Tara Arolla News
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AS A JUNIOR (2011)
• A Cal co-captain, Arolla led the team in draw controls (39), goals (career-high 36) and game-winning goals (4)
• Tied for second in points (47) and assists (11)
• Tied for third in ground balls (22)
• Scored her winning goals against UC Davis (Cal beat the Aggies, 15-11, on Feb. 13), Navy (13-6 on March 7), at Drexel (9-8 on March 23) and at La Salle (10-9 on March 25)
• Earned an All-MPSF First-Team spot
• Named the MPSF Player of the Week after posting three goals and three assists in Cal wins over Drexel, 10-9, on March 23, La Salle, 9-8, on March 25 and Villanova, 11-2, on March 27
• Garnered MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete status with a 3.492 grade-point average
• Co-wrote the T Time with Tara and Tori blog with teammate Tori Harrison
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010)
• Started all 18 games as she set new career highs in goals (26), assists (13), and points (39) during her strong second season
Scored her first career hat trick against Notre Dame (3/13)
• Had a career-high five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in the MPSF tournament victory over Saint Mary's (4/29)
• Scored 7 points in the two MPSF tournament games and named to the All-Tournament team
• Member of the MPSF All-Academic team
• Co-wrote T Time With Tara and Tori blog for CalBears.com
AS A FRESHMAN (2009)
• Started seven games
• Scored a career-high three points with a goal and two assists in a 14-9 win over Albany (2/20)
• Scored two goals against William and Mary (3/11) and two goals against Vermont (3/13)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB SUCCESS
• Scored 296 goals and 97 assists in four years at La Costa Canyon High School
• As a senior, Arolla earned several honors after posting 98 goals and 24 assists to lead her school to a 23-0 record and to the CIF title, in which she was named the Player of the Game
• Named to the U.S. Lacrosse All-America first team
• Selected as the San Diego Union-Tribune's Lacrosse Player of the Year and the newspaper's Female Athlete of the Year (North Zone)
• Tabbed as the North County Times' Female Athlete of the Year and its Lacrosse Player of the Year
• As a junior, was an honorable mention All-American
• LCC also won the CIF crowns in her junior and freshman seasons
• Earned a U.S. under-19 national team tryout in 2006
• Was the first freshman ever selected to the Pacific Region National Team #1
• Played four years of varsity field hockey
• Four-year scholar-athlete at LCC
PERSONAL
• American studies major
• Parents are Laurie and Adam Arolla
• Born on Oct. 2, 1990, in Old Bridge, N.J.
AROLLA'S CAREER STATS
Year Games Shots Goals Assists Pts
2009 13 14 9 4 13
2010 18 54 26 13 39
2011 17 75 36 11 47
Totals 48 143 71 28 99
