Swanson Named Player of the Year

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa's Claire Swanson has been named Inside Lacrosse Women's DII Player of the Year. Swanson earns this award after a spectacular senior year, as she led the team to a 6-1 record and a top 10 ranking the entire season.

During her senior campaign she led the team with 22 points, and she added nine assists to have 31 points for the year. She led the team with 36 draw controls and finished third on the team with 13 groundballs. Swanson would be the catalyst of the Spartans offense which ranked 12th in the nation in points per game and 15th in the nation in scoring offense.

Swanson is a two-time All-SSC Second Team Selection and a one-time All-SSC First Team Selection. As a result of her junior campaign, she was selected as UT's first ever IWLCA First Team All American. A captain of the 2020 squad, Swanson rules the Spartan record books with her accomplishments, most notably leading in career draw controls (305), ranking second in career goals made (123), third in career points (158; 123g, 35a) and eighth in career games started (49). The midfielder capped her career off by starting and playing in all seven games of the 2020 season.

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