Temple University Athletics
2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Kara Nakrasius
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-1
- Hometown:
- Garnet Valley, Pa.
- High School:
- Garnet Valley
- Major:
- Adult & Organizational Development
Bio
Awards: 2021 American Athletic Conference Second Team, 2019 American Athletic Conference First Team
2021: Named second-team All-Conference despite missing the second half of the season due to injury…Finished fourth on the team in draw controls with 50…Second on the team in draw controls per game (4.5)…Picked up 24 ground balls…Scored a hat trick in the season-opener at Delaware…Scored the overtime game-winner against Saint Joseph’s…Named to the AAC Honor Roll for the week of 3/15…Notched a hat trick against Old Dominion and scored the game-winner with 24 seconds left on the clock.
2020: Named to the Preseason All-Conference Team…Led the team in draw controls with 47 and ranked third in the conference in draw controls per game (5.25)…Posted a season-high 12 draw controls against Saint Joseph’s…Set the program record in draw controls with 186 in her career…Tied for first on the team in ground balls with 21 and ranked third in the conference in ground balls per game (2.50)…Picked up a season high six ground balls against Coastal Carolina…Scored one goal on one shot…Recorded five caused turnovers…Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week on March 9...Season suspended following the Villanova game on 3/11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will have one more year of eligibility granted by the NCAA...Earned the Parliament Spirit Award at the Celebration of Champions...Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above for the fourth year in a row...Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.
2019: Named to the American Athletic Conference First Team and the Preseason All-AAC Team...Served as one of the team's four captains, getting chosen by her teammates for a second year in a row...Started in all 17 games and has never missed a start in her career...Led the Owls with 68 draw controls which ranks third all-time in a single season at Temple...Her 4.0 draw controls per game ranked fourth among all players in the AAC...Now has 139 draws in her career to rank fourth all-time in program history after just three seasons...Tied for third on the team with 17 caused turnovers and tallied 30 ground balls...Scored her first career goal vs. Boston University on March 12...Recorded two assists and now has four in her career...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a third year in a row for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2018: Was a team tri-captain in just her sophomore season...Started in all 17 games...Tallied her second career assist in the Owls' 18-15 win at Lafayette...Recorded 64 draw controls to finish the season tied for third all-time in program history for a single season...Ranked second on the team with 21 caused turnovers and second with 38 ground balls...Tallied at least one draw control in all but one game, twice getting seven (in wins at Lafayette and vs. Cincinnati)...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a second year in a row for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2017: Started in all 18 games as a freshman and ranked third on the team with 31 ground balls while also ranking third with 17 caused turnovers...Tallied an assist in the Owls' 11-9 win at Georgetown on April 1...Recorded seven draw controls...Named the Enterprise Spirit & Sportsmanship Award winner at the annual Celebration of Champions...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above after her first semester.
High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Garnet Valley with fellow Owl Michelle Koscinski...Named a U.S. Lacrosse All-American in 2016 along with earning first team all-central and all-Delco honors...Two-time team captain...Earned the Great Valley MVP Midfield award as a senior...Helped lead her team to back-to-back state titles in 2014 and 2015 and to a third-place finish in the state in 2016...Named all-league second team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore...Participated in numerous national tournaments with her club team, the Brandywine Majors, and was invited to try out for the US U19 Team...Played club lacrosse with both Koscinski and another fellow teammate, Maddie Gebert.
Personal: Earned her undergraduate degree in adult and organizational development in 2020, and is pursuing her master's degree in higher education.
2021: Named second-team All-Conference despite missing the second half of the season due to injury…Finished fourth on the team in draw controls with 50…Second on the team in draw controls per game (4.5)…Picked up 24 ground balls…Scored a hat trick in the season-opener at Delaware…Scored the overtime game-winner against Saint Joseph’s…Named to the AAC Honor Roll for the week of 3/15…Notched a hat trick against Old Dominion and scored the game-winner with 24 seconds left on the clock.
2020: Named to the Preseason All-Conference Team…Led the team in draw controls with 47 and ranked third in the conference in draw controls per game (5.25)…Posted a season-high 12 draw controls against Saint Joseph’s…Set the program record in draw controls with 186 in her career…Tied for first on the team in ground balls with 21 and ranked third in the conference in ground balls per game (2.50)…Picked up a season high six ground balls against Coastal Carolina…Scored one goal on one shot…Recorded five caused turnovers…Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week on March 9...Season suspended following the Villanova game on 3/11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will have one more year of eligibility granted by the NCAA...Earned the Parliament Spirit Award at the Celebration of Champions...Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above for the fourth year in a row...Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.
2019: Named to the American Athletic Conference First Team and the Preseason All-AAC Team...Served as one of the team's four captains, getting chosen by her teammates for a second year in a row...Started in all 17 games and has never missed a start in her career...Led the Owls with 68 draw controls which ranks third all-time in a single season at Temple...Her 4.0 draw controls per game ranked fourth among all players in the AAC...Now has 139 draws in her career to rank fourth all-time in program history after just three seasons...Tied for third on the team with 17 caused turnovers and tallied 30 ground balls...Scored her first career goal vs. Boston University on March 12...Recorded two assists and now has four in her career...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a third year in a row for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2018: Was a team tri-captain in just her sophomore season...Started in all 17 games...Tallied her second career assist in the Owls' 18-15 win at Lafayette...Recorded 64 draw controls to finish the season tied for third all-time in program history for a single season...Ranked second on the team with 21 caused turnovers and second with 38 ground balls...Tallied at least one draw control in all but one game, twice getting seven (in wins at Lafayette and vs. Cincinnati)...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a second year in a row for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2017: Started in all 18 games as a freshman and ranked third on the team with 31 ground balls while also ranking third with 17 caused turnovers...Tallied an assist in the Owls' 11-9 win at Georgetown on April 1...Recorded seven draw controls...Named the Enterprise Spirit & Sportsmanship Award winner at the annual Celebration of Champions...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above after her first semester.
High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Garnet Valley with fellow Owl Michelle Koscinski...Named a U.S. Lacrosse All-American in 2016 along with earning first team all-central and all-Delco honors...Two-time team captain...Earned the Great Valley MVP Midfield award as a senior...Helped lead her team to back-to-back state titles in 2014 and 2015 and to a third-place finish in the state in 2016...Named all-league second team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore...Participated in numerous national tournaments with her club team, the Brandywine Majors, and was invited to try out for the US U19 Team...Played club lacrosse with both Koscinski and another fellow teammate, Maddie Gebert.
Personal: Earned her undergraduate degree in adult and organizational development in 2020, and is pursuing her master's degree in higher education.
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