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Jersey Number 12
Talana Banks
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-2
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, N.C.
- High School:
- Fayetteville Academy
2023 (Senior)
- Played in three matches for the Chants
- Tallied 58 minutes of playing time
- Took one shot on the year which was on goal
- Had a season-high 38 minutes of playing time versus UNC Greensboro (Sept. 07)
- Was named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2023 fall semester
2022 (Junior)
- Did not make an appearance for CCU in the 2022 season
- Was named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA) for the 2022 fall semester
- Was named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA) for the 2023 spring semester
2021 (Sophomore)
- Did not make an appearance for the Chanticleers.
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the spring 2022 term
2020-21 (Freshman)
- Appeared in eight matches on the year
- Attempted two shots on the season
- Recorded her first career goal in the 3-0 win at Georgia Southern (Oct. 8)
- Logged 174 minutes of action on the year
- Played a career-high 47 minutes against South Carolina (March 21, 2021)
Prior to Coastal Carolina
- A multi-sport letterwinner at Fayetteville Academy, playing soccer, volleyball, and basketball
- A three-time all-state soccer selection (2017, 2018, and 2019)
- A four-time all-conference pick in soccer
- A three-time team MVP in soccer - 2017, 2018, and 2019
- Was a three-year team captain of her soccer team
- Helped lead her soccer team to a conference championship title three-straight years in 2017, 2018, and 2019
- Totaled 42 goals over her three seasons on the varsity soccer team - missed her senior year due to COVID-19
- Was also a two-year team captain in both volleyball and basketball
- A two-time all-conference honoree in basketball
- Also a two-time team MVP in basketball
- Guided her basketball team to a conference championship in 2017
- Awarded the Student Scholar-Athlete of the Year her senior year
- Earned high honors each year of her high school career
- Was the president of the Spanish Club, a student ambassador, and a TRI Arts inductee
- Had the highest match score in her senior class
- Won a choral championship competition at Disney
- Brother, Willie Banks III, plays soccer at the University of Chester in England
- Mother, Felicia Renee Banks, spent 27 years in the military and is a Chief Warrant Officer
- Has also lived in Colorado Springs, Co., Fort Lee, Va., and Flint, Mich.
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