Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Claire Gailliout finished her illustrious Rutgers-Camden career ranking among the Scarlet Raptors’ all-time leaders in numerous categories despite losing almost two full seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In only 35 career games – all starts – Gailliout collected 82 goals and 32 assists for 114 points. She finished sixth in career goals and third in goals per game (2.34). Her five career goals are tied for second on the career list, while her 32 assists and 114 points rank fourth and fifth, respectively. Among per game averages, she finished her career with the highest assist average (0.91) among all players with a minimum of 20 career assists. She closed her four seasons with the second-highest points per game average (3.26).
 
Gailliout also closed her career with the best shot percentage (.482) and shots on goal percentage (.794) among all players in program history with the minimum of 100 shots. Her 170 shots are the seventh-highest Raptor career total and her 135 shots on goal rank sixth.
 
Gailliout also finished her career with 49 ground balls, 44 draw controls and 26 caused turnovers. She captured New Jersey Athletic Conference Honorable Mention during her senior season.
 
Academics: New Jersey Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention for the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 scholastic years…Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2018 Fall, 2019 Spring, 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, 2021 Spring, 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring semesters…Dean’s List student…One of only 26 athletes on the 119-member 2022 Spring AD Honor Roll to post a perfect 4.0 GPA.
 
Lacrosse 2022: Started all 13 Rutgers-Camden games…Led the team with 30 goals, 13 assists and 43 points… Named NJAC Honorable Mention…Paced the team with 57 shots and 46 shots on goal…Tied for the team lead with one game-winning goal…Placed second on the team with 31 draw controls, 21 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers…Had a .526 shot percentage and an .807 shots-on-goal percentage…Earned honors as the Rutgers-Camden Raptor of the Week March 7 after opening the season with five goals, three assists, eight points, two draw controls and the game-winning goal in a 13-12 victory over Eastern University (March 2)…Notched her season highs of six goals and six draw controls in a 16-11 win over Delaware Valley (March 14)…Collected four goals and one assist for five points against Ramapo (April 23)…Notched three goals and three assists for six points against Immaculata (March 22)…Had three games in which she collected three goals and one assist for four points, coming against Bryn Mawr (March 7), Gwynedd Mercy (March 16) and Bryn Athyn (March 19)…In the last game of her career, assisted on the Scarlet Raptors’ lone goal in a loss against nationally-ranked The College of New Jersey (April 26)…Had a season high of five ground balls against Kean (April 9) and notched four ground balls against both Neumann (March 9) and Immaculata (March 22)…Collected four caused turnovers against both Neumann and Kean.
 
Lacrosse 2021: Started all five Rutgers-Camden games during the pandemic-shortened season…Led the team in goals (4) and points (5) while tying for the team lead in assists (1)…Took five shots, all of them on goal for a perfect 1.000 percentage…Second on the team in ground balls (9)…Tied for second on the team in draw controls (4)…Led the club with four caused turnovers…In the season opener against Kean (April 3), put two shots on goal and scored one goal, while adding one ground ball, one draw control and one caused turnover…Assisted on the Raptors’ lone goal against The College of New Jersey (April 17), while notching two ground balls, one draw control and one caused turnover…Scored both Raptor goals in a loss against Montclair State (April 21), while adding one draw control and her season high of three ground balls…Scored the lone Rutgers-Camden goal against Stockton (April 24), while adding one draw control, one caused turnover and two ground balls…Collected one ground ball and one caused turnover in a New Jersey Athletic Conference quarterfinal loss against Stockton (April 26).
 
Lacrosse 2020: Started both games in the Raptors’ short season, leading the team in goals (10), points (11), shots (15), shots on goal (14), free position goals (2), shot percentage (.667) and shots on goal percentage (.933)…Added three draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover…Collected five goals against Manhattanville (March 7), while adding one assist and two draw controls…Had five goals, one ground ball, one draw control and one caused turnover against Bryn Mawr (March 10).
 
Cross Country 2019: Competed in the Jack Saint Clair Memorial (Oct. 12), running fifth on the Raptors’ team and 108th of 123 overall in a time of 36:14.6.
 
Lacrosse 2019: Started all 15 Rutgers-Camden games…Led the team in assists (17), points (55), game-winning goals (4) shots (93) and shots on goal (70)…Second on the team in assists (38)…Had 18 ground balls, six draw controls and nine caused turnovers…Named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on April 8…Had four assists against Rosemont (April 4), tied for the third-highest single-game total in program history…Also had three assists against SUNY-Purchase (March 15)…Scored three or more goals on eight occasions, including a high of six against both SUNY-Purchase and Bryn Mawr (April 11)…Notched eight-point games against SUNY-Purchase (six goals, two assists) and Rosemont (four goals, four assists)…Had the game-winning goal in all four of the Raptors’ wins, tying a single-season program record with her four game winners…Already ranks third in career game-winning goals, two shy of the program record…Her 93 shots were the fourth-highest single-season total in program history, while her 70 shots on goal ranked fifth on the single-season program list…Made her collegiate debut in a 20-9 win over Penn State-Abington, collecting three goals and one assist for four points, notching the game-winning goal and adding one ground ball…Had a career-high four ground balls against Bryn Mawr (April 11)…Had her high of two caused turnovers against both Rosemont (April 4) and Stockton (April 18)…Took her high of 12 shots (10 on goals) against Bryn Mawr, scoring six goals…Had her high of two draw controls against Ramapo (April 27).
 
High School: Multi-sport athlete who earned six varsity letters between field hockey and lacrosse at Williamstown High School…In lacrosse, was a two-time All-Conference Second Team player…Earned Offensive MVP three times at Williamstown…Selected to play in the South Jersey Senior All-Star Game…Reached the career 100-goal milestone as a junior and finished with 149 goals…Earned All-Conference Second Team in field hockey…Honor Roll student…National Honor Society member.
 
Club Team: South Jersey Devils
 
Personal: Born September 7, 2000…Last name pronounced “Gay-you”…Was joined on the Scarlet Raptors’ 2022 roster by her freshman sister Chloe…Enjoys spending time with family and friends, and going to the beach…Nursing major at Rutgers-Camden who plans to become a nurse and work in a hospital…Claire is the daughter of Mark and Theresa Gailliout of Williamstown.