Alysha Burriss

Jenn Gilligan

/ Ice Hockey

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Durham West Junior Lightning, Team Ontario Blue U18
Hometown:
Napanee, Ontario

Senior Season (2017-18): Assistant Team Captain...Paced the team in points (25) and ranked eighth in the CHA during the 2017-18 season...Second on the team in assists, sixth in the league (18)...Posted a pair of assists in back-to-back games vs. Providence (10/13-14)...Tallied an assist vs. Boston College (11/4)...Recorded a two-assist game vs. Penn State (11/10)...Scored her first goal of the season vs. RIT (11/18)...Tallied an assist vs. Lindenwood (12/1)...Notched a two-goal outing at RMU (1/5)...Posted an assist at RMU (1/6)...Extended her point-streak to three games with a goal vs. Cornell (1/9)...Notched a goal and an assist vs. Mercyhurst (1/26)...Credited with an assist at Clarkson (1/30)...Posted her a three-point outing vs. RIT (2/9) with a goal and a pair of assists...Recorded a goal at RIT (2/10) to move into fifth in Syracuse history for career points (87)...Carded a career-best four assists at Lindenwood (2/17)...Named CHA Player of the Week (2/19) following her four-assist performance...Tallied three assists in the CHA Quarterfinal vs. RIT (3/1)...Named to the CHA All-Academic Team...Named to the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

Junior Season (2016-17): Broke into the top 10 career goal scorers at Syracuse in her junior season with 33 goals, which is tied for the ninth most in program history…With five multi-goal games in her career, she is tied for the fifth most in Syracuse history…Had 23 points in 2016-17 on 10 goals and 13 assists…Her 23 points were tied for the ninth most in the CHA and her 10 goals were the 10th most in the league…Earned CHA Player of the Week honors on Dec. 12…Scored her first goal of the season at Northeastern (10/14)…Had assists in three straight games against Colgate on Oct. 21 and 22 and Lindenwood Oct. 28…Scored two goals in a series against Lindenwood in October…Dished out two assists at Mercyhurst on Nov. 11 and another on Nov. 12…Assisted on Heather Schwarz’s second goal at No. 7 North Dakota (11/25)…Scored in back-to-back games against RIT (12/3) and notched the game-tying goal against No. 4 Clarkson with less than two minutes left (12/9)…Had an assist against Clarkson (12/10)…Scored a goal at No. 6 Boston College (1/4)…Registered a point in six straight games from Jan. 21 through Feb. 17…Had an assist at Lindenwood (1/21) and against No. 7 Robert Morris (1/27)…Scored against No. 7 Robert Morris (1/28)…Tallied two goals against Mercyhurst (2/10) and had an assist against the Lakers the next day…Registered a goal and an assist at RIT (2/17)…Had an assist at Penn State (2/24)...Named to the CHA All-Academic Team...Named to the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

Sophomore Season (2015-16): Recorded 10 goals and 12 assists in her second season with the Orange...Scored the game-tying goal to send the CHA Championship into overtime against Mercyhurst (3/5)...Dished out two assists, including one on the game-winning goal in 3OT of the CHA semifinals against Penn State (3/4)...Finished with one assist in a 2-0 win against Lindenwood (2/20)...Tallied one goal and passed out two assists in a 6-1 win over Lindenwood (2/19)...Recorded one goal and one assist in a 3-2 win against Robert Morris (2/13)...Dished out an assist in a 2-1 win over Penn State (2/6)...Had an assist against Mercyhurst (1/29)...Recorded a power-play goal in a 3-0 win over RIT (1/23)...Dished out an assist in a 2-0 win over Mercyhurst (1/15)...Scored a goal and dished out an assist in a 4-0 win over Union (1/12)...Had an assist in a 5-2 win over No. 9 North Dakota (11/28)...Scored a goal against Cornell (11/14)...Registered two goals and an assist in a 4-3 overtime win against Robert Morris (10/30)...Scored one goal against St. Lawrence (10/24)...Had a goal in a 7-1 win over RIT (10/21).

Freshmen Season (2014-15): Named to the CHA All-Conference Rookie Team...Named the CHA December Rookie of the Week...Earned CHA Player of the Week Honors (12/8)...Recorded a hat trick against RIT (12/6)...Recorded an assist in both games against Vermont to bring her point-streak to five games (11/15)...Scored an empty-net goal in the Orange’s upset of No. 7 Mercyhurst (11/8)...Scored Syracuse’s lone goal against No. 7 Mercyhurst (11/7)...Scored a goal against Penn State (11/1)...Was credited with an assist against Clarkson (10/25)...Assisted on the game-tying goal as time expired against UConn (10/19)...Scored the first goal of her career against Northeastern (10/10)...Recorded her first collegiate point at Boston College (10/4)...Against North Dakota, recorded one assist (1/10)...Scored one goal in the win against North Dakota (1/11)...Scored the lone goal for the Orange against Mercyhurst (1/16)...Earned CHA Rookie of the Week (1/19)...Recorded one assist against RIT (1/23)...Scored the first goal for the Orange against Penn State (1/30)...Recorded one assist against Penn State (1/31)...Scored an empty-net goal against Robert Morris (2/7)...Recorded one assist against Lindenwood (2/13)...Scored two goals to contribute to the team win over RIT 4-1 (2/20).

Before SU: Scored 51 points including 24 goals in 36 games for the Durham West Junior Lightning during the 2013-14 season…Earned a silver medal at the National U18 Championship with Team Ontario Blue.

Personal: Child and family studies major in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.