Kristen Carr
Nottingham, Maryland
2013 and 2017 FIL World Cup gold medalist
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Personal: Three-sport athlete in high school who played soccer, basketball and lacrosse … spent last two seasons as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at Johns Hopkins … also served as an assistant coach at North Carolina, Delaware, Stanford and Ohio State … brother, Nick, played lacrosse at Ohio State … known to her teammates and coaches as “Cookie.”
2022 Season: Second-year defender who started all 12 games during 2022 season … finished campaign with 931 leaderboard points … collected 12 caused turnovers with nine ground balls … set season highs with three ground balls and three caused turnovers to finish Week Two against Team Johansen … closed season with three straight 100-point efforts, including season-high 115 points against Team Glynn.
2021 Season: Posted 1,087 leaderboard points during inaugural season … reached 100-point mark in four games, including season-high 159 points in Week Five opener against Team Waters … scored lone goal of the season against Team Benson on July 25 to close Week One … fourth in the league with 33 ground balls … registered at least one ground ball in final 13 games, including season-high six loose balls against Team Waters on Aug. 20 … fashioned nine caused turnovers, including season-high three caused turnovers against Team Benson in Week One finale.
International Experience: Member of Team USA since 2008 … currently on training team for 2022 World Championship squad … helped United States to 14-0 record and a pair of Gold medals at 2013 and 2017 World Cups … collected 14 ground balls with six draw controls in eight games during 2017 World Cup … also won Gold medal at The World Games in Poland in 2017.
Other Professional Experience: Tallied an assist in nine games with the Baltimore Ride during the 2016 United Women’s Lacrosse League season … also played two seasons with the Upstate Pride in the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League … tallied four ground balls with four caused turnovers during 2019 campaign … played semi-pro soccer for the Chesapeake Charge.
At North Carolina: Four-year letter winner for the Tar Heels who appeared in 81 games from 2007-10 … scored 21 goals with nine assists during her career, including nine goals as a junior … also notched 92 ground balls … First-Team All-America selection as a senior by the IWLCA, WomensLax.com and WomensLacrosse.com … established UNC single-season record with 58 draw controls during junior season.
