2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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30 Nyah Savage

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Urbana
  • Hometown Urbana, Md.

Biography

2024 - Cemented her place as the program's all-time leader in minutes played and slotted her name atop the program's iron man streak with 90 consecutive starts ... Earned second team All-Region honors from the United Soccer Coaches ... Also a second team All-State (VaSID) and second team All-Conference selection ... Played in 7,658 career minutes -- 93.2 percent of possible minutes in her tenure ... Led the team with 2,029 minutes in her final season as a Captain (98.0 percent of possible minutes) ... Helped CNU secure 15 shutouts, ranking second most in program history ... Held opponents to just 4.4 shots per game ... Played full time in all but three games during the year, including in four of the five NCAA Tournament games ... Added two assists, including a helper on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over 6th-ranked Misericordia in the NCAA Round of 16 ... Also had one assist against Marymount on October 2 ... Took three shots ... Contributed to 65 shutouts in four years as a starter for the Captains back line ... Earned Scholar All-Region honors while pursuing her Masters ... Also collected College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors for the second time

2023 - Named first team All-Conference and was selected to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... Extended her consecutive games started streak to 67 after starting all 22 games during her third year as a member of the Captains' dominant back line ... Ranked second on the team in total minutes in 2024, finishing the year with 1,965 minutes played out of a possible 2,040 (96.3 percent) ... Logged full time in all but three games during the season and helped CNU set a program record with 18 shutouts and a 0.22 GAA ... Took nine shots including two on-goal during the year ... Also earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators

2022 - Earned second team All-Region honors while also collecting second team All-State for the second straight year ... Selected second team All-Conference ... One of only four players to start all 22 games during her second season on the field ... Ranked third on the team in total minutes, eclipsing 1,800 minutes played for the second consecutive year ...  Scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in a 2-1 victory at Roanoke on September 28 ... Scored five points during the season on two goals and one assist ... Helped the CNU defense post a program record 16 shutouts and a 0.31 GAA, ranking second best all-time ... Took 15 total shots putting nine on frame for a .600 SOG% ... Played full time in 14 games including 110 minutes in a double overtime NCAA Tournament game aganist Virginia Wesleyan in the National Quarterfinals ... United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region pick

2021 - Second team All-State selection by VaSID ... Ranked third on the team in minutes played among field players ... Started all 23 games as a key member of a record-shattering defense that set the bar for shutouts, goals-against average, and save percentage ... Notched 14 complete game efforts including five NCAA Tournament games on route to the national championship ... Scored two goals and added four assists for an eight-point season ... Took 22 shots, including nine on-frame ... Scored first career goal and added an assist for a three-point showing against Salisbury on October 20 ... Helped hold opponents to just seven total goals during the season and 3.3 shots on goal per game ... Named Conference Defensive Player of the Week once ... Repeat selection to the Conference All-Academic Team

2020 - Did not see action during her first collegiate campaign following a decision by the NCAA and Capital Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Named to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Urbana -- Earned seven varsity letters as a four-year starter on the soccer team and a sprinter on the track & field team for three seasons ... Two-time honorable mention All-Conference selection as a freshman and sophomore ... Earned first team All-Conference honors as a junior and senior ... Named Offensive Player of the Year and earned All-State plaudits in her final season ... Led team to 3A state championship as a freshman ... Three-time conference and two-time regional finalist ... Registered 18 goals and 17 assists as a midfielder and defender ... Also played club soccer since she was three years old including for FC Frederick the last nine years ... Club Champions League Champion several times, MD State Cup Champion, MD State Cup Finalist, USYS Eastern Regional League Champion, USYS Region 1 Semi-Finalist, and USYS National Semi-Finalist ... USSF Grade 8 Referee

Personal -- Nyah Elizabeth Savage was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland ... Daughter of Michael and Belinda Savage ... Has two brothers