| Cara Consuegra | |
| Position: | Head coach |
| Team: | Marquette Golden Eagles |
| League: | Big East Conference |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 146 |
| High School: | Linganore (Frederick, Maryland) |
| College: | Iowa (1997–2001) |
| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2001 |
| Draft Round: | 4 |
| Draft Pick: | 54 |
| Draft Team: | Utah Starzz |
| Career Position: | Point guard |
| Career Number: | 21 |
| Coach Start: | 2001 |
| Years1: | 2001 |
| Team1: | Utah Starzz |
| Cyears1: | 2001–2004 |
| Cteam1: | Penn State (DBO) |
| Cyears2: | 2004–2011 |
| Cteam2: | Marquette (assistant) |
| Cyears3: | 2011–2024 |
| Cteam3: | Charlotte |
| Cyears4: | 2024–present |
| Cteam4: | Marquette |
| Awards: | As head coach:
As player:
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| Conference: | Big East Conference |
Cara Ashley Consuegra (born March 4, 1979) is an American women's basketball coach, currently the head coach at Marquette.[1] Previously, she had been the head coach with the Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team,[2] and before that she spent 7 seasons as an assistant coach at Marquette. Her current head coaching record is 224–164.
Consuegra played at Iowa from 1997–2001, where she was the first Hawkeyes player to score more than 1,000 points and 500 assists. She then played one year for the Utah Starzz in the WNBA.
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Iowa | 24 | 97 | 35.6% | 23.1% | 62.9% | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 | |
| 1998–99 | Iowa | 27 | 309 | 45.7% | 32.1% | 68.2% | 2.6 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 11.4 | |
| 1999–00 | Iowa | 27 | 394 | 38.8% | 21.3% | 81.9% | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 14.6 | |
| 2000–01 | Iowa | 31 | 347 | 40.2% | 26.5% | 75.0% | 2.9 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 11.2 | |
| Career | 109 | 1147 | 40.7% | 25.5% | 75.1% | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 10.5 |