Awards
Patriot League Preseason All-League Team (2024)
Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2022)
All-Patriot League Second Team (2021)
Patriot League Rookie of the Week (4/20/21, 4/13/21, 3/23/21)
Career Statistics
Games/Starts: 174/170
Colgate Debut: March 13, 2021 at Wagner
Career Stats: .266Â (135-508), .311Â ob%, .411Â slg%, 85Â RBIs, 46 R
2024 (Senior)
Games/Starts:Â 50/49
Stats: .239Â (34-142), .288Â ob%, .324Â slg%, 25Â RBIs, 9 R
- Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs when Colgate beat UIC (2/24).
- Slammed a two-run double to bring #23 Boston University to extra innings (3/6).
2023 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 47/46
Stats: .289 (44-152), .335 ob%, .467 slg%, 32 RBIs, 19 R
- Logged two hits and knocked in three RBIs in a Colgate win against Holy Cross (4/8).Â
2022 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 46/44
Stats: .273 BA (36-132), .326 ob%, .424 slg%, 17 RBIs, 11 R
- Named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team after tallying three hits in three games.
- Started the tournament with a 2-for-2 day at the plate against Boston University (5/12).
- Went 2-for-2 with a walk in non-conference finale against Cornell (4/26).
- Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a home run in Colgate’s win over Bucknell (4/15).
2021 (First-Year)
Games/Starts: 31/31
Stats: .256 BA (21-82), .279 ob%, .439 slg%, 11 RBIs, 7 R,
- Recorded five multi-hit performances.Â
- Bashed two honers with four RBIs in a win over Lafayette (4/9).Â
- Tallied a season-high three hits twice, including a 3-for-3 showing against Lehigh (4/18) with a home run and four RBIs…went 3-for-4 at Army (4/26).
Before Colgate
Fusco posted a career .456 batting average while compiling a .457 on-base percentage and 23 RBIs in three seasons under head coach Joseph Bogus at Perkiomen Valley High School. A two-time Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC) All-League selection, Fusco garnered Second Team honors in 2018 and 2019 after helping lead her team to a PAC Championship in 2017. She was named Mercury All-Area Honorable Mention as a sophomore before landing Second Team honors as a junior. Fusco was tabbed to the 2020 PAC All-Academic Team, while also earning the PreÂÂÂÂsidential Academic Achievement and Scholastic Excellence Awards at Perkiomen Valley.
Personal
Born: Kara Marie Fusco in Collegeville, Pa.
Family: Daughter of Jeff Fusco and Amy Fiedler…has one brother Zach.
