Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 10/18/18
From Press Release
Nine members of the Class of 2022 are set to join the Dartmouth women’s lacrosse team this fall and will make their official varsity debut in the 2019 season this spring.
The nine players joining the program this year represent a wide range of backgrounds from different areas of North America. The class comes from six states and a Canadian province, demonstrating the diversifying recruiting tactics and growth of the sport.
“The upperclassmen have done a great job welcoming our freshmen into the fold and making them a part of our family,” head coach Danielle Spencer said. “The freshmen are learning our team identity, values and the way that we train and compete. They are proving themselves worthy of ‘The Woods’ and I am excited for each of their futures.”
A complete breakdown of the Class of 2022:
Emma Macaione
#37 | Defense | 5-9
The Agnes Irwin School | Wayne, Pa.
• A five-year member of the lacrosse team at The Agnes Irwin School, while also playing two seasons of varsity field hockey. She was named team captain for both as a senior.
• Won three Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association titles with those teams posting a combined 69-11 record during their title runs.
• Earned three all-league honors in lacrosse and two in field hockey.
• Is a dual citizen of both the US and the United Kingdom as is assistant coach Megan Whittle.
• Her father Joe played four years of football at Princeton (1987-90) before earning a degree from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business in 1996.
Kate Bennett
#24 | Defense | 5-9
Princeton Day School | Newtown, Pa.
• A three-sport athlete: lacrosse, basketball and sailing.
• Helped lead her team to three straight New Jersey Prep B State Championships (2015-17).
• A three-time all-prep midfield selection, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior.
• A captain of both the lacrosse and basketball teams as a senior.
Anna Griffith
#6 | Midfield | 5-6
Dulaney | Timonium, Md.
• A member of the lacrosse, soccer and track team while in high school, serving as a captain for lacrosse and soccer as a senior.
• Part of teams that claimed MPSSAA state titles (2016) and well as a pair of regional crowns (2016, 2018) and a Baltimore County Championship (2017).
• An all-county selection in both soccer and lacrosse, she was also a two-time county champion in the two-mile race during indoor track season, demonstrating her versatile athleticism.
Adrie Luster
#9 | Midfield | 5-3
Noble & Greenough | Wellesley, Mass.
• Played four seasons of lacrosse at Noble & Greenough School, including three for former Dartmouth lacrosse standout Sarah Plumb ’12. Also played four years on the soccer team.
• Helped her team to a pair of Independent School League titles in both lacrosse and soccer. One of those titles in lacrosse came as a senior as team captain.
• Her senior season also saw her earn ISL All-League honors as well as Boston Globe All-Star status.
Maggie O’Gorman
#2 | Attack | 5-5
Greenwich | Riverside, Conn.
• A member of the field hockey, track and lacrosse teams all four years at Greenwich High School, serving as the captain for each as a senior.
• In all three sports, she was an all-state player, including three times in lacrosse.
• Was a two-time state champ in track, while also helping her team to a league title as well.
Sophie Skallerud
#28 | Defense | 5-4
The Blake School | Edina, Minn.
• The first Minnesota native ever to play for Dartmouth.
• A champion in both tennis and lacrosse while at the Blake School, she won four titles in the former and one in the latter.
• Was a captain of the lacrosse team as a senior and of the tennis team in each of her final two seasons.
• She was voted Senior Class President and was awarded the John R. Hartman Award, given to the Blake student who was the most outstanding athlete of the year for athletic prowess and sportsmanship.
Becca Wade
#35 | Goalkeeper | 5-7
Manchester Valley | Hampstead, Md.
• Played basketball, field hockey and lacrosse in high school.
• Before moving to Manchester Valley, she played for and helped lead her North Carroll High School team to a 2014 MPSSAA Class 1A State Championship.
• An all-county player in both field hockey and lacrosse, she was named her team’s top defensive player and most valuable player during her career.
• Away from the field, she was twice named her class’ vice president.
Jazmyne Ward
#19 | Midfield | 5-6
Vimy Ridge Academy | Sherwood Park, Alberta
• Not only the first player from Alberta ever to play for the Big Green, she is believed to be the first Canadian player ever to suit up for the women’s lacrosse program.
• A hockey and lacrosse player prior to Dartmouth, she was a part of teams that claimed provincial titles in both, including box lacrosse in addition to field lacrosse.
• Helped lead Vimy to the Edmonton City Playoff title in hockey last season and was twice named the Alberta Provincial MVP in hockey as both a junior and senior.
• Was the top scorer at nationals in box lacrosse as a freshman.
Jenn Wendelken
#10 | Midfield | 6-0
Albemarle | Charlottesville, Va.
• Was a member of four teams in high school, including four years with the lacrosse program that included serving as a captain.
• A first-team all-state selection during her junior and senior seasons, she was also honored with first-team all-region accolades in her final three seasons. She also garnered all-district honors all four years.
• As a member of the cross country team, she earned first-team all-state honors in 2014
