Bresnahan, Pirreca & Stevens Are BIG EAST Players of the Week
Taylor Bresnahan, Shayna Pirreca & Mollie Stevens were honored by the BIG EAST Conference Tuesday.
Photo By: Jim Burgess
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Bresnahan, Pirreca & Stevens Are BIG EAST Players of the Week

Kelly Reynolds
Florida picked up three of the four BIG EAST lacrosse weekly awards.
NEW YORK -- After the No. 8 Gators' 2-0 start to the 2016 lacrosse campaign, including a win over No. 13 Loyola to debut the new season, three Florida players in Taylor Bresnahan, Shayna Pirreca and Mollie Stevens were tabbed BIG EAST Athletes of the Week Tuesday by the conference office.
 
In the first installment of weekly awards this season, Bresnahan -- a 2015 IWLCA All-South Second Team honoree -- was named the Defensive Player of the Week after a career day against Michigan Saturday. The weekly honor is the first for Bresnahan, who has scored in both of Florida's games this season and ranks second among BIG EAST players in ground balls so far in 2016.
 
The honor also marks the first for Pirreca, who was tabbed the Attacker of the Week after a dominating offensive performance in a come-back victory against the Wolverines. Pirreca turned in a career high six points and tied career highs in goals (4), assists (2) and shots (5). She leads the BIG EAST in assists and points so far in 2016.
 
After a career best five-goal outing in the Gators' win over No. 13 Loyola, Stevens, a BIG EAST First Team and IWLCA All-South Second Team player last season, is the conference's Midfielder of the Week. Stevens has extended her school-record streak to 27 games with a goal, tied a career high with four draw controls against the Wolverines -- including two crucial controls in the final minutes of regulation. Stevens added three caused turnovers and leads the conference in goals (8) through the first two games.
 
Defensive Player of the Week | TAYLOR BRESNAHAN
LAST WEEK: 1G (1SH), 1A, 2PT, 4GB, 1DC, 4CT
  • Had a career day and was Florida's key defensive cog in the Gators' thrilling win over Michigan with a career-tying four ground balls, four caused turnovers and two points
  • Converted a fast break to score in her second straight game this season, including against No. 13 Loyola in UF's season opener
  • Now has five career goals as a defensive player (two of which have come this season)
  • Second in the BE in ground balls (6) -- and tops on UF team -- through first two games
 
Attacker of the Week | SHAYNA PIRRECA
LAST WEEK: 4G (5SH), 2A, 6PT
  • Took control in the second period of UF's game against Michigan; scored three goals in a span of 1:15 to help UF's come-back bid against the Wolverines last weekend for an 11-11 tie, then dished out the assist on the game-winning goal as Florida moved to 2-0 with 12-11 win
  • Finished the day against UM with a career high six points, career-tying four goals and also tied her career highs in assists (2) and shots (5)
  • On the season, boasts a .667 shooting percentage, tops for the Gators
  • Leading the BE in assists (4), overall points (10), points per game (5.0) and has had multiple goal/assist outings in UF's first two games
 
Midfielder of the Week | MOLLIE STEVENS
LAST WEEK: 3G (5SH), 3PT, 2GB, 4DC, 3CT
  • After scoring a career high five goals/points in UF's season opener against No. 13 Loyola, struck with a three-goal outing against Michigan, second most for the Gators that day, to extend her school-record streak to 27 games with a goal/point
  • Had a career-tying four draw controls in Florida's comeback win against Michigan, including two of the last three draw controls of the game to help UF establish possession and set up the final four goals for the win
  • Additionally caused a career-tying three turnovers against the Wolverines
  • Leads the BE in overall goals (8) on the season and ranks second in points (8)
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