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:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- MacArthur HS
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- Major:
- Health Sciences
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- 16
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Bio
2024-25: CACC All-Conference Second Team… CACC All-Academic Team… CSC Academic All-District Team… Appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts… Led the Purple Knights with 77 ground balls while going 134-for-213 (.629) in face-offs… Ranked 3rd in CACC in face-off percentage and 4th in GBs per game… Also scored a goal and had an assist… Grabbed a season-high 16 ground balls after going 20-for-22 in face-offs against Holy Family (4/22)… Nabbed 11 GBs and went 17-for-21 against Georgian Court (3/15)… Made the CACC’s Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.
2023-24: Named to the CACC’s All-Conference First Team… Appeared in 13 games, making 11 starts… Team captain… Led the CACC in both face-off percentage and 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).
High School: All-County selection in lacrosse and football… All-State Honorable Mention in football.
Personal: Parents: Barbara and Michael… Siblings: Sierra and Caden… Intended Major: Health Sciences.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 8 |
| Points | 7 | 4 |
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Assists | 4 | 3 |
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 114 | 68 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 5 |
| Caused turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Faceoffs | 195-263 | 110-152 |
| Faceoff percentage | 74.1 | 72.4 |
| Shots | 14 | 5 |
| Shooting percentage | 21.4 | 20.0 |
| Shots on goal | 9 | 3 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 64.3 | 60.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Farmingdale State | L, 9-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15-16 |
| Feb 21 | Franklin Pierce (at FPU) | W, 10-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10-15 |
| Mar 4 | at No. 12 Molloy | L, 18-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 |
| Mar 7 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 9-7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 |
| Mar 11 | Post | W, 12-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15-20 |
| Mar 14 | at Georgian Court | L, 13-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16-22 |
| Mar 18 | No. 19 Bentley | W, 9-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16-18 |
| Mar 21 | Felician | W, 22-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12-12 |
| Mar 25 | at American International | W, 21-5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 22-24 |
| Mar 28 | Caldwell | W, 25-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14-17 |
| Apr 4 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 17-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 |
| Apr 8 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 13-10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13-19 |
| Apr 11 | at Holy Family | W, 17-16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13-24 |
| Apr 18 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 22-11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 21-23 |
| Apr 22 | at Mercy | L, 17-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 |
| Apr 29 | at No. 2 Seed Chestnut Hill | CACC Semifinals | L, 12-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Farmingdale State | L, 9-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Feb 21 | Franklin Pierce (at FPU) | W, 10-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 4 | at No. 12 Molloy | L, 18-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 7 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 9-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 11 | Post | W, 12-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 14 | at Georgian Court | L, 13-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 18 | No. 19 Bentley | W, 9-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Mar 21 | Felician | W, 22-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 25 | at American International | W, 21-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Mar 28 | Caldwell | W, 25-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 4 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 17-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 8 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 13-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 11 | at Holy Family | W, 17-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 18 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 22-11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 22 | at Mercy | L, 17-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 29 | at No. 2 Seed Chestnut Hill | CACC Semifinals | L, 12-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 114 | 7 | 4 | 195-263 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 110-152 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 6 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 88-105 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 63 | 5 | 3 | 107-158 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 9 | 9 | 83 | 3 | 2 | 136-172 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 59-91 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25-31 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 107-134 |
| April | 6 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 63-98 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21.4 | 9 | 64.3 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| April | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
News mentions
Connor Cullen, James Napoli, Luca Runyan and Ryan Thomas all honored for sensational 2026 seasons.
The CACC All-Conference first-teamer led the nation in face-off percentage this season (74.1%).
Purple Knights end year with 9-7 record, signifying most wins in program history.
Purple Knights lead conference with five first-team selections following best regular season in program history.
Purple Knights add to their program-best win total this season and clinch spot in CACC Tournament.
Purple Knights open second half on a 7-1 run.
Purple Knights tie program record for goals in a single game (25).
Duo helped UB to a pair of wins, including an overtime victory over No. 19 Bentley.
Purple Knights, now 5-4 this season, shut out AIC in the second half (11-0 run).
Purple Knights, now 4-4 overall (2-2 CACC), scored the game's first 16 goals.
Purple Knights earn first-ever triumph over nationally ranked opponent.
Purple Knights unable to climb out of four-goal second-half deficit.
Purple Knights rally from four-goal deficit, end game on 7-0 run.
Purple Knights unable to hold onto 6-3 second-half lead.
Purple Knights earn first win for first-year head coach Ryan McAleavey.
Purple Knights have six different goal-scorers, tally 44-28 advantage in ground balls.
Purple Knights visit Farmingdale State to start 15-game regular-season slate.
Purple Knights have finished fifth in the conference standings each of the last two years.