Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Brianna Manko returns to the Rutgers-Camden midfield for her third year as a Scarlet Raptor. She has played in 26 career games, collecting 16 goals and three assists for 19 points, while adding 20 ground balls, 11 draw controls and six caused turnovers.
 
Academically, Manko was named to the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2017 semester.
 
Lacrosse 2017: Played in 13 games, starting three…Collected 11 goals (fifth on the team) and one assist for 12 points (sixth on the team)…Had a pair of goals in both of her first two games, coming against Rosemont (March 2) and Arcadia (March 8)…The Rosemont game was her first career start…Also had a two-goal game against Manhattanville (April 1)…Had a career high of three ground balls against Gwynedd Mercy (April 27), while adding one goal, her lone assist of the season and one draw control…Had two ground balls apiece against Kean University (April 8, adding one goal) and Rowan University (April 25)…Played a role in one of the fastest goal combinations in program history: In the season-opening game against Rosemont (March 2), combined with Taylor Reader to score goals 12 seconds apart,  tied for the fourth-quickest pair of goals by Raptor teammates in program history...Manko’s goal in that game came only 20 seconds into the contest and sparked the Raptors to a 15-2 victory, the first season-opening win in program history.
 
Lacrosse 2016:  Played in 13 games, collecting five goals and two assists for seven points…Had 14 shots, nine on goal for a .643 percentage…Notched 10 ground balls, one caused turnover and four draw controls…Made her collegiate debut at Lycoming College (March 4), taking one shot and collecting one ground ball…Had two shots, both on goal, and scored her first goal in an 18-5 win at Rosemont College (March 7), while also adding a ground ball…Had one shot and two ground balls at Gwynedd Mercy University (March 10)…Scored one goal against Elizabethtown College (March 15)…Added one goal, one caused turnover and one draw control against Delaware Valley University (March 22)…Scored one goal and added her first two collegiate assists against Penn State-Abington (March 24), while also collecting one ground ball and one draw control…Had one ground ball apiece against Neumann University (March 31) and Immaculata University (April 4)…Scored her first goal in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game against Kean University (April 9), while notching two ground balls and one draw control…Had one ground ball and one draw control against Ramapo College (April 23).
 
High School: Multi-sport letterwinner at Sterling High School who combined for six varsity letters in lacrosse and soccer…Second Team All-Conference in lacrosse.
 
Personal: Born November 24, 1996…Enjoys spending time with family and friends and going to the beach…Health Sciences major…Brianna is the daughter of Michael and Anne-Marie Manko of Stratford.