2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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Zapolski, Kyla

5 Kyla Zapolski

  • Position
    Midfield
  • Height
    5-4
  • Class
    Senior
  • Highschool
    Bayport-Blue Point
  • Hometown
    Bayport, N.Y.

Biography

2021

  • Started all 18 games for UAlbany, scoring 50 goals with 10 assists, 34 ground balls, and 32 draw controls
  • Ranked third in the America East in goals scored and fourth in total points
  • Named IWLCA All-Northeast Second Team
  • Named America East All-Tournament
  • Scored one goal with three assists in America East final at #6 Stony Brook (5/8)
  • Scored four goals with three ground balls in America East semifinal vs. Vermont (5/6)
  • Named America East All-Conference First Team
  • Won five draw controls vs. #6 Stony Brook (4/24)
  • Scored four goals with one assist, five ground balls, and four draw controls at UMass Lowell (4/18)
  • Scored five goals vs. UMBC (4/9)
  • Scored six goals at Hartford (4/3)
  • Scored two goals with one assist vs. Vermont (3/27)
  • Scored her 100th career goal at #20 Drexel (3/25), finishing with three goals, one assist, and four draw controls
  • Won six draw controls at #6 Stony Brook (3/20)
  • Scored five goals with one assist vs. #20 Hofstra (3/9)
  • Scored three goals at UConn (3/4)
  • Scored four goals with one assist vs. Colgate (2/28)
  • Recorded a hat trick vs. St. Bonaventure (2/25)
  • Recorded a hat trick in season debut at #13 Boston College (2/23)

2020

  • Played and started all five games, recording nine goals on 28 shots (15 on goal), 12 draw controls and seven ground balls.
  • Recorded back-to-back three goals games against Canisius (3/7) and Siena (3/11).
  • Had three goals, six draw controls and two ground balls vs.Canisius (3/7).
  • Recorded a single-game high 10 shots, scoring two goals, at Yale (2/22).

2019

  • Started all 18 games, scoring 46 goals with 10 assists, scoring at least one goal in each game
  • Team leader in goals, third in points
  • Tied for third in the America East in goals
  • Scored two goals in the America East final at Stony Brook (5/4)
  • Scored three goals with three assists in the America East semifinal against New Hampshire (5/2)
  • Named America East All-Conference First Team (5/1)
  • Scored four goals against UMBC (4/27)
  • Scored two goals with one assist with four ground balls and four draw controls against Hartford (4/20)
  • Scored two goals with eight draw controls against New Hampshire (4/6)
  • Scored two goals with one assist against Vermont (4/3)
  • Scored four goals with one assist at Binghamton (3/30)
  • Scored one goal with one assist at #3 Syracuse (3/27)
  • Scored two goals with two assists at UMass Lowell (3/23)
  • Scored two goals at #1 Boston College (3/19)
  • Scored five goals against Siena (3/16)
  • Scored four goals at UConn (3/13)
  • Scored one goal with one assist against #22 Stanford (3/1)
  • Scored six goals against Bryant (2/26)
  • Scored three goals against Bucnkell (2/23)
  • Made season debut against Yale, scoring one goal (2/16)

2018

  • Member of the America East All-Rookie Team
  • Started all 18 games as a freshman
  • Fifth on the team with 21 goals
  • Made her collegiate debut and scored a goal at Yale (2/17)
  • Recorded first career hat trick at Syracuse (2/22)
  • Also had a hat trick at Vermont (4/4)
  • Scored five goals in the America East semifinals against Binghamton (5/4)

High School

Three-sport athlete at Bayport-Blue Point, where she ran track (sprinter) as well as played field hockey and lacrosse... scored 22 goals and added 16 assists for the lacrosse team as a senior... had a decorated senior year, being named to the All-Suffolk County Team (lacrosse), All-Long Island Second Team (lacrosse) and NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team (lacrosse, track)… also won the Suffolk County-Section XI Gold Key award, the area's highest honor for athletics... won a number of school and team awards during her career, including: Outstanding Athletic Achievement (2013), Coach's Award (Winter Track, 2016-2017), Athlete of the Season (Field Hockey, 2016-2017), Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame's Butch Dellecave Award Nominee, Athlete of the Year (2017), Bayport-Blue Point Tri-Sport Athlete Award (2017) and Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms Athlete of the Year Award (2017).

Personal

Daughter of Richard and Ann Marie Zapolski... has one brother, Kevin.

Zapolski's Career Statistics

Season GP GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW GB DC TO CT
2018 18 18 21 4 25 55 382 37 .673 1 13 46 13 7
2019 18 18 46 10 56 90 .511 72 .800 1 30 34 23 12
TOTAL 36 36 67 14 81 145 .462 109 .752 2 43 80 36 19

Single-Game Highs

Points: 6, Bryant, Feb 26, 2019; New Hampshire, May 02, 2019
Goals: 6, Bryant, Feb 26, 2019
Assists: 3, New Hampshire, May 02, 2019; at UMBC, Apr 07, 2018
Shots: 9, Bryant, Feb 26, 2019; Siena, Mar 16, 2019
Ground balls: 4, at Hartford, Apr 20, 2019; New Hampshire, May 02, 2019
Draw controls: 8, New Hampshire, Apr 06, 2019; at Syracuse, Feb 22, 2018
Man-up goals: 2, Binghamton, May 04, 2018
Free-position goals: 3, Binghamton, May 04, 2018
Caused turnovers: 3, UMBC, Apr 27, 2019

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2017Freshman

    Attack
    5'4"
    5
  • 5

    2018Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'4"
    5
  • 5

    2019Junior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    5
  • 5

    2020Junior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    5
  • 5

    2021Senior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    5