2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Buonanno, Kari

Jersey Number 9
Kari Buonanno
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Moses Brown
- Hometown:
- Providence, R.I.
Bio
Honors
Second-Team IWLCA All-Region (2023)
First-Team All-Ivy (2023)
ILWomen Midseason All-American (2023)
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (3/18/24)
2024: IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection .. Started all 18 games ... Fifth on team with 43 points ... Sixth on team with 21 goals ... Second on team with 22 assists ... Won 19 draw controls ... Caused 11 turnovers and picked up 20 ground balls ... Had a goal and two assists against Penn State (2/24) ... Dished out four assists and scored once against Rutgers (2/28) ... Picked up three ground balls at Florida (3/13) ... Scored three times, won two draws, caused two turnovers and picked up five ground balls at Jacksonville (3/16) .... Earned Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors after the two games in Florida ... Won three draws and caused two turnovers against Penn (4/3) ... Scored four goals against Columbia (4/6) ... Had two goals and two assists with two draw controls against Brown (4/13) ... Had a hat trick against Maryland (4/17) ... Won five draws against Harvard (4/27) ... Had a hat trick against Penn in the Ivy League Tournament (5/3) ... Scored a goal and added an assist against Drexel (5/10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2023: Second-Team IWLCA All-Region ... Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy ... Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American ... IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection ... Started all 16 games ... Led the team in points (48), assists (19) and ground balls (22) ... Third on team with 29 goals ... Second on team with 44 draw controls ... Second on team with eight caused turnovers ... Scored twice against Virginia (2/18) and Temple (2/25) ... Had an eight-point game against Rutgers (3/1), scoring four goals and adding four assists ... Won six draws against the Scarlet Knights ... Won four draw controls against USC (3/10) ... Scored four goals and won five draws against Penn State (3/18) ... Had a hat trick against Columbia (4/8) ... Scored twice, adding two assists and three draw controls against Brown (4/16) ... Had four assists while winning four draws and picking up three ground balls at Penn (4/19) ... Scored five times while winning three draws against Dartmouth (4/22) ... Had three ground balls against Harvard (4/30) ... Won four draws against Yale in Ivy Tournament (5/5).
2022: Appeared in 14 games, making 14 starts ... Missed five games due to injury ... Ranked fifth on team with 37 points ... Was also fifth in goals (27) ... Tied for fourth on team in assists (10) ... Ranked fourth in draw controls (19) ... Scored four times in season opener against Virginia (2/20) ... Had two goals, two draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls against Temple (2/26) ... Caused four turnovers and picked up four ground balls against Cornell (3/5) while scoring once and adding an assist ... Had two goals at USC (3/8) ... Tallied three goals and an assist at San Diego State (3/12) ... Scored twice and added three draw controls against Yale to help secure Ivy League title (4/30) ... Had two goals and two assists in Ivy League Tournament semifinal against Harvard (5/6) ... Scored twice in Ivy Tournament championship game against Yale (5/8) ... Had two goals against UMass in NCAA Tournament first round (5/13) ... Recorded hat trick against Syracuse in NCAA Tournament second round (5/15).
2021: Season cancelled due to COViD-19.
2020: Started all five games ... Finished with 14 goals, 4 assists, 18 points, 14 draw controls, 5 caused turnovers and 6 ground balls ... Had season-high five points (4g, 1a) against Temple (2/15) ... Scored twice and added an assist against Virginia (2/22) ... Had two goals and an assist at Villanova (2/26) ... Scored four times at Columbia (2/29) ... Had two goals and an assist at Stony Brook (3/8).
Before Princeton: Four-time US Lacrosse All-American ... 2019 Under Armour Senior All-American Team selection ... Named to US U19 Training Team ... MVP of Under Armour Underclass Command Team in 2016 ... Four-time Rhode Island Player of the Year ... Helped Moses Brown School win four consecutive state championships with a 63-7 four-year record ... Totaled 431 points on 285 goals and 146 assists and was a two-year captain ... As a senior, had 82 goals and 43 assists for 125 points and was named the 2018 Rhode Island Female Athlete of the Year, selected by the Rhode Island Sports Media ... MaxPreps Rhode Island Player of the Year twice in field hockey and third-team All-American in 2018 ... Earned three first-team All-State selections and scored 179 total points ... Played club for Mass Elite.
