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Claire Swanson
12 Claire Swanson
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Cheyenne, Wyo.
  • High School:
    Cheyenne Central HS
  • Position:
    Mid.
  • Major:
    Advertising and Public Relations
  • gp
    18
  • p
    62
  • g
    46
  • a
    16

Bio

As a Junior: UT's first ever IWLCA First Team All American... An IWLCA First Team All-South Region selection... Named the 2019 Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year... Made the All-SSC First Team... Was a member of the Sunshine State Conference All-Championship tournament team... Was the SSC defensive player of the week (3/4)... Was the SSC offensive player of the week (4/1)... Was the IWLCA Division II National Offensive Player of the week (4/3)... Played and started in all 18 games for the Spartans... Totaled 62 points, made up of 46 goals and 16 assists... Tallied 41 ground balls, and 144 draw controls... Led the team and all of the Sunshine State Conference in draw controls with 144... Finished the 2019 season ranked fifth in the NCAA for draw controls, averaging 8.06 per game ... Ranked in the NCAA Top 50 in free position percentage with .526... Led the team in caused turnover with 26 and in ground balls with 41... Recorded a season-high of seven points against Palm Beach Atlantic (04/13) where she scored five goals and had two assists... Scored three goals in both the SSC Semifinal game against No. 3 Rollins (4/25), and in the SSC Championship game against No. 5 Florida Southern (4/28)... Became the program's all-time leader in draw controls with a total of 269, and is third in the all-time rankings in goals with 101.

As a Sophomore: Received All-SSC Second Team Selection... A member of the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Earned the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award... Played in all 18 games and started in 7 for the Spartans... Ranked second on the team with 42 points on the season with 34 goals and eight assists... Ranked first on the team in draw control wins with 81 overall...Picked up 22 ground balls and ranked fourth on the team for caused opponent turnovers with 15... Scored three or more goals for the Spartans on six different occasions...Had four or more points for the Spartans on six different occasions...Logged a career and season-high of five goals against Colorado State-Pueblo (3/31)... Stated a career and season-high of 10 draw controls against Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (4/21)... Contributed to the teams SSC Semifinal performance with six draw controls and one ground ball and caused a turnover against No. 5 Florida Tech (4/27).

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... All-SSC Second Team Selection... Started in all 17 games for the Spartans... Ended the season with 23 total points, with 21 goals and two assists... Ranked fourth on the team in goals with 24 and lead the team with 44 draw control wins...Picked up 26 ground balls and caused 16 opponent turnovers... Recorded two or more goals on seven different occasions... Had a career and team-high of four goals against Converse (2/26)... Registered one goal in her first SSC Tournament appearance against No. 4 Florida Southern (4/28).

High School: Graduated from Cheyenne Central High School...All-state in tennis, basketball and soccer...two-time state-champion in tennis...Played club lacrosse for Team 180 and Sam Bartron 

Personal: Scholar athlete...Chief Award recipient...Daughter of Brad Swanson and Lynn Swanson...Has two siblings, Hannah and Will...Advertising and Public Relations major...Born on July 5.

Statistical Accolades

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 13 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 23-5
Apr 17 #22 Saint Leo W, 19-13
Apr 20 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 20-8
Apr 25 at #3 Rollins W, 14-10
Apr 28 at #5 Florida Southern W, 19-18
May 10 #10 Queens L, 16-15
  Total Conference
Games 18 6
Points 62 26
Goals 46 18
Assists 16 8
Shots 86 26
Shooting percentage 53.5 69.2
Shots on goal 70 24
Shots on goal percentage 81.4 92.3
Free position goals-shots 10-19 3-3
Ground balls 41 7
Draw controls 144 49
Turnovers 25 11
Caused turnovers 26 4
Fouls 22 11
Yellow cards 2 1
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 4 1 5 1-2 6 66.7 4 66.7
Feb 16 #18 Queens (N.C.) W, 18-15 3 0 3 1-2 6 50.0 4 66.7
Feb 21 at #11 Limestone W, 20-11 2 1 3 2-3 5 40.0 3 60.0
Feb 23 at North Greenville W, 14-6 0 0 0 0-0 2 0.0 2 100.0
Mar 1 at #9 Regis (Colo.) L, 20-19 3 2 5 2-4 6 50.0 5 83.3
Mar 4 at Colorado-Colorado Springs W, 16-4 1 0 1 0-1 5 20.0 4 80.0
Mar 9 Seton Hill W, 18-8 4 0 4 1-1 6 66.7 6 100.0
Mar 16 Alabama-Huntsville W, 15-5 2 0 2 0-0 5 40.0 4 80.0
Mar 27 #3 Florida Southern W, 16-14 4 2 6 1-1 5 80.0 5 100.0
Mar 30 vs. Young Harris W, 24-7 3 1 4 0-0 4 75.0 3 75.0
Apr 3 at Florida Tech W, 11-6 2 1 3 0-0 3 66.7 3 100.0
Apr 10 at #5 Rollins L, 18-10 1 1 2 0-0 3 33.3 1 33.3
Apr 13 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 23-5 5 2 7 1-1 5 100.0 5 100.0
Apr 17 #22 Saint Leo W, 19-13 2 1 3 0-0 5 40.0 5 100.0
Apr 20 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 20-8 4 1 5 1-1 5 80.0 5 100.0
Apr 25 at #3 Rollins W, 14-10 3 0 3 0-1 7 42.9 6 85.7
Apr 28 at #5 Florida Southern W, 19-18 3 1 4 0-1 5 60.0 4 80.0
May 10 #10 Queens L, 16-15 0 2 2 0-1 3 0.0 1 33.3

