Lauren Knego

New Jersey

Reporter at NJ.com

Boys soccer, girls basketball and girls lacrosse reporter for @njdotcom. Hockey wife and proud mama. Go Cardinals!

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Articles

The future is bright for this N.J. girls lacrosse team after a season of milestones

3 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Knego

Cedar Creek has only had a girls lacrosse program for 11 years. And early on, it was a struggle: in the first seven years of the program’s existence, the Pirates won 20 games. And lost 79. Enter Rebecca Gordon, who took over as head coach in 2022 and the Pirates went 6-13, which matched a program-record for wins. “Being committed to the sport, when I got here, and even still, lacrosse was never anyone’s No. 1 sport,” Gordon said.
Girls lacrosse MVPs from the public quarterfinals, Non-Public second round

3 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Knego |Donovan Hugel

The stakes are rising with every single game at this time of the year. It’s taken some special performances from individual players to ensure that their team’s will live to see another day. Below, find our selections for the best players in every game from the Public quarterfinals, and Non-Public second rounds. Katie Adams, Ridgewood Adams’ scoring streak reached nine consecutive games in second-seeded Ridgewood’s 13-2 win over seventh-seeded Hillsborough in the North, Group 4 quarterfinals.
Girls Lacrosse: Non-Public quarterfinal results, photos and links for Tuesday, June 3

3 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Knego

NON-PUBLIC QUARTERFINALS 5-Immaculate Heart at 4-Trinity Hall, 3:30@laurenknegoRecap | 📸 Photos11-Mount St. Mary at 3-Kent Place, 4No. 7 Pingry vs. Bishop Eustace, 4:15No. 11 Oak Knoll vs. Notre Dame, 2No. 12 Kent Place vs. Mount St. Mary, 4Tuesday, Jun.
Girls Lacrosse Top 20 for June 3: Elite hold steady as state tournament rolls on

3 days ago | nj.com | Donovan Hugel |Lauren Knego

How far can the best teams in New Jersey go? That’s one of the biggest questions that will be on everyone’s mind throughout the final few weeks of the 2025 season. Through the first few rounds of the state tournament, the teams in the elite tier have had no trouble keeping their seasons alive. As the number of teams alive dwindles though and the best of the best start to match up, what will the end results be? We’ll find out soon as the Non-Public quarterfinals and Public semifinals are set.
No. 5 Hunterdon Central tops Morristown, advances to North, Group 4 semifinals

3 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Knego

There are a handful of seniors on Hunterdon Central who remember losing to Morristown in the state tournament when they were freshmen and sophomores, and they have been waiting for the moment to get back at the Colonials for ending their seasons early. On Monday afternoon, those players saw to it that this time around it was the Red Devils who put an end to the reigning Group 4 champions’ season.
Previewing Tuesday’s girls lacrosse Non-Public Tournament quarterfinals

4 days ago | nj.com | Donovan Hugel |Lauren Knego

The girls lacrosse state tournament continues on Tuesday with the Non-Public quarterfinals. Eight teams remain in the Non-Public bracket, and each team has eyes on the state final on Wednesday, June 11. Here’s a breakdown of each quarterfinal round game. 8-Notre Dame at 1-Oak KnollIt was just last season that Oak Knoll and Notre Dame met in the Non-Public A quarterfinal round. One year later, they’ll run the same matchup back.
Previewing Monday’s quarterfinals in the public girls lacrosse state tournament

5 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Knego |Donovan Hugel

The girls lacrosse state tournament continues on Monday as the public brackets prepare for the sectional quarterfinals. After the first round was defined by lopsided results for higher-seeded teams (as is usually is), the competition should ramp up this round. And we’re here to preview it all. Here’s a breakdown of each quarterfinal round game. 8-Pequannock at 1-Glen RidgeTop-seeded Glen Ridge, ranked No. 19 in the NJ.com Top 20, steamrolled past 16th-seeded Indian Hills in the first round.
Girls Lacrosse: State Tournament results, photos and links for Saturday, May 31

6 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Knego

No. 6 Rumson-Fair Haven vs. Haddon Township, 10No. 7 Pingry vs. Red Bank Catholic, 12No. 11 Oak Knoll vs. Holy Angels, 10 Saturday, May. 3113-Camden Catholic (11-8) at 4-Trinity Hall (12-6), 9:30am16-Holy Angels (12-9) at 1-Oak Knoll (14-5), 10am15-Red Bank Catholic (12-8) at 2-Pingry (19-2), 12pm12-Morristown-Beard (12-6) at 5-Immaculate Heart (7-9), 3pm8-Haddon Township (15-4) at 1-Rumson-Fair Haven (15-4), 10amDonovan Hugel can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him at @donohugel.
Notre Dame holds off Holy Spirit to advance to Non-Public quarterfinals

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Knego

Notre Dame knew it was going to have to be prepared for anything on Friday afternoon if it wanted to keep its season alive. Eighth-seeded Notre Dame hosted ninth-seeded Holy Spirit in the second round of the Non-Public Tournament and battled to a 15-11 win in a game that got uncomfortably close a few times. “Our coach always says this saying, ‘Sometimes me, sometimes you but always us,’ and I feel like it was a whole team effort today,” Notre Dame’s Reese Parker said.
Girls lacrosse MVPs from the first rounds of the NJSIAA state tournament

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Knego |Donovan Hugel

The first rounds of the girls lacrosse state tournament are officially over, and there were some standout performances in every bracket during the opening games. Below, find our selections for the best players in every game from the first round in all three brackets. Abby Ball, CherokeeThe sophomore finished with a hat trick, four assists, one ground ball, four draw controls and one forced turnover as top-seeded Cherokee advanced over 16th-seeded South Brunswick in South, Group 4.