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99 Kara Houston

99 Kara Houston

  • Position:
    Goalie
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Kingston
  • Hometown:
    Woodstock, NY

Summary

Biography

At UR 2024: Junior had another impressive season in goal, playing every single minute in net...Started all 21 games in goal, playing 1330:34 minutes...Compiled 76 saves, four shutouts and a 17-4 record, facing 177 shots...Allowed just 24 goals for a 1.08 goals against average and a 0.760 save percentage...Ranked second in the Liberty League in goals against average and fifth in save percentage...17 wins are the fourth-most in a single-season in program history, while a 1.08 goals against average ranks 17th...Notched a trio of shutouts in non-conference play at Brockport, vs. Houghton and against No. 18 SUNY Geneseo...Made a season-high eight saves at Union on Oct. 5...Shutout RPI, 3-0, on Oct. 25, to become UR's all-time leader in shutouts with 19, finishing the year with 20...Earned Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week honors after shutting out RPI and holding Vassar to just one goal...Matched a season-high eight saves in UR's Liberty League Tournament Semifinal win at Union on Nov. 8...Liberty League All-Academic selection.

At UR 2023: Was UR's starting goalkeeper for all 21 games as a sophomore...Named 1st Team NFHCA All-Region III and 1st Team All-Liberty League...Synapse Sports 3rd Team All-American...Had 14-7 overall record in the cage, ending with a 0.69 goals against average and .842 save percentage...Tallied 80 total saves and allowed 15 goals in 1,300 minutes played...Eight solo shutouts and one combined clean sheet...Named to NFHCA Division III Watchlist...Ended the season ranked in the top-10 in Division III in goals against average and save percentage, leading the Liberty League in both categories as well as shutouts...Career-high 11 saves in shootout loss to Steves on Sep. 9...Recorded 10 saves in shootout win over SUNY New Paltz a week later...Combined to allow just four goals in seven conference games...Ranked tied for 3rd in UR single-season history in shutouts, 4th in GAA and tied for 5th in goalie wins...Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week on Oct. 30...Named Liberty League All-Academic during the fall semester.

At UR 2022: Excellent first season with Rochester, appearing in 17 games, making ten starts in goal...All-Liberty League Honorable Mention...Synapse Sports All-Rookie Team...Finished with a 0.64 goals against average and an .859 save percentage over 843 minutes...Had an 8-3 record, with all eight wins coming via the shutout...Ended the year ranked #2 in Division III in save percentage and #5 in goals against average, leading the Liberty League in both categories...Was second in the Liberty League in shutouts and was sixth in total saves (55)...Ranks third in UR history in single-season shutouts and GAA, while also being top-10 in save percentage...Honored as Liberty League Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 24 and was Liberty League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 14...Season-high nine saves in 1-0 win over Ithaca on Oct. 21...Eight saves in NCAA Tournament game at #7 Babson on Nov. 12.

HS: Earned four letters in field hockey and three in lacrosse for Kingston HS...Played goalie in both sports...Named Kingston HS OCIAA Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2021-22...2-time All-Star in field hockey and was 1st Team All-Star in lacrosse...Career save percentage of .930...Helped Tigers to MHAL field hockey championship three times and four straight Section 9 field hockey titles...Lacrosse team won Sectional crowns in junior and senior season...Vice President of PBIS Ambassadors...Top-10 class ranking...Member of the National Honor Society.
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