Alyssa Fleming

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Alyssa Fleming
Born (1994-03-08) March 8, 1994 (age 25)
New York, USA
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg USA
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
ShootsLeft/Right
PositionDefense
NCAA teamStony Brook Seawolves
Pro career2016–

Alyssa Fleming (born March 8, 1994) is an American women's lacrosse player. Having played with the Stony Brook Seawolves at the collegiate level, [1] she was signed to the Baltimore Ride of the United Women's Lacrosse League. [2]

Lacrosse Team sport

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Stony Brook Seawolves athletic teams of Stony Brook University

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Sporting career

High school

Fleming played four years of varsity lacrosse at Shoreham-Wading River High School and was named All-Tourney in 2009, All-Country in 2010, and All-American and All-Country in 2012. [3] She led the team to State Championships in 2009, 2010, and 2012. [4] [5]

College

In college, Fleming was a Synapse Sports All-Rookie in 2013 and named to the All-America East second team. [1] She was selected to the American East all-rookie squad and started all 19 games. In 2014, she was on the first team All-American East, and second team All-Mid Atlantic, starting 21 games and leading the team with 55 ground balls (the third-most in a single-season in school history). [1] In 2015, she was on the first team All-America East. She received an Inside Lacrosse honorable mention preseason All-American and was Inside Lacrosse third-team mid-season All-American. In 2016, she was selected as an IWLCA (Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association) third-team All-American and IWLCA Mid-Atlantic all-region first team. She was named America East co-defensive player-of-the-year. [6]

UWLX

After graduating from Stony Brook, Fleming joined the Baltimore Ride during the 2016 UWLX season. [7] She made her debut on May 28, 2016, as the Ride lost to the Long Island Sound by a score of 13–12.

The 2016 United Women's Lacrosse League season, the first in the history of the UWLX, started on May 28, 2016 and ended with the league championship game on July 31, 2016 in which the Long Island Sound defeated the Boston Storm in a 13-8 final.

The Long Island Sound are a United Women's Lacrosse League (UWLX) professional women's field lacrosse team based in Long Island, New York. They have played in the UWLX since the 2016 season. In the 2016 season, the four teams in the UWLX played in a barnstorming format, with all four teams playing at a single venue.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alyssa Fleming Bio - Stony Brook Official Athletic Site". Stonybrookathletics.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Seven College Seniors Added to UWLX Rosters". Pointstreaksites.com. May 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "US Lacrosse 2012 High School All-Americans". Laxpower.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "SWR wins two state lacrosse titles". Riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "J5545". nysenate.gov. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 #AEWLAX All-Conference & Major Awards Announced - AmericaEast.com - The Official Website of the America East Conference". Americaeast.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Six College Graduates Join UWLX Rosters After Final Four - Lacrosse Magazine". Laxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
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