Kara Cannizzaro (2013) - Patterson Medal Winners - University of North Carolina Athletics

Kara Cannizzaro

Induction:
2013
Class:
2013

2013— Kara Cannizzaro: Women's Lacrosse (Cazenovia, N.Y.)
Cannizzaro won the Honda Award for women’s lacrosse and was the Most Outstanding Player in the 2013 NCAA Tournament after leading the Tar Heels to a triple-overtime victory in the national title game against top-ranked Maryland. She had four goals in the national semifinals and four goals and two assists in the title game.

Cannizzaro scored 157 goals and added 46 assists for 203 points in 81 collegiate games. As a senior, she established personal bests with 61 goals and 22 assists for a UNC single-season record 83 points.

Cannizzaro led the Tar Heels to the final four three times, helped UNC win 65 of 81 games and finish third, third, fifth and first in the national rankings in her four seasons.

A two-time All-ACC selection, Cannizzaro also was the team’s Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award recipient as a senior.

She has been a member of the UNC athletic staff since 2017 and is assistant athletic director for student-athlete development.