Karina Latsko

Position:
Attack
Height:
6-0
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Seneca Valley
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, PA
Prev School:
Butler

CAREER: Notched 59 points in time at Pitt and Butler ... four-time Big East All-Academic Team selection ... recorded 52 points (38G, 14A) in 39 career games (20 starts) at Butler ... added 22 ground balls, 13 draw controls and caused eight turnovers ... 13 career multi-goal games.

2022: Appeared in 17 of 19 games during the season with one start against Louisville ... recorded five goals and two assists on the year ... two for two in free position shots ... grabbed 13 draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover ... season high of three points against Akron with two goals and an assist ... recorded season high of six draw controls in the Panthers' first win in program history against Duquesne.

AT BUTLER (2021): Posted 10 goals with three assists in eight games ... scored two goals against Robert Morris ... added two goals on three shots against Connecticut ... had four points (2G, 2A) in a win over Denison ... matched a career high with three goals against Marquette ... added another goal in a second game against the Golden Eagles.

AT BUTLER (2020): Appeared in all seven games for the Bulldogs before the season was cut short due to COVID-19 ... scored three goals and added two assists ... got the start in the home-opener against Hanover ... picked up a total of three ground balls and caused one turnover... scored a goal in consecutive games at Kent State and at Akron.

AT BUTLER (2019): Started the first seven games of the season before missing the remainder of the season due to injury ... scored 15 goals, the second most on the team, while playing only a third of the season ... added five assists ... had 11 ground balls, won nine draw controls and caused seven turnovers ... scored at least one goal in each game played. .. tallied two or more goals in five different games ... had a season-high four goals in the Bulldogs win over St. Bonaventure, earning her BIG EAST Attacker of the Week Honors ... took 28 total shots, the fifth most on the team.

AT BUTLER (2018): Saw action in all 17 games, making 12 starts ... scored 10 goals and tallied four assists ... took 37 shots with 31 on goal ... collected six ground balls ... won four draw controls ... scored a goal in season debut against Michigan ... exploded for three goals and two assists for a season-high five points at Georgetown .. scored final goal of the season against Cincinnati ... won a draw control and collected a ground ball in the season finale against Florida.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the all-conference and US Lacrosse All-American teams as a senior ... team captain and MVP during 2016 and 2017 seasons ... two-time All-WPIAL selection ... led team in every statistical category senior year ... holds the school record for most goals scored (194) ... recorded 95 goals, 30 assists, 11 interceptions and 83 ground balls her senior season ... also won a WPIAL volleyball championship ... won an NLC Championship with Brine Pennsylvania ... also played with the US National Team Pittsburgh Region.

PERSONAL: Born Karina Nicole Latsko Aug. 4, 1999 in Pittsburgh ... Daughter of Donna and Michael Latsko ... has an older sister, Taryn, and younger brother, Devin ... father, Michael, played football at Penn State and was a member of the 1986 National Championship team ... mother, Donna, is a Pitt graduate ... hobbies include
cooking, reading and crossword puzzles ... favorite athletes are Serena Williams and JuJu Smith-Schuster.