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2026 MIT Women's Lacrosse Roster

Larry Petulla
Larry Petulla
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Larry Petulla
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13 Gwen Flusche

  • Position M
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Ridgewood
  • Hometown Ridgewood, N.J.
  • Major Mathematics with Computer Science

Biography

Career Highs: 
  • Goals: 5 vs. Emerson (April 4, 2026) and Babson (April 29, 2026 – NEWMAC Semifinal)  
  • Assists: 6 vs. Mount Holyoke (March 18, 2023) and Emerson (April 1, 2023) 
  • Points: 7 vs. Emerson (April 1, 2023) 
  • Groundballs: 7 vs. Wheaton (April 23, 2025) 
  • Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Bowdoin (April 5, 2024)  
  • Draw Controls: 12 vs. Springfield (April 16, 2025) 
Accolades: 
  • 2025 NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Year 
  • 2023 NEWMAC Rookie of the Year 
  • 3x NEWMAC All-Conference First Team (2024, 2025, 2026) 
  • 2x IWLCA All-Region First Team (2024, 2025)
  • 2026 IWLCA All-Region Second Team  
  • 2025 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team 
  • 2025 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2026 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Second Team 
  • 3x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2024, 2025, 2026) 
  • 2025 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll 
  • Set the MIT record for career draw controls (290)
  • Graduates ranked third all-time at MIT in career assists (86), fourth in career groundballs (154), ninth in career caused turnovers (61), 12th in career points (190), and 21st in career goals (104) 
2026: 
  • Started all 20 games 
  • Ranked fifth in the NEWMAC in groundballs (40) and seventh in draw controls (70) 
2025: 
  • Played in 21 games, started 20 
  • Ranked second in the NEWMAC in groundballs (45) and draw controls (101) 
2024: 
  • NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week (April 8) 
  • Played in 21 games, started in 18 
2023: 
  • NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week (March 6) 
  • Played in 20 games, started 19 
  • Ranked second in the in NEWMAC in assists (36) and assists per game (1.80) 
Before MIT: 
  • Graduated from Ridgewood High School 
  • All-County, All-League, All-Group First Team 
  • Captain, Team MVP, four-time varsity letterwinner 
  • League and County Champions 
  • Was also a member of the soccer team 
  • All-County First Team, captain, and three-time varsity letterwinner 
  • League, County, and State Sectional Champions 
  • National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society 
  • AP Scholar 
  • Honor Roll 
  • DECA chapter officer, Stock Market Club co-president 
Personal: 
  • Internship: Schafer Cullen Capital Management 
  • Research: UROP with the MIT Center of Real Estate assessing uses of digital twin technology for insurance purposes 
  • Scholars of Finance president 
  • Alpha Phi sorority 
  • Favorite Sports Memory: “Scoring my first goal in a college lacrosse game.” 
Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 
  • Beating Bowdoin last season! 
Club: 
  • Building Blocks Lacrosse 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2023First Year

    M
    5'4"
    2
  • 13

    2024Sophomore

    M
    5'4"
    13
  • 13

    2025Junior

    M
    5'4"
    13
  • 13

    2026Senior

    M
    5'4"
    13