Hofstra University Athletics

#8 Alysse Ruszkowski

Senior, 5-6, Defense

Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem East 

2009 Preseason All-Colonial Athletic Association pick...2008: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...Started all 16 games...Recorded a team-high 25 caused turnovers to go along with 30 ground balls and 11 draw controls...Ranked fifth in the CAA in caused turnovers at 1.56 per game...Tallied at least one caused turnover in 14 of 16 games...Had four caused turnovers versus New Hampshire and William & Mary...Added three caused turnovers versus Brown...Notched two draw controls against UMBC, New Hampshire and Delaware...Picked up four ground balls versus Brown and George Mason...CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...2007: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...Started all 19 games...Recorded 27 ground balls, 22 caused turnovers and nine draw controls on the season...Led team in ground balls and caused turnovers...Had four ground balls against Stony Brook...Posted three ground balls and four caused turnovers in NCAA Tournament game against Johns Hopkins...Picked up three ground balls in CAA championship game win over James Madison...Scooped up three ground balls and added two caused turnovers versus Drexel...Took one shot, at Delaware...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...2006: Started all 18 games...Recorded one assist, 19 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and four draw controls on the season...Scooped up four ground balls versus Massachusetts...Had three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Drexel...Assisted on a goal versus Boston University...Took one shot...Had seven ground balls and four caused turnovers in CAA action...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...High School: Played four years of lacrosse and three years of soccer at Sachem High School in Farmingville, New York...All-Suffolk County selection as a junior and senior...Scored 22 goals and added 24 assists as a senior midfielder...Team Most Valuable Player as a freshman...Named Most Improved Player and Unsung Hero as a sophomore...Personal: Has one sister, Kailey, who is a sophomore on the Pride lacrosse squad...Began playing lacrosse at age 11...Also recruited by Virginia Tech and Stony Brook...Plans to become a high school history teacher and coach...History major.

Year           GP          S             G             A             P             GB          CT           DC

2006           18            1             0             1             1             19            11            4

2007           19            1             0             0             0             27            22            9

2008           16            0             0             0             0             30            25            11

Career         53            2             0             1             1             76            58            24