AWARDS
• USILA Third Team All-America (2017)
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-America (2017)
• USILA Scholar All-America (2017)
• Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year (2017)
• First Team All-Patriot League (2017)
• USILA North/South All-Star (2017)
• Senior CLASS Award Candidate (2017)
• Academic All-Patriot League (2017)
• First Team All-ECAC (2017)
• Second Team All-New England (2017)
• 2017 John B. Simpson Award (for enthusiasm and leadership at BU)
• Five-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week
• Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American (2016)
• Boston University Scarlet Key recipient
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2014)
AS A SENIOR IN 2017
Started all 17 games ... Named a USILA Third Team All-American ... Earned USILA Scholar All-America honors ... Selected as a Third Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse ... Named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year ... Unanimous First Team All-Patriot League selection ... First Team All-ECAC honoree ... Named to Academic All-Patriot League Team ... Selected to All-New England Second Team ... Played in USILA North/South All-Star Game ... Candidate for Senior CLASS Award ... Three-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week (Feb. 6, Feb. 27, March 7) ... Finished season third in the country in save percentage (.586) and 12th in the nation in goals-against average (8.64) ... Collected season-high 18 saves against then-No. 6 Duke on May 7 ... Made 17 saves in 8-6 win over Air Force on March 4 ... Secured 14 saves in 12-11 overtime win over Holy Cross on April 21 ... Stopped 11 shots in 10-4 win over Lehigh in Patriot League quarterfinals on April 25 ... Made 12 saves in 12-5 win at Hartford on Feb. 18 ... Stopped 16 shots in 8-7 double-overtime win at Providence on Feb. 4 ... Made 16 saves and used full-field pass to assist on a James Burr goal at the halftime buzzer at Army West Point on April 8 ... Recorded 14 saves in three quarters in 18-8 win at UMass Lowell on Feb. 11 ... Stopped 10 shots in 8-7 win at Navy on Feb. 25 ... Made 12 saves in 12-9 win over Bryant on Feb. 28 ... Secured eight saves and allowed just three goals in 18-7 win at Colgate on March 13 ... Made eight saves in 13-8 win over Harvard on March 21 and also had eight saves in 15-7 win over Lafayette on March 25 ... Stopped seven shots against Bucknell on March 18 ... Made 12 saves and matched career high with four ground balls at Lehigh on April 1 ... Stopped nine shots, including one at buzzer to send game to overtime, in 12-11 win over then-No. 19 Loyola Maryland on April 15 ... Made 10 saves and had two ground balls against Army West Point on April 28.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016
Started all 15 games ... Named an Inside Lacrosse preseason All-American ... Finished year with a 9.70 goals-against average and a .533 save percentage ... Two-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week (Feb. 29 and March 14) ... Recorded 13 saves and three ground balls in 9-8 win at then-No. 14 Harvard on March 22 ... Made 13 saves in 11-6 win against Colgate on March 12 ... Stopped 15 shots, including all five he faced in two overtime periods, to help lead BU to a 10-9 double-overtime win over then-No. 16 Navy on Feb. 27 ... Made season-high 18 saves (.623) in 13-10 win at High Point on Feb. 16 ... Stopped 10 shots in 10-8 win at Canisius on March 5 ... Has also collected seven ground balls, including three in 9-5 win over Providence on Feb. 6 ... Made 13 saves at Bucknell on March 19 ... Recorded 15 saves at then-No. 12/13 Loyola Maryland on April 16 ... Made 12 saves at Holy Cross on April 22 ... Stopped three of the five shots he faced and recorded two ground balls in 16-6 win at Lafayette on March 26 ... Made 15 saves against then-No. 9/10 Duke on May 8.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015
Started all 12 games in which he played, posting a 6-6 record ... Led Patriot League with a .557 save percentage ... Posted an 8.91 goals-against average ... Allowed fewer than 10 goals in eight of his 12 starts ... Gathered 20 ground balls, including season-high four at Providence on Feb. 25 ... Tallied first collegiate assist at Vermont ... Allowed career-low five goals in 18-6 win over Mercer on Feb. 7 ... Made season-high 15 saves in 9-8 loss to Harvard on April 7 ... Stopped over 11 or more shots in his final five starts, four of which came after an injury kept him out of two games ... Stopped 14 shots at then-No. 4 Duke on May 3 ... Made 13 saves in 13-9 win over Canisius on Feb. 14 ... Stopped 14 shots and allowed just six goals in 15-7 win at Vermont on Feb. 28.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014
Started all 12 games in which he played ... Named team's Most Valuable Player ... Finished with a 10.47 goals-against average and a .545 save percentage ... Was in the cage for both of the Terriers' wins ... Made NCAA-high 25 saves against No. 3 Duke on May 4 ... Allowed only six goals at Bucknell on March 22 ... Allowed eight goals or fewer in five of his last six starts ... Made 12 or more saves in six games ... Led the Patriot League with an average of 10.91 saves per game ... Stopped nine shots, including eight in the second half and five in the fourth quarter, in 9-8 win at Holy Cross on April 19 ... Made nine saves in Terriers' 12-7 win at Lafayette on March 15 ... Collected career-high 16 saves against Lehigh on Feb. 22 ... Gathered 18 ground balls, including a career-high four against Duke.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played varsity lacrosse at nationally-ranked Dallas Jesuit ... Recipient of the Ranger Heart Award, granted to an outstanding athlete who displays leadership on and off the field ... Was an All-District selection as a junior ... Member of Iron Horse Lacrosse during his senior season ... Played for Leathernecks during his junior season and Dallas Select for two years ... Also a black belt in martial arts.
PERSONAL
Born on April 15, 1995 ... Son of Elizabeth Carson and Brandon Banister ... Has one sister, Cheyanne ... Enrolled in College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in international relations.
