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Carraway and Menta Named BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athletes

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University men's lacrosse All-American Jake Carraway and women's soccer standout Jenna Menta have been named two of 22 2020-21 BIG EAST Male and Female Institutional Scholar-Athletes as announced by the league office. All institutional winners will receive a $2,000 scholarship to be used toward graduate or professional studies.

Jake Carraway – Men's Lacrosse
  • Had an outstanding senior campaign being named a Senior CLASS Award Winner, USILA Second Team All-American, Inside Lacrosse Second Team Media All-American and USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American.
  • Carraway was a 2021 Tewaaraton Award Finalist and unanimously chosen as the 2021 BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year and First Team All-BIG EAST.
  • Selected 10th overall in the Premier Lacrosse League Collegiate Draft.
  • Won the Georgetown Outstanding Achievement by a Male Athlete award.
  • Named the BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award winner.
  • Played in and started 15 games for the Hoyas scoring 51 goals and added 17 assists for 68 points.
  • Carraway broke Georgetown's program records for career points (282) and goals (195).
  • Was named the US Lacrosse National Player of the Week once this season and was selected to the USILA National Team of the Week twice.
  • He earned his undergraduate degree in finance in 2020 from Georgetown's McDonough School of Business and his master's in management in 2021.
  • Carraway has been named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team every year since coming to the Hilltop in 2016.
Jenna Menta – Women's Soccer
  • The BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and named All-BIG EAST First Team in 2020.
  • Named the BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award winner.
  • Led the BIG EAST in assists (8), and assists per game (0.57), while also ranking third in points (18) and fifth in goals (5).
  • Scored a pair of game winners in the BIG EAST Championship as well as the NCAA Tournament.
  • In three of her four seasons with the program, Menta recorded 10+ points; with her career total at 40.
  • Was named United Soccer Coaches' College Player of the Week on March 24; the senior also earned a BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week nod on March 22.
  • Earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman team in 2017.
  • Participated in Guiding Eyes for the Blind and The Grassroot Project.
  • A four-year BIG EAST All-Academic honoree.
  • Georgetown's NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.
  • An international politics major with a minor in Italian who graduated in May 2021.
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Players Mentioned

Jenna Menta

#6 Jenna Menta

F
5' 7"
Senior
Jake Carraway

#19 Jake Carraway

A
6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Jenna Menta

#6 Jenna Menta

5' 7"
Senior
F
Jake Carraway

#19 Jake Carraway

6' 2"
Graduate Student
A