Kayla Littig

Kayla Littig

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Carver, Mass.

High School:
Carver

Height:
5-6

Position:
Defender

Major:
Business Administration

AS A SENIOR: Named the 2011 Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year • Named the NE-10 Tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament Team for her role in winning UMass Lowell's seventh conference title • A member of the 2011 NCAA All-Tournament Team for leading the River Hawks to their sixth Finals appearance in seven seasons • A two-time NE-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11 & Oct. 25) • Scored a career-high 12 goals and two assists for 26 points • Ranked seventh in the NE-10 in game-winning goals (3) • Made two defensive saves • Scored twice on Senior Day against American International on Oct. 22 for her first career multi-goal game • Scored a goal in five straight games from Sept. 23 to Oct. 4.

AS A JUNIOR: Named to the 2010 Northeast-10 All-Tournament Team for her efforts in capturing the River Hawks' sixth conference title • Named NE-10 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 20 • Played and started in 22 of the River Hawks' 24 games • Tallied a pair of goals on the year for four points.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in all 24 games for the River Hawks, making 15 starts • Tallied a goal and an assist for three points in 2009 • Made on defensive save on the year.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 18 of 25 games • Notched one assist on the year in a 9-0 shutout of Merrimack on Sept. 13.

CARVER HIGH SCHOOL: Finished career at Carver High School with 83 goals and 52 assists • Carver Reporter All-Star and three-time South Shore League All-Star • Also an All-State track star and earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors in both field hockey and track • Played for the IAS club team in Western Massachusetts.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Helen and Kevin Littig of Carver, Mass.

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