Wagner College Athletics

Janet Sobieski, who becomes the first women's lacrosse player to be voted into the Wagner Hall of Fame, was at the forefront of Wagner Women's Lacrosse as a member of the inaugural Seahawk women's lacrosse team in 1997. An extremely efficient scorer, the Long Valley, NJ native remains the only Seahawk on the All-Time Top 10 Scoring List to have a better than 50% shot-to-goal ratio as she scored on 53% of her shots, she went on to earn First-Team All-Northeast Conference honors in 1999, as a midfielder, and in 2000 on attack. Along the way, she became the first Seahawk to score 100 career goals and break the 150-point mark. Nearly 20 years after her playing career, while playing in era prior to the advancement of equipment and technology which the sport of lacrosse has enjoyed in the past 15 years, Sobieski remains one of the program's all-time statistical leaders. She ranks second in career goals (149), third in total points (177), fifth in shots (281), fourth in ground balls (143), and sixth in draw controls (113). "Janet was exactly what a coach wanted in a player," said Heather Dent, who took over as Wagner head coach prior to Sobieski's senior season of 2000. "She was a player that might be relied upon not only to score goals but to be a leader on and off the field. She was humble, unselfish, and had an undeniable spirit and joy for the game. Her exceptional play helped elevate the play of others, and she performed on a daily basis with quiet confidence and composure. Janet Sobieski is emblematic of the type of athlete that Wagner intends to foster, promote, and celebrate - athletically gifted, academically talented, and held the values of a team that she helped to create from the onset of its history."