Sheridan, Rettinger garner All-NEC honors

BULLDOG PAIR NAMED 2012 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE PICKS

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant University women's lacrosse players Lauren Sheridan (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage) and Nicole Rettinger (Dix Hills, N.Y.) were named to 2012 All-Northeast Conference postseason teams for their season-long performances, as announced by league officials Thursday night.

Sheridan, a senior attacker for the Bulldogs (6-10, 5-4 NEC), earns the first All-NEC First Team selection of her career after leading Bryant in goals (39) and points (45) and ranking seventh in the league in goals per game (2.44). The New York native scored both her 100th-career point and her 100th-career goal this past season, while also collecting 19 draw controls and 16 ground balls.

Sheridan netted eight hat tricks on her senior campaign, including a career-high five goals in a 10-8 win over Monmouth on the road April 7, and recorded a goal in all but two contests on the year with at least a point in 15 of her 16 appearances.

The senior graduates with 117 career goals and 141 career points and leaves as the program's all-time leader in free position goals both in a career and a single season. Sheridan ranks sixth all-time in career goals and seventh in career points.

Rettinger earns her third-straight Northeast Conference postseason honor in 2012 and is now a two-time second teamer after a stellar junior season. The defender forced 22 caused turnovers, good for second on the team, and tallied 31 ground balls while chipping in five draw controls.

With a year still remaining in her Bulldog career, Rettinger currently ranks fourth on the program's all-time list of caused turnovers with 82 and sits in second for caused turnovers per game, averaging 1.71 each time out over her three seasons in a Bulldog uniform.

Both players started all 16 games for the Black and Gold in 2012, as Bryant topped three of the four NEC Tournament teams (Quinnipiac, Monmouth and Mount St. Mary's) to finish tied for fifth in the league standings.