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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Mooresville, N.C.
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- High School:
- Lake Norman HS
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- Position:
- Att.
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- Major:
- Psychology
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Bio
As a Junior: UT's first ever IWLCA Third Team All American... An IWLCA First Team All-South Region selection... Was named All-Sunshine State Conference First Team...Earned the title, Most Outstanding Player, on the Sunshine State Conference Championship all-tournament team... Was the Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week (2/25)... Totaled 73 points in the 18 games played and started... Led the team in goals with 58... Recorded a career-high and a season-high of six goals against North Greenville (02/23)... Had four five-goal games this season... Shot and scored 100 percent in four games, one being against #3 Rollins (4/10)... Ranked number four for goals per game in the Sunshine State Conference with 3.12 per game... Ranked number six for points per game with 3.88 and shots per game with 5.82 in the Sunshine State Conference.
As a Sophomore: A member of the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Earned the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award... Appeared in 18 games while starting in three for the Spartans…Totaled 29 points with 23 goals and six assists…Added six ground balls and two caused turnovers…Had the highest shot percentage for UT of 63.9%...Tallied a season-high of four goals against #5 Florida Tech (4/4)...Scored three goals in two different matchups, one against Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (4/21) and another against Saint Leo (4/27).
As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Earned the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award... Played in 15 games for the Spartans... Recorded eight points on the season, with six goals and two assists... Had a season-high of two goals against Converse (2/26)... Won seven draw controls for the Spartans... Picked up two ground balls, and caused one opponent turnover.
High School: Graduated from Lake Norman High school, where she played for coaches Chris Schiemer, Anthony Vaccaro and Nicole Stiles...All-state, all-conference, Mooresville weekly player of year...Charlotte observer player of year...Named scholar athlete... Named all-American...Set record for most goals at LNHS...Played club lacrosse for Midwestern Force and coach Chris Schiemer...Helped club team to tournament championships...Played for Summer team Lake effect and coach Chris Schiemer...Helped Summer team to tournament championships.
Personal: Scholar athlete and Magna Cum Laude recipient...Helped run personal lax training camps and was a dock hand...Daughter of Deborah Vaccaro and Anthony Vaccaro...Has two siblings, Anthony and Taylor...Sister is a college athlete...Psychology major...Born July 31.
Recent Games
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 18 | 6 |
| Points | 73 | 22 |
| Goals | 58 | 15 |
| Assists | 15 | 7 |
| Shots | 111 | 32 |
| Shooting percentage | 52.3 | 46.9 |
| Shots on goal | 88 | 25 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 79.3 | 78.1 |
| Free position goals-shots | 12-24 | 1-4 |
| Ground balls | 14 | 7 |
| Draw controls | 2 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 9 |
| Caused turnovers | 8 | 4 |
| Fouls | 12 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Green cards | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5 | at #9 Rollins | L, 21-16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Feb 16 | #18 Queens (N.C.) | W, 18-15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Feb 21 | at #11 Limestone | W, 20-11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1-1 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Feb 23 | at North Greenville | W, 14-6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2-2 | 10 | 60.0 | 9 | 90.0 |
| Mar 1 | at #9 Regis (Colo.) | L, 20-19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1-2 | 8 | 62.5 | 6 | 75.0 |
| Mar 4 | at Colorado-Colorado Springs | W, 16-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Mar 9 | Seton Hill | W, 18-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 42.9 |
| Mar 16 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 15-5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 5 | 80.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Mar 27 | #3 Florida Southern | W, 16-14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Mar 30 | vs. Young Harris | W, 24-7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Apr 3 | at Florida Tech | W, 11-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 6 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Apr 10 | at #5 Rollins | L, 18-10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 13 | Palm Beach Atlantic | W, 23-5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0-1 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Apr 17 | #22 Saint Leo | W, 19-13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1-1 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Apr 20 | at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | W, 20-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 8 | 25.0 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Apr 25 | at #3 Rollins | W, 14-10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-2 | 9 | 33.3 | 7 | 77.8 |
| Apr 28 | at #5 Florida Southern | W, 19-18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 66.7 |
| May 10 | #10 Queens | L, 16-15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1-1 | 12 | 41.7 | 8 | 66.7 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5 | at #9 Rollins | L, 21-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | #18 Queens (N.C.) | W, 18-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | at #11 Limestone | W, 20-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | at North Greenville | W, 14-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | at #9 Regis (Colo.) | L, 20-19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | at Colorado-Colorado Springs | W, 16-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | Seton Hill | W, 18-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 15-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | #3 Florida Southern | W, 16-14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | vs. Young Harris | W, 24-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | at Florida Tech | W, 11-6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | at #5 Rollins | L, 18-10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | Palm Beach Atlantic | W, 23-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17 | #22 Saint Leo | W, 19-13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | W, 20-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25 | at #3 Rollins | W, 14-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28 | at #5 Florida Southern | W, 19-18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10 | #10 Queens | L, 16-15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Offense
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 18 | 18 | 58 | 15 | 73 | 12-24 | 111 | 52.3 | 88 | 79.3 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1-4 | 32 | 46.9 | 25 | 78.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 6-12 | 43 | 53.5 | 35 | 81.4 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 38 | 6-12 | 61 | 49.2 | 46 | 75.4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 14 | 43 | 11 | 54 | 10-20 | 82 | 52.4 | 66 | 80.5 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2-4 | 29 | 51.7 | 22 | 75.9 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6-7 | 23 | 65.2 | 21 | 91.3 |
| March | 6 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3-9 | 32 | 59.4 | 26 | 81.3 |
| April | 7 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 2-7 | 44 | 43.2 | 33 | 75.0 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1-1 | 12 | 41.7 | 8 | 66.7 |
Splits Stats - Defense
| gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc | |
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| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
News Mentions
Swanson and Vaccaro Earn IWLCA All-America Honors
For the first time in program history, two Spartans earn IWLCA All-America honors.
June 11, 2019
Six Spartans Named IWLCA All-Region Selections
The University of Tampa has more student-athletes selected to the IWLCA All-South Region team than any other institution in the South region.
May 16, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Will Host in it's First NCAA Tournament Appearance
The No. 3 University of Tampa Spartans welcome the No. 10 Queens University Royals in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
May 9, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Earns Highest Rank in Program History
After winning the program's first SSC Championship and upsetting the Rollins College Tars and the Florida Southern Moccasins, UT climbs the IWLCA...
April 29, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Wins First Ever SSC Championship
For the first time in program history, the University of Tampa Spartans have won the Sunshine State Conference Tournament after upsetting the No....
April 28, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Advances to SSC Championship Game for the First Time in Program History
The No. 6 University of Tampa Spartans UPSET the No. 3 Rollins College Tars by a final score of 14-10.
April 25, 2019
Bridget Sutter Earns SSC Defensive Player of the Week
For the fifth time in her career, sophomore Bridget Sutter earns SSC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
April 22, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Defeats Embry-Riddle 20-8 to End Regular Season Competition
The No. 6 Spartans defeated the ERAU Eagles by a final score of 20-8 in their final regular season contest of the season.
April 20, 2019
The No. 6 Spartans Defeat the No. 22 Lions 19-13
The University of Tampa Spartans defeated the Saint Leo University Lions by a final score of 19-13.
April 17, 2019
Tampa Welcomes Saint Leo for a Mid Week Showdown
The No. 6 Spartans will host the Lions on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
April 16, 2019
Spartans Send Off Seniors with a 23-5 Win Over PBA
The No. 5 University of Tampa Spartans defeated the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 23-5 on senior day.
April 13, 2019
Spartans Will Host Sailfish on Senior Day
The No. 5 Spartans are set to host the PBA Sailfish for the second time in program history.
April 12, 2019
The Rollins Tars Defeat the Tampa Spartans 18-10.
In the battle of the Fives, the No. 5 University of Tampa women’s lacrosse team was defeated by the No. 5 Rollins College Tars by a final...
April 10, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Sweeps Weekly SSC Player of the Week Honors
Claire Swanson and Bridget Sutter earn SSC weekly honors.
April 1, 2019
Spartans Defeat Mountain Lions 24-7
The University of Tampa Spartans defeated the Young Harris College Mountain Lions by a final score of 24-7.
March 30, 2019
Down Goes No. 3
The No. 10 University of Tampa Spartans UPSET the No. 3 Florida Southern Moccasins by a final score of 16-14.
March 27, 2019
No. 10 Tampa Welcomes No. 3 Florida Southern for a Top Ten Showdown
To open conference play, the University of Tampa welcomes conference rival, Florida Southern.
March 26, 2019
Spartans Hand the Chargers their First Loss of the Season
The University of Tampa Spartans defeat the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers by a final score of 15-5.
March 16, 2019
Spartans Remain Undefeated at Home with an 18-8 Win Over the Griffins
The No. 11 University of Tampa women's lacrosse team defeated the Seton Hill University Griffins by a final score of 18-8.
March 9, 2019
Claire Swanson Earns SSC Defensive Player of the Week
Tampa earns SSC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row.
March 4, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Dominates Mountain Lions in Colorado
The No. 11 Spartans defeated the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Mountain Lions by a final score of 16-4.
March 4, 2019
No. 9 Rangers Escape Upset in Overtime with No. 11 Spartans
The No. 9 Rangers defeat the No. 11 Spartans in overtime by a final score of 20-19.
March 1, 2019
Vaccaro and Sutter Earn SSC Player of the Week Honors
Both Carly Vaccaro and Bridget Sutter had lights out performances this weekend, earning them SSC Offensive, and Defensive Player of the Week...
February 25, 2019
Spartans Triumph Over Crusaders
The No. 19 University of Tampa Women's Lacrosse team defeated the North Greenville University Crusaders by a final score of 14-6.
February 23, 2019
Spartans Upset Saints, 20-11
For the first time in program history, the University of Tampa Spartans defeated the Limestone College Saints.
February 21, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Earns First Win of 2019 Season
For the first time in program history, the UT Spartans defeated the Queens University Royals by a final score of 18-15.
February 16, 2019
Tampa Women's Lacrosse is Set to Host Queens in Home Opener
The University of Tampa women's lacrosse team welcomes the Queen University Royals for their first home game of the 2019 season.
February 15, 2019
Tampa Women's Lacrosse Falls in Season Opener to No. 9 Rollins
The Spartans were defeated by the Rollins College Tars by a final score of 21-16.
February 5, 2019