2025 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Jenae Sperling
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Mission Viejo HS
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
As a Junior (2025)
» Spring Academic All-Big Ten
Played and started in all 16 games … Set career highs in goals (11), assists (7), points (18), shots (35), shots on goal (20), ground balls (14) and caused turnovers (5) … Scored in seven games, including a pair of multi-goal outings … Scored and assisted in the same game five times … Eight of her 11 goals came at home … vs. Stetson (Feb. 11): Recorded her first career multi-goal game, scoring twice and adding an assist for a then-career-high three points … vs. Central Michigan (Feb. 22): Scored her first collegiate hat trick, netting a career-high four goals … Added an assist for a career-high five points … Scored on both of her free position attempts … Added a caused turnover and a ground ball … at California (Feb. 27): Scored her first goal on the road of the season and added a draw control … vs. San Diego State (March 6): Recorded multiple assists in a game for the first time in her career, aiding on two goals while adding one of her own in the come-from-behind win … vs. Penn State (March 23): Scored once and added an assist, her second in as many games, against the Nittany Lions … Also recorded two caused turnovers and two ground balls … at Eastern Michigan (April 11): Scored once on a free position shot and tallied a career-high five ground balls with two caused turnovers … at #3 Northwestern (April 13): Scored once and assisted once for two points.
As a Sophomore (2024)
» Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Played in 12 games … Scored three goals and dished out two assists while running down seven draw controls … vs. Saint Francis (Feb. 16): Notched first career assist in a 17-7 win … at Rider (March 1): Scored her first goal of the season in a 17-9 win over the Broncos … vs. Merrimack (March 6): Scored for the second straight game in a win over Merrimack.
As a Freshman (2023)
Appeared in seven games, helping the Ducks to victories against Xavier and UC Davis … at Arizona State (March 24): Scored first career goal in the second period against the Sun Devils.
High School
Played at Mission Viejo High School and for Coaches Jon Fox (SoCal Express Elite), Lauren Ciccomascolo (Aces) and Sam Farrell (Mad Dog West Elite) at the club level … Earned Sea View League MVP honors in 2021 and 2022 … Scored 100 goals in her senior season ... Named an Under Armour All-American (West Region) selection … Selected as the 2021 All-C.I.F Southern Section D3 Player of the Year … Picked as a member of the 2022 Adrenaline All-American Senior Game (South Team) ... Recognized as Mission Viejo HS's all-time leader in goals, assists, ground balls, and points … Represented as a two-time varsity captain at Mission Viejo HS … Received the Footlocker Scholar-Athlete Award her senior season.
Personal
Daughter of Linda and Steven Sperling … Has two older brothers: Chandler and Zach … Born on December 19, 2003, in Laguna Hills, Calif.
