Shayna Pirreca
Biography
Personal: Graduated from Florida in 2019 with a degree in history … served as an assistant coach at Wagner College in 2019, helping the Seahawks win the Northeast Conference title … sister, Sydney, also played lacrosse at Florida.
2022 Season: Collected 642 leaderboard points in second Athletes Unlimited season … sixth in the league with a pair of two-point goals … finished with seven total goals … tallied four of her seven goals in Week One, including two-goal effort in season opener against Team Waters.
2021 Season: Completed inaugural season with 1,153 leaderboard points … fashioned five games with 100 or more points … made second largest move on the leaderboard from Week One to Week Five, elevating 25 spots to No. 25 position … ranked second in the league with six two-point goals on league-high 18 attempts … one of two players to register a pair of two-point goals in a game during the season, joining midfielder Amanda Johansen … lone player in the league with two games with multiple two-pointers … posted three straight two-goal games from July 31-Aug. 6 … scored four of her six two-point goals during the stretch … netted at least one goal in 9-of-15 games, including eight of final 11 outings … recorded season-high two ground balls in a game twice.
Other Professional Experience: Spent two seasons with the Upstate Pride of the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League … picked No. 6 overall in 2018 WPLL Draft … registered an assist during the 2019 campaign while playing alongside her sister, Sydney.
At Florida: Four-year letter winner for the Gators who started 60-of-80 games from 2015-18 … finished career with 154 goals and 60 assists … also accrued 59 ground balls … ranks eighth on Florida’s career points list (224) … shares seventh place on career goals ledger with her sister, Sydney … compiled 35 free-position goals during her career, the eighth-best total at Florida … one of eight players in program history to record 80 or more points in a season … netted 59 goals with 22 assists during senior season … tallied at least one point in 42 consecutive games from May 5, 2016-May 19, 2018, which stands as the fourth-longest streak at Florida … also scored a goal in 40 straight games, good for second all-time in the Gators’ program … Honorable Mention All-America selection by Inside Lacrosse during senior season … two-time IWLCA All-Region pick … earned All-BIG EAST Conference recognition three times, including First-Team honors as a senior.