Jenna Banta

12 Jenna Banta

Height:

5-4
Year:

Fr.
Hometown:

Montville, Conn.
Position:

M
Previous School:

Montville

gp

13
p

35
g

35
a

0

Bio

At USJ: Banta made the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) second team all-conference as a freshman on the soccer team. She also won the most improved player award this fall.

2018-19: Banta bested all Blue Jays, leading the team in goals (35), the most since Rose St. Hilaire 2016. She also led in draw controls (66), and was tied for 3rd in ground balls (23). She scored a team-high 9 goals in a 19-2 route of Dean College on March 11. It was the most goals scored by a single player since Rose St. Hilaire in 2016. Scored a goal in all but two games.

Before USJ: A native of Montville, CT, Banta played four years of varsity soccer and lacrosse at Montville High School. She won Eastern Connecticut Conference (ECC) honorable mention her junior and senior years on the soccer field. As a lacrosse player, defense was her identity, winning defensive player of the year four straight seasons, and leading the Indians to the ECC Division III Championship as a junior. She also made first team All-ECC twice (2017-2018). Banta was a high honors student her entire high school career, winning multiple school awards.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 30	at Emmanuel (Mass.)	L, 17-10
Apr 6	Rivier	L, 10-7
Apr 10	Johnson & Wales (RI)	L, 21-4
Apr 13	at Lasell	L, 21-8
Apr 17	at Simmons	L, 16-5
Apr 20	at Anna Maria	W, 11-0

	Overall	Conf
Games	13	10
Points	35	17
Goals	35	17
Assists	0	0
Shots	98	64
Shooting percentage	35.7	26.6
Shots on goal	66	43
Shots on goal percentage	67.3	67.2
Free position goals-shots	4-20	2-16
Ground balls	23	14
Draw controls	66	49
Turnovers	37	34
Caused turnovers	5	3
Fouls	27	21
Yellow cards	3	3
Red cards	1	1
Green cards	1	0

Date	Opponent	Score	g	a	pts	fpg-fps	gb	dc	to	ct	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	fo	peyc	rc	gc
Feb 28	at Elms	L, 14-4	1	0	1	1-3	2	2	1	1	6	16.7	2	33.3	0	-	0	0
Mar 9	Colby-Sawyer	L, 19-1	0	0	0	0-0	4	3	9	2	4	0.0	2	50.0	0	-	0	0
Mar 11	at Dean	W, 19-2	9	0	9	1-1	1	5	0	0	16	56.3	11	68.8	1	-	0	0
Mar 13	at Albertus Magnus	L, 16-7	1	0	1	0-0	0	2	0	0	3	33.3	3	100.0	0	-	1	0
Mar 16	at Saint Joseph's (Me.)	L, 13-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 20	Regis (Mass.)	L, 15-2	1	0	1	0-2	1	4	2	0	6	16.7	4	66.7	2	-	0	0
Mar 23	Mitchell	W, 17-6	8	0	8	0-0	6	10	2	1	12	66.7	10	83.3	5	-	0	1
Mar 27	Norwich	L, 20-3	1	0	1	0-2	2	4	3	0	8	12.5	5	62.5	3	-	0	0
Mar 30	at Emmanuel (Mass.)	L, 17-10	2	0	2	0-3	1	8	7	0	8	25.0	5	62.5	3	-	0	0
Apr 6	Rivier	L, 10-7	5	0	5	1-5	1	7	3	0	12	41.7	9	75.0	3	-	0	0
Apr 10	Johnson & Wales (RI)	L, 21-4	1	0	1	0-0	1	0	1	1	5	20.0	3	60.0	6	-	0	0
Apr 13	at Lasell	L, 21-8	2	0	2	0-1	0	9	1	0	7	28.6	4	57.1	0	-	0	0
Apr 17	at Simmons	L, 16-5	0	0	0	0-2	2	6	4	0	4	0.0	3	75.0	3	-	0	0
Apr 20	at Anna Maria	W, 11-0	4	0	4	1-1	2	6	4	0	7	57.1	5	71.4	1	-	0	0

	gp	gs	g	a	pts	fpg-fps	gb	dc	to	ct	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	fo	peyc	rc	gc
2018-19	13	13	35	0	35	4-20	23	66	37	5	98	35.7	66	67.3	27	-	1	1
2019-20	3	3	8	1	9	1-2	7	10	9	5	15	53.3	10	66.7	0	-	0	0
2021-22	13	13	49	2	51	9-20	58	74	47	20	109	45.0	86	78.9	35	-	0	1
Total	29	29	92	3	95	14-42	88	150	93	30	222	41.4	162	73.0	62	-	1	2

		gp	gs	g	a	pts	fpg-fps	gb	dc	to	ct	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	fo	peyc	rc	gc
Event	Total	13	13	35	0	35	4-20	23	66	37	5	98	35.7	66	67.3	27	-	1	1
	Conference	10	10	17	0	17	2-16	14	49	34	3	64	26.6	43	67.2	21	-	1	0
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	0	0-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	6	6	16	0	16	1-9	15	28	20	4	47	34.0	33	70.2	19	-	0	1
	Away	7	7	19	0	19	3-11	8	38	17	1	51	37.3	33	64.7	8	-	1	0
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	0	0-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Wins	3	3	21	0	21	2-2	9	21	6	1	35	60.0	26	74.3	7	-	0	1
Result	Losses	10	10	14	0	14	2-18	14	45	31	4	63	22.2	40	63.5	20	-	1	0
Month	February	1	1	1	0	1	1-3	2	2	1	1	6	16.7	2	33.3	0	-	0	0
	March	7	7	22	0	22	1-8	15	36	23	3	57	38.6	40	70.2	14	-	1	1
	April	5	5	12	0	12	2-9	6	28	13	1	35	34.3	24	68.6	13	-	0	0