3 Jenna Banta
Jenna Banta
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Montville, Conn.
  • High School:
    Montville
  • Position:
    Defense
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • Previous School:
    Montville
  • g
    0
  • a
    2
  • pts
    2
  • gw
    0

Bio

2018: Banta was one of four players to start all 16 games, and her defensive prowess helped her make the All-GNAC 2nd Team.

At USJ: Banta is also a member of the lacrosse team, where she led the Blue Jays in goals (35) and draw controls (66) in her freshman season. 

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
Oct 12 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) T, 0-0
Oct 19 Suffolk L, 2-0
Oct 23 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 2-1
Oct 26 at Simmons L, 2-1
Oct 30 at Albertus Magnus L, 2-0
Nov 2 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) T, 2-2
  Overall Conf
Games 17 11
Games started 17 11
Goals 0 0
Assists 2 0
Points 2 0
Shots 4 3
Shot Pct .000 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 30 Manhattanville W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 1 at Nichols W, 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 4 at MCLA W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 7 Eastern Nazarene W, 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 14 Norwich L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 18 at Mount Holyoke W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 21 at Rivier W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 25 at Lasell W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 28 Colby-Sawyer W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 2 Anna Maria W, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 5 Regis (Mass.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 9 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 7-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 12 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 19 Suffolk L, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 26 at Simmons L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 30 at Albertus Magnus L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Nov 2 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2018-19 16 16 .00 .00 .00 .06 .000 .06 1.000
2019-20 17 17 .00 .12 .12 .24 .000 .18 .750
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 18 18 .00 .00 .00 .06 .000 .00 .000
Total 51 51 .00 .04 .04 .12 .000 .08 .667

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2018-19 16 16 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 1 0 0-0 0
2019-20 17 17 0 2 2 4 .000 3 .750 3 1 0-0 0
2020-21 - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
2021-22 18 18 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 2 0 0-0 0
Total 51 51 0 2 2 6 .000 4 .667 6 1 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 17 17 .00 .12 .12 .24 .000 .18 .750
Conference 11 11 .00 .00 .00 .27 .000 .18 .667
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 7 .00 .14 .14 .00 - .00 -
Away 10 10 .00 .10 .10 .40 .000 .30 .750
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 10 10 .00 .20 .20 .10 .000 .10 1.000
Losses 5 5 .00 .00 .00 .60 .000 .40 .667
Month August 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
September 8 8 .00 .25 .25 .13 .000 .13 1.000
October 7 7 .00 .00 .00 .43 .000 .29 .667
November 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 17 17 0 2 2 4 .000 3 .750 3 1 0-0 0
Conference 11 11 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 2 1 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Location Home 7 7 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 0-0 0
Away 10 10 0 1 1 4 .000 3 .750 2 1 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Result Wins 10 10 0 2 2 1 .000 1 1.000 1 0 0-0 0
Losses 5 5 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 1 0 0-0 0
Month August 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
September 8 8 0 2 2 1 .000 1 1.000 2 0 0-0 0
October 7 7 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 1 1 0-0 0
November 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0

News Mentions

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Banta Tabbed Third Team All-Conference

Banta Earns All-Conference Nod For Second Straight Year

November 11, 2019

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Women's Soccer Drops Season Finale, Squeaks Into GNAC Tourney

USJ- 0-5-1 in final six games

October 30, 2019

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Women's Soccer Blanks Rivier on the Road Saturday, 2-0

Sophomore Rylee Snow factored in both goals for the Blue Jays in the win.

September 21, 2019

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New Field, No Problem: Snow Scores Twice, Blue Jays Win, 2-1

USJ 4-0 for first time since 2010

September 7, 2019

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Women's Soccer Soars Past Nichols Sunday, 4-1

Freshman Maxine Muscatello netted a pair of goals to lift the Blue Jays over the Bison.

September 1, 2019