Jaime Behar

Position:
Goalkeeper
Class:
Senior
High School:
The Wheatley School
Hometown:
Mineola, N.Y.
Major:
Communications

Career: Appeared in 50 games with 41 starts… Made 359 saves with a .426 save percentage and a 13.07 goals against average… Recorded 63 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers… Won 16 games in cage, the second winningest goalkeeper in program history as of 2026… The second goalkeeper in program history with over 250 saves and the fourth with a .425-or-better save percentage.

2026: Appeared in 15 of 27 games, starting 15… Played 841 of 1,020 available minutes on the season, recoding 130 saves with a .441 save percentage and earning seven wins… Also registered a career best nine caused turnovers to go with 27 ground balls… Her .441 save percentage was a career high and second best in a season in ECU history, while 130 saves made is second most in her career… Made a career high 17 saves in a 15-7 win over San Diego State (Feb. 28), the second most saves in a game in program history… Made 12-or-more saves four times, including 15 stops to just nine goals allowed in the American Conference Semifinal against James Madison (Apr. 11)… One time American Conference Goalkeeper of the Week (March 23)… Earned Second Team All-American Conference accolades before being named to the American Conference All-Tournament Team… Awarded the DePalo Award at the 2026 Goldspys.

2025: Started all 17 games… Made 163 saves with a .424 save percentage… Earned the decision in all seven ECU wins on the season, third most in program history… Made 10-or-more saves on nine occasions… Recorded a career-high 16 saves against James Madison (4/26) before adding 15 more in the American Tournament against South Florida (5/1)… Named American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Week twice (3/31 & 4/29) and Honorable Mention once (2/10)… Earned American Athletic Conference All Conference Second-Team recognition.

2024: Appeared in 12 games, making nine starts… Earned two wins on the season… Finished with 59 saves and a save percentage of .399… Finished with a 14.97 goals against average… Recorded eight ground balls… Reached double-digit saves twice on the season with 11 vs. Queens (2/10) and North Carolina (3/12).

2023: Appeared in five games... Recorded seven saves with nine goals allowed... Made four saves against James Madison (4/29)... Made Chancellor's List in the Fall and Spring.

Prep: Team captain, All-Academic, and All-County Honorable Mention honoree in 2022... 145 and 141 saves junior and senior year... Letterwinner as a soccer goalkeeper as well.

Personal: Daughter of Cathi and Brad Behar... Three siblings, Sydney, Brandon and Jordyn... Mom played lacrosse at Hofstra, dad played baseball at Hofstra and twin Jordyn plays lacrosse at Arizona State... Graduate of The Wheathley School in Old Westbury, N.Y.