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2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster
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Tooker, Rebecca

Jersey Number 22
Rebecca Tooker
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Eastport, N.Y.
- High School:
- Eastport South Manor
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
Career Highlights:
• 2018 Media Honorable Mention All-American
• 2018 First Team All-CAA
• 2017 Second Team All-CAA
• Ranked tied for 5th at JMU in career caused turnovers (88)
2018 as a Senior:
• Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
• First Team All-CAA
• VaSID First Team All-State
• IWLCA Senior All-Star
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
• Started all 23 games at defense
• Had 40 caused turnovers, 37 ground balls and four draw controls
• Tied for fourth in JMU single-season history in caused turnovers
• Ranked sixth in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (1.74)
• Tied career high with five caused turnovers against Delaware (May 4)
• Tallied four caused turnovers and career-high five ground balls against North Carolina (Feb. 10)
• Had three or more caused turnovers in eight games and 2+ in 11 outings
• Three or more ground balls in five games and two or more in 10 games
• Won two draw controls at William & Mary (Apr. 13)
• Preseason All-CAA
• Team Captain
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2017 as a Junior:
• Second Team All-CAA
• VaSID First Team All-State
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 21)
• 2017 Team Captain
• Started all 21 games at defender
• Had 32 caused turnovers, 26 ground balls and 16 draw controls
• Ranked seventh in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (1.52)
• Tied for eighth in JMU single-season history in caused turnovers
• Ranked second for JMU this season in caused turnovers
• Season-high four caused turnovers at Virginia Tech (Feb. 15)
• Had three caused turnovers against UVa, W&M and versus Elon (May 7) in the CAA title game
• Career-high four ground balls against Virginia (Mar. 22) and William & Mary (Apr. 9)
• Season-best three draw controls versus UConn (Feb. 19)
• Tallied two or more caused turnovers in nine games
• Collected two or more ground balls in seven outings
• Preseason All-CAA
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2016)
2016 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in 19 games, making 18 starts at defense
• Had 16 caused turnovers, 15 draw controls and 14 ground balls
• Career-high five caused turnovers against Stanford in NCAA first round at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Won a career-best four draw controls at Virginia (March 23)
• Collected a career-high two ground balls on four separate occasions
• Caused three turnovers in overtime game versus Penn State (March 9)
• Had two caused turnovers and two ground balls at Maryland (March 26)
• Won at least two draw controls in four games and had two or more caused turnovers in three games
2015 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in three games as a true freshman
High school and club:
• Named an All-American as a junior and senior
• Named an Academic All-American as a junior and senior
• First Team All-Long Island Metro as a junior and senior
• Second Team All-Long Island Metro as a sophomore
• Named All-County as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Named MSG Tri State First Team as a senior and Second Team as a junior
• Named one of Newsday’s Top 30 Players to Watch prior to senior year
• Under Armour All-American Underclassmen Team Long Island as a sophomore and junior
• Named All-Division as a freshman
• Also played basketball and soccer and ran track & field at Eastport South Manor
• Named All-Conference and All-Division as a senior in soccer
• Named All-League as a sophomore in track
• Finished fourth in the state qualifiers in 4x8 relay
• Played club for Yellow Jackets Lacrosse
• Won the Under-15 championship and the Adirondack Challenge in 2011
• World Language Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• Principal’s Honor Roll
• Named Outstanding Senior Athlete
Personal:
• Full name is Rebecca Gardner Tooker
• Daughter of Shelley and Charles Tooker
• Father, Charles, ran track & field at Marshall
• Mother, Shelley, played tennis at New Haven
• Sister, Amanda, was on the sailing team at Fordham (2007-11)
• Sister, Emily, played lacrosse at Southern Connecticut State (2011-14)
• Majoring in sport and recreation management
• 2018 Media Honorable Mention All-American
• 2018 First Team All-CAA
• 2017 Second Team All-CAA
• Ranked tied for 5th at JMU in career caused turnovers (88)
2018 as a Senior:
• Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
• First Team All-CAA
• VaSID First Team All-State
• IWLCA Senior All-Star
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
• Started all 23 games at defense
• Had 40 caused turnovers, 37 ground balls and four draw controls
• Tied for fourth in JMU single-season history in caused turnovers
• Ranked sixth in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (1.74)
• Tied career high with five caused turnovers against Delaware (May 4)
• Tallied four caused turnovers and career-high five ground balls against North Carolina (Feb. 10)
• Had three or more caused turnovers in eight games and 2+ in 11 outings
• Three or more ground balls in five games and two or more in 10 games
• Won two draw controls at William & Mary (Apr. 13)
• Preseason All-CAA
• Team Captain
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2017 as a Junior:
• Second Team All-CAA
• VaSID First Team All-State
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 21)
• 2017 Team Captain
• Started all 21 games at defender
• Had 32 caused turnovers, 26 ground balls and 16 draw controls
• Ranked seventh in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (1.52)
• Tied for eighth in JMU single-season history in caused turnovers
• Ranked second for JMU this season in caused turnovers
• Season-high four caused turnovers at Virginia Tech (Feb. 15)
• Had three caused turnovers against UVa, W&M and versus Elon (May 7) in the CAA title game
• Career-high four ground balls against Virginia (Mar. 22) and William & Mary (Apr. 9)
• Season-best three draw controls versus UConn (Feb. 19)
• Tallied two or more caused turnovers in nine games
• Collected two or more ground balls in seven outings
• Preseason All-CAA
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2016)
2016 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in 19 games, making 18 starts at defense
• Had 16 caused turnovers, 15 draw controls and 14 ground balls
• Career-high five caused turnovers against Stanford in NCAA first round at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Won a career-best four draw controls at Virginia (March 23)
• Collected a career-high two ground balls on four separate occasions
• Caused three turnovers in overtime game versus Penn State (March 9)
• Had two caused turnovers and two ground balls at Maryland (March 26)
• Won at least two draw controls in four games and had two or more caused turnovers in three games
2015 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in three games as a true freshman
High school and club:
• Named an All-American as a junior and senior
• Named an Academic All-American as a junior and senior
• First Team All-Long Island Metro as a junior and senior
• Second Team All-Long Island Metro as a sophomore
• Named All-County as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Named MSG Tri State First Team as a senior and Second Team as a junior
• Named one of Newsday’s Top 30 Players to Watch prior to senior year
• Under Armour All-American Underclassmen Team Long Island as a sophomore and junior
• Named All-Division as a freshman
• Also played basketball and soccer and ran track & field at Eastport South Manor
• Named All-Conference and All-Division as a senior in soccer
• Named All-League as a sophomore in track
• Finished fourth in the state qualifiers in 4x8 relay
• Played club for Yellow Jackets Lacrosse
• Won the Under-15 championship and the Adirondack Challenge in 2011
• World Language Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• Principal’s Honor Roll
• Named Outstanding Senior Athlete
Personal:
• Full name is Rebecca Gardner Tooker
• Daughter of Shelley and Charles Tooker
• Father, Charles, ran track & field at Marshall
• Mother, Shelley, played tennis at New Haven
• Sister, Amanda, was on the sailing team at Fordham (2007-11)
• Sister, Emily, played lacrosse at Southern Connecticut State (2011-14)
• Majoring in sport and recreation management
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