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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Montville, Conn.
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- Position:
- M
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- Previous School:
- Montville
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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
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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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 |
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 |
News Mentions
WLAX Hangs Tough, Loses Tight One, 10-7, On Senior Day
Banta Leads All Scorers With 5 Goals On The Day
April 6, 2019
Saints Too Strong In Second Half, Defeat USJ 17-10
USJ trailed 13-9 with 13 minutes to go
March 30, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Flies Past Mitchell Saturday, 17-6
Freshman Jenna Banta Nets Eight Goals
March 23, 2019
Banta Nets Nine Goals, Women's Lacrosse Downs Dean, 19-2
Freshman Jenna Banta erupted for nine goals to power USJ to its first win of 2019
March 11, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Drops GNAC Opener to Colby-Sawyer Saturday
The Blue Jays will be back in action on Monday on the road at Dean at 12:00 p.m.
March 9, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Falls in Season Opener to Elms, 14-4
The Blue Jays will be back in action next on Wednesday, March 6 at Becker
February 28, 2019
Women's Lacrosse Falls in Season Opener to Elms, 14-4
The Blue Jays will be back in action next on Wednesday, March 6 at Becker
February 28, 2019