Molly Little
Denver, Colorado
2021 Big East Defensive Player of the Year
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Personal: Currently works as a volunteer assistant women’s lacrosse coach at the University of Denver alongside fellow Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse athlete Britt Read … majored in political science at Denver with minors in international studies and gender and women’s studies … has been an advocate for NCAA Title IV reforms in gender-based violence training and education protocol for student-athletes … accepted a job after graduation with a sports agency where she handles women’s sports advising … plans to attend law school in the future.
2022 Season: Second-year defender who started 8-of-12 games in 2022 Athletes Unlimited season … authored 521 leaderboard points, including season-high 113 points in season opener against Team Waters … collected six ground balls and five caused turnovers … posted an assist with three caused turnovers against Team Apuzzo in Week Two … also had two caused turnovers against Team Waters in season opener.
2021 Season: Registered 1,029 leaderboard points in inaugural Athletes Unlimited campaign with four games of 100 or more points … scored one goal with one assist in 15 games … also compiled 15 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers … tallied lone goal of the season against Team Ohlmiller on Aug. 8 … had lone assist in Week Five opener against Team Ohlmiller on Aug. 20 … set season high with five ground balls against Team Ohlmiller on July 25 … fashioned season-high three caused turnovers with three ground balls against Team Glynn on Aug. 21.
At Denver: Four-year letter winner for the Pioneers who started 63-of-65 games from 2018-21 … scored 33 goals with 19 assists during her career … enjoyed best scoring season as a freshman with 15 goals and five assists … also tallied nine goals with nine assists during sophomore campaign … scooped up 92 ground balls with 215 draw controls in five seasons … Second-Team IWLCA All-America selection as a senior who served as a team captain … two-time honoree on Inside Lacrosse All-America Teams, including Third-Team notice in 2020 … earned a pair of IWLCA All-Region First Team awards … named 2021 BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Year … also claimed spot on 2019 and 2021 All-BIG EAST First Teams … ranks third on Pioneers’ career draw controls list … also holds ninth place in career caused turnovers.
