University of Delaware Athletics
Women's Lacrosse
Nakrasius, Kara
Kara Nakrasius
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- knakras@udel.edu
Kara Nakrasius joined the Delaware women's lacrosse coaching staff in August 2022 as an assistant coach. She was promoted to associate head coach in June 2025. Nakrasius works primarily with the program's defensive and draw control units.
Overseeing the defense in 2024, Nakrasius established one of the strongest defensive efforts in recent Blue Hens history during the 2024 season. The Hens defense held opponents to 160 goals collectively, the least number of goals allowed since the 2017 season, excluding any season altered in games played due to COVID-19. Nakrasius would lead the Hens to the seventh most caused turnovers with 167 (since 2000). Additionally, the Hens finished ninth in the country in caused turnovers per game with 10,44. The Hens tied for 22nd in the country in scoring defense, only allowing 10 goals against per contest. She also saw the rise of Madison Hranicka. Hranicka finished as CAA Defensive Player of the Year for a second year in a row concluding the 2024 season, as well as All-CAA First Team. In addition to her role as a defensive coach, Nakrasius also oversaw the draw group, and Danielle Livornese became the school’s all-time draw control leader, finishing with 223 for her college career. The Hens finished within the top 45 in the country in draw control percentage with a .525 winning percentage. The Hens featured three players that recorded at least 36 draw controls, including the team leader, Sam Schelling who finished 4th in the CAA for draw controls. In total, under Nakrasius’ watch, the Hens finished with five players recording double digits in draw controls, which helped with the season high 22 to 9 draw control win against Monmouth.
In her first season with Delaware, Nakrasius helped Delaware to an 8-8 record and a CAA Tournament berth, while also leading the Blue Hens' draw control group that shattered the program record for draws in a single season. Delaware finished with 240, besting their 2008 mark of 218. Delaware set a new program record with 26 draw controls in a single-game when they played Old Dominion on Feb. 25, and Livornese tied the individual single-game record and Delaware Stadium record with 12 draw controls. As a team, Delaware was first in the CAA in draw controls per game at 15.00, the second best mark all-time by a CAA team. They had six games in 2023 with at least 20 draw controls, after having entered the season with only five games all-time with 20 draw controls.
Prior to her arrival at UD, Nakrasius was on staff at Quinnipiac as an assistant coach in 2022. During her season with the Bobcats, the defense allowed a league-low 197 goals and ranked second in the MAAC with 8.88 caused turnovers per game.
Nakrasius competed at Temple from 2016-21, where she was a four-year captain for the Owls. She broke the career draw control record with a total of 236 and ranked seventh in program history with 144 ground balls. A five-year starter at Temple, she played four years as a defender before transitioning to midfield/attack for her fifth year.
She was a two-time all-conference selection, earning All-AAC First Team honors in 2019 and second team recognition in 2021. Nakrasius was a four-time winner of the Devon Marie Lam "T" Means More Award which is given to the person who most exemplifies Temple Lacrosse through selflessness, dedication & desire for team success (2017-20). She was also a winner of the Enterprise Spirit & Sportsmanship Award (2017) & Parliament Award (2019) for the student-athlete who has demonstrated a devotion to the essence of sport through their acts of sportsmanship.
Nakrasius earned both her bachelor's (2020) and master's (2021) degrees from Temple University.
Overseeing the defense in 2024, Nakrasius established one of the strongest defensive efforts in recent Blue Hens history during the 2024 season. The Hens defense held opponents to 160 goals collectively, the least number of goals allowed since the 2017 season, excluding any season altered in games played due to COVID-19. Nakrasius would lead the Hens to the seventh most caused turnovers with 167 (since 2000). Additionally, the Hens finished ninth in the country in caused turnovers per game with 10,44. The Hens tied for 22nd in the country in scoring defense, only allowing 10 goals against per contest. She also saw the rise of Madison Hranicka. Hranicka finished as CAA Defensive Player of the Year for a second year in a row concluding the 2024 season, as well as All-CAA First Team. In addition to her role as a defensive coach, Nakrasius also oversaw the draw group, and Danielle Livornese became the school’s all-time draw control leader, finishing with 223 for her college career. The Hens finished within the top 45 in the country in draw control percentage with a .525 winning percentage. The Hens featured three players that recorded at least 36 draw controls, including the team leader, Sam Schelling who finished 4th in the CAA for draw controls. In total, under Nakrasius’ watch, the Hens finished with five players recording double digits in draw controls, which helped with the season high 22 to 9 draw control win against Monmouth.
In her first season with Delaware, Nakrasius helped Delaware to an 8-8 record and a CAA Tournament berth, while also leading the Blue Hens' draw control group that shattered the program record for draws in a single season. Delaware finished with 240, besting their 2008 mark of 218. Delaware set a new program record with 26 draw controls in a single-game when they played Old Dominion on Feb. 25, and Livornese tied the individual single-game record and Delaware Stadium record with 12 draw controls. As a team, Delaware was first in the CAA in draw controls per game at 15.00, the second best mark all-time by a CAA team. They had six games in 2023 with at least 20 draw controls, after having entered the season with only five games all-time with 20 draw controls.
Prior to her arrival at UD, Nakrasius was on staff at Quinnipiac as an assistant coach in 2022. During her season with the Bobcats, the defense allowed a league-low 197 goals and ranked second in the MAAC with 8.88 caused turnovers per game.
Nakrasius competed at Temple from 2016-21, where she was a four-year captain for the Owls. She broke the career draw control record with a total of 236 and ranked seventh in program history with 144 ground balls. A five-year starter at Temple, she played four years as a defender before transitioning to midfield/attack for her fifth year.
She was a two-time all-conference selection, earning All-AAC First Team honors in 2019 and second team recognition in 2021. Nakrasius was a four-time winner of the Devon Marie Lam "T" Means More Award which is given to the person who most exemplifies Temple Lacrosse through selflessness, dedication & desire for team success (2017-20). She was also a winner of the Enterprise Spirit & Sportsmanship Award (2017) & Parliament Award (2019) for the student-athlete who has demonstrated a devotion to the essence of sport through their acts of sportsmanship.
Nakrasius earned both her bachelor's (2020) and master's (2021) degrees from Temple University.
Highlight: WLAX 2024 Season Highlight
Thursday, May 23
Highlight: WLAX vs. Monmouth - 4/27/24
Tuesday, April 30
Highlight: WLAX (Senior Day) vs. Kent State - 2/25/24
Tuesday, February 27
Highlight: WLAX 2023 Season Highlight
Monday, June 05
