Kathy Bannan (2005)
Bannan was one of the most successful goalkeepers CCRI women’s soccer has ever had. She played for the women’s soccer team from 1995-1996 while also playing on the women’s basketball team. Bannan led the team to a 19-4-1 record in 1996, while also becoming Region XXI Champions and going to the National Tournament. Bannan was NJCAA Region XXI second team in soccer and for basketball she was NJCAA Region XXI Honorable Mention. She leads CCRI in Goalkeeper saves for a career, (236) and is 2nd in Goalkeeper shutouts for a season, (14). She was a Dean’s List student and shortly after graduating; Bannan came back to be an assistant coach for the women’s soccer team under head coach Dennis Grassini and together they coached from 2000-2016. They amassed an impressive 226-64-11 record and won the NJCAA National Tournament Championship in 2002 with a 22-0 record. In 2003, they brought the team to another National Tournament appearance and an Elite 8 appearance in 2009. Bannan has helped coach a number of All-New England players and over 30 All-Americans and won NSCAA Northeast Regional Coach of the year in 2008. The 2002 National Championship team was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame and in 2018 Kathy Bannan was inducted as well.