Nicole Rinkus
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Pembroke, Mass.
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- Position:
- Midfield
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Pembroke
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- Major:
- Communication
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- gp
- 17
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- p
- 39
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- g
- 34
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- a
- 5
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 6 |
| Points | 39 | 15 |
| Goals | 34 | 14 |
| Assists | 5 | 1 |
| Shots | 79 | 22 |
| Shooting percentage | 43.0 | 63.6 |
| Shots on goal | 60 | 18 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 75.9 | 81.8 |
| Free position goals-shots | 8-14 | 4-4 |
| Ground balls | 20 | 7 |
| Draw controls | 52 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 27 | 3 |
| Caused turnovers | 7 | 1 |
| Fouls | 16 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Green cards | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | at Rensselaer | L, 11-7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | at Western New Eng. | W, 15-11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs. Otterbein | W, 18-9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | vs. John Carroll | W, 13-11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | #20 Bowdoin | L, 17-9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | at Connecticut Col. | L, 15-7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | at #19 Amherst | L, 17-7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | Springfield | L, 10-9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | Bridgewater St. | W, 13-7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | Wheaton (Mass.) | W, 13-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | at Salem St. | W, 13-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 13 | Keene St. | W, 19-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | Fitchburg St. | W, 19-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21 | at MCLA | W, 14-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23 | Framingham St. | W, 20-13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | Worcester St. | W, 18-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 17-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 5 | #4 Bridgewater St. | L, 14-13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | at Rensselaer | L, 11-7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Mar 3 | at Western New Eng. | W, 15-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Mar 7 | vs. Otterbein | W, 18-9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 8 | 50.0 | 6 | 75.0 |
| Mar 9 | vs. John Carroll | W, 13-11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1-1 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Mar 20 | #20 Bowdoin | L, 17-9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 9 | 33.3 | 5 | 55.6 |
| Mar 23 | at Connecticut Col. | L, 15-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 6 | 16.7 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Mar 26 | at #19 Amherst | L, 17-7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Mar 30 | Springfield | L, 10-9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Apr 2 | Bridgewater St. | W, 13-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Apr 6 | Wheaton (Mass.) | W, 13-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Apr 9 | at Salem St. | W, 13-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 13 | Keene St. | W, 19-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 15 | Fitchburg St. | W, 19-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Apr 21 | at MCLA | W, 14-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 23 | Framingham St. | W, 20-13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Apr 26 | Worcester St. | W, 18-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 30 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 17-1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2-2 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 100.0 |
| May 5 | #4 Bridgewater St. | L, 14-13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 6 | 33.3 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| March | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 8 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 39 | 8-14 | 79 | 43.0 | 60 | 75.9 |
| Conference | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4-4 | 22 | 63.6 | 18 | 81.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3-5 | 37 | 37.8 | 25 | 67.6 |
| Away | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4-8 | 29 | 44.8 | 24 | 82.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1-1 | 13 | 53.8 | 11 | 84.6 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 5-6 | 43 | 48.8 | 37 | 86.0 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3-8 | 36 | 36.1 | 23 | 63.9 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| March | 8 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 4-9 | 47 | 38.3 | 33 | 70.2 |
| April | 8 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4-4 | 26 | 53.8 | 22 | 84.6 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 6 | 33.3 | 5 | 83.3 |
News mentions
Westfield State women’s lacrosse picked up a quartet of academic honors yesterday, as three players earned spots on the 2022 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll, and the team as a whole was recognized as an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad for the 2021-22 academic year.
Bridgewater State’s Savannah Herrington netted the final two goals of the game to rally fourth-seeded Bridgewater to a 14-13 upset of top-seed Westfield State in the MASCAC Women’s Lacrosse semifinals at Alumni Field on Thursday evening.
Nicole Rinkus and Natalie DeMaio each scored five goals as Owls secure the outright MASCAC regular season title in win over Mass. Maritime
Emma Cretella tallies a game-high eight points as the Owls clinch the number one overall seed in the MASCAC tournament with 18-8 win over Lancers
Westfield State cruised to a 19-2 victory over Fitchburg State on a Friday night from Alumni Field in Westfield, Mass.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Cassidy Harvey (Niskayuna, N.Y.) scored five goals to lead Westfield State to a 13-7 win over Bridgewater State University in the MASCAC women’s lacrosse opener for both teams on Saturday evening at Alumni Field.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Women’s Lacrosse aims to snap a four-game losing streak on Saturday at 7 PM against Bridgewater State on Alumni Field.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Jade O’Connor scored five goals, including the game winner for Springfield College in a hard-fought 10-9 win in a non-conference women’s lacrosse game at Alumni Field on Wednesday night.
Westfield State's Nicole Rinkus scored three goals to lead the Owls, but it wasn't enough as Westfield State fell to 19th-ranked Amherst College, 17-7 in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Sophia Sudano scored four goals and added an assist to lead 20th-ranked Bowdoin College women’s lacrosse to a 17-9 win over Westfield State University in a non-conference game at Alumni Field on Sunday afternoon.
Westfield State women’s lacrosse has their first home game of the season this Sunday at noon, with a matchup against Bowdoin College at Alumni Field.
Westfield State had four players each scored three goals, as the Owls held off John Carroll (Ohio) University, 13-11 in a non-conference women’s lacrosse game at Clearwater, Fla., to complete the Owls two-game spring break trip in Tuesday morning.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Nicole Rinkus and Emma Cretella each scored four goals to lead the way as Westfield State topped Otterbein (OH) University, 18-9, in Clearwater, Fla, on Monday.
TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's lacrosse team scored nine straight goals over three quarters and held on for an 11-7 victory over Westfield State University, on Tuesday night at Renwyck Field. With the win, the Engineers improve to 2-0 on the season, while the Owls open 2022 at 0-1.
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