MELBOURNE, Fla. – Thirty-five student-athletes are recognized as All-Conference in the fifth year of Sunshine State Conference women’s lacrosse. Claire Swanson of the University of Tampa is awarded Player of the Year honors, while UT’s Kelly Gallagher repeats as Coach of the Year. Patricia Werker from Florida Southern College takes home Freshman of the Year accolades. Voting for the All-SSC Women’s Lacrosse Team was conducted among the league’s head coaches.
 
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Swanson played in 17 games at midfield for Tampa in 2019, tallying 60 points from 46 goals and 14 assists with a .554 shooting percentage. The Cheyenne, Wyoming native also provided the Spartans with 137 draw controls, 39 ground balls, and 24 caused turnovers. The sophomore ranks first in conference draw controls per game (8.06) and is Top-10 in SSC points per game (3.53) and goals per game (2.71). Swanson is the first Tampa women’s lacrosse athlete to earn Player of the Year honors.
 
Werker started 14 games in goal for Florida Southern, accumulating 650 minutes between the pipes this season. The Nesconset, New York product recorded 75 saves and allowed 93 goals for a .446 save percentage in 2019. Her 8.58 goals against average helped the Moccasins secure an 11-2 record while she was in net. Among conference goalkeepers, she ranks third in goals against average (8.58) and fifth in save percentage (.446). Werker is the second FSC women’s lacrosse athlete to win Freshman of the Year¹ accolades.
 
Gallagher repeats as Coach of the Year following Tampa’s 2019 SSC tournament championship and share of the regular season title. In her sixth year leading the Spartans program, Gallagher led her team to a 14-3 overall record, the No. 4 IWLCA ranking, and six wins over Top-20 teams. Gallagher remains the first from Tampa to be honored as Coach of the Year and is the  second coach to win the award twice².
 
Rollins’ Kallie German and Lindsay Van Beck highlight the 2019 list of repeat All-SSC winners. German and Van Beck become the second and third women’s lacrosse athletes to earn First Team honors four times³. Florida Tech’s Olivia Going wins her third straight First Team award, while her teammate Samantha Schiano along with Sam Keesey of Florida Southern and Tampa’s Alexa Scudillo & Bridget Sutter repeat as First Team from 2018. In total, 16 of 26 upperclassmen award winners from this year repeat as an All-SSC selection.
 
Player of the Year: Claire Swanson, Tampa
Freshman of the Year: Patricia Werker, Florida Southern
Coach of the Year: Kelly Gallagher, Tampa
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2019 Women’s Lacrosse All-SSC First Team
Attack	Kallie German*^•#	Rollins	Sr.	Centreville, Maryland
Attack	Riley Bannatyne	Florida Southern	Jr.	Maitland, Florida
Attack	Kristyn Staley	Tampa	So.	Middletown, Maryland
Attack	Carly Vaccaro	Tampa	Jr.	Mooresville, North Carolina
Attack	Hannah Ashton~†	Rollins	Jr.	Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Attack	Leslie Ferguson~	Saint Leo	Sr.	Marietta, Georgia
Midfield	Claire Swanson~†	Tampa	Jr.	Cheyenne, Wyoming
Midfield	Samantha Schiano*†•	Florida Tech	Sr.	Perry Hall, Maryland
Midfield	Dani Bursinger~†	Florida Southern	Sr.	Powell, Ohio
Midfield	Caroline Forester	Tampa	Sr.	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Midfield	McKenzie Jackson*	Embry-Riddle	So.	Bowie, Maryland
Defense	Sam Keesey*	Florida Southern	Sr.	Bel Air, Maryland
Defense	Lindsay Van Beck*^•	Rollins	Sr.	Atlanta, Georgia
Defense	Alexa Scudillo*	Tampa	Jr.	Millstone, New Jersey
Defense	Olivia Going*^	Florida Tech	Jr.	West Islip, New York
Defense	Ashley Salvett	Saint Leo	Jr.	Clay, New York
Goalie	Bridget Sutter*@	Tampa	So.	Evergreen, Colorado
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2019 Women’s Lacrosse All-SSC Second Team
Attack	Aubriana Benedetto	Florida Southern	Sr.	Rochester, New York
Attack	Marina Jozokos~	Florida Southern	Jr.	Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Attack	Mya Watson~	Embry-Riddle	So.	Fruit Cove, Florida
Attack	Rachel Crawford*	Tampa	Sr.	Arnold, Maryland
Attack	Mollie Kaplan	Florida Tech	Jr.	Boca Raton, Florida
Attack	Maggie Gladden	Tampa	Jr.	Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Midfield	Lily Rizk~†	Rollins	Jr.	Columbus, Ohio
Midfield	Brenna Smith	Florida Southern	Fr.	Columbus, Ohio
Midfield	Elizabeth Ninesling	Embry-Riddle	Fr.	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Midfield	Delaney Chrisco	Saint Leo	Jr.	Wilmington, Delaware
Midfield	Maliah Benedetto	Florida Southern	So.	Rochester, New York
Defense	Danielle Waters	Tampa	Fr.	Smithtown, New York
Defense	Becca Hill	Florida Southern	Jr.	Lutherville, Maryland
Defense	Abby Coccagna~	Tampa	Sr.	Baltimore, Maryland
Defense	Brittney Embree~	Florida Tech	Sr.	Orlando, Florida
Defense	Kaitlin Prince~	Rollins	Sr.	Scarborough, Maine
Goalie	Patricia Werker	Florida Southern	Fr.	Nesconset, New York
Goalie	Erin Davis	Saint Leo	Jr.	Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

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* = 2018 First Team               ~ = 2018 Second Team         @ = 2018 Freshman of the Year
^ = 2017 First Team               † = 2017 Second Team         • = 2016 First Team
# = 2015 Freshman of the Year
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¹ Ashley Seborowski was Co-Freshman of the Year in 2015
² Corinne Desrosiers, Florida Tech (2016 & 2017)
³ The first to earn four First Team honors was Sara Grenier of Florida Tech (2015-18)