RPI Women's Lacrosse Recruiting
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Coaching Staff & Contact
Leslie DeLano
Verified contact info from official program sources
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Schedule & Results
| Date | Opponent | Loc | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | RIT | HOME | 9–11 | L |
| Apr 18 | Rochester (NY) | AWAY | 9–10 | L |
| Apr 17 | William Smith | AWAY | 6–19 | L |
| Apr 11 | Ithaca | AWAY | 8–20 | L |
| Apr 8 | Union (NY) | HOME | 7–14 | L |
Either the season is over or new dates haven't been published yet.
RPI's 2026 opponents combined for a 57% win rate — one of the tougher slates in Division III (tougher than 81% of programs). The team took 2 wins over opponents with winning records, headlined by SUNY New Paltz (12-6). Massey rates the defense #43 of 273 Division III teams (offense #59) — a defense-first profile. Scoring margin fell by 1.1 goals per game year over year.
Roster
No NCAA box-score data is published for this program yet. We'll fall back to the per-school scrape pipeline once it's wired up.
51% of the previous season's points came back for 2026, roughly typical for the division. RPI added 7 new names to the 2026 roster. 17 of 21 players started at least one game — a rough gauge of real playing-time odds. Offense runs through a core: the top three scorers produced 46% of the team's points.
Academic & School Profile
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard
Cost data from IPEDS. Scholarship counts reflect NCAA limits — actual aid varies.
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About RPI Women's Lacrosse
RPI women's lacrosse is led by its head coach, whose 2026 staff produced All-Liberty League honorees Houston and Cedrone. The team's identity reflects RPI's STEM-focused student-athlete profile, balancing rigorous engineering coursework with Division III competition.
RPI women's lacrosse competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Liberty League, representing Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. The Engineers compete annually with regional D3 programs like Rochester, RIT, Skidmore and St. Lawrence and produce All-Liberty League selections. The program emphasizes academic-athletic balance at the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research university founded in 1824 in Troy, New York, and is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere. RPI enrolls about 5,900 undergraduates, reports a 58% acceptance rate, an 83% graduation rate, and an average SAT around 1415, offering recruits a highly selective STEM-focused campus competing in NCAA Division III athletics.
On May 5, 2026, Houston and Cedrone earned All-Liberty League honors for RPI women's lacrosse. The Engineers closed the regular season with a narrow loss to RIT on April 25 and a late-game loss at Rochester on April 18.
Frequently Asked
- What conference does RPI women's lacrosse play in?
- RPI women's lacrosse competes in the Liberty League at the NCAA Division III level.
- Who is the head coach of RPI women's lacrosse?
- RPI women's lacrosse is led by the head coach of the Engineers' Division III program, whose 2026 staff produced All-Liberty League honorees Houston and Cedrone.
- Has RPI won an NCAA women's lacrosse championship?
- RPI has not won an NCAA Division III women's lacrosse national championship; the Engineers compete in the Liberty League and produce All-Conference selections annually.
- Where does RPI recruit women's lacrosse players from?
- Tracked women's lacrosse commits to RPI came from 17 states, led by NY, CT, PA.
Other NCAA Division III women's lacrosse programs ranked near RPI.
Data updated 2026-08-11 · methodology
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