falls, N.Y.

Biography

2025: Started in all 19 games this season … Caused a career-high ten turnovers, disrupting plays against #10 Johns Hopkins (2/22), Dartmouth (3/7), #17 Loyola Maryland (3/12), #7 Florida (3/26), Columbia (3/29), #7 Maryland (3/31), Towson (4/23), Army (5/9), and #3 Northwestern (5/15) … Won a draw control at the Lions … Scooped up a career-high 32 ground balls, headed by four GB outings against Cornell (4/19), the Tigers, and the Terps in the NCAA second round (5/11).

2024: Did not see any game action.
 
High School: Lettered five years at Honeoye Falls-Lima … Team captain … 2022 NYS Class C State runner-up … 2023 NYC Class C State semifinalist … Three-time NYS Class C Regional Champion … Four-time Section Five Class C Champion … Two-time MVP of Section Five tournament … Two-time NYSPHAA Class C All-Tournament team … 2022 First-Team All-Monroe County … Led team in caused turnovers and goals final two seasons … US Lacrosse Academic All-American … Also lettered four years in basketball … Unanimous Monroe Country Player of the Year … Led Monroe County in assists in 2023 and broke school record for most assists in a single game … First-Team All-Monroe County … Led Monroe County in steals and assists in 2022 and broke school record for steals in a single season … Class President … Editor of school newspaper … National Honor Society … French National Honor Society.
 
Club: Played for FCA Upstate Lacrosse from 2019-22 … FCA National Team in 2021 … 2021 Under Armour Highlight Team … Named Inside Lacrosse Magazine "Player to Watch".

Personal: Brother Garrett played lacrosse at Cornell … Sister Lexie played lacrosse at Vermont … Father Raymond played basketball at Hartwick … Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences with an English focus.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2024Freshman

    Defense
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2025Sophomore

    Defense
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2026Junior

    Defense
    5'4"
    21