Rachel Vallarelli is an American

lacrosse Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ...

player. In 2019, she became the first woman in history to be invited to the NLL U.S. Elite Combine.

Career

From 2012 to 2015, she attended the

University of Massachusetts The University of Massachusetts is the Public university, public university system of the Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes six campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts Lowell ...

. In her final season at the university, she was named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year, and she finished her career with 8th-best goals against average in NCAA history. In 2019, she was invited to try-out for the

New York Riptide The New York Riptide were a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Uniondale, New York. They were members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and played home games at Nassau Coliseum and began their first season ...

, but failed to make the cut. She was then drafted by the Whitby Steelhawks of the Canadian

Arena Lacrosse League The Arena Lacrosse League (ALL) is a men's box lacrosse minor league based in Canada. The league consists of teams in Ontario and British Columbia. Teams play a 14-game regular season schedule before league playoffs conclude with the ALL Cup. ...

Personal life

Vallarelli has a degree in sports management.

References

External links

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