Jenna Banta

12 Jenna Banta

Height:

5-4
Hometown:

Montville, Conn.
Position:

M
Year:

Sr.
High School:

Montville
Major:

Nursing
Previous School:

Montville

gp

13
p

51
g

49
a

2

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
Apr 5	Anna Maria	W, 11-10
Apr 8	Elms	L, 17-12
Apr 12	Emmanuel (Mass.)	L, 15-7
Apr 16	at Rivier	W, 18-15
Apr 23	Simmons	L, 18-3
Apr 26	at Albertus Magnus	L, 10-9

	Overall	Conf
Games	13	9
Points	51	36
Goals	49	35
Assists	2	1
Shots	109	79
Shooting percentage	45.0	44.3
Shots on goal	86	63
Shots on goal percentage	78.9	79.7
Free position goals-shots	9-20	7-16
Ground balls	58	40
Draw controls	74	46
Turnovers	47	29
Caused turnovers	20	14
Fouls	35	27
Yellow cards	14	9
Red cards	0	0
Green cards	1	1

Date	Opponent	Score	g	a	pts	fpg-fps	gb	dc	to	ct	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	fo	peyc	rc	gc
Feb 22	Clark University	L, 22-10	3	0	3	0-0	6	8	6	1	7	42.9	6	85.7	4	-	0	0
Mar 2	at Bard	L, 19-6	4	0	4	2-2	3	7	3	0	8	50.0	6	75.0	0	-	0	0
Mar 6	at Castleton	W, 13-9	5	0	5	0-2	5	7	7	4	9	55.6	7	77.8	4	-	0	0
Mar 8	Mitchell	W, 18-2	2	1	3	0-0	4	6	2	1	6	33.3	4	66.7	0	-	0	0
Mar 15	at Johnson & Wales (RI)	L, 19-7	3	0	3	2-2	2	2	0	2	8	37.5	6	75.0	1	-	0	0
Mar 17	Lasell	L, 17-16	3	0	3	0-0	4	8	2	0	8	37.5	7	87.5	2	-	0	1
Mar 19	Saint Joseph's (Me.)	L, 20-10	5	0	5	1-5	5	6	4	2	10	50.0	8	80.0	5	-	0	0
Mar 22	at Regis (Mass.)	W, 20-11	7	0	7	2-4	2	11	5	0	15	46.7	11	73.3	5	-	0	0
Mar 26	at Colby-Sawyer	L, 16-10	4	1	5	1-1	2	2	1	1	11	36.4	9	81.8	2	-	0	0
Mar 29	Dean	W, 14-2	6	0	6	1-2	7	4	3	4	9	66.7	7	77.8	3	-	0	0
Apr 2	at Norwich	L, 13-12	3	0	3	0-1	10	4	4	2	8	37.5	7	87.5	3	-	0	0
Apr 5	Anna Maria	W, 11-10	4	0	4	0-1	5	9	8	3	6	66.7	5	83.3	5	-	0	0
Apr 8	Elms	L, 17-12	0	0	0	0-0	3	0	2	0	4	0.0	3	75.0	1	-	0	0
Apr 12	Emmanuel (Mass.)	L, 15-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 16	at Rivier	W, 18-15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 23	Simmons	L, 18-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 26	at Albertus Magnus	L, 10-9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

		gp	gs	g	a	pts	fpg-fps	gb	dc	ct	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	yc	rc	gc	pen
Event	Total	13	13	49	2	51	9-20	58	74	20	109	45.0	86	78.9	14	0	1	0
	Conference	9	9	35	1	36	7-16	40	46	14	79	44.3	63	79.7	9	0	1	0
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	0	0-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	7	7	23	1	24	2-8	34	41	11	50	46.0	40	80.0	9	0	1	0
	Away	6	6	26	1	27	7-12	24	33	9	59	44.1	46	78.0	5	0	0	0
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	0	0-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Wins	5	5	24	1	25	3-9	23	37	12	45	53.3	34	75.6	6	0	0	0
Result	Losses	8	8	25	1	26	6-11	35	37	8	64	39.1	52	81.3	8	0	1	0
Month	February	1	1	3	0	3	0-0	6	8	1	7	42.9	6	85.7	1	0	0	0
	March	9	9	39	2	41	9-18	34	53	14	84	46.4	65	77.4	11	0	1	0
	April	3	3	7	0	7	0-2	18	13	5	18	38.9	15	83.3	2	0	0	0