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Cara Canington

GK

Height
5' 6"
CLASS
SO
Hometown
Bel Air, Md.
School
C. Milton Wright HS
Cara Canington

Honors

2012 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

2012 ALC Academic Honor Roll

2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2011 ALC Academic Honor Roll

2010 SEC Freshman Honor Roll

2010 ALC Academic Honor Roll

 

2012: Made 11 appearances as a junior, tabbing a 3-0 record in three starts ... Had 18 saves and 19 goals allowed on the season, earning a 4.16 goals-against average and a .486 save percentage in 274:20 minutes in the cage ... Played the final 1:39 against Penn State in her first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance ... Allowed two goals in the final 12:24 against No. 10 Penn State ... Played the second half of the Gator’s first-ever shutout against Fresno State, making two saves in her second career scoreless period ... Allowed one goal in the 8:07 of the first half against No. 10 Dartmouth ... Made a save and allowed four goals in the first half at William & Mary ... Made four saves, allowed four goals and had a ground ball against Stony Brook in her first complete game since May 2, 2010 ... Stopped five shots while allowing just two goals in the second half against Temple, adding a ground ball and a caused turnover ... Made her first start since 2010 against Detroit, making one save and allowing one goal in the first half ... Made three saves and did not allow a goal in the second half against Siena, earning her first-ever shutout appearance and picking up her first win since 2012 ... Played the final 12:10 at UMBC, making one save and allowing one goal ... Played the second half (30:00) at No. 3 UNC, recording a save while allowing four goals.

2011: Saw action in five games as backup goalie for the Gators … Finished with a 13.31 goals against average, nine saves and a .391 save percentage … Only allowed two goals off the bench against Fairfield, while adding a save … Came off the bench against Colgate, notching a save and only allowing two goals … Saw action against Temple, registering a ground ball, a save and only allowing two goals … Notched two saves against UMBC, only allowing two goals … Had four saves against Jacksonville in her first action of the season … Named to the SEC and ALC Academic Honor Rolls.

2010: Started all 18 games at goalie for the Gators … Finished with a 9.74 goals against average, 126 saves and a .438 save percentage … Ranked 26th in the nation and third among freshmen in goals against average … Finished second on the team with 30 ground balls … Made six saves but allowed 12 goals in the ALC Semifinal loss to No. 10 Vanderbilt … Had a career-best game against No. 20 Johns Hopkins in the ALC Quarterfinals, making a career-high 14 saves and allowing just one goal in the upset win … Notched 11 saves in the loss at No. 2 Northwestern … Made six saves in the loss to No. 8 Vanderbilt … Played over 70 minutes and had eight saves in the 2OT loss at Colgate … Recorded seven saves and allowed just two goals in the win at Le Moyne … Made eight saves in the win over No. 14 Penn State … Had seven saves, two ground balls and a caused turnover in the win over Oregon … Made nine saves in the loss at No. 17 Ohio State … Made six saves and allowed just five goals in the win over Cornell … In the win over No. 17 New Hampshire, made six saves and only allowed three goals … Made two saves and allowed just two goals in the win over Marist … Had eight saves in the loss at JHU … Made 11 saves in the 13-11 loss to No. 5 Georgetown … Had two saves but allowed seven goals in just over 20 minutes against SBU … Recorded 10 saves in the loss at No. 4 North Carolina … Made four saves and allowed four goals in the win at La Salle … Started in goal and made one save in the win over Jacksonville to open the season … Named to the ALC and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Rolls.

Before Florida: Four-year member and senior captain of the four-time regional finalist C. Milton Wright High School team … Played for Coach Brent Ritz … Team MVP in 2007, 2008 and 2009 … Earned first-team all-Hartford County honors in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and second-team in 2006 … A 2008 High School All-America Honorable Mention recipient from US Women’s Lacrosse … Named to the Inside Lacrosse Magazine Rising Senior Watch List for 2008 … Earned Under Armour All-American honors in 2007 … Baltimore All-Metro Honorable Mention in 2007 … Also played for the NEMS (North East Maryland Select) lacrosse club in Harford County, Md., for six years … Team won the National Club Tournament in 2008 and were finalists at the 2008 Champion Cup and Capital Cup … Club team also won the 2007 Top of the Bay Tournament and were finalists in 2006 … Won the Upper Atlantic Tournament in 2006 … Finalists at the 2006 Beach Lax Festival … National Draw Finalists in 2005 … Named UNC Elite Camp MVP Goalkeeper in 2007 … Named to the Elite 300 Camp All-Stars team in 2006 … Named James Madison Elite Camp MVP Goalkeeper in 2005 … Also played field hockey and was the team captain in 2008 … Named first-team all-county in 2008 and second-team in 2006 and 2007 for field hockey … Played in the All-Star Senior Game for field hockey.

Career Stats

 

GP

GS

Minutes

GA

GAAvg

Saves

Shots

Save%

W

L

GB

DC

TO

CT

2012

11

3

274:20

19

4.16

18

54

.486

3

0

3

0

1

1

2011

5

0

63:07

14

13.31

9

26

.391

0

0

1

0

0

0

2010

18

18

998:08

162

9.74

126

402

.438

10

8

30

1

8

3

Totals

34

21

1335:35

195

8.76

153

482

.440

13

8

34

1

9

4

 

 

Career Highs

Min......................................................................... 70:02 at Colgate (4/11/10)

Saves.............................................................. 14 vs. Johns Hopkins (5/6/10)

Save Percentage................................... 1.000 (30:00) vs. Siena (2/24/12)

Fewest Goals Allowed................................... 0 (30:00) vs. Siena (2/24/12)

Most Goals Allowed.......................................... 19 at Northwestern (5/2/10)

Ground Balls........................................................... 6 at Ohio State (3/27/10)

Draw Controls................................................. 1 at North Carolina (2/28/10)

Caused Turnovers................................................. 2 at Ohio State (3/27/10)

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