Cara grew up in Harwood, MD, and attended Southern High School, where she began playing lacrosse her freshman year. Cara quickly fell in love with the sport and continued playing on the D1 Club team at James Madison University for all 4 years. Cara graduated from JMU in 2019 and moved to Georgia for a year, and then to San Diego for 3 years. Cara just moved back to Annapolis from the West Coast!