George Washington University Athletics
2016 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster

Rachel Yaffe
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- St. Paul's School for Girls
- Hometown:
- Lutherville, MD
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2017: Forced to miss entire sophomore season due to injury ââ'¬¦ Named to the GW Athletics Academic Dean's List.
2016
Appeared in 15 games and made five starts during her rookie campaign, starting the final five contests of the season ... Recorded 18 ground balls, eight draw controls and nine caused turnovers ... Tallied 15 ground balls and all nine caused turnovers over the final four games of the year from April 17-30 ... Made her collegiate debut at UMBC (Feb. 27) ... Recorded her first career ground ball at Monmouth (March 5) ... Won two draw controls at mercer (March 15) ... Earned her first career start at Richmond (April 15) ... Recorded three ground balls and four caused turnovers at VCU (April 17) ... Followed with four ground balls and two caused turnovers against La Salle (April 22) ... Had two ground balls, two draw controls and a caused turnover at Duquesne (April 24) ... Tallied six ground balls, two caused turnovers and a draw control in the season finale against Saint Joseph's (April 30) ... Recognized on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall semester ... Named to the GW Athletics Academic Dean's List. HIGH SCHOOL
Team captain as a senior ... Won the Athlete of the Year Award in 2014-15 ... Named her team's Unsung Hero as a junior ... Also lettered in field hockey and squash at St. Paul's School ... A four-year varsity starter for field hockey, earning her team's Most Improved Player award as a sophomore and MVP award as a senior ... Also an IAAM Conference All-Star for field hockey ... Two-time field hockey team captain and also captained the squash team as a senior ... Member of the Spanish Honors Society and a high honor roll student ... Won the Daisy Math Award ... Participates in Israel Lacrosse. PERSONAL
Rachel Kara Yaffe ... Born Nov. 11, 1996, in Lutherville, Maryland ... Daughter of Linda and Wayne Yaffe ... Has a younger brother, Jordan, and a younger sister, Jessica ... Major is undecided.
Rachel Yaffe Game-By-Game Stats ![]()
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Goals | 0 | NA |
| Assists | 0 | NA |
| Points | 0 | NA |
| Shots | 0 | NA |
| Ground Balls | 6 | vs. Saint Joseph's (4/30/16) |
| Draw Controls | 2 | 2x, Last at Duquesne (4/22/16) |
| Caused Turnovers | 4 | at VCU (4/17/16) |










































