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UCSB Positioned To Run With Thirty Newcomers

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UCSB WLAX File PhotoSanta Barbara, CA - A record number of newcomers are joining the UCSB women's lacrosse club for 2015-16. The increasing popularity of lacrosse and the exponential rise in the standing of UC Santa Barbara in numerous academic indexes have intersected. Nine of the newcomers were recruited by head coach Paul Ramsey and fifteen were accepted to the university and then invited to join the team.

Nineteen freshmen and three transfers will compete for placement and starting positions on the UCSB A & B teams this fall. Try-outs for A & B team placement start on Monday, September 28th, the first full week of school in the quarter system. 

By The Numbers

  • 20 Californians
  • 10 From Out-Of-State (MD, GA, NJ, NY, OR, PA, WA)
  • 9 Recruits
  • 15 Walk-Ons
  • 3 Transfers
  • 6 Redshirts Attending SBCC
  • 24 Eligible
  • 1 Two-Sport Athlete (Basketball)
  • 9 Attackers
  • 11 Midfielders
  • 8 Defenders
  • 1 Goalie
  • 3.78 Average GPA
  • 1870 Average SAT
  • 27 Average ACT

An additional six players are enrolling at SBCC and will train with UCSB while redshirting and working in the classroom to transfer. This is an operating change from past efforts at having a small SBCC squad train and compete on their own. In this new plan for matriculating two year college transfers the Gauchos are parking prospects at SBCC who intend to transfer to UCSB. The SBCC women's lacrosse club will not compete in 2015-16 and, instead, those players attending SBCC who are on track to transfer to UCSB will train with the Gauchos. They will not play in WWLL or WCLA games until they transfer but will be part of the program.

The UCSB 'A' Team roster was a little thin the past two seasons and the normal run & gun style of Gaucho past suffered. Ramsey likes the new numbers and brought this class in by relaying his firm convictions the program and the university merited choosing UCSB. He states that while some have been recruited starting early in their high school careers and others have recently jumped on board it's all wide open at try-outs. 

"While it's easy to get wrapped up in who was recruited and their background before coming here we want everyone to come in and compete their hardest and make us better," says Ramsey.  "What matters most now in that regard is how quickly everyone bonds and how competitive everyone is on the field at practice." 

UCSB will be tested early. The Gauchos play their first national team in twenty-two years when they host New Zealand on October 23rd at 7:00pm. The Kiwis are ranked seventh in the world. While UCSB have hosted Japanese college teams of late they last played a true national team in 1992. That year the Gauchos took on then second world ranked Australia in UCSB Harder Stadium when they stopped in Calfifornia on their way to the east coast. The Australian team featured a young Jen Adams, age 15, on her way to incredible performances on tour before eventually starring at University of Maryland and for Australia in four World Cups.  

New Gauchos

NameHometownStateHigh SchoolPosition
Judy Au
San Diego CA Helix Charter Midfield
Emily Berglund
Moraga CA Campolindo/​SBCC Attack
Caylin Carrillo
San Diego CA San Diego Midfield/​Defense
Olivia Catanio
Redding CA Foothill Defense
Hannah Davis Redding CA Shasta Midfield
Gabriela Estupiñán
New Providence NJ New Providence Midfield
Lauren Gargiulo Palo Alto CA Palo Alto Attack
Georgie Goldberg
Seattle WA Ballard Attack
Sarah Griffin
Garden City NY Garden City Attack
Arayna Hedgepeth
Pottstown PA Pottsgrove Midfield
Jennifer Hong
San Diego CA Mount Carmel Attack
Katelyn Johnson
Greenbrae CA Redwood/​SBCC Midfield
Stirling Johnson Atlanta GA Wheeler Attack
Becky Jump
Jarrettsville MD North Harford Defense
Naomi Meave
San Diego CA Torrey Pines Attack
Marguerite Nguyen Irvine CA Beckman Defense
Hollie Pelland
San Diego CA Santa Fe Christian Midfield
Julianna Ramey
Lake Oswego OR Lake Oswego Defense
Lindsey Rooney
Fair Oaks CA Bella Vista/​Folsom Lake College Defense
Julia Roy
San Francisco CA St. Ignatius Prep Defense
Mariell Sabado
Chula Vista CA Eastlake Goalie
Sophie Sarmiento
Severna Park MD Severna Park Attack
Devin Sercu
Newbury Park CA Newbury Park Midfield
Rachael Shaw
Danville CA San Ramon Valley Midfield
Valerie Smetanka
Trabuco Canyon CA El Toro Midfield
Kianna Sparks
Chula Vista CA Bonita Vista Defense
Lauren Steingraf
Danville CA Monte Vista Defense
Kacy Tran
San Diego CA Scripps Ranch Attack
Anna Waterhouse
Chappaqua NY Horace Greeley Midfield
Sarah Zachares
Severna Park MD Severna Park Attack

 

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