Penelope Cuirinier

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Lycée Lumière
Hometown:
Mionnay, France

2024: Started all 15 games in which she appeared for Akron...recorded 49 saves for a 0.89 GAA and a .831 save percentage...led Akron to six shutouts on the campaign, including a pair of solo shutouts and four combined...recorded a season-high 11 saves at Kent State (Oct. 24)...pulled in four or more saves in five games, including seven, five, five and four stops, respectively, versus Saint Francis (Sept. 15), Ball State (Sept. 26), Toledo (Sept. 29) and Iona (Aug. 15)...ranked 38th in the NCAA in save percentage (.831) and 58th in goals against average (.887)...rated fifth in the Mid-American Conference in save percentage (.828), sixth in goals against average (.887) and seventh in saves per game (3.20)...in league-only affairs she ranked fifth in save percentage (.778), eighth in goals against average (1.276) and saves per tilt (3.50).

2024 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC selection.

2023: Started both games she appeared in for the Zips...registered four saves on the campaign en route to posting a 2.00 goals against average and a .667 save percentage...collected a pair of saves against both Cleveland State (Aug. 18) and Youngstown State (Aug. 20).

2022: Started all 13 games in which she appeared in net for Akron...registered 67 saves en route to posting 5.15 saves per contest with a .736 save percentage and a 1.88 goals against average...recorded a season-best 11 saves at Western Michigan...tallied five or more saves versus Marshall (5), Dayton (9), Buffalo (5), Miami (8), Bowling Green (9), Northern Illinois (5) and Western Michigan (11)...garnered shutouts against Youngstown State and Toledo.

2022 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC selection...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recipient.

2021: Appeared in 18 games making 18 starts...recorded 91 saves for the season and held a .728 save percentage...completed two shutouts (CMU & EMU)...saved a career-high 11 shots against Niagara and had six games where she recorded five or more saves.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Gained valuable playing experience as a first-team player with the U-19 squad at Olympique Lyonnais...boasts added experience with the U-16 and U-15 teams at Olympique Lyonnais helping her squads to international tournament titles in San Sebastian, Spain and Plomelin, France, while also competing at the men's U15 championship in Fabrègue, France.

PERSONAL: Majoring in international business...daughter of Yvan Cuirinier.