Juana Garcia

Position:
Forward
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Buenos Aires, Argentina

As a Junior(2024): NFHCA First Team All-Region. All BIG-EAST First Team. Appeared in all 21 games, and started all of them. Scored one goal against Saint Joseph’s (8/30).

As a Sophomore (2023): Appeared in all 18 games, starting in 17. Registered an assist on 9/24 against Delaware.

As a Freshman (2022): Played in all 18 games and made 17 starts. Scored four goals and notched two assists. First career goal came against Delaware (9/9), followed by two goals against Providence (9/30) and another goal against Villanova (10/14).

Garcia follows Sophia Ugo as the next Argentinian to join the UConn program. Played for high school team in the Ireland Cup and captured MVP tournament honors twice. Participated with U14 team in 2017 Argentinian Tournament and helped her team win the tournament. Represented her province (CABA) with Italiano's team in the 2019 Argentinian Tournament. Won the Metropolitan Buenos Aires Tournament in 2019 and 2021.

Personal: Father Pablo Diego Garcia, Mother María Cecilia Vázquez, Sister Olivia García and Brother Pedro Garcia.