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2017 Field Hockey Roster

Lauren Sweet

17 Melissa Cunningham

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Collingswood
  • Hometown Oaklyn, NJ

Biography

2017
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
- Earned First Team All-MAAC honors.
- First Team All-ECAC.
- Ranked third in all of Division I with six defensive saves. 
- Tied a single-season program record with six defensive saves.
- All six of her defensive saves came in a five-game stretch to end the season.
- Added two goals and one assist for five points.
- Scored in the season-opener versus Davidson.
- Had an assist in a 3-0 win at Georgetown.

2016
- Earned First Team All-MAAC honors.
- Started all 19 games and has now played in 57 games, starting her last 41.
- Finished with career highs in goals (six), assists, points, shots (42), and shots on goal (27).
- Ninth in MAAC in shots (42), shots per game (2.21), tenth in assists (6), assists per game (.32), points (18), points per game (.95), and defensive saves (1).
- Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Rider's 4-3 win over Villanova.
- Scored both goals in Rider's 3-2 loss versus Monmouth.
- Averaged one point per game throughout the season, good for third among Broncs.

2015
- Started all 19 games in 2015 and enters her junior season as a 38-game veteran.
- Scored twice including the game-winning goal in Rider’s 4-2 win over Towson.
- Also scored in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game against Quinnipiac.
- 10th best in the MAAC with four assists.
- Third on the team with 33 shots.
- Two defensive saves for the season.

2014
- Appeared in 19 games as a sophomore, making three starts.
- Played 646 minutes.
- Played 64 of 70 minutes and scored a goal in Rider’s 3-1 win at Appalachian State on September 7, 2014.
- Assisted on the game-tying goal in Rider’s 2-1 MAAC overtime win at Quinnipiac on October 24, 2014.

2013
- Missed her rookie campaign due to an injury.

Before Rider
Four-year letter winner for field hockey as a midfielder at Collingswood High School…team captain and MVP as a senior as the team won the Colonial Conference Championship…First Team All-Conference honoree as a junior and senior and earned Second Team All-Courier Post as a senior…was also a four year letter winner in softball as a shortstop and catcher and was the team captain as a senior…National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society.

Personal
- Majoring in behavioral neuroscience…hobbies include going to the beach and playing sports…also plays the saxophone…daughter of Lisa Wilson and David Cunningham, younger sister Victoria Cunningham also plays field hockey at Rider.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2013Freshman

    Midfield
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2014Sophomore

    Midfield/Back
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    Back
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2016Junior

    Back
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2017Senior

    Defense
    5'6"
    17