2024
--LEC All Academic
- Departmental Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award
- Bonnie J. Edmondson ’87 Female Sportsperson of the year
-Appeared in all 17 regular season matches… had 31 goals and 12 assists for 43 points on 81 shots… had 26 ground balls…had 9 turnovers
Transferred to Eastern in the fall of 2020 after one year at the University of Bridgeport... appeared in four matches for the 5-1 Purple Knights in the spring of 2020... had two goals on six shots with a ground ball...
2023: Team tri-captain and third-year member of program… one of 5 players to start all 16 matches…was the team’s representative on the Little East Conference All-Sportsmanship Team… tied for third on the team with 22 goals and third with ten assists… fourth on the team with 32 points… had a shot percentage of .489 and a shots-on-goal percentage of .889… had a season-high against UMass Dartmouth with 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points… qualified for the WLCA Academic Honor Roll and LEC All-Academic Team and for a departmental Scholar-Athlete Award…
High School: Four-year starter at midfield in lacrosse who also played volleyball for one year and participated in cheer for four... has overcome a tear in her right meniscus... in lacrosse, two-time all-conference pick who earned the team's Offensive Award as a sophomore and MIP as a freshman... lacrosse and cheer captain...
PERSONAL: born Jessica P. Pyrek-Bennett June 11, 2001… Parents: Kelliann and John… Siblings: John, Jackie…Major: Physical Education… Career plans: Teaching and coaching… Residence: Monroe, CT…
JESSIE... REVEALED
Most difficult aspect of college: Paying tuition
Something that you hope that you will live to see: My grandkids get married
Something that you tried once but would never do again: Drink coffee
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Remaining calm
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Neck surgery
Closest brush with greatness: DMing Tommy Devito (no answer)
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: Pimple Patches
Most influential person in the world: Trump
Superstitions: Game day braid bun
Biggest waste of money: College
What makes you unique:? I have a lisp
Where’s your favorite place on earth?: Serwan’s backyard
What matters most to you?: Money
Who is the one person to whom you can confide?: Jackie (my sissy)