Second-Team IWLCA All-Region (2023)
First-Team All-Ivy (2023)
ILWomen Midseason All-American (2023)
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (3/18/24)
2024: IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection .. Started all 18 games ... Fifth on team with 43 points ... Sixth on team with 21 goals ... Second on team with 22 assists ... Won 19 draw controls ... Caused 11 turnovers and picked up 20 ground balls ... Had a goal and two assists against Penn State (2/24) ... Dished out four assists and scored once against Rutgers (2/28) ... Picked up three ground balls at Florida (3/13) ... Scored three times, won two draws, caused two turnovers and picked up five ground balls at Jacksonville (3/16) .... Earned Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors after the two games in Florida ... Won three draws and caused two turnovers against Penn (4/3) ... Scored four goals against Columbia (4/6) ... Had two goals and two assists with two draw controls against Brown (4/13) ... Had a hat trick against Maryland (4/17) ... Won five draws against Harvard (4/27) ... Had a hat trick against Penn in the Ivy League Tournament (5/3) ... Scored a goal and added an assist against Drexel (5/10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2023: Second-Team IWLCA All-Region ... Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy ... Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American ... IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection ... Started all 16 games ... Led the team in points (48), assists (19) and ground balls (22) ... Third on team with 29 goals ... Second on team with 44 draw controls ... Second on team with eight caused turnovers ... Scored twice against Virginia (2/18) and Temple (2/25) ... Had an eight-point game against Rutgers (3/1), scoring four goals and adding four assists ... Won six draws against the Scarlet Knights ... Won four draw controls against USC (3/10) ... Scored four goals and won five draws against Penn State (3/18) ... Had a hat trick against Columbia (4/8) ... Scored twice, adding two assists and three draw controls against Brown (4/16) ... Had four assists while winning four draws and picking up three ground balls at Penn (4/19) ... Scored five times while winning three draws against Dartmouth (4/22) ... Had three ground balls against Harvard (4/30) ... Won four draws against Yale in Ivy Tournament (5/5).
2022: Appeared in 14 games, making 14 starts ... Missed five games due to injury ... Ranked fifth on team with 37 points ... Was also fifth in goals (27) ... Tied for fourth on team in assists (10) ... Ranked fourth in draw controls (19) ... Scored four times in season opener against Virginia (2/20) ... Had two goals, two draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls against Temple (2/26) ... Caused four turnovers and picked up four ground balls against Cornell (3/5) while scoring once and adding an assist ... Had two goals at USC (3/8) ... Tallied three goals and an assist at San Diego State (3/12) ... Scored twice and added three draw controls against Yale to help secure Ivy League title (4/30) ... Had two goals and two assists in Ivy League Tournament semifinal against Harvard (5/6) ... Scored twice in Ivy Tournament championship game against Yale (5/8) ... Had two goals against UMass in NCAA Tournament first round (5/13) ... Recorded hat trick against Syracuse in NCAA Tournament second round (5/15).
2021: Season cancelled due to COViD-19.
2020: Started all five games ... Finished with 14 goals, 4 assists, 18 points, 14 draw controls, 5 caused turnovers and 6 ground balls ... Had season-high five points (4g, 1a) against Temple (2/15) ... Scored twice and added an assist against Virginia (2/22) ... Had two goals and an assist at Villanova (2/26) ... Scored four times at Columbia (2/29) ... Had two goals and an assist at Stony Brook (3/8).
Before Princeton: Four-time US Lacrosse All-American ... 2019 Under Armour Senior All-American Team selection ... Named to US U19 Training Team ... MVP of Under Armour Underclass Command Team in 2016 ... Four-time Rhode Island Player of the Year ... Helped Moses Brown School win four consecutive state championships with a 63-7 four-year record ... Totaled 431 points on 285 goals and 146 assists and was a two-year captain ... As a senior, had 82 goals and 43 assists for 125 points and was named the 2018 Rhode Island Female Athlete of the Year, selected by the Rhode Island Sports Media ... MaxPreps Rhode Island Player of the Year twice in field hockey and third-team All-American in 2018 ... Earned three first-team All-State selections and scored 179 total points ... Played club for Mass Elite.
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