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

MELBOURNE, Fla. - This past week the University of Tampa women's lacrosse team went 2-0 earning wins over the then No. 3 Florida Southern College and Yong Haris College. Due to their outstanding performances on the field, Claire Swanson and Bridget Sutter earn SSC offensive and defensive player of the week honors.

Swanson is awarded Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Tampa offense in wins over No. 3 Florida Southern College (16-14) and Young Harris College (24-7). The Cheyenne, Wyoming product tallied four goals and two assists against the Moccasins, and three goals and one assist against the Mountain Lions. For the week, Swanson took nine shots, placing eight on goal, picked up four ground balls, won 21 draw controls, and caused one turnover. Swanson leads the Sunshine State Conference in draw controls per game and is ranked seventh nationally.

Sutter claims Defensive Player of the Week honors for her goaltending performance during the Spartans wins over No. 3 Florida Southern College (16-14) and Young Harris College (24-7). For the week, the Evergreen, Colorado native registered 19 saves, allowing 18 goals, and four ground balls. Sutter led the Spartans defense in clearing, successfully converting 32-of-36 attempts, and allowed five free position goals on eleven opportunities. In the Sunshine State Conference, Sutter is first in saves per game with 8.9.

Athletes of the Week are chosen from a pool of nominees for their performances during the week of March 25 - 31, 2019. Athletes are nominated by Sports Information Directors of member institutions.

2019 SSC Women's Lacrosse Winners (Offense; Defense)
Feb. 11: Kallie German, Rollins; Lindsay Van Beck, Rollins
Feb. 18: Caroline Forester, Tampa; Ashley Salvett, Saint Leo
Feb. 25: Carly Vaccaro, Tampa; Bridget Sutter, Tampa
Mar. 4: Janee DeLuca, Saint Leo; Claire Swanson, Tampa
Mar. 11: Sarah Grady, Florida Southern; Dani Bursinger, Florida Southern
Mar. 18: Paige Brock, Rollins; Dani Bursinger, Florida Southern
Mar. 25: Leslie Ferguson, Saint Leo; Elizabeth Ninesling, Embry-Riddle
Apr. 1: Claire Swanson, Tampa; Bridget Sutter, Tampa