Carrera Lucas

Carrera Lucas

Carrera Lucas concluded her fifth season at Villanova in 2023. The team has improved each season she has been on the staff and she was a part of her first BIG EAST Tournament Team this past season. She joined the Wildcat coaching staff in 2019 as an assistant coach, with a focus on coaching the team’s goalkeepers.

Lucas came to Villanova from the University of Virginia, where she was one of the team’s primary goalkeepers during her five years with the team. She also served as the team’s captain during her final season in 2018.

During her career, she was selected to be part of the 2017 and 2018 VaSID All-State First Team, was named to the 2018 ACC All-Tournament Team and was awarded the Coaches Award for Excellence in 2018 and 2019.

She also served as a student coach for Virginia during the spring semester of 2019, where she provided coaching guidance and assisted coaches in setting up and running all team practices and workouts.

Lucas was a member of the United States National Development Team from 2017-21. 

Lucas graduated from Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in Media Studies and a master’s degree in Higher Education.