2019 Soccer Roster

Tim Casey

27 Vanessa Kara

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Moorestown Friends School
  • Hometown Burlington, N.J.

Biography

2019 All-SEC Second Team

2019:

· All-Southeastern Conference second-team selection
· Led Florida with 10 goals and 21 points. Goals total shared fifth in SEC (all matches)
· Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week after a three-goal week – two versus Florida Gulf Coast and one versus Miami
· SEC Offensive Player of Week again after third double-goal match in 3-1 win versus No. 12 Texas A&M
· Opened SEC play with a pair of goals at Louisiana State and first goal in 3-2 win versus Missouri
· First Gator assist came on Laney Steed’s goal versus Kentucky
· Member of SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

At Drexel (2015-18:
· Three-time All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) selection. First team in 2017, 2016 and second-team as a freshman in 2015.
· CAA Rookie of the Year after setting Drexel’s single season records for goals (11) and points (25).
· Three-time All-Region selection – All-East second team (2017), All-Mid-Atlantic All-Region second team (2016) and third team (2015)
· 2016 All-CAA All-Tournament selection
· Led Drexel in goals as a freshman (11) and junior (5). Shared team assists lead in 2015 (3) and 2016 (5)
· After three seasons of play with Drexel, stands No. 2 on career goals (22) chart. Also No. 3 for career points (55) and assists (11)
· 2017 and 2018 Drexel Dragons
· Redshirted 2018 season with injury
 
Club:

· Played club soccer for PDA Fusion, which reached the 2014 NPL National Championships
· Coached by Jeremy Beardsley and Dave Hodgson at PDA Fusion
 
High School:

· Earned all-state honors as a senior from Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association 2014 and New Jersey Girls Soccer Coaches Association
· Played for Moorestown Friends School
 
Major:

Received bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Drexel.
Received master's in Sport Management from University of Florida in summer of 2020.
 
Kara’s Collegiate Statistics
Year GP/GS Min. Shots G (GW) A Pts.
2015 18/18 1,569 53 11 (4) 3 25
2016 20/20 1,730 56 6 (2) 5 17
2017 15/15 1,217 46 5 (2) 3 13
2018 RS
2019 20-19     1,253 31 10 (4) 1 21
Totals 73/72 5,769 186 32 (12) 12 76

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