Connor Cullen
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Hometown:
- Levittown, N.Y.
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- Position:
- Faceoff
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- MacArthur HS
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- Major:
- Health Science
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- gp
- 13
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- p
- 4
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- g
- 0
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- a
- 4
Bio
2023-24: Named to the CACC’s All-Conference First Team… Appeared in 13 games, making 11 starts… Team captain… Led the CACC in face-off wins with a clip of 204-for-318… Ranked fourth in the CACC with 104 ground balls… Also dished out four assists… Went 14-of-15 in faceoffs and grabbed eight groundballs against Holy Family (March 23)… Registered season highs in both face-off wins (27-for-33) and ground balls (17) versus Caldwell (April 13)… Selected to the CACC’s All-Academic Team… Earned recognition on the CACC’s Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.
2022-23: Appeared in 10 games, making nine starts… Led Bridgeport with 62 ground balls and 115 face-off wins… Also dished out an assist against Dominican on April 12… Finished the year with season-highs in both ground balls (10) and face-off wins (16) versus Wilmington (April 28).
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 13 | 8 |
| Points | 4 | 2 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 4 | 2 |
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 104 | 69 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 7 |
| Caused turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Faceoffs | 204-318 | 134-200 |
| Faceoff percentage | 64.2 | 67.0 |
| Shots | 4 | 2 |
| Shooting percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shots on goal | 2 | 1 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 50.0 | 50.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Saint Rose | L, 21-5 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 24 | St. Michael's | L, 10-3 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 28 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 15-7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-24 |
| Mar 2 | at D'Youville | W, 11-10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18-26 |
| Mar 9 | at Molloy | L, 13-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-18 |
| Mar 12 | Franklin Pierce | W, 8-7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13-19 |
| Mar 16 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 23-11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17-36 |
| Mar 23 | at Holy Family | W, 17-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14-15 |
| Mar 27 | Post | L, 14-11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15-25 |
| Apr 2 | at Georgian Court | L, 11-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13-25 |
| Apr 10 | Felician | W, 25-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16-24 |
| Apr 13 | Caldwell | W, 21-9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 27-33 |
| Apr 20 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 16-3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14-17 |
| Apr 24 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 16-6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 18-25 |
| Apr 28 | at No. 4 Seed Post | L, 16-13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23-31 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Saint Rose | L, 21-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 24 | St. Michael's | L, 10-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 28 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 15-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 2 | at D'Youville | W, 11-10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 9 | at Molloy | L, 13-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 12 | Franklin Pierce | W, 8-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 16 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 23-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 23 | at Holy Family | W, 17-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 27 | Post | L, 14-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 2 | at Georgian Court | L, 11-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 10 | Felician | W, 25-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 13 | Caldwell | W, 21-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 20 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 16-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 24 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 16-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 28 | at No. 4 Seed Post | L, 16-13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 13 | 11 | 104 | 11 | 3 | 204-318 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 69 | 7 | 3 | 134-200 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 5 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 85-118 |
| Away | 8 | 6 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 119-200 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 112-158 |
| Losses | 6 | 4 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 92-160 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-24 |
| March | 6 | 5 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 83-139 |
| April | 6 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 111-155 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Away | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Losses | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| March | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| April | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
News mentions
UB's honorees, which are listed below, are part of 57 total men’s lacrosse student-athletes that were recognized by the CACC.
Connor Cullen was named as a first-teamer while James Napoli, Ryan Thomas and Joe Martin were each tabbed to the CACC’s All-Conference Second Team.
The Purple Knights improved from one win in their maiden year to a 7-8 record in 2024.
The Purple Knights enter their first postseason with a record of 7-7, including a 4-4 mark in the CACC.
Purple Knights now hold a 7-6 record this season, including a 4-3 mark in the CACC.
The victory pushes the Purple Knights’ record to 6-6 this season (3-3, CACC).
The Purple Knights scored at least five goals in each quarter and led 13-2 at halftime.
The Purple Knights led 8-0 after the first quarter, 13-0 at halftime and 17-0 after three quarters.
UB’s goals were supplied by sophomore Matthew Levantini in the first quarter and classmate James Napoli in the fourth.
Purple Knights erase three-goal deficit over the final 2:18 of regulation.
A balanced effort for the Purple Knights featured seven different goal-scorers, including five players putting in multiple tallies.
Purple Knights to play 14 total games this spring, including eight CACC contests.