Cullen Named ALC's Top Offensive Player
from press release
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s Kitty
Cullen (Rockville, Md.) has been named the American Lacrosse
Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week for games played
from March 21-27. This is Cullen’s second ALC Weekly honor of
her career and Florida’s fourth ALC Weekly honor of the
season. This is the first time in program history that the Gators
have had an ALC Weekly honor for three straight weeks.
Cullen had stellar games against Fairfield and Ohio State. Against
the Stags, she had a team-high four goals on six shots (.667),
including going 3-for-3 on free position shots.
Against the Buckeyes, Cullen had her second six-goal performance of
the season (vs. Denver, Feb. 20) and third of her career (vs. Johns
Hopkins, May 6, 2010), tying the program record she holds with
Ashley Bruns (Ellicott City, Md.). The sophomore scored five of her
goals in the first half and had a hat trick just 14 minutes into
the contest.
With her sixth goal of the game against Ohio State, Cullen set a
new program record for goals in a single season with 49. Bruns
scored 48 as a freshman a year ago. The sophomore midfielder leads
the nation in goals scored overall and goals per game, while coming
in fifth in points overall.
The American Lacrosse Conference has recognized two other
student-athletes for their play last week as three different
institutions earned honors. Vanderbilt’s Alyssa Dunlap picked
up Rookie of the Week honors, the first time a Commodore has been
recognized by the conference this season. Brooke Lipinski from
Johns Hopkins was named Defensive Player of the Week, the first
Blue Jay to be so named in 2011.
The No. 6 Gators take on the No. 16 Penn State Nittany Lions in
State College, Pa. on Saturday, April 2nd. Opening draw is set for
12:00 p.m. The Nittany Lions are 6-4 on the season thus far,
entering the IWLCA poll after definitive wins over No. 12
Vanderbilt, 11-8, and No. 16 William & Mary, 17-8.
Florida’s matchup with Penn State will be broadcast on
www.GatorZone.com with Andrew Suarez and Michael Gillespie on the
call.
American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week Honors in
Florida History
2010 Season:
Week 2: Brittany Dashiell, Co-Rookie of the Week
Week 3: Ashley Bruns, Rookie of the Week
Week 5: Ashley Bruns, Rookie of the Week
Week 7: Sam Farrell, Defensive Player of the Week; Ashley Bruns,
Rookie
of the Week
2011 Season:
Week 1: Kitty Cullen, Offensive Player of the Week
Week 4: Sam Farrell, Defensive Player of the Week
Week 5: Ashley Bruns, Offensive Player of the Week
Week 6: Kitty Cullen, Offensive Player of the Week
