2019 Lacrosse Roster

Andy Mead
Nick Brown
Matt Gardener
Matt Goldman
Dakota Williams
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Matt Pendleton

44 Sydney Pirreca

  • Position M
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Mount Sinai
  • Hometown Mount Sinai, N.Y.

Biography

HONORS
2019 Tewaaraton Watch List
2019 IWLCA Third Team All-American
2019 ILWomen Honorable Mention Media All-American
2019 IWLCA All-Region Second Team
2019 First Team All-AAC
2019 AAC All-Tournament Team
2018 Tewaaraton Watch List
2018 IWLCA Third Team All-American
2018 IL/Women Honorable Mention Media All-American
2018 IWLCA All-Region First Team
2018 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
2018 First Team All-BIG EAST
2018 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2018 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (2/20)
2018 ILWomen/Alpha Lacrosse Player of the Week (2/21)
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017 IWLCA All-South Region Second Team
2017 All-BIG East First Team
2017 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2017 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (3/14, 3/21)
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2016 Inside Lacrosse National Rookie of the Week (2/23)
2016 Lacrosse Magazine/Epoch Player on the Week
2016 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (2/23)

 
SENIOR SEASON (2019)

  • Played in 20 games for the Gators, starting 19 during her senior campaign
  • Became just the seventh Gator to reach 200 career points, finishing with 215 – sixth overall in program history
  • Also sits sixth in program history in goals scored (154) and assists (61)
  • Tied Florida’s all-time record for most points in a game, scoring 11 on five goals and six assists against Vanderbilt in the American Athletic Conference semifinal (5/2)
  • Finished her career fourth in shots attempted (395) and fifth in shots on goal (282)
  • Finished the season third on the team in goals (69), points (66) and shots (116), second in assists (25) and fourth in free position goals (11)
  • Notched seven hat tricks during the year and nine multi-goal games overall
  • Ranks in the Top-10 of the conference in eight categories: assists (4th), assists per game (3rd), FPG per game (8th), goals (4th), points (4th), points per game (4th), shots per game (5th), shots on goal per game (5th)
  • Named to the Tewaaraton Watch List
  • Earned ILWomen Honorable Mention Media All-American
  • Selected to the IWLCA All-Region Second Team
  • Named to the All-AAC First Team and All-Tournament Team
 
JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
  • Served as a captain in the 2018 season
  • Started all 21 games for the Gators during her junior campaign
  • Finished the season with 53 goals, 15 assists, 14 FPGs, 26 ground balls, 49 draw controls and nine caused turnovers
  • Third on the team in both goals (53) and points (68)
  • Set career-highs in goals (6), points (8) and draw controls (7) against No. 1 Maryland (2/17)
  • Dished out a career-high four assists against Syracuse (3/7)
  • Named to the Tewaaraton Watch List at the start of the 2018 season
  • Earned IWLCA Third Team All-American accolades
  • IL/Women Honorable Mention Media All-American honoree
  • Selected to the IWLCA All-Region First Team
  • BIG EAST Co-Midfielder of the Year award winner
  • Earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament team
  • Member of the All-BIG EAST First Team
  • One time BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week and one-time ILWomen/Alpha Lacrosse Player of the Week (2/20, 2/21)
  • Named to the 2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
  • 2017 IWLCA All-South Region Second Team
  • 2017 All-BIG EAST First Team
  • 2017 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
  • A two-time BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (3/14 & 3/21)
  • Started at midfield in all 20 of Florida’s games
  • Set career-highs in goals (35), assists (17), points (52), ground balls (25) and draw controls (41)
  • Recorded four goals and two assists for a career-high six points against No. 7 Stony Brook (3/11)
  • Won a career-best six draw controls in a home win over Villanova (4/12)
  • Finished third on the team with 17 assists and 41 draw controls
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
  • Started all 20 games in her freshman campaign
  • Recorded a hat trick in both BIG EAST Tournament games: (5/5) at Georgetown & (5/7) vs. Temple
  • Scored five goals in Florida’s win at No. 2 North Carolina (2/20), tied for the most by a Gator in 2016
  • Against No. 2 Syracuse, Pirreca scored two out of UF’s first three goals and helped the Orange and Blue secure the victory
  • Finished fifth on the team in both points (29) and goals (25)
BEFORE FLORIDA:
  • The No. 1-rated recruit from the class of 2015
  • 2015 Under Armour All-American
  • 2015 NYSPHSAA State Champion
  • 2015 US Lacrosse High School All-American
  • 2014 U.S. Women’s National Under-19 Team
  • 2014 finalist for the Heather Leigh Albert Award
  • Two-time All-Long Island selection
  • 2014 US Lacrosse High School All-American
  • 2013 led Mount Sinai to state championship game
 
MAJOR: Linguistics
 
CAREER STATS
Season GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot % SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT
2016 20-20 25 4 29 67 .373 48 .716 23 8 13 8
2017 20-20 35 17 52 94 .372 70 .745 25 41 23 8
2018 21-21 53 15 68 118 .449 89 .754 26 47 39 9
2019 20-19 41 25 66 116 .353 75 .647 24 6 27 12
TOTAL 81-80 154 61 215 395 .390 282 .714 98 102 102 37

 
CAREER HIGHS 
Goals..................................................................................................... 6 vs. Maryland (2/17/18)
Assists................................................................................................. 6 vs. Vanderbilt (5/2/19)
Points.................................................................................................. 11 vs. Vanderbilt (5/2/19)
Shots............................................................................................ 12 at Georgetown (3/24/18)
Ground Balls..................................................................... 5, 2x, last vs. Princeton (3/19/19)
Draw Controls................................................................................... 7 vs. Maryland (2/17/18)
Caused Turnovers................................................................. 2, 5x, last at Loyola (2/23/19)

*Graduated in May of 2019 with a degree in Linguistics 

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

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    2017Sophomore

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    2018Junior

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    2019Senior

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