TicketsCINCINNATI – The American Athletic Conference announced its weekly lacrosse award winners and, for the second week in a row, two University of Cincinnati players have earned recognition as Alyssa Adams was selected as the AAC Midfielder of the Week while Taylor Gysin was placed on the Honor Roll. Both players had career days for the Bearcats (2-1, 0-0 AAC) in the team's 22-18 victory over visiting Marquette last week.
// ADAMS ADDS UP
Against the Golden Eagles, Adams scored five goals on seven shots while also collecting seven ground balls to set a trio of career-bests. Her five goals and five points surpass her previous bests of three goals and three points which she tallied twice in her career, most recently last year (April 23) against ECU. One of her goals was a free-position goal, which tied her career-best for the sixth time. In the game, Adams opened the scoring for the Bearcats as she found the back of the cage at 27:38 to stake UC to a 1-0 lead. She scored three times in the second half, including her fifth of the day with 3:51 remaining in the game to push the Bearcats to a five-goal advantage.
// GYSIN GOT GOALS
Similar to Adams, Gysin's day rewrote many of her single-game bests, including points (eight), goals (six), assists (two), shots (six) and caused turnovers (two). Her eight points rank tied for sixth in the program's single-game Top 10 while her six goals tied for the fifth-most in a contest. Gysin's first goal pushed UC to a 2-0 lead with her second snapping a 3-3 tie early on and started a run of seven in a row for the Bearcats with Gysin collecting the seventh in that streak to bring UC to a 10-3 lead. In the second half, she added her fifth at the 22:37 mark to put the Bearcats ahead by eight one again before saving her final goal for the 1:28 mark to push the Bearcats ahead by four late in the game.
// HISTORICAL LOOK
Both women earned their first career conference accolades with their selections this week.
// RUNNING TOTAL
The honors for Adams and Gysin are the third and fourth, respectively, earned by the Bearcats in the first two weeks the AAC has handed out awards. Last week, Monica Borzillo was named the AAC Attacker of the Week while Sam Mlkvy was selected to the Honor Roll.
// NEXT UP
Cincinnati will play twice this week, including their first road game of the season when they travel to #23 Virginia Tech Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Blacksburg, Va. The Bearcats will close the week at home Sunday with Detroit Mercy coming to town of a 12 p.m. contest.
2019 AAC WEEKLY AWARDS
Attacker of the Week (1)
Monica Borzillo • Feb. 12
Midfielder of the Week (1)
Alyssa Adams • Feb. 19
Honor Roll (2)
Taylor Gysin • Feb. 19
Sam Mlkvy • Feb. 12
// ADAMS ADDS UP
Against the Golden Eagles, Adams scored five goals on seven shots while also collecting seven ground balls to set a trio of career-bests. Her five goals and five points surpass her previous bests of three goals and three points which she tallied twice in her career, most recently last year (April 23) against ECU. One of her goals was a free-position goal, which tied her career-best for the sixth time. In the game, Adams opened the scoring for the Bearcats as she found the back of the cage at 27:38 to stake UC to a 1-0 lead. She scored three times in the second half, including her fifth of the day with 3:51 remaining in the game to push the Bearcats to a five-goal advantage.
// GYSIN GOT GOALS
Similar to Adams, Gysin's day rewrote many of her single-game bests, including points (eight), goals (six), assists (two), shots (six) and caused turnovers (two). Her eight points rank tied for sixth in the program's single-game Top 10 while her six goals tied for the fifth-most in a contest. Gysin's first goal pushed UC to a 2-0 lead with her second snapping a 3-3 tie early on and started a run of seven in a row for the Bearcats with Gysin collecting the seventh in that streak to bring UC to a 10-3 lead. In the second half, she added her fifth at the 22:37 mark to put the Bearcats ahead by eight one again before saving her final goal for the 1:28 mark to push the Bearcats ahead by four late in the game.
// HISTORICAL LOOK
Both women earned their first career conference accolades with their selections this week.
// RUNNING TOTAL
The honors for Adams and Gysin are the third and fourth, respectively, earned by the Bearcats in the first two weeks the AAC has handed out awards. Last week, Monica Borzillo was named the AAC Attacker of the Week while Sam Mlkvy was selected to the Honor Roll.
// NEXT UP
Cincinnati will play twice this week, including their first road game of the season when they travel to #23 Virginia Tech Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Blacksburg, Va. The Bearcats will close the week at home Sunday with Detroit Mercy coming to town of a 12 p.m. contest.
2019 AAC WEEKLY AWARDS
Attacker of the Week (1)
Monica Borzillo • Feb. 12
Midfielder of the Week (1)
Alyssa Adams • Feb. 19
Honor Roll (2)
Taylor Gysin • Feb. 19
Sam Mlkvy • Feb. 12