#27 Carlie Banks Season 2024
2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2011 CoSIDA Academic All-District VI First Team
2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Second Team
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2009 SEC All-Freshman Team
2009 SEC Freshman of the Week (Sept. 28, Oct. 19)
2009 CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer (Sept. 29)
2009 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana
2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
CAREER CAPSULE
One of the standout forwards in the history of the LSU Soccer program … Made 72 starts in 87 career appearances in four seasons with the Tigers from 2009-12 … Tied for the No. 6 spot on LSU’s all-time list in games played with 87 appearances for her career … Scored 16 goals and dished out 14 assists for 46 points during her collegiate career … Cracked the Top 10 in a tie for the No. 10 spot on LSU’s all-time list for assists with 14 during her career … Attempted 114 shots with 62 shots on goal in four seasons … A member of two NCAA Tournament and SEC Western Division championship teams in 2009 and 2011 … A leader for the Tigers on and off the field with four selections to the SEC Academic Honor Roll from 2009-12 … Also received a pair of selections to the Academic All-District VI Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America with a second-team honor in 2010 and first-team honor in 2011 … Graduated from LSU in December 2012 with a degree in kinesiology with a concentration in fitness studies … Also completed a minor in sociology.
SENIOR SEASON (2012)
Made 12 starts in 20 appearances in her final season with the Tigers in 2012 … Started eight of 13 matches in SEC play during the regular season … Scored two goals and dished out two assists for six points on the campaign … Assisted Fernanda Pina‘s game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Arkansas in LSU’s regular-season finale … Scored goals in a 1-1 draw with Alabama and a 2-1 defeat to NC State on the season … Also recorded an assist in a 3-1 setback to Auburn during the regular season … Attempted 19 shots with seven shots on goal on the campaign … Received her fourth selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for her outstanding performance in the classroom … Earned her fourth varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2011)
Started 20 of 22 games along the front line for the Tigers during her junior season in 2011 … Finished the season as the team’s fourth-leading point scorer while scoring two goals and dishing out a career-high seven assists for 11 points on the campaign … Tallied one goal and four assists for six points in 11 SEC starts during the regular season … Played an integral role in helping the Tigers claim their fourth SEC Western Division championship and NCAA Tournament berth in five seasons … Also an important part of LSU’s third second-place finish in four seasons in the final SEC standings with a 13-8-1 overall record and 8-3 mark for 24 points in conference play … Assisted game-winning goals in a 3-0 shutout of Louisiana-Lafayette, a 2-1 win over Houston and a 1-0 shutout of McNeese State … Scored the second goal of the match against Louisiana-Lafayette for a season single-game high of four points in the victory … Recorded four assists in SEC play in matches against Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt … Scored the first goal of the match in LSU’s 2-1 win over Georgia … Played in her third career NCAA Tournament match in a first-round clash with No. 3-seed Texas A&M in College Station … Attempted 24 total shots with 13 shots on goal on the campaign … Honored once again for her outstanding performance in the classroom with her second selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Also named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District VI First Team while maintaining an impressive 3.52 cumulative grade-point average for her collegiate career … Earned her third varsity letter with the Tigers.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010)
Wrapped up her sophomore season tied as the team’s leading goal scorer with five goals while starting all 21 games on the year … Added one assist to finish the year as the team’s second-leading point scorer with 11 points on the campaign … Opened the season by scoring a pair of goals in an 8-0 shutout of South Alabama … Scored the game-winning goal in LSU’s 1-0 shutout of in-state rival Louisiana-Lafayette during the non-conference season … Scored unassisted in a dominating 6-2 win over Mississippi State … Scored a game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw with 17th-ranked South Carolina to force a penalty kick shootout in the semifinal round at the SEC Tournament … Assisted Natalie Martineau‘s game-winning goal in a 1-0 double overtime shutout of Kentucky during the regular season … Attempted 48 shots with 26 shots on goal from her position on the front line … Honored for her performance in the classroom following the year with a selection to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Second Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America … Was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
One of the top newcomers in the Southeastern Conference in 2009 … Played in all 24 matches for the Tigers while making 19 starts during her freshman season … Played primarily as a forward … Finished the 2009 season as the team’s third-leading goal scorer and fourth-leading point scorer … Scored seven goals and recorded four assists for 18 points on the year … Ranked third on the team with three game-winning goals … Scored six goals with one assist for 13 points in 11 SEC matches … Attempted 23 shots with 16 shots on goal on the season … Displayed tremendous efficiency on the offensive end as she finished the season as the team leader with a .304 shot percentage and a .696 shots on goal percentage … Enjoyed a breakout performance with a hat trick in LSU’s 6-0 win over No. 8-ranked Georgia in its SEC opener, including the game-winning goal in the third minute of play … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors and was named a CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer for her efforts against the Bulldogs … Also scored the game-winning goal in LSU’s 3-0 shutout of Alabama … Scored a pair of goals in a 4-0 shutout of Mississippi State … Also scored a goal in a 4-2 win over Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC Tournament … Assisted the game-winning goal against UL-Lafayette and 10th-ranked South Carolina … Either scored or assisted the game-winning goal in five wins in 2009 … Was rewarded for her performance with a place on the SEC All-Freshman Team as selected by the head coaches … Also earned a first-team All-Louisiana selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top forwards in the South for the Class of 2009 … A former member of the Region III Olympic Development Program Team Pool … A two-year veteran of the Georgia State ODP Team … Played club soccer with the Birmingham United Soccer Association under the direction of head coach Eric Dade … Helped lead her team to the 2009 Disney Championship … Team also captured the Region III Premier League Championship and Alabama State Championship in 2008 … Competed in the 2008 Raleigh Showcase with Birmingham United as the squad won all three of its matches … Before joining Birmingham United in 2008, played with the Lazers 90 Elite and Concorde Fire South 90 Elite under head coach Brian Moore … Competed in such prestigious club tournaments as the WAGS Tournament and the United States Youth Soccer Association Southern Regionals with Concorde Fire South … Helped lead her team to the Georgia State Cup championship and the USYSA Southern Regional quarterfinals in 2007 … Also competed in the prestigious Disney Showcase in 2006 and 2007 … Was a standout varsity player at Starr’s Mill High School in Fayetteville, Ga. … Served as team captain for three seasons … Earned distinction as the Fayette County Player of the Year in 2007 after leading the squad to the state finals for Region 4-4A … Team won the state title in 2006 … Advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2008 … Named the Team MVP and a recipient of the Captain Award in 2007 and 2008 … Also played varsity basketball as a junior and senior at Starr’s Mill High School.
PERSONAL
Full name is Carlie Marie Banks … Born on Dec. 4, 1990 … Parents are Tim and Carol Banks … Has an older sister, Tiffany, and an older brother, Tim … An honor student who graduated high school with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average … Was a member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, National Technology Honor Society and Beta Club … Winner of her school’s Junior Marshal Award and U.S. History Award in 2008 … Also served as a Grade Level Group Mentor in 2008-09 … Graduated from LSU in December 2012 with a degree in kinesiology with a concentration in fitness studies … Also completed a minor in sociology.