2 Caitlin Sweeney
Caitlin Sweeney
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Shirley, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Longwood HS
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Sports & Recreation Management
  • gp
    15
  • p
    82
  • g
    60
  • a
    22

Bio

Finished her career ranked second all-time in program history in points (254), goals (194) and assists (60); third in shots on goal (307); and eighth in ground balls (131) and caused turnovers (51).

Among program single-season records, finished her career ranked second in points (82, 2018), tied for second in assists (22, 2018), tied for third in goals (60, 2017 and 2018), fourth in points (72, 2017), tied for ninth in shots on goal (93, 2018) and tied for 10th in assists (15, 2015).

As a Senior in 2018: Started all 15 games in the midfield for the Ravens...IWLCA All-North Region Second Team selection...All-Northeast-10 Conference Third Team selection...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished 12th in the nation in shot attempts per game (8.20), 15th in goals per game (4.00), 17th in points per game (5.47) and draw controls per game (6.53), and 23rd in shots on goal per game (6.20)...Finished sixth in the NE10 in draw controls (98), eighth in goals (60), tied for eighth in ground balls (49), 10th in shots on goal (93), 11th in shot attempts (123) and tied for 11th in points (82)...Led the team in goals (60), assists (22), points (82), shot attempts (123), shots on goal (93), ground balls (49) and draw controls (98)...Finished third on the team in caused turnovers (12)...Tallied one game-winning goal and went 15-for-31 on free-position shots...Committed 41 turnovers...Piled up a season-high nine point son six goals and three assists, to go with five ground balls, 11 draw controls and two caused turnovers in the season opener against Post on 3/6...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/11...Recorded two goals, four ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover against St. Thomas Aquinas on 3/12...Notched three goals, five draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover at Adelphi on 3/14...Scored six times, to go with five ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers, at New Haven on 3/17...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/18...Tallied 2-2-4 with five draw controls and four ground balls against Le Moyne on 3/20...Notched 7-1-8 with four draw controls, three ground balls and a caused turnover at Southern New Hampshire on 3/24...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/25...Netted three goals, to go with five draw controls, four ground balls and a caused turnover, at Bentley on 3/28...Notched 5-2-7, with six draw controls and five ground balls against Southern Connecticut State on 3/31...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/1...Recorded four goals, five ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers at Saint Anselm on 4/4...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/8...Tallied 3-4-7 with 10 draw controls and a ground ball against American International on 4/14...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/15...Went for 3-1-4 with six ground balls and six draw controls at Assumption on 4/21...Went for 4-5-9 with nine draw controls and a caused turnover against Merrimack on 4/25...Tallied 5-1-6 with 11 draw controls at Pace on 4/28.
2018 Statistics

As a Junior in 2017: Started in all 16 games in the midfield for the Ravens...IWLCA All-America Third Team selection...IWLCA All-North Region Second Team selection...All-Northeast-10 Conference Second Team selection...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished fifth in the nation in free-position goals per game (1.31), eighth in goals per game (3.75), tied for 13th in goals (60), 20th in draw controls per game (4.38), 28th in points per game (4.5) and 29th in free-position percentage (.538)...Led the NE10 in free-position goals (21-for-39)...Finished third in the NE10 in draw controls (70), tied for fourth in goals and sixth in both points (72) and shots on goal (83)...Led the team in goals, points, shot attempts (129), shots on goal, game-winning goals (5), free-position goals and draw controls...Finished second on the team in assists (12), ground balls (31) and caused turnovers (16)...Tallied six points on three goals and three assists in the season opener at Nyack on 3/4...Put home seven goals and collected five draw controls against Shepherd on 3/13...Tallied 4-1-5 to go with four ground balls and nine draw controls at Saint Michael's on 3/29...Notched 4-2-6 with two ground balls and six draw controls at New Haven on 4/2...Tallied 6-2-8 and picked up two ground balls and seven draw controls at Merrimack on 4/4...Scored seven times, to go with four ground balls, nine draw controls and two caused turnovers against Southern New Hampshire on 4/8...Piled up a career-best nine goals, along with three ground balls, seven draw controls and three caused turnovers to fill out her stat line at Southern Connecticut State on 4/15...Put home five goals and picked up four draw controls against Pace on 4/22...Scored at least one goal and had at least two points in each of the season's first 13 games...Chalked up five draw controls against Adelphi on 4/26...Scored twice and collected three ground balls at Le Moyne on 4/29.
2017 Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2016: Sweeney appeared and started in all 16 games for the Ravens this season...Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...she totaled 38 goals and 11 assists for 49 points..she collected 31 ground balls, won 62 draw controls and caused 16 turnovers...with a shot on goal percentage of 68.3%...she had a season high of six goals against Bentley (4/19) where she also won three draw controls and caused a turnover... Scoring five goals agaisnt St. Thomas Aquinas (3/15) also grounding two balls and winning four draw controls...She won a season high of nine draw controls against Southern Connecticut State (4/16) and won eight twice, first against Post (3/11) and against verus Saint Michael's (3/30)...2016 Statistics

As a Freshman in 2015: Named Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Sweeney got her collegiate debut against Stonhill (3/3) she appeared in 13 games, earning a total of 51 points, 36 goals and 15 assists..Shot on goal percentage of 69.7%... Collecting 20 ground balls and taking 41 draw controls, causing seven turnovers on the season...Her first goal came against St.Thomas Aquinas (3/8) where she scored four total goals and had three assists....Also scoring four goals against Tiffin (3/13) with two assists and six draw controls...Season high of goals against Merrimack (3/17) scoing six goals....At American International (3/21) Sweeney took 13 shots and made four goals with one assist, collecting three ground balls, three draw controls and caused two turnovers. 2015 Statistics

Before Franklin Pierce: Team MVP and All-County selection as a senior at Longwood High School (N.Y.)...Named Most Outstanding Female Athelte in her class...Also, an All-Conference selection in soccer as a junior and earned the basketball team's Bulldog Award as a senior at Longwood.

Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Victoria Sweeney...A sports & recreation management major...Has an older brother, Michael, an older sister, Samantha, and a twin sister, Briana...Briana (bio) is also a member of the lacrosse team at Franklin Pierce. 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 7 Stonehill L, 17-16
Apr 11 Saint Michael's W, 15-12
Apr 14 American International W, 20-7
Apr 21 at Assumption L, 15-11
Apr 25 Merrimack L, 21-14
Apr 28 at Pace L, 26-16
  Overall Conf
Games 15 13
Points 82 71
Goals 60 52
Assists 22 19
Shots 123 104
Shooting percentage 48.8 50.0
Shots on goal 93 79
Shots on goal percentage 75.6 76.0
Free position goals-shots 15-31 13-27
Ground balls 49 40
Draw controls 98 84
Turnovers 41 38
Caused turnovers 12 9
Fouls 8 8
Yellow cards 10 9
Red cards 0 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 6 Post W, 22-7 6 3 9 2-2 5 11 0 2 12 50.0 8 66.7 0 - 0 0
Mar 12 St. Thomas Aquinas W, 18-8 2 0 2 0-2 4 3 3 1 7 28.6 6 85.7 0 - 0 0
Mar 14 at Adelphi L, 21-7 3 0 3 0-3 2 5 8 1 10 30.0 6 60.0 2 - 0 0
Mar 17 at New Haven L, 21-19 6 0 6 1-2 5 5 0 2 11 54.5 7 63.6 1 - 0 0
Mar 20 Le Moyne L, 18-8 2 2 4 0-0 4 5 3 0 4 50.0 3 75.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 24 at Southern New Hampshire L, 18-14 7 1 8 2-3 3 4 0 1 12 58.3 10 83.3 2 - 0 0
Mar 28 at Bentley W, 13-10 3 0 3 2-3 4 5 3 1 5 60.0 3 60.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 31 Southern Connecticut State W, 19-17 5 2 7 0-1 5 6 3 0 7 71.4 5 71.4 0 - 0 0
Apr 4 at Saint Anselm L, 14-12 4 0 4 1-3 5 4 2 2 10 40.0 8 80.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 7 Stonehill L, 17-16 4 3 7 2-2 3 6 5 1 7 57.1 6 85.7 0 - 0 0
Apr 11 Saint Michael's W, 15-12 3 0 3 1-2 2 8 3 0 5 60.0 4 80.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 14 American International W, 20-7 3 4 7 0-1 1 10 2 0 9 33.3 9 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 21 at Assumption L, 15-11 3 1 4 1-1 6 6 3 0 8 37.5 5 62.5 3 - 0 0
Apr 25 Merrimack L, 21-14 4 5 9 2-3 0 9 4 1 9 44.4 6 66.7 0 - 0 0
Apr 28 at Pace L, 26-16 5 1 6 1-3 0 11 2 0 7 71.4 7 100.0 0 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2014-15 13 10 36 15 51 7-18 20 41 32 7 89 40.4 62 69.7 14 - 2 0
2015-16 16 16 38 11 49 6-22 31 62 32 16 101 37.6 69 68.3 14 - 0 0
2016-17 16 16 60 12 72 21-39 31 70 33 16 129 46.5 83 64.3 18 - 0 0
2017-18 15 15 60 22 82 15-31 49 98 41 12 123 48.8 93 75.6 8 - 0 0
Total 60 57 194 60 254 49-110 131 271 138 51 442 43.9 307 69.5 54 - 2 0
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 15 15 60 22 82 15-31 49 98 41 12 123 48.8 93 75.6 8 - 0 0
Conference 13 13 52 19 71 13-27 40 84 38 9 104 50.0 79 76.0 8 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 8 29 19 48 7-13 24 58 23 5 60 48.3 47 78.3 0 - 0 0
Away 7 7 31 3 34 8-18 25 40 18 7 63 49.2 46 73.0 8 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 6 22 9 31 5-11 21 43 14 4 45 48.9 35 77.8 0 - 0 0
Losses 9 9 38 13 51 10-20 28 55 27 8 78 48.7 58 74.4 8 - 0 0
Month March 8 8 34 8 42 7-16 32 44 20 8 68 50.0 48 70.6 5 - 0 0
April 7 7 26 14 40 8-15 17 54 21 4 55 47.3 45 81.8 3 - 0 0

News Mentions

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First Half Sinks Women’s Lacrosse in 26-16 Loss at No. 14 Pace

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. (April 28, 2018) – Surrendering 15 first-half goals -- including a 9-4 run to end the stanza -- proved to be a hole too...

April 28, 2018

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Women’s Lacrosse Falls Behind Early in 21-14 Loss to No. 15 Merrimack

RINDGE, N.H. (April 25, 2018) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team held its own with No. 15 nationally ranked...

April 25, 2018

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Women’s Lacrosse Unable to Erase First-Half Deficit, Falls at Assumption, 15-11

WORCESTER, Mass. (April 21, 2018) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team was outscored on the road in the first half...

April 21, 2018

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First-Half Barrage Sends Women’s Lacrosse on Way to 20-7, Senior Day Win Over AIC

RINDGE, N.H. (April 14, 2018) – It was a baker’s dozen in the first half for the Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse...

April 14, 2018

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Sweeney, Wilbert Hit Milestones, Ravens Keep Purple Knights Winless

Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse senior midfielder Briana Sweeney (Shirley, N.Y.) netted her 200th career point, while fellow...

April 11, 2018

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Late Raven Rally Not Enough In Conference Setback to Stonehill

Stonehill College rebounded from a 9-6 deficit and exploded for 10 unanswered goals as the guests hung on to defeat Northeast-10 Conference...

April 7, 2018

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First Half Sinks Women’s Lacrosse in 14-12 Loss at Saint Anselm

MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 4, 2018) -- A 9-3 halftime deficit would prove to be too much for the Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse...

April 4, 2018

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Ravens Pick Up Hard Earned Win In Physical and High Scoring Affair

In an entertaining marathon (two hours and fifteen minutes) which saw 36 combined goals between the two teams, the Franklin Pierce University...

March 31, 2018

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Women’s Lacrosse Uses Big First Half to Slip Past No. 24 Bentley, 13-10

BENTLEY, Mass. (March 28, 2018) – A 6-1 run in the latter stages of the first half allowed the Franklin Pierce University women’s...

March 28, 2018

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Sweeney Hits Milestone, Women’s Lacrosse Unable to Erase Early Deficit in 18-14 Loss at SNHU

MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 24, 2018) – With a free-position goal 10:05 into the first half, senior midfielder Caitlin Sweeney (Shirley, N.Y.)...

March 24, 2018

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Women’s Lacrosse Downed by No. 4 Le Moyne, 18-8

RINDGE, N.H. (March 20, 2018) – Junior attack Bryanna Fazio and sophomore midfielder Nicole Delany scored six goals apiece on Tuesday...

March 20, 2018

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Women’s Lacrosse Clipped in Barnburner at No. 7 New Haven, 21-19

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (March 17, 2018) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team was nearly able to put together a signature...

March 17, 2018

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Women’s Lacrosse Felled at No. 2 Adelphi, 21-7

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (March 14, 2018) – Sophomore attack Alison Johnson piled up nine points on three goals and six assists for No. 2 nationall...

March 14, 2018

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Wilbert, Lounsbury Lead Way as Women’s Lacrosse Dispatches STAC, 18-8

RINDGE, N.H. (March 12, 2018) – Senior attack Anna Wilbert (Bohemia, N.Y.) collected six points on two goals and four assists, while...

March 12, 2018

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Sweeney, Lounsbury Net Half-Dozen Each in Season Opener, Women’s Lacrosse Downs Post, 22-7

RINDGE, N.H. (March 6, 2018) – With one playing in her first collegiate game and the other playing the first game of her final collegiate...

March 6, 2018