Women’s Lacrosse’s Briana Sweeney Named to IWLCA All-North Region Third Team
RINDGE, N.H. (May 17, 2016) – Sophomore midfielder Briana Sweeney (Shirley, N.Y.) of the Franklin Pierce University women's lacrosse team has been named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-North Region Third Team, as announced last week by the IWLCA.
It is the first career All-Region selection for the sophomore, who earned her first All-Northeast-10 Conference accolade earlier this spring after she led the team in scoring with 63 points on 54 goals and nine assists. The 54 goals are currently good enough to tie for fifth in the Northeast-10, while the 63 points are tied for 11th. Sweeney currently ranks 19th in the country in goals per game (3.38) and 48th in the nation in points per game (3.94). Along the way this spring, she went 18-for-36 (50%) in free-position attempts (which ranks 39th in the country by percentage), collected 32 ground balls, tallied 31 draw controls, caused 21 turnovers while committing 29, and attempted 124 shots, including 100 on goal.
As a team, the Ravens established a new program record for wins by finishing with an 8-8 record. The team's 5-8 record within the Northeast-10 was just one game in back of the final postseason qualifying position.
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