2024 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Ellie Rutherford
- Position:
- Midfield
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- The Mary Erskine School
- Hometown:
- Edinburgh, Scotland
2024 (Senior): National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Senior Team selection … Was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year … NFHCA National Academic Squad honors as well as Scholar of Distinction kudos … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten Selection … Ranked second on the team in points (15) and goals (4) and led the squad in assists (7) ... Assisted on two of MSU’s four goals against UC-Davis in the season opener ... Posted her first goal of the season in the tough OT loss to Ohio (9/7) ... Had a goal on the road at Bellarmine (9/13) ... Assisted on Lilian Knorr’s first career goal at home against Colgate (9/15) ... Delivered an assist on a corner play goal at Ball State (9/29) ... Scored the OT game-winner against Miami (10/1) ... Had a goal and two assists in a tough OT loss to Kent State (10/6) ... Assisted on Maddie Lawlor’s score in a win over Iowa (10/26).
2023 (Junior): NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Voted team Offensive Player of the Year … Second Team All-Big Ten honors … Started all 16 games … Led the team in total points (9) and goals (4) … Scored a goal in back-to-back games in the 1-0 victory over Indiana (9/22) for her second-career game winning goal, and the 3-0 victory against Central Michigan (9/24) … Netted a goal in a 3-1 loss to No. 1 Iowa (10/1) … Played a season-high 77 minutes in the 2-1 loss to Miami (OH) (10/22) … In the season-finale, registered a goal and one assist in the 4-0 win over Ball State (10/29).
2022 (Sophomore): NFCHA National Academic Squad ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Preseason All-B1G … Played in 17 games for the Spartans and made 17 starts at midfield … Tied for third on the team with 10 points from four goals and two assists … Scored a pair of goals against Saint Louis (8/28) … Scored a goal in a 5-2 win at UC Davis (9/2) … Recorded an assist in a 3-1 win against Bellarmine (9/18) … Scored a goal at Ohio State (9/30) … Added an assist on the game-winning overtime goal against Indiana (10/16).
2021 (Freshman): Selected as the team’s Rookie of the Year … NFCA Scholar of Distinction and National Academic Squad … Member of Scotland U19 squad … Played and started all 15 games … Had four goals (good for second on the team) and 10 points, which also ranked second … Opened her scoring with a goal against St. Louis (10/28) … Had a four-point day (goal, two assists) in a 7-1 win over Ball State (9/12) … Followed that up with a goal vs. Ohio State (9/17) … Scored the game-winning goal in a 4-3 victory at Miami (10/10).
