Bruns, Cullen, Farrell Named WomensLacrosse.com All-Americans
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | Lacrosse
Florida's Ashley Bruns (Ellicott City, Md.), Kitty Cullen (Rockville, Md.) and Sam Farrell (Millersville, Md.) were named All-Americans by WomensLacrosse.com this weekend. This is Bruns' and Cullen's second All-America achievement of the 2011 season while Farrell is receiving her first All-America recognition.
Cullen was named a First Team All-America, Farrell was honored as a Second Team All-America and Bruns was given a Third Team All-America nod. All three athletes were honored earlier in the season as First Team honorees by the American Lacrosse Conference.
American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Year Cullen was named WomensLacrosse.com First Team All-America after leading the nation in scoring for the entire 2011 regular season. Cullen had 77 goals on the year, averaging 3.85 goals per game to lead the ALC, while also averaging 4.3 points per game, a .501 shooting percentage and a .755 shot on goal percentage. Cullen scored six goals or more four times this season (6 vs. Denver, Ohio State, Northwestern, 7 vs. Penn State) and scored at least a hat trick in nearly every game (16 out of 20). Cullen received WomensLacrosse.com National Offensive Player of the Week recognition twice this season, first following her seven-goal performance against Penn State and again after leading the Gators in their upset of Northwestern. Cullen was also recently named a WomensLax.com All-American.
Farrell was named WomensLacrosse.com Second Team All-America after racking up 27 ground balls on the season. She held all but two of her marks to less than half of their season scoring average. Farrell was named First Team All-ALC and ALC All-Tournament Team, while also garnering ALC Defensive Player of the Week and WomensLacrosse.com Honor Roll recognition for her performances against then-No. 9 Georgetown and Temple. Farrell had six draw controls total in those games, notching three against both the Hoyas and the Owls. In Florida's upset of Georgetown, Farrell constantly matched up with 2011 All-Region honoree Jordy Kirr, Georgetown's best scorer, who only scored twice against the Gators and was only able to get off three shots for the entire evening. Farrell and the Florida defense frustrated the Georgetown offense, as they were continually unable to penetrate the Gator backfield. In the Gators' throttling of Temple, Farrell was part of a stellar Florida defense who held Temple to just four goals and only four shots in the entire second half. Her work through the midfield and around the cage throughout the season was more than could be written on a scoresheet.
Bruns was named WomensLacrosse.com Third Team All-America after notching a team-leading 28 assists, while also ranking second on the Gators in points (74) and goals (46), and third on the team in caused turnovers (17). She averaged 3.7 points per game to put her among the top 50 scorers in the country. Bruns was honored as the ALC Offensive Player of the Week, the WomensLacrosse.com National Offensive Player of the Week and the WomensLax.com National Player of the Week for her performances against Colgate and then-No. 11 Syracuse, as she netted six goals on seven shots. She scored at least three goals on nine occasions this year and scored at least three points in 14 out of 20 games in 2011. Bruns was also recently named a WomensLax.com All-American.
