Kara Banagan
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Niskayuna, N.Y.
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- Position:
- Goalkeeper
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Niskayuna
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- Major:
- Psychology
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- gp
- 14
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- gs
- 11
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- min
- 705:33
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- ga
- 137
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- gaa
- 11.65
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- sv
- 138
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games played | 14 | 4 |
| Games started | 11 | 3 |
| Minutes | 705:33 | 165:00 |
| Goals against | 137 | 18 |
| Goals-against average | 11.65 | 6.55 |
| Saves | 138 | 23 |
| Save pct | 50.2 | 56.1 |
| Wins | 8 | 3 |
| Losses | 4 | 0 |
| Ties | 0 | 0 |
| Win pct | 66.7 | 100.0 |
Game Log - Goalie
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | Rensselaer | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 3 | Western New Eng. | W, 18-12 | 0 | 45:00 | 6 | 10 | 62.5 |
| Mar 9 | at Keene St. | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 14 | vs. Marymount (Va.) | W, 18-7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 16 | vs. #25 SUNY-Geneseo | L, 11-9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 20 | Rensselaer | L, 11-10 | 0 | 45:00 | 5 | 6 | 54.5 |
| Mar 22 | Connecticut Col. | L, 15-11 | 1 | 60:00 | 15 | 14 | 48.3 |
| Mar 24 | #19 Amherst | L, 11-8 | 1 | 60:00 | 11 | 15 | 57.7 |
| Mar 29 | at Springfield | L, 16-15 | 1 | 60:33 | 16 | 17 | 51.5 |
| Apr 1 | Mass. Maritime | W, 17-5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Wheaton (Mass.) | W, 14-7 | 1 | 60:00 | 7 | 17 | 70.8 |
| Apr 8 | at Bridgewater St. | W, 21-6 | 1 | 45:00 | 3 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Apr 14 | at Skidmore | W, 18-17 | 1 | 60:00 | 17 | 12 | 41.4 |
| Apr 15 | Salem St. | W, 18-4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at Worcester St. | W, 18-7 | 1 | 30:00 | 3 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Apr 22 | at Fitchburg St. | W, 20-6 | 0 | 30:00 | 2 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Apr 25 | MCLA | W, 16-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 29 | at Framingham St. | W, 18-10 | 1 | 60:00 | 10 | 14 | 58.3 |
| May 4 | #4 Worcester St. | W, 21-10 | 1 | 60:00 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 |
| May 6 | #3 Framingham St. | W, 21-15 | 1 | 60:00 | 15 | 11 | 42.3 |
| May 13 | vs. Babson | L, 23-8 | 1 | 30:00 | 17 | 3 | 15.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | 14 | 11 | 705:33 | 137 | 11.65 | 138 | 50.2 |
| Conference | 4 | 3 | 165:00 | 18 | 6.55 | 23 | 56.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | 6 | 4 | 330:00 | 62 | 11.27 | 66 | 51.6 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | 345:33 | 58 | 10.07 | 69 | 54.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 30:00 | 17 | 34.00 | 3 | 15.0 |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | 9 | 7 | 450:00 | 73 | 9.73 | 83 | 53.2 |
| Losses | 5 | 4 | 255:33 | 64 | 15.03 | 55 | 46.2 |
| Month | |||||||
| March | 5 | 3 | 270:33 | 53 | 11.75 | 62 | 53.9 |
| April | 6 | 5 | 285:00 | 42 | 8.84 | 52 | 55.3 |
| May | 3 | 3 | 150:00 | 42 | 16.80 | 24 | 36.4 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | win | loss | tie | win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Conference | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Losses | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||
| March | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 |
| April | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| May | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
News mentions
Babson College’s Emily Curtis scored eight goals and handed out five assists as the Beavers posted a 23-8 win over Westfield State in the opening round of the NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse tournament at Bill Alfond Field at Colby College.
Westfield State women’s lacrosse travels to Waterville, Maine for the 2023 NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse tournament this weekend, as the Owls will face Babson College on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at host site Colby College, with the winner of Saturday’s game advancing to face Colby on Sunday.
The Westfield State duo of Emma Cretella and Olivia Hadla are the 2023 MASCAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the All-Conference teams which are voted on by the coaches from around the league.
Senior Cassidy Harvey (Niskayuna, N.Y.) scored six goals to led the way for top-seeded Westfield State as the Owls posted a 21-15 win over #3 Framingham State in the championship game of the 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse tournament at Alumni Field on Saturday afternoon.
Seniors Emma Cretella (Cheshire, Conn./St. Paul’s) and Cassidy Connolly (Woburn, Mass.) registered six points each for Westfield State as the top-seeded Owls powered away for a 21-10 win over #4 Worcester State in the semifinals of the 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse tournament at Alumni Field on Thursday evening.
Westfield State senior Emma Cretella tallied six goals and two assists as the Owls clinched the MASCAC regular season title and top overall seed in the conference tournament with an 18-10 win over Framingham State on Saturday afternoon.
Nicole Rinkus scored three goals for Westfield State to lead the Owls to an 16-3 win over Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse game at Alumni Field on Tuesday evening.
Prattson’s six assists tie for the third-best single game total in school history.
Westfield State ran out to an 11-goal lead in the first quarter, and never looked back as the Owls stayed unbeaten in conference play with a 18-7 win over Worcester State at Coughlin Field in Worcester on Wednesday night.
Westfield State senior Cassidy Harvey (Niskayuna, N.Y.) scored the 100th goal of her career to highlight the Owls women’s lacrosse team’s efforts as Westfield State topped Salem State, 18-4 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Alumni Field on Saturday to cap a busy day of sporting events on campus.
Nicole Rinkus scored four goals, including the game winner with less than a minute left to lift the Westfield State women’s lacrosse team to an 18-17 win over Skidmore College in a non-conference game in Saratoga, N.Y. on Friday night.
Senior midfielder Emma Cretella (Cheshire, Conn.) scored a game-high six goals for the visiting Westfield State University women's lacrosse team as they cruised to a 21-6 victory over Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) rival Bridgewater State University on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field.
On February 18, Westfield State junior Kara Banagan dove at the LEC Championships, three days after that, she cheered at the Westfield State basketball playoff games, and just seven days later, Banagan was scheduled to start the women’s lacrosse season.
Westfield State goalkeeper Kara Banagan (Niskayuna, N.Y.) matched a career high with 17 saves as the Owls ran out to a 7-0 lead in the first half and held on for a 14-7 win over Wheaton College in a non-conference women’s lacrosse game in Norton, Mass., on Wednesday night.
Springfield College’s Jade O’Connor netted the game winner 33 seconds into overtime to give Springfield College a 16-15 win over the Owls in a non-conference showdown on Wednesday night at Stagg Field.
Westfield State senior Emma Cretella tallied four goals, but the Owls dropped a tightly contested non-conference game to #19 Amherst College, 11-8 on Friday night from Alumni Field.
Connecticut College rattled off seven unanswered goals in the third quarter to break open a tight game as the Camels topped Westfield State, 15-11 in a non-conference women’s lacrosse game at Alumni Field on Wednesday evening.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Riley Maready (Colorado Springs, Colo.) scored four goals and added an assist as the Engineers ran out to a big lead before holding off Westfield State late, 11-10 in a non-conference women’s lacrosse game at Alumni Field on Monday evening.
Westfield State senior Emma Cretella scored six goals to lead the way, as the Owls women’s lacrosse team overcame a slow start to pull away late and defeat Western New England University 18-12 in the season opener for both teams at Alumni Field on Friday evening.