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8 Kristen Tuleja
Kristen Tuleja
  • Birth Date:
    March 29th
  • Height:
    5'5
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Mansfield, Mass.
  • High School:
    Mansfield
  • Position:
    M
  • gp
    16
  • p
    88
  • g
    68
  • a
    20

Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Tuleja led the Saints offensively throughout the 2014 campaign
  • Started in 18 of her 18 games played
  • Netted a team-best 63 goals
  • Dished out a team-high 31 assists
  • Tallied a team-high 94 total points, setting new program-records in all three categories
  • Won 32 draw controls
  • Recorded 40 groundballs and caused 22 turnovers
  • Notched a 86.7% shots-on-goal percentage with 85 of her 98 shots landing on target
  • Connected on 12 of her 23 free-position-shots
  • Stretched her unprecedented streak of goal-scoring games to 32 (scoring in all 18 games in 2014)
  • Registered multiple goals in all 18 games, with one 6-goal game (4/26/14), two five-goal games (4/22/14 and 3/25/14) and seven 4-goal games
  • Was named the GNAC Player of the Week on 3/31/14 and was a three-time GNAC Weekly Honor Roll selection (3/24/14, 4/7/14, 4/21/14)
  • Earned a spot on the GNAC All-Tournament Team
  • Was Voted GNAC 1st Team All-Conference
  • Set the Emmanuel College program-records for points in a single season (94), goals in a single season (63) and assists in a single season (31)
  • Selected ECAC Division III 2nd Team All-New England
  • Named the team's Most Valuable Player at Emmanuel's Athletic Awards Night on April 26, 2014
  • Led the Saints to a program-record for wins in a season (15), to the program's first-ever GNAC Championship and to an NCAA Tournament appearance

AS A FRESHMAN...

  • Tuleja was Emmanuel's leading scorer as a rookie
  • Started in all 14 of her games played
  • Netted a team-best 38 goals and dished out 12 assists for 50 total points in 2013
  • Scored a goal in every-single game played (a streak of 14 scoring games)
  • Tallied 29 groundballs and caused 15 turnovers
  • Won 12 draw controls
  • Took a total of 78 shots, landing 66 on goal for a team-high 84.6% shots-on-goal percentage
  • Tallied multi-goal games in 12 of her 14 games played
  • Netted a season-high 5 goals twice, including games with University of Saint Joseph and Saint Joseph's College in Maine
  • Was named the GNAC Rookie of the Week on April 15, 2013
  • Voted a GNAC 2nd Team All-Confernece selection
  • Helped lead the Saints to a program-record 9-win season and to an appearance in the GNAC Tournament

 

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Tuleja was a three-sport athlete at Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Mass.), playing soccer, basketball and lacrosse
  • Was a four-year starter on her lacrosse team
  • Captained the team as a senior
  • Named Hockomock and Sun Chronicle All-Star.

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Management
  • Career Aspirations: to have a career in sports marketing/event planning
  • Favorite Movie: Step Brothers
  • Favorite Book: Unbroken
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: banana and peanut butter
  • Favorite Late-Night Snack: popcorn
  • Favorite Spot on the EC campus: the Yawkey Center
  • Best Class at Emmanuel: Psychology
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Winning the GNACs in 2014
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Rob Gronkowski

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 16 at Mount Ida College W, 22-7
Apr 19 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 19-6
Apr 23 at Rivier University W, 20-8
Apr 30 Johnson & Wales University L, 16-10
May 3 Mount Ida College W, 17-5
May 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 9-8
  Total Conference
Games 16 9
Points 88 56
Goals 68 42
Assists 20 14
Shots 109 65
Shooting percentage 62.4 64.6
Shots on goal 94 57
Shots on goal percentage 86.2 87.7
Free position goals-shots 10-15 5-6
Ground balls 43 19
Draw controls 41 22
Turnovers 52 28
Caused turnovers 25 11
Fouls 20 6
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Mar 6 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 15-14 5 0 5 1-2 9 55.6 8 88.9
Mar 7 vs. SUNY Potsdam L, 16-13 4 0 4 0-0 6 66.7 6 100.0
Mar 18 Emerson College L, 17-6 1 0 1 0-1 3 33.3 1 33.3
Mar 23 at Framingham State University W, 12-6 3 1 4 1-1 6 50.0 4 66.7
Mar 29 Albertus Magnus College W, 19-0 3 2 5 0-0 3 100.0 3 100.0
Apr 2 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 19-0 4 4 8 0-0 5 80.0 5 100.0
Apr 5 Lasell University W, 16-12 4 1 5 0-0 4 100.0 4 100.0
Apr 9 Norwich University W, 21-9 9 2 11 1-1 12 75.0 10 83.3
Apr 12 Simmons University W, 15-8 7 0 7 1-1 13 53.8 11 84.6
Apr 14 at Regis College W, 14-9 3 0 3 0-2 9 33.3 7 77.8
Apr 16 at Mount Ida College W, 22-7 6 2 8 1-2 11 54.5 10 90.9
Apr 19 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 19-6 3 0 3 1-1 5 60.0 4 80.0
Apr 23 at Rivier University W, 20-8 2 3 5 0-0 5 40.0 5 100.0
Apr 30 Johnson & Wales University L, 16-10 4 0 4 1-1 7 57.1 5 71.4
May 3 Mount Ida College W, 17-5 6 5 11 2-2 6 100.0 6 100.0
May 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 9-8 4 0 4 1-1 5 80.0 5 100.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Mar 6 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 15-14 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0
Mar 7 vs. SUNY Potsdam L, 16-13 0 3 2 1 5 0 0 0
Mar 18 Emerson College L, 17-6 3 2 5 1 3 0 0 0
Mar 23 at Framingham State University W, 12-6 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 Albertus Magnus College W, 19-0 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
Apr 2 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 19-0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Apr 5 Lasell University W, 16-12 4 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
Apr 9 Norwich University W, 21-9 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 12 Simmons University W, 15-8 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 0
Apr 14 at Regis College W, 14-9 7 1 4 4 0 0 0 0
Apr 16 at Mount Ida College W, 22-7 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 0
Apr 19 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 19-6 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 23 at Rivier University W, 20-8 1 2 2 0 3 1 0 0
Apr 30 Johnson & Wales University L, 16-10 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 0
May 3 Mount Ida College W, 17-5 4 6 4 4 0 0 0 0
May 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 9-8 6 3 6 0 4 0 0 0

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
2012-13 14 14 38 12 50 7-20 78 48.7 66 84.6
2013-14 18 18 63 31 94 12-23 98 64.3 85 86.7
2014-15 16 16 51 19 70 11-20 92 55.4 73 79.3
2015-16 16 16 68 20 88 10-15 109 62.4 94 86.2
Total 64 64 220 82 302 40-78 377 58.4 318 84.4

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
2012-13 14 14 29 12 20 15 11 0 0 0
2013-14 18 18 40 32 47 22 47 2 0 0
2014-15 16 16 48 51 29 22 33 2 0 0
2015-16 16 16 43 41 52 25 20 3 0 0
Total 64 64 160 136 148 84 111 7 0 0

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Event                    
Total 16 16 68 20 88 10-15 109 62.4 94 86.2
Conference 9 9 42 14 56 5-6 65 64.6 57 87.7
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location                    
Home 7 7 34 10 44 5-6 48 70.8 40 83.3
Away 7 7 25 10 35 4-7 46 54.3 40 87.0
Neutral 2 2 9 0 9 1-2 15 60.0 14 93.3
Result                    
Wins 11 11 52 20 72 7-11 83 62.7 73 88.0
Losses 5 5 16 0 16 3-4 26 61.5 21 80.8
Month                    
March 5 5 16 3 19 2-4 27 59.3 22 81.5
April 9 9 42 12 54 5-8 71 59.2 61 85.9
May 2 2 10 5 15 3-3 11 90.9 11 100.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event                    
Total 16 16 43 41 52 25 20 3 0 0
Conference 9 9 19 22 28 11 6 3 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 7 7 18 20 26 13 5 2 0 0
Away 7 7 24 16 24 9 8 1 0 0
Neutral 2 2 1 5 2 3 7 0 0 0
Result                    
Wins 11 11 31 25 31 22 8 2 0 0
Losses 5 5 12 16 21 3 12 1 0 0
Month                    
March 5 5 11 12 12 7 11 0 0 0
April 9 9 22 20 30 14 5 3 0 0
May 2 2 10 9 10 4 4 0 0 0