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Feb 5 at #9 Rollins L, 21-16 3 9 1 3 2 0 0 0
Feb 16 #18 Queens (N.C.) W, 18-15 3 11 4 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 21 at #11 Limestone W, 20-11 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 at North Greenville W, 14-6 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 1 at #9 Regis (Colo.) L, 20-19 4 11 2 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 at Colorado-Colorado Springs W, 16-4 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 Seton Hill W, 18-8 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mar 16 Alabama-Huntsville W, 15-5 4 7 0 3 1 1 0 0
Mar 27 #3 Florida Southern W, 16-14 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 vs. Young Harris W, 24-7 3 12 1 1 1 0 0 0
Apr 3 at Florida Tech W, 11-6 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 at #5 Rollins L, 18-10 2 3 3 3 8 0 0 0
Apr 13 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 23-5 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 17 #22 Saint Leo W, 19-13 1 12 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 20 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 20-8 1 10 3 0 2 1 0 0
Apr 25 at #3 Rollins W, 14-10 4 5 2 3 4 0 0 0
Apr 28 at #5 Florida Southern W, 19-18 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 0
May 10 #10 Queens L, 16-15 2 7 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
2016-17 17 17 21 2 23 2-6 39 53.8 29 74.4
2017-18 18 7 34 8 42 9-15 60 56.7 48 80.0
2018-19 18 18 46 16 62 10-19 86 53.5 70 81.4
2019-20 7 7 22 9 31 4-6 46 47.8 35 76.1
Total 60 49 123 35 158 25-46 231 53.2 182 78.8

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
2016-17 17 17 26 44 13 16 11 1 0 0
2017-18 18 7 22 81 15 15 11 0 0 0
2018-19 18 18 41 144 25 26 22 2 0 0
2019-20 7 7 13 36 10 6 0 0 0 0
Total 60 49 102 305 63 63 44 3 0 0

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Event                    
Total 18 18 46 16 62 10-19 86 53.5 70 81.4
Conference 6 6 18 8 26 3-3 26 69.2 24 92.3
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location                    
Home 7 7 20 7 27 4-6 35 57.1 30 85.7
Away 10 10 23 8 31 6-13 47 48.9 37 78.7
Neutral 1 1 3 1 4 0-0 4 75.0 3 75.0
Result                    
Wins 14 14 38 10 48 7-12 68 55.9 59 86.8
Losses 4 4 8 6 14 3-7 18 44.4 11 61.1
Month                    
February 4 4 9 2 11 4-7 19 47.4 13 68.4
March 6 6 17 5 22 4-7 31 54.8 27 87.1
April 7 7 20 7 27 2-4 33 60.6 29 87.9
May 1 1 0 2 2 0-1 3 0.0 1 33.3

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event                    
Total 18 18 41 144 25 26 22 2 0 0
Conference 6 6 7 49 11 4 11 1 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 7 7 12 59 9 5 5 1 0 0
Away 10 10 26 73 15 20 16 1 0 0
Neutral 1 1 3 12 1 1 1 0 0 0
Result                    
Wins 14 14 30 114 18 17 11 2 0 0
Losses 4 4 11 30 7 9 11 0 0 0
Month                    
February 4 4 10 35 8 7 3 0 0 0
March 6 6 15 48 4 10 3 1 0 0
April 7 7 14 54 12 9 15 1 0 0
May 1 1 2 7 1 0 1 0 0 0

News Mentions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Claire Swanson Earns IWLCA Division II National Offensive Player of the Week Honors

Swanson earns national player of the week honors for the second time this season.

April 3, 2019

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Spartans Glide Past Panthers 11-6

For the first time in program history, the University of Tampa women's lacrosse team defeated SSC foe, Florida Tech.

April 3, 2019

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Women's Lacrosse Sweeps Weekly SSC Player of the Week Honors

Claire Swanson and Bridget Sutter earn SSC weekly honors.

April 1, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The No. 10 Spartans Are Set to Host the UAH Chargers

Saturday Night, the Spartans and Chargers will battle it out at Naimoli Family Field.

March 15, 2019

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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

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Women's Lacrosse Returns Home Hosting Seton Hill

The No. 11 Spartans are set to host the Seton Hill Griffins on Saturday at noon.

March 8, 2019

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Claire Swanson Earns National Player of the Week Recognition

Not only did Swanson earn SSC Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against No. 9 Regis, but she was also named the IWLCA Division II...

March 6, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Women's Lacrosse Announces 2019 Team Captains

Abby Coccagna, Caroline Forester, Allie Popelar, and Claire Swanson were selected to lead the Spartans in their upcoming 2019 season.

December 11, 2018