Kayla Treanor

Kayla Treanor (born November 20, 1993) is an American women’s lacrosse player who currently plays for the New York Fight in the Women's Professional Lacrosse League and serves as an assistant coach at Boston College.[1] Having played with the Syracuse Orange at the collegiate level, she was named to the US national team for the 2015-16 season.[2] Upon graduating from Syracuse, she was signed as a free agent by the Boston Storm of the United Women's Lacrosse League Draft. In 2016, Treanor signed a deal to become the face of Nike Women's Lacrosse.

Kayla Treanor
BornNovember 20, 1993
Niskayuna, New York, USA
Nationality USA
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
ShootsLeft/Right
PositionAttack/Midfield
NCAA teamSyracuse Orange
Pro career2013–

She enjoys vacationing with the extended Treanor family, at Mary and Wes's house in Maine. She has one sister, Alyssa, who played Division 1 Lacrosse at Siena College in Latham, NY. Her parents are Mark and Janice Treanor.

Playing career

NCAA

Treanor is one of the most decorated women's lacrosse players in Syracuse history. Recognized as a first-team All-America in women’s lacrosse for four consecutive seasons, Treanor became only the fifth athlete in the history of Syracuse University to gain four straight All-America nods in her respective varsity sport. The other athletes include wrestler Gene Mills, swimmers Liz Vilbert and Miroslav Vucetic and men's lacrosse player Mike Powell. [3]

In Treanor’s sophomore season (2014), she would set the program record for most goals in a season with 79, while finishing the season with 117 points, the second-highest single season total. Among her season highlights, she would score a career-high seven goals against the No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. That season, Syracuse would qualify for the NCAA national championship game against Maryland. As a junior, she would become only the fifth Syracuse player to reach 200 career goals. [4]


On April 23, 2016, Treanor registered five points in a 13-10 home win versus the Louisville Cardinals. With 7:30 remaining in the contest, Treanor’s 251st career goal surpassed Christina Dove as the all-time leading scorer in Syracuse history, placing her 11th all-time in NCAA history.[5] As a side note, the contest was held on senior day for the graduating Orange players.

Treanor would finish the season leading all Syracuse players with 50 goals and 90 points, helping the program qualify for its fifth consecutive NCAA Final Four appearance. In addition, she would set the NCAA single season record for most draw controls with 217. [6] Of note, she would graduate with 260 career goals, finishing sixth all-time in NCAA history. In addition, she ranks fourth all-time with 393 points.

USA lacrosse

Treanor would make her USA lacrosse debut with the Under-19 national team.

UWLX

Making her debut with the Storm on June 10, 2016, Treanor scored five goals, including the game-winning tally in a 17-16 final against the Baltimore Ride.[7] Treanor would lead the Storm to the inaugural UWLX finals, losing in a hard-fought match to the Long Island Sound.

Awards and honors

  • 2013-16, First Team All-America
  • 2013-16, All-Northeast Region First Team
  • 2013 All-BIG EAST First Team
  • 2014-15, ACC All-Tournament Team selection
  • 2014-15, NCAA All-Tournament Team Selection
  • 2014-16, Finalist Tewaaraton Award
  • 2014-16 IWLCA Attacker of the Year
  • 2014 Cuse Award for Female Performance of the Year in Syracuse Athletics
  • 2015, All-ACC First Team
  • 2015, Finalist Honda Award
  • 2015, ACC Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2015, ACC Tournament MVP
  • 2016 UWLX All-Star Selection[8]

References

  1. https://bceagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=555&path=wlax
  2. "2015-16 UIS Women's National Team Named". uslacrosse.org. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  3. Lindsay Kramer (2016-05-19). "Women's lacrosse player Kayla Treanor joins club of 5 elite athletes in Syracuse history". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  4. "Kayla Treanor Bio". Syracuse Athletics (cuse.com). n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  5. "Kayla Treanor sets record in Syracuse women's lacrosse win over Louisville". Syracuse.com. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  6. "Treanor named IWCLA Attacker of the Year". Syracuse Athletics (cuse.com). 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  7. "Late Game-Winner by Kayla Treanor Leads Boston Storm Past Baltimore Ride". uwlx.com. 2016-06-10. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  8. "United Women's Lacrosse League Announces 2016 All-Stars". UWLX. 2016-08-31. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
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