Princeton Announces Incoming Class
from press releases
PRINCETON, N.J. - Princeton head women's
lacrosse coach Chris Sailer has announced the recruiting class of
seven student-athletes that will join the team as the Class of
2013.
"We are extremely excited to welcome the Class of 2013 to
Princeton," Sailer said. "This is an accomplished class filled with
players who are accustomed to success on the field. Three have
played for state championship teams, four were honored as high
school All-Americans this past season, and all seven are the
product of excellent high school and club lacrosse programs.
"Given our significant graduation losses this past year, the
opportunity will be there for many of these players to make an
immediate impact on the field for us next spring. Beyond their
lacrosse prowess, we're really excited about this class as a whole;
their collective personality, commitment to the game, and
enthusiasm for Princeton is obvious. We think they'll take full
advantage of all the opportunities presented to them at this great
university, and we're looking forward to a fun four years with them
ahead."
Sailer and her assistant coaches Michelle DeJuliis and Amy Altig
bring in three attackers and four midfielders. They include:
Charlotte Davis - 5-9, Midfield, Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen's
& St. Agnes
Jenna Davis - 5-8, Midfield, Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue
Sam Ellis - 5-5, Attack, Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor High School
Jaci Gassaway - 5-9, Attack, Severna Park, Md./Severna Park
Jackie Klauberg - 6-0, Midfield, Cos Cob, Conn./Greenwich
Academy
Katie Matz - 5-4, Attack/Midfield, Lutherville, Md./McDonogh
School
Caroline Rehfuss - 5-7, Midfield, Latham, N.Y./Shaker High
School
Charlotte Davis
Davis played her high school lacrosse for St. Stephen's
and St. Agnes (SSSA). The Saints posted a 51-2-1 record during her
last two years. During her senior year she was team captain and MVP
while scoring 74 goals and 18 assists and picked up 45 draw
controls, 23 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers. During her
career she played in 53 games and scored 157 points.
The team is the two-time defending Washington Metro ISL Champions
and Virginia State AA Champions. In the 2008, the Saints ended the
season ranked No. 1 in the nation by Lax Power, and finished this
season with a No. 5-ranking.
Davis was named the SSSA Outstanding Model Athlete in 2009, as well
as earning All-America, Under Armour All-America and All-Tewaaraton
team honors. She earned all-metro, all-Independent School League
(ISL) and all-state honors in 2009 in addition to all-state honors
in 2008.
In 2008, Davis was a member of the US Lacrosse National Team #1
championship team and was on the US Lacrosse Senior National Team
championship team in 2009.
Davis played three years of field hockey at SSSA and was captain of
the squad her senior year. She was named all-ISL and all-state
while being named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association
(NFHCA) national academic squad. The team won back-to-back league
and state championships in 2007 and 2008.
Davis also considered Dartmouth, Duke and Penn.
Jenna Davis
Davis was a five-year member of the Division Avenue
varsity team, where she amassed 352 career goals and 157 assists.
As a senior captain, she scored 94 goals and added 39 assists. The
Blue Dragons were Conference III champions in 2005 and Conference
II champs in 2007.
During her career, Davis was named all-county four times,
all-conference as a freshman, twice earned national all-academic
honors and was named an honorable mention All-America twice. She
was named second-team All-Long Island by Newsday in 2008 and
first-team by the newspaper the following year. Following her
senior season, Davis earned the Citibank/News12 Scholar-Athlete
award as well as the 2009 Blue Dragon Athlete of the Year.
Davis also lettered in basketball and soccer, where she was named
All-County on four occasions.
Davis has played club lacrosse for the Long Island Pride and Long
Island Yellow Jackets. In 2008 she represented Long Island at the
Empire State Games and participated in the New York 5 Women's
Division National Tournament.
She also considered Johns Hopkins.
Sam Ellis
Ellis is an attacker from Radnor High School. During her
three years on the varsity team, the squad posted a 64-4 record, as
she collected 197 career points. As a senior captain, Ellis scored
109 goals while adding 18 assists, 47 ground balls, 31 caused
turnovers and 15 draw controls.
The Raiders went undefeated (23-0) in 2008 on the way to the
District I AAA championship title. This past season, the team was
the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) girls
lacrosse champions.
Ellis was named All-Main Line, All-Delco, and All-Central League in
2009. After earning All-America Honorable Mention accolades in
2008, she was named All-America in 2009. A member of the Under
Armour Girls All-America team, Ellis was named to the national
all-academic team in 2008 and 2009.
She earned the Sally Wilson Award awarded to the MVP, broke the
school record for most goals scored in a season and the tied the
record for the most goals scored in a game with 10.
Ellis was a member of the Ultimate Goal Lacrosse Club, the 2008
Upper Atlantic Team 2, National Tournament Senior All-Star team,
and the 2009 Under Armour All-American Girls North Team.
Also a member of the golf team at Radnor, Ellis also considered
Brown, California and Vanderbilt.
Jaci Gassaway
Gassaway played attack for the Severna Park Falcons for
four years and recorded a 74-6 record, including two undefeated
20-0 seasons. During her freshman year, the Falcons were region
champions and finished second in the state tournament. In 2007 and
2008, the team was county, region and state champions. This past
year the team captured its third straight state title and again was
regional champs with Gassaway as team captain. Gassaway was
sidelined for most of the 2009 season with an ACL injury, but her
rehab is going well, and she is expected to recover fully in time
for her freshman campaign at Princeton.
A 2008 US Lacrosse national all-academic, Gassaway was twice named
first-team coaches all-county. She also earned first-team capital
all-county and first-team all-district honors in 2007. Gassaway
also lettered in cross country and indoor track
A member of the Severn Park Lacrosse Club (SPlax), Gassaway also
considered Duke, North Carolina and Stanford.
Jackie Klauberg
A four-year letterwinner from Greenwich Academy, Klauberg
led the team in scoring during her junior and senior seasons as a
midfielder. As a senior she scored 115 points and collected 100
forced turnovers, 80 draw controls and 50 ground balls. The Gators
were Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) champions in 2007, 2008
and 2009. After being named the Western New England Champions in
2007, the team finished the year with the No. 1 New England Prep
School ranking by laxpower.com. The team finished 2008, ranking No.
5 and 2009, ranking No. 6.
Klauberg was named a USL High School All-America honoree in 2008
and 2009, and was an Under Armour All-America selection in 2008.
She is a two-time New England Lacrosse All-Star, a two-time All-FAA
selection and a first-team All-Galaxy pick in 2008. She was named
to the all-tournament team at the 2009 National Tournament in the
women's division as a member of the New England team, and was on
the Lower New England team in 2008.
Klauberg was also a four-year letterwinner on the Gators basketball
team, where she reached 1,000 career points. She led the league in
scoring in 2008 and 2009 and was named all-league three times.
A member of the Metro Magic Lacrosse Club for the past two years,
Klauberg also considered Duke, Georgetown, Harvard and North
Carolina.
Katie Matz
Matz lettered all four years at McDonogh School as an
attacker and midfielder. She helped the team to a 74-8 record
during those four years while scoring 90 goals and 44 assists. As a
senior captain, Matz collected 27 goals and 15 assists. After the
Eagles were the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland
(IAAM) A conference runners-up in 2006 and 2008, the team took the
championship in 2009.
In 2008, Matz was named first-team All-Galaxy and was member of the
Under Armour Underclassmen Championship team. In 2009, she earned
Under Armour All-America honors and was named second-team all-metro
by the Baltimore Sun.
Matz also lettered in field hockey where she was a two-time
captain, leading the Eagles to two conference championships.
Matz also considered Northwestern, Maryland, Penn and Syracuse.
Caroline Rehfuss
Rehfuss played four years of varsity lacrosse at Shaker
High School as a midfielder. She helped her team to a 43-9 record
during her tenure. As a senior captain she scored 60 goals and
chipped in 25 assists en route to being name the team MVP and the
Best All Around Female Athlete at Shaker High. The Blue Bison were
three-time Section 2 and Suburban Council runners-up.
Rehfuss is a 2009 first-team All-America selection and a three-time
Scholar Athlete, Rehfuss earned national all-academic honors from
US Lacrosse in 2009. She was named first-team All-Galaxy in 2008
and first-team Suburban Council All-Star twice. Rehfuss was
selected to the Empire State team from 2006-08. She also lettered
in swimming and diving and indoor track. Rehfuss has played club
lacrosse for the Metro Lacrosse Club since 2005 and was named
captain and MVP in 2009.
Rehfuss also considered Brown, Harvard, Loyola, Middlebury, Navy,
Stanford and Yale.
Ties to the Lacrosse World
Jenna Davis - her two brothers played at Princeton. Tommy
graduated in 2009, while Jimmy will be a senior. She is the cousin
of Kevin and Jason Lavey, former Delaware standouts.
Sam Ellis - sister Stephanie is a senior on the Penn State team,
while her brother Jordan played at Yale from 2003-07.
Jackie Klauberg - sister Christie will be a junior on the team at
Duke.
Katie Matz - first cousin David played at Penn from 2005-08, while
her other first cousin Sarah will be a freshman at Maryland
Caroline Rehfuss - sister Abigail will be a junior for Loyola
