11 Briana Sweeney
Briana Sweeney
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Shirley, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Longwood HS
  • Position:
    M
  • gp
    16
  • p
    63
  • g
    41
  • a
    22

Bio

Through the end of her junior season, ranked fifth all-time in program history in points (160) and goals (123), was tied for fifth in shots on goal (231) and ranked sixth in assists (37).

Among program single-season records, throught he end of her junior season, ranked second in assists (22, 2017), fifth in goals (54, 2016), tied for sixth in points (63, 2016 and 2017) and seventh in shots on goal (100, 2016).

As a Junior in 2017: Appeared in all 16 games in the midfield for the Ravens, including 15 starts...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for seventh in the NE10 in free-position goals (12-for-33), ranked eighth in assists (22), tied for ninth in shots on goal (80), tied for 13th in points (63) and ranked 14th in goals (41)...Led the team in assists and caused turnovers (17)...Ranked second on the team in goals, points, shot attempts (120), shots on goal, free-position goals and draw controls (41)...Recorded 27 ground balls and turned the ball over 50 times...Piled up a career-best 11 points on six goals and five assists, all while recorded four ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers, in the season opener at Nyack on 3/4...Notched seven points on five goals and two assists, to go with four ground balls, four draw controls and four caused turnovers, against Shepherd on 3/13...Notched 4-1-5 to go with one ground ball, two draw controls and a caused turnover against Assumption on 3/21...Tallied 4-1-5 with two ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers at Saint Michael's on 3/29...Collected seven points on three goals and four assists, while picking up two ground balls and five draw controls at New Haven on 4/2...Tallied 4-1-5 with five ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover at American International on 4/12...Notched 3-2-5 with a ground ball, four draw controls and a caused turnover against Pace on 4/22.
2017 Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2016: Named to the NE-10 All-Conference Second Team...Spring Northeast-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Sweeney appeared and started in all 16 games for the Ravens...she totaled 63 points this season off of 54 goals and nine assists....She collected 32 ground balls, won 31 draw controls and caused 21 turnovers..her shots on goal percentage is 80.6%...She had a season high of eight goals against Saint Michael's (3/30)... which she matched against Southern Connecticut State (4/16)...she had six goals against Assumption (3/23)...she grounded five balls against Georgian Court (3/17)..and caused four turnovers against Merrimack (4/5)..2016 Statistics

As a Freshman in 2015: Sweeney appeared in all 15 games for the Ravens, her collegiate debut was against Stonehill (3/3)... scoring 28 goals with six assists, a shooting percentage of 73.9%...Collecting 20 ground balls,36 draw controls and causing five turnovers...Scoring her first two goals against St. Thomas Aquinas (3/8) collecting one ground ball and two draw contorls. One of her best games of the season was against St. Michales (4/3) scoing four goals with three ground balls, four draw controls and casuing one turnover...Also scoring four goals against Southern New Hampshire (4/8) collecting one ground ball and four draw controls....Against Pace (4/18) she recoreded three goals with two assists, and five draw controls. 2015 Statistics

Before Franklin Pierce: Three-year letterwinner and two-time All-Conference selection at Longwood High School (N.Y.)...Played at the club level for Long Island Adrenaline...Also a lettered four times in soccer, four times in indoor track & field and once in outdoor track & field...Named school's Most Outstanding Female Athlete...Four-time All-County and All-League selection in track & field...Earned soccer team's Bulldog Award as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Victoria Sweeney...Undecided on a major...Has an older brother, Michael, an older sister, Samantha, and a twin sister, Caitlin...Caitlin (bio) is also a member of the lacrosse team at Franklin Pierce.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 15 at Southern Connecticut State W, 17-16
Apr 18 Bentley L, 10-8
Apr 22 Pace L, 13-12
Apr 26 Adelphi L, 20-2
Apr 29 at Le Moyne L, 17-6
May 3 at Le Moyne L, 13-1
  Overall Conf
Games 16 13
Points 63 45
Goals 41 30
Assists 22 15
Shots 120 95
Shooting percentage 34.2 31.6
Shots on goal 80 59
Shots on goal percentage 66.7 62.1
Free position goals-shots 12-33 9-29
Ground balls 27 17
Draw controls 41 34
Turnovers 50 38
Caused turnovers 17 11
Fouls 17 10
Yellow cards 10 7
Red cards 1 0
Green cards 0 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Mar 4 at Nyack W, 16-3 6 5 11 2-2 4 3 7 2 6 100.0 6 100.0 3 - 0 0
Mar 13 Shepherd W, 16-9 5 2 7 1-1 4 4 1 4 12 41.7 11 91.7 0 - 0 0
Mar 16 at Post   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Stonehill L, 13-5 1 0 1 1-3 1 1 3 2 5 20.0 2 40.0 2 - 0 0
Mar 21 Assumption L, 11-10 4 1 5 1-5 1 2 3 1 10 40.0 7 70.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 25 Saint Anselm L, 11-10 0 3 3 0-0 0 5 4 0 2 0.0 2 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 29 at Saint Michael's W, 13-9 4 1 5 2-4 2 3 1 3 12 33.3 8 66.7 0 - 0 0
Apr 2 at New Haven L, 18-13 3 4 7 0-0 2 5 3 0 7 42.9 3 42.9 6 - 0 0
Apr 4 at Merrimack W, 16-8 2 0 2 2-2 1 3 1 1 3 66.7 2 66.7 0 - 0 0
Apr 8 Southern New Hampshire W, 15-14 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 1 0 5 20.0 3 60.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 12 at American International W, 10-8 4 1 5 0-1 5 3 5 1 12 33.3 10 83.3 0 - 0 0
Apr 15 at Southern Connecticut State W, 17-16 3 1 4 1-3 3 4 6 1 8 37.5 6 75.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 18 Bentley L, 10-8 3 1 4 0-2 1 2 0 1 8 37.5 6 75.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 22 Pace L, 13-12 3 2 5 2-4 1 4 3 1 13 23.1 4 30.8 0 - 0 0
Apr 26 Adelphi L, 20-2 1 0 1 0-0 0 1 6 0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 29 at Le Moyne L, 17-6 1 0 1 0-4 0 1 2 0 9 11.1 5 55.6 2 - 0 0
May 3 at Le Moyne L, 13-1 0 0 0 0-1 2 0 4 0 7 0.0 4 57.1 4 - 1 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2014-15 15 13 28 6 34 4-12 20 36 27 5 69 40.6 51 73.9 8 - 0 0
2015-16 16 16 54 9 63 18-36 32 31 29 21 124 43.5 100 80.6 22 - 0 0
2016-17 16 15 41 22 63 12-33 27 41 50 17 120 34.2 80 66.7 17 - 1 0
2017-18 14 14 42 12 54 10-18 41 63 44 21 108 38.9 79 73.1 23 - 0 1
Total 61 58 165 49 214 44-99 120 171 150 64 421 39.2 310 73.6 70 - 1 1
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 16 15 41 22 63 12-33 27 41 50 17 120 34.2 80 66.7 17 - 1 0
Conference 13 12 30 15 45 9-29 17 34 38 11 95 31.6 59 62.1 10 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 7 17 10 27 4-13 7 18 18 7 51 33.3 34 66.7 0 - 0 0
Away 9 8 24 12 36 8-20 20 23 32 10 69 34.8 46 66.7 17 - 1 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 6 25 11 36 8-14 19 20 22 12 58 43.1 46 79.3 3 - 0 0
Losses 9 9 16 11 27 4-19 8 21 28 5 62 25.8 34 54.8 14 - 1 0
Month March 6 6 20 12 32 7-15 12 18 19 12 47 42.6 36 76.6 5 - 0 0
April 9 8 21 10 31 5-17 13 23 27 5 66 31.8 40 60.6 8 - 0 0
May 1 1 0 0 0 0-1 2 0 4 0 7 0.0 4 57.1 4 - 1 0

