2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Kara Klages
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bel Air, Md.
- High School:
- John Carroll
Senior (2019) – Scored goals in 14 games ... Led Carolina in caused turnovers with 17 ... Posted a season-high four goals and one assist in the ACC Tournament semifinals against Duke ... Scored three goals in the NCAA semifinal vs. Boston College ... Scored three goals and tallied two ground balls and two caused turnovers in the 11-5 win over Syracuse ... Scored twice at Duke ... Had a goal and an assist with two ground balls against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament ... Scored two goals in the ACC Tournament final win over Boston College ... Had seven draw controls in the NCAA Tournament win over Florida.
Junior (2018) – Named second-team All-ACC in her first season as a starter … Fifth on the UNC team in goals with 32, surpassing her previous career high of 10 (set in 2017) … Tied for fourth on the team in caused turnovers with 11 and third in game-winning goals with two … Scored five goals in the ACC Tournament win over Syracuse ... Scored twice in the NCAA semfinals vs. James Madison ... Scored a career-high five goals and five points twice on the year ... Had a career-high two assists in the win over Canisisus ... Saw action in 20 games, starting 17 in the midfield.
Sophomore (2017) – Grew into a more significant role in the midfield in her second year in the program ... Saw action in 17 of 20 games, missing the first two outings of the year and the contest at Maryland ... Scored 10 goals on the year, including a career-high two each vs. Virginia (regular season), Boston College (regular season) and Virginia Tech ... Scored in the ACC championship game win over Syracuse and the NCAA win over Virginia ... Scored in three of the last four and four of the last six games of the year ... Gathered a season-high three ground balls vs. Syracuse (regular season) and Virginia (NCAA Tournament).
Freshman (2016) – Played in six games, scoring a goal in the ACC Tournament win over Virginia Tech ... Took two shots vs. San Diego State ... Named the No. 33 incoming freshman in the nation prior to the 2016 season by Inside Lacrosse.
High School – A 2015 Under Armour All-America ... Scored 86 career goals at John Carroll High School ... First-team All-Metro and all-county choice ... Two-time all-conference selection ... Ranked No. 13 on Inside Lacrosse’s Top 50 Young Gun Seniors list ... As a senior, tallied 48 goals, 17 assists and 35 ground balls ... Had 38 goals and 17 assists as a junior ... Played for the Skywalkers 2015 blue team in club lacrosse, winning a U-15 national title ... Also played four years of soccer and a year of varsity indoor soccer (at defender) ... Won a White Blazer Award for earning seven varsity letters by the end of her junior year.
Personal – Kara Klages is the daughter of Paula and Kevin Klages ... Born in Towson, Md. ... Birthday is December 2 ... Majoring in communication studies.
