2025 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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Delaney Sweitzer
Jersey Number 13

Delaney Sweitzer

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    Chestnut Hill Academy
  • Hometown:
    Hatfield, Pa.
  • Prev School:
    Syracuse
Awards (NU):
  • Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2025)
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (2025)
  • Honorable Mention USA Lacrosse Division I Preseason All-American (2025)
Career Highs:
  • Shots Faced................... 42, at Northwestern (Syracuse) (2/10/24)
  • Saves.............................. 17, vs. North Carolina (5/25/25)
  • Goals Allowed................. 18, at Northwestern (Syracuse) (2/10/24)
  • Caused Turnovers........... 4 (2x), at Clemson (Syracuse) (4/13/24)
  • Ground Balls.................... 6 (2x), at Clemson (Syracuse) (4/13/24)
Season Highs:
  • Shots Faced...................35, vs. North Carolina (5/25/25)
  • Saves..............................17, vs. North Carolina (5/25/25)
  • Goals Allowed.................15 (2x), vs. Johns Hopkins (4/25/25)
  • Caused Turnovers...........2, vs. Michigan (4/17/25)
  • Ground Balls....................5, vs. Maryland (3/21/25)
2025: Started in 20 games for the 'Cats ... Led Big Ten in goalie wins (17) and goals against average (9.07) ... 6th in NCAA for goals against average (9.07) and 12th for save percentage (4.88) ... Posted 157 saves on 451 shots faced for a .488 save percentage for the season ... Recorded eight saves, a ground ball, and a caused turnover against Boston College (2/15) ... Notched four saves, two ground balls, and a caused turnover against Colorado (2/21) ... Posted seven saves and three ground balls at Syracuse (2/25) ... Logged five saves, two ground balls, and a caused turnover at Marquette (3/7) ... Tallied season high of 12 saves, faced 29 shots, and picked up three ground balls against Penn State (3/16) ... Posted 11 saves on 20 shots faced, five ground balls, and a caused turnover against Maryland (3/21) ... Recorded ten saves, two ground balls, and a caused turnover against North Carolina (3/27) ... Logged nine saves and two ground balls at USC (3/30) ... Notched six saves, four ground balls, and a caused turnover at Johns Hopkins (4/3) ... Had nine saves and a ground ball at Rutgers (4/6) ... Tallied two saves and a ground ball against Oregon (4/13) ... Posted seven saves, a ground ball, and two caused turnovers against Michigan (4/17) ... Recorded nine saves and a ground ball at Ohio State (4/19) ... Notched ten saves, two ground balls, and a caused turnover in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals against Johns Hopkins (4/25) ... Recorded seven saves and a caused turnover in Big Te Tournament Title game at Maryland (4/27) ... Logged eight saves against Michigan (5/11) ... Posted six saves, two ground balls, and a caused turnover against Penn to advance to the Final Four (5/15) ... Notches eight saves and three ground balls in NCAA Semifinals against Boston College (5/23) ... Posted a school record of 17 saves and picked up four ground balls in National Championship against North Carolina (5/25). 

2024 (Syracuse): NCAA Lacrosse All-Tournement Team ... Second-Team All-ACC ... All-ACC Academic Team ... USA Lacrosse Preseason Goalie of the Year ... Tallied a total for the season of 142 saves, 9.61 goals-against average, and a .418 save percentage ... Started all 22 games ... Recorded ten or more saves in four games ... Posted 13 saves, a ground ball, and two caused turnovers in season opener against Northwestern ... Tallied ten saves, five ground balls, and a caused turnover against Maryland ... Notched nine saves against Stony Brook ... Had nine saves, a ground ball, and a caused turnover at Virginia ... Posted eight saves and a ground ball against Louisville ... Notched eight saves, five ground balls, and a caused turnover at Cornell ... Tallied ten saves, a ground ball, and two caused turnovers at Boston College ... Recorded eight saves and two ground balls against Stony Brook ... Had seven saves, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers against Yale ... Notched ten saves, two ground balls, and two caused turnovers in NCAA Tournament against Boston College. 

2023 (Syracuse): IWLCA and ACC Goalkeeper of the Year … Honda Sports Award finalist … Named first-team All-American by the IWLCA, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine … Member of the All-Northeast Region and All-ACC First Team … Tewaaraton Award nominee … Four-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week … Also earned IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week honors … Ranked seventh in the nation in saves with 185, which rank fourth on Syracuse’s single-season record list … Also ranked eighth in save percentage (.505) … 12th in goals-against average (9.20) and third in ground balls per game (3.71) … Recorded 10 or more saves in eight games … Started all 21 games … Recorded 11 saves and three ground balls in the season-opening victory against Northwestern … Had 13 saves and three ground balls in the win against Maryland … Posted career highs in saves (15) and ground balls (6) at Virginia Tech …Made eight saves against Notre Dame … Also had career highs in ground balls (6) and caused three turnovers (3) against the Fighting Irish … Tied her career high with six ground balls against Loyola and Duke … Recorded eight saves, three ground balls and a caused turnover against Stony Brook … Posted 13 saves, four ground balls and a caused turnover in 45 minutes played against Cornell … Matched her career high with six ground balls against Virginia … Had 13 saves against Clemson … Tied her career high in saves (15) and ground balls (6) against North Carolina … Made 10 saves against Boston College in the regular-season finale … Made 11 saves against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament second round … Member of the All-ACC Academic Team as well as the IWLCA Academic Squad … Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters. 

2022 (Syracuse): Played in 13 games, making five starts … Made her Syracuse debut as the starting goalkeeper in the season opener against Stanford … Made two saves and picked up a season-high three ground balls against the Cardinal … Made a season-high four saves and matched her season high with three ground balls against Stony Brook … Made three saves at Florida … Named to the Academic Honor squad … Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.

2019-2021 (USC): Appeared in three games as a sophomore and made one start … Posted a .429 save percentage and an 8.65 GAA … Earned first career victory against California with seven saves … Did not play freshman year.

High School: Finished four-year career with 486 saves, 84 caused turnovers, and 93 ground balls … Team captain junior and senior year alongside her sister, Savannah … Named U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American, two-time Under Armour All-American, two-time conference Defensive MVP … Played five years of club lacrosse for Big 4 and three years for LB3 … Four-year letterwinner in field hockey.

Personal: From Hatfield, Pennsylvania ... Played AAU for Big 4 HHH ... Sister Savannah Sweitzer played for Syracuse University Womens Lacrosse .. Brother CJ played for Bryant University and Wagner University Mens Lacrosse ... Brother Harry played for Ursinus College Mens Lacrosse ... Club coach Colleen Magarity is a Northwestern Lacrosse Alumni.
Lacrosse - 'Cats Fall to North Carolina in National Championship Game
Sunday, May 25
Lacrosse - NCAA Semifinal Postgame Press Conference (5/23/25)
Saturday, May 24
Lacrosse - Comeback 'Cats Take Down Boston College, 12-11, Advance to National Title Game (5/23/25)
Saturday, May 24
Lacrosse - Maddy Taylor Breaks NCAA Goals Record in Quarterfinal Win (5/15/25)
Thursday, May 15