Connor Bird - 2015 - LIU Post
2015: IWLCA All-America Third Team … IWLCA All-North Region Second Team … All-ECC Second Team … ECC Player of the Week (Mar. 23) ... started in all 19 games for the Pioneers ... ranked fourth on the team in total points (50) and third in assists (23) ... scored 27 goals and went 7-for-11 on free-position attempts ... her 23 assists were fifth-best in the East Coast Conference ... won a team-high and conference-best 83 draws on the season ... scored four points (2G, 2A) in season-opening victory over Holy Family on Feb. 28 ... collected five ground balls and caused three turnovers in win against Mercy (Mar. 4) ... had a career game against Philadelphia (Mar. 19), scoring five goals, including converting three of four free-position attempts, tallying three assists and winning seven draws ... won a season-high nine draws in victory against Saint Anselm (Mar. 25) ... notched a six-point outing (2G, 4A) in a win over Findlay (Mar. 29) ... scored three goals and added two assists while winning six draws against Queens (N.Y.) on Apr. 26 ... collected four points (2G, 2A) and eight draw control victories in ECC semifinal win over Molloy (Apr. 30) ... claimed a hat trick and four draw control wins in ECC Championship triumph of Dowling on May 2.
2014: All-ECC Second-Team … appeared in all 20 games (19 starts) … led the ECC in draw controls (70) … totaled 14 points (8 G, 6 A) on the year … won four draws and scored a goal in back-to-back wins over Le Moyne (Mar. 5) and Southern New Hampshire (Mar. 8) … collected a goal and two draw controls in a 22-2 rout of Holy Family (Mar. 15) … amassed six draws and caused two turnovers in a 23-1 triumph against Mercy (Mar. 19) … recorded a goal, two ground balls and three draw controls in a 16-2 victory at Queens (Mar. 22) … compiled four ground balls and three draws in a 15-5 win at Assumption (Mar. 27) … totaled four draw controls, two ground balls and two assists in a 19-6 victory at Roberts Wesleyan (Mar. 29) … picked up five draws in an 18-4 triumph versus Molloy (Apr. 5) … tallied a season-high two goals and won seven draw controls in an 18-3 win over Bridgeport (Apr. 9) … racked up seven draws in a 14-13 victory at New Haven (Apr. 24) … collected a season-best eight draw controls in an 18-9 win against St. Thomas Aquinas (Apr. 26) … dished out two assists and scooped up five draws in a 16-4 ECC Tournament semifinal triumph over Molloy (May 1) … amassed another five draw controls versus Dowling (May 3) in the ECC Championship game … netted a goal in a 10-5 NCAA Tournament victory against New Haven (May 10) … registered two ground balls and two caused turnovers in an NCAA National Semifinal versus Adelphi (May 17).
Prior to LIU Post: Four-year varsity lacrosse player at Syosset High School ... named to the All-County Team and Most Valuable Player in 2013 ... claimed All-County Honorable Mention accolades in her junior season ... tabbed as an All-Conference selection in 2010 ... led the Braves in scoring (89 points) in her senior campaign ... aided the squad in reaching the Nassau County semifinals for the first time.
Personal: Has one older brother, Travis ... daughter of George and Ann Bird ... enjoys the beach and ocean ... her favorite athlete is Mia Hamm ... the person she admires most is her brother ... aspires to become a teacher and a coach ... majoring in elementary education.
SEASON |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
Shots |
Shot% |
SOG |
SOG% |
GW |
UP |
DN |
GB |
TO |
CT |
DC |
2015 |
19 |
27 |
23 |
50 |
57 |
.474 |
45 |
.789 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
18 |
83 |
2016 |
20 |
41 |
19 |
60 |
83 |
.494 |
63 |
.759 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
6 |
59 |
2017 |
19 |
41 |
20 |
61 |
80 |
.513 |
64 |
.800 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
22 |
60 |
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