2020 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Jessie Britton
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Moorestown
- Hometown:
- Moorestown, N.J.
Two-time Academic All-Patriot League (2019, 2018).
2020 (Senior): Team captain with Sarah Dohler, Sophia Klaber and Kali Peeples ... one of two Bison to start all eight games ... defender finished second on the team in ground balls (15), caused turnovers (9) and draw controls (13) ... filled the stat sheet with four caused turnovers, three ground balls and two draw controls against La Salle ... also had three ground balls at Binghamton and Campbell ... had four draw controls at Furman and three against Sacred Heart ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Junior): Voted to the Academic All-Patriot League Team for the second year in a row ... one of four Bison to start all 17 games ... finished second on the team with 20 caused turnovers and second among defenders with 26 ground balls ... collected multiple ground balls in nine games, topping out at four at Colgate ... also had three at No. 14 Navy and at Holy Cross ... posted multiple ground balls in five-straight games from March 21 to April 6 ... caused two turnovers in eight games ... logged eight draw controls, including three at UAlbany and against Robert Morris ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Sophomore): Earned spot on the Academic All-Patriot League Team ... one of three Bison to start all 16 games ... led all Bison defenders in ground balls (34) and finished second on the team in caused turnovers (20) ... tied Katherine Doyle for the team season high with four caused turnovers against Colgate ... scooped up season-best five ground balls at Lehigh and Boston University ... registered first career point with an assist against Villanova ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (First Year): Appeared in six games, including one start against Wagner ... tallied two ground balls, one draw control, two caused turnovers ... both CTs came against Hofstra ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Graduated from Moorestown High School in 2016 … four-year member of volleyball team … three-year basketball letterwinner … earned one letter in lacrosse … Third Team All-State lacrosse player … also named First Team All-South Jersey and First Team All-County … 2016 South Jersey Defender of the Year … lacrosse team won state titles in 2013 and 2014 … lacrosse team captured Group 3 South Jersey title in 2016 with an 18-6 record … played with South Jersey Select Lacrosse Club … two-time all-conference selection for volleyball … volleyball team MVP as a senior … earned the Mike Pilenza Coaches Award for Leadership in 2014 … earned Miranda McDivett Most Improved Award in 2013 … named volleyball team’s Rookie of the Year in 2012 … earned basketball coaches Award for Leadership in 2014-15.
Personal: Jessie Rose Britton … born Aug. 8, 1997 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey … daughter of Richard and Cyndi … Richard played basketball at Loyola University … has three siblings, Anna, Conor and Tori … major was biomedical engineering.