News Mentions

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PREVIEW: Women’s Lacrosse Returns to Postseason for Northeast-10 Quarterfinal Visit to No. 1 Le Moyne

RINDGE, N.H. (May 2, 2017) – For the first time in eight years, the eighth-seeded Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team...

May 2, 2017

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Women’s Lacrosse Falls in Regular-Season Finale at No. 1 Le Moyne, 17-6, but Still Clinch Postseason Berth

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (April 15, 2017) – Senior midfielder Vicki Graveline (3-1-4) and senior attack Alexis Garbarino (3-0-3) scored three goals...

April 29, 2017

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#3 Adelphi Rolls By Franklin Pierce in Home Finale

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April 26, 2017

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#11 Pace Rallies Late to Best Franklin Pierce on Senior Day

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April 22, 2017

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Women’s Lacrosse Comes up Short in Pivotal Game Against Bentley, 10-8

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April 18, 2017

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Women’s Lacrosse Hangs on for Fourth Straight Win, 17-16, at SCSU

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April 15, 2017

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Big Second Half Rallies Women’s Lacrosse Past AIC, 10-8

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 12, 2017) – Trailing 5-3 on the road at halftime against a one-win team, the Franklin Pierce University women&rsqu...

April 12, 2017

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Caitlin Sweeney Nets Half-Dozen as Women’s Lacrosse Doubles Up Merrimack, 16-8

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (April 4, 2017) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team put away five of the game’s first...

April 4, 2017

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No. 12 New Haven Pulls Away Late as Women’s Lacrosse Falls, 18-13

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (April 2, 2017) – Tied 12-12 with 10 minutes remaining, No. 12 nationally ranked New Haven poured in the next six goals...

April 2, 2017

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Strong First Half, Balanced Attack Lead Women’s Lacrosse to 13-9 Triumph at Saint Michael’s

COLCHESTER, Vt. (March 29, 2017) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team jumped out to a 6-3 first-half lead on...

March 29, 2017

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Women’s Lacrosse Comes Up One Short Against Saint Anselm, Falls 11-10

RINDGE, N.H. (March 25, 2017) – With weather conditions rapidly deteriorating, scoring stalled out in the second half on Saturday afternoon...

March 25, 2017

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Ravens Rally From Five Goal Hole, Drop Thrilling Contest in Overtime

The Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team rallied from a 7-2 first half deficit, but eventually fell in overtime to Northeast-10...

March 21, 2017

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Women’s Lacrosse Falls Behind Early, Downed at No. 20 Stonehill, 13-5

EASTON, Mass. (March 18, 2017) – No. 20 nationally ranked Stonehill scored the first six goals of the game on Saturday afternoon, to take a...

March 18, 2017

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Sweeney Sisters Subdue Shepherd in 16-9 Women’s Lacrosse Win

RINDGE, N.H. (March 13, 2017) – Playing in chilled, blustery conditions in the run-up to Winter Storm Stella, the sisters Sweeney made the...

March 13, 2017

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Sweeney Twins Lead Way for Women’s Lacrosse in 16-3, Season-Opening Rout at Nyack

NYACK, N.Y. (March 4, 2017) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team scored the first seven goals as part of a 13-2...

March 4, 2017