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Jersey Number 14
Kristen Gaudian
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Fairfax Station, Va.
- High School:
- Lake Braddock
- Major:
- Communication Studies
Bio
Career Highlights:
• 2018 Tewaaraton Award Finalist
• 2018 Media First Team All-American
• 2018 CAA Player of the Year
• 2018 VaSID Player of the Year
• Two-time First Team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
• Became 21st player in JMU history to score 100 career goals
• JMU career leader in free-position goals (47)
• Set JMU single-season record in free-position goals (29 - 2018)
• Ranked 7th at JMU in career goals (146)
• Ranked 13th at JMU in career points (170)
• Ranked 14th in draw controls (108)
2018 as a Senior:
• Tewaaraton Award Finalist – third in program history
• Honda Award Nominee
• ILWomen Division I Breakout Player of the Year
• Inside Lacrosse Media First Team All-American
• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• First Team ECAC All-Star
• CAA Player of the Year
• VaSID Player of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• Tewaaraton Award Nominee (top-25)
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• VaSID First Team All-State
• Brine/US Lacrosse National Player of the Week (Feb. 12)
• Three-time CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 13, Mar. 12, Mar. 19)
• Started all 23 games at attack
• Scored 80 goals and 16 assists for 96 points
• Also had 29 free-position goals, five caused turnovers, 79 draw controls and 20 ground balls
• Led NCAA Division I with a .656 shooting percentage and ranked second in JMU single-season history in goals, coming just one shy of the record
• Ranked first in the CAA in goals per game (3.48) and free-position goals per game (1.26), second in points (4.17) and sixth in draw controls (3.43)
• Career-high six goals versus Virginia Tech (Feb. 14)
• Career-best eight points off five goals and a career-high three assists at Rutgers (Mar. 10)
• Scored five goals, including game-tying and game-winning tallies against North Carolina (Feb. 10)
• Also scored five goals at Temple (Mar. 3), at Virginia (Apr. 18), against Delaware (May 4) and versus Towson (May 6)
• Netted three or more goals in 17 games, including all four NCAA Championship games
• Tied career high of three assists against Hofstra (Apr. 22)
• Career-high eight draw controls at Maryland (Mar. 24)
• Won seven draws against Penn State (Mar. 7) and had six against Virginia (May 13)
• Had four or more draw controls in 10 outings
• Collected career-high four ground balls at Rutgers and against Richmond (Mar. 17)
• Preseason All-CAA
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
• Dean's List (Spring 2018)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2017 as a Junior:
• First Team All-CAA
• VaSID First Team All-State
• CAA Player of the Week (Apr. 3)
• Saw action in all 21 games, making 20 starts at attack
• Scored 53 goals and seven assists for 60 points
• Also had 17 free-position goals, six caused turnovers, 18 ground balls and 13 draw controls
• Ranked third in CAA in free-position goals per game (0.81), sixth in goals per game (2.52) and eighth in shots per game (4.71)
• Tied JMU single-season record for free-position goals at the time and ranked sixth in total goals
• Scored five goals and added two assists for a season-best seven points at Drexel (Apr. 21)
• Scored four goals in seven different games, including at North Carolina (Feb. 4), at Michigan (Feb. 11), Rutgers (Mar. 11), Towson (Apr. 1), Elon (Apr. 7), in NCAA first round versus Louisville (May 12) and in NCAA second round at #4 Penn State (May 14)
• Recorded three or more goals in 10 games and 2+ scores in 15 outings
• Season-high two assists against High Point (Feb. 25) and at Drexel
• Tallied three or more points in 13 games
• Season-high three ground balls at Delaware (Apr. 23) and had at least two in six games
• Career-best two caused turnovers versus UConn (Feb. 19)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2016)
2016 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in 18 games
• Scored 11 goals with 1 assists for 12 points
• Also had one free-position goal, six draw controls, five ground balls and one caused turnover
• Scored wo goals at Towson (April 24)
• Tallied a goal in seven of the first eight games
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
2015 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in 14 games, often taking draw controls
• Scored two goals for two points
• Also had 10 draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers
• Tallied first career goal against High Point (Feb. 23)
• Four draw controls against Elon (April 10)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
High school and club:
• US Lacrosse All American Honorable Mention as a senior
• First Team All-State, Virginia 6A Public School as a senior
• Washington Post Spring 2014 All Met, Honorable Mention as a senior
• First Team All-Conference as a senior
• Virginia 6A Patriot Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior
• Virginia 6A Patriot Conference Player of the Year as a senior
• First Team All-AAA Patriot District as a sophomore and junior
• First Team All-Northern Region as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Conference leader in goals as a sophomore (86), junior (87) and senior (100), finishing with over 300 high school goals
• Two-time team captain and four-year varsity starter
• Competed for Capital Lacrosse Club - Blue
• Also ran cross country
Personal:
• Kristen Taylor Gaudian
• Daughter of Suzanne and Robert Gaudian
• Aunt, Tina Fields, played soccer at Bucknell
• Cousin, Dawn Will Cliffe, played lacrosse at Virginia Tech, earning All-American and VT Hall of Fame honors
• Cousin, Steven Will, played lacrosse at North Carolina
• Cousin, Bryant Will, played lacrosse at North Carolina
• Cousin, Julie Will, played lacrosse at Lynchburg
• Cousin, Megan Will, played lacrosse at Virginia Tech
• Aunt, Cathy Gaudian, attended JMU
• Majoring in communication studies
• 2018 Tewaaraton Award Finalist
• 2018 Media First Team All-American
• 2018 CAA Player of the Year
• 2018 VaSID Player of the Year
• Two-time First Team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
• Became 21st player in JMU history to score 100 career goals
• JMU career leader in free-position goals (47)
• Set JMU single-season record in free-position goals (29 - 2018)
• Ranked 7th at JMU in career goals (146)
• Ranked 13th at JMU in career points (170)
• Ranked 14th in draw controls (108)
2018 as a Senior:
• Tewaaraton Award Finalist – third in program history
• Honda Award Nominee
• ILWomen Division I Breakout Player of the Year
• Inside Lacrosse Media First Team All-American
• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• First Team ECAC All-Star
• CAA Player of the Year
• VaSID Player of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• Tewaaraton Award Nominee (top-25)
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• VaSID First Team All-State
• Brine/US Lacrosse National Player of the Week (Feb. 12)
• Three-time CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 13, Mar. 12, Mar. 19)
• Started all 23 games at attack
• Scored 80 goals and 16 assists for 96 points
• Also had 29 free-position goals, five caused turnovers, 79 draw controls and 20 ground balls
• Led NCAA Division I with a .656 shooting percentage and ranked second in JMU single-season history in goals, coming just one shy of the record
• Ranked first in the CAA in goals per game (3.48) and free-position goals per game (1.26), second in points (4.17) and sixth in draw controls (3.43)
• Career-high six goals versus Virginia Tech (Feb. 14)
• Career-best eight points off five goals and a career-high three assists at Rutgers (Mar. 10)
• Scored five goals, including game-tying and game-winning tallies against North Carolina (Feb. 10)
• Also scored five goals at Temple (Mar. 3), at Virginia (Apr. 18), against Delaware (May 4) and versus Towson (May 6)
• Netted three or more goals in 17 games, including all four NCAA Championship games
• Tied career high of three assists against Hofstra (Apr. 22)
• Career-high eight draw controls at Maryland (Mar. 24)
• Won seven draws against Penn State (Mar. 7) and had six against Virginia (May 13)
• Had four or more draw controls in 10 outings
• Collected career-high four ground balls at Rutgers and against Richmond (Mar. 17)
• Preseason All-CAA
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
• Dean's List (Spring 2018)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2017 as a Junior:
• First Team All-CAA
• VaSID First Team All-State
• CAA Player of the Week (Apr. 3)
• Saw action in all 21 games, making 20 starts at attack
• Scored 53 goals and seven assists for 60 points
• Also had 17 free-position goals, six caused turnovers, 18 ground balls and 13 draw controls
• Ranked third in CAA in free-position goals per game (0.81), sixth in goals per game (2.52) and eighth in shots per game (4.71)
• Tied JMU single-season record for free-position goals at the time and ranked sixth in total goals
• Scored five goals and added two assists for a season-best seven points at Drexel (Apr. 21)
• Scored four goals in seven different games, including at North Carolina (Feb. 4), at Michigan (Feb. 11), Rutgers (Mar. 11), Towson (Apr. 1), Elon (Apr. 7), in NCAA first round versus Louisville (May 12) and in NCAA second round at #4 Penn State (May 14)
• Recorded three or more goals in 10 games and 2+ scores in 15 outings
• Season-high two assists against High Point (Feb. 25) and at Drexel
• Tallied three or more points in 13 games
• Season-high three ground balls at Delaware (Apr. 23) and had at least two in six games
• Career-best two caused turnovers versus UConn (Feb. 19)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2016)
2016 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in 18 games
• Scored 11 goals with 1 assists for 12 points
• Also had one free-position goal, six draw controls, five ground balls and one caused turnover
• Scored wo goals at Towson (April 24)
• Tallied a goal in seven of the first eight games
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
2015 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in 14 games, often taking draw controls
• Scored two goals for two points
• Also had 10 draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers
• Tallied first career goal against High Point (Feb. 23)
• Four draw controls against Elon (April 10)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
High school and club:
• US Lacrosse All American Honorable Mention as a senior
• First Team All-State, Virginia 6A Public School as a senior
• Washington Post Spring 2014 All Met, Honorable Mention as a senior
• First Team All-Conference as a senior
• Virginia 6A Patriot Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior
• Virginia 6A Patriot Conference Player of the Year as a senior
• First Team All-AAA Patriot District as a sophomore and junior
• First Team All-Northern Region as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Conference leader in goals as a sophomore (86), junior (87) and senior (100), finishing with over 300 high school goals
• Two-time team captain and four-year varsity starter
• Competed for Capital Lacrosse Club - Blue
• Also ran cross country
Personal:
• Kristen Taylor Gaudian
• Daughter of Suzanne and Robert Gaudian
• Aunt, Tina Fields, played soccer at Bucknell
• Cousin, Dawn Will Cliffe, played lacrosse at Virginia Tech, earning All-American and VT Hall of Fame honors
• Cousin, Steven Will, played lacrosse at North Carolina
• Cousin, Bryant Will, played lacrosse at North Carolina
• Cousin, Julie Will, played lacrosse at Lynchburg
• Cousin, Megan Will, played lacrosse at Virginia Tech
• Aunt, Cathy Gaudian, attended JMU
• Majoring in communication studies
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