Cullen ended her junior season with a .306 career hitting percentage, which would rank fifth all-time at Gannon ... ranks sixth all-time at Gannon with 295 block assists ... finished the 2010 season with a career average of 1.12 blocks per set, which would be the best mark in Gannon history during the rally-scoring era ... ranks eighth all-time at Gannon with 884.5 career points, which have accumulated only during the rally-scoring era.
2010: Enjoyed a solid junior year, earning all-region status for the second consecutive year … had 243 kills ... recorded a personal-best .324 hitting percentage, representing the third-highest mark among PSAC players and the eighth-best single-season performance in Gannon history … reached the 100-block mark for the third time, collecting 103 stuffs in just 96 sets … averaged 1.07 blocks per set, ranking fourth among PSAC players and 36th among all NCAA Division II players … named PSAC Player of the Week during the season-opening weekend after pounding out 33 kills against only four errors (.433 hitting percentage) … also had 14 blocks and a service ace while scoring 4.3 points per set during that time frame … reached double figures in scoring during 20 matches, including a career-high 19 points during a road victory at West Chester … scored 16.5 points with a team-high 13 kills, a .417 hitting percentage and four blocks during an NCAA Tournament match versus Wheeling Jesuit … had six kills and 11 blocks during a non-conference win against Bellarmine … did not record a hitting error during seven matches, including a streak of three straight matches where she was error-free for 49 consecutive attack attempts … hit over .400 during eleven matches, including a remarkable .647 (11 kills, 0 errors, 17 attempts) during a sweep of Lock Haven … hit .529 with 38 kills and 10 blocks during a key four-match sweep of PSAC East foes in mid-October.
2009: Followed up a solid freshman season with an even better sophomore campaign, earning All-PSAC second-team honors as well as receiving AVCA All-Atlantic Region honorable-mention accolades … repeated as the PSAC statistical champion in blocks per set (1.12) while establishing a career-high in blocks (129) … ranked 21st among all NCAA Division II players in blocks, representing the second straight year she finished in the top 25 nationally in blocking … led the Gannon team in sets played (115), hitting percentage (.294), solo blocks (22) and block assists (107) ... finished third on the team in kills (254) and kills per set (2.21) … reached double figures in kills on eleven occasions, equaling her career-high (14) against Wisconsin-Parkside and Shippensburg … achieved double figures in blocks twice, including a career-best 12 at Slippery Rock … had 14 kills and hit .462 against Wisconsin-Parkside … totaled 14 kills with a .419 hitting efficiency at Shppensburg ... added six blocks and a career-high 3 digs against the Red Raiders … picked up 10 total blocks, including a career-best 3 solo stuffs, against Merrimack … hit a lofty .526 with 12 kills against nationally-ranked California during Gannon’s opening-round loss at the PSAC tournament … hit .308 and tied for the team lead with nine kills during an NCAA tournament loss to Wheeling Jesuit … eclipsed the .300 mark in hitting 18 times during the season, which was best on the team.
2008: Played in 27 matches as a true freshman, starting 25 … led Gannon in block solos (12), blocks assists (100), and total blocks (112) … finished second on the team in kills (180) … led the PSAC and ranked 17th among all NCAA Division II players in blocks per game (1.15) … ranked ninth among PSAC players in hitting percentage (.290) … recorded first career kill and block in the season opener against Lake Erie … had at least one kill in every match … posted a season-high 14 kills at Indiana (Pa.) … reached double digits in kills four times … added 12 kills against Mercyhurst and Tiffin … blocked a season-high 12 attempts against Daemen … averaged 7.7 kills and 6.7 blocks during the season-opening Gannon Invitational … blocked nine shots in back-to-back matches against Indiana (Pa.) and Kutztown.
High School: Played for head coach Tom Turco at Barnstable (Mass.) High School ... was part of four Division I state championship teams at Barnstable … was a two-time
Boston Globe All-Scholastic and
Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection … named
Boston Globe Player of the Year in 2007 … was a two-time Massachusetts Volleyball Coaches Association Division I all-state selection … named to the Cape & Islands all-star team three times … accorded All-America accolades by maxpreps.com.
Personal: Accounting major ... has one brother ... is the daughter of Theresa and Patrick Cullen.
Career Highs
Kills: 17 at West Chester, 9/17/10
Hitting Percentage: .750 at Davis & Elkins, 9/3/10; vs. Lake Erie, 9/29/08
Aces: 1, 11 times, last vs. Wheeling Jesuit, 11/19/10
Digs: 3, seven times, last vs. Slippery Rock, 11/6/10
Assists: 2 at Clarion, 10/16/10; at Slippery Rock, 10/15/10
Block Solos: 3 vs. Merrimack, 8/29/09
Block Assists: 11 vs. Daemen, 8/30/08; at Slippery Rock, 11/6/09
Points: 19 vs. Indiana (Pa.), 9/27/08; at West Chester, 9/17/10
|
Year
|
SP-MP
|
Kills
|
k/s
|
Errors
|
Attempts
|
Pct.
|
Assists
|
a/s
|
Aces
|
sa/s
|
Digs
|
d/s
|
Block Solos
|
Block Assists
|
Total Blocks
|
b/s
|
|
2008
|
97-27
|
180
|
1.86
|
58
|
420
|
.290
|
0
|
0.00
|
1
|
0.01
|
12
|
0.12
|
12
|
100
|
112
|
1.15
|
|
2009
|
115-31
|
254
|
2.21
|
73
|
615
|
.294
|
4
|
0.03
|
1
|
0.01
|
20
|
0.17
|
22
|
107
|
129
|
1.12
|
|
2010
|
96-28
|
243
|
2.53
|
60
|
564
|
.324
|
5
|
0.05
|
9
|
0.09
|
33
|
0.34
|
15
|
88
|
103
|
1.07
|
|
Career
|
308-86
|
677
|
2.20
|
191
|
1599
|
.304
|
9
|
0.03
|
11
|
0.04
|
65
|
0.21
|
49
|
295
|
344
|
1.12
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