GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Rachel Del Duca has signed a national letter of intent to attend Tusculum College and play women's lacrosse for the Pioneers announced TC head coach Jenna Handshoe.

Del Duca, a 5-2 defender from New Providence, N.J., served as team captain at New Providence High School as her 2013 squad captured the Freedom South Conference championship. She has recorded 50 ground balls and also lettered on the cheerleading squad for three years.

"Rachel has great stick skills as a defender and will be an asset for our goalies," said Handshoe. "Defensively, she uses her size to her advantage and is able to make the big plays we will need."

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference. Tusculum, the oldest college in the State of Tennessee, sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports, including women's lacrosse, which will be competing in its first season during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Tusculum, the 28th oldest college in the nation, is a liberal arts institution committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty-one hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three off-site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for both traditional-aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a time.

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