Kyle Sweeney

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Born April 5, 1981 (1981-04-05) (age 27),
Springfield, PA
Position Midfield
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 pounds (88 kg)
NLL Team Philadelphia Wings
MLL Team
F. Teams
Philadelphia Barrage
Bridgeport Barrage
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Pro Career 2003present
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Kyle Sweeney (b. April 5, 1981) of Springfield, PA is a professional lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Philadelphia Barrage in the Major League Lacrosse.

Sweeney played for the 2006 U.S. Men's National Team in World Lacrosse Championship[1], and has been named to Team USA in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.[2]

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[edit] Collegiate career

Sweeney attended Georgetown University where he was a three-time All-American long-stick midfielder. As a freshman he was awarded the 2000 ECAC Rookie of the Year. He was also named Two-time ECAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 2001. He served as co-captain of the 2003 Hoya team.

[edit] Professional career

Sweeney is a hometown favorite of both the Philadelphia Wings and the Philadelphia Barrage having attended local Springfield High School.

The Philadelphia Wings drafted Sweeney in the eighth round (83rd overall) of the 2003 NLL Entry Draft. [3]

He was selected by the Bridgeport Barrage in the 2003 Collegiate Draft, Round 3.[4] Kyle has spent his entire MLL career in a Barrage uniform, making the move from Bridgeport, CT to Philadelphia, PA. Sweeney anchored the defensive unit that has helped the Barrage win the MLL championship in 2004, 2006, and 2007.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] MLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2003 Bridgeport 5 0 0 1 1 15 1 - - - - - - -
2004 Philadelphia 12 2 0 1 3 47 4 - - - - - - -
2005 Philadelphia 12 1 0 2 3 44 1 - - - - - - -
2006 Philadelphia 11 1 0 0 1 32 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 0
2007 Philadelphia 12 5 0 2 7 29 0 2 1 0 0 1 5 0
MLL Totals 52 9 0 6 15 167 9 4 2 0 0 2 7 0

[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2005 Philadelphia 12 1 6 7 53 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Philadelphia 15 4 9 13 91 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Philadelphia 16 4 7 11 85 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
NLL Totals 43 9 22 31 229 25 0 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] NCAA

   
Season Team GP G A Pts GB
2000 Georgetown 14 2 4 6 61
2001 Georgetown 15 0 0 0 60
2002 Georgetown 15 5 4 9 75
2003 Georgetown 11 0 1 1 33
NCAA Totals 55 7 9 16 229

[edit] References

Hoya website highschool and college background