Christopher Newport University

2025 - Freshman Season - Made a seamless transition to college while establishing herself as one of the top up-and-coming defenders in the league ... Led all first-year players with 19 appearances and 12 starts during her debut campaign ... Ranked second among all freshmen in the conference with 12 caused turnovers ... Had at least one takeaway in eight of her appearances and notched multiple strips in four games ... Also collected eight ground balls during the year ... Chipped in with two takeaways and a pair of rollers during a top-10 battle against No. 9 Washington and Lee on April 26 ... Matched that performance with two strips and two ground balls at Swarthmore on March 16 ... Came back with two more caused turnovers in her next outing against Rowan on March 21 ... Notched a pair of takeaways against Shenandoah on March 1 as well ... Forced a miscue in five straight games from March 16-29, including nationally-ranked duels against No. 2 Tufts on March 23 and No. 21 Denison on March 29 ... Opened the postseason with a strip and ground ball against Mary Washington in the league semifinals on April 30 ... Pocketed a pair of rollers during a regular season bout against the Eagles on April 12 as well ... Made her first career start in a win over RPI on March 4 ... Came back and started the final 11 games of the season, including both postseason contests and six of the squad's seven top-25 tilts.

At Westminster - Competed in multiple sports during her time with the Owls ... Excelled as a defender in lacrosse ... Honored as the 2024 Team Unsung Hero ... Helped guide the squad to the 2023 Regional Championship during her junior campaign ... Also competed in basketball ... Saw action on the lacrosse club circuit with Check-Hers Elite.

Personal - Jessica Ann Hulse is the daughter of Jim and Mya Hulse ... Has three older brothers, Mark, Ben, and Justin ... Justin competed in lacrosse at Frostburg State from 2019-24 ... Gunnar Henderson and Alex Ovechkin are her favorite athletes, and Chris Stapleton and Zach Bryan are her favorite musicians ... Sushi is her favorite food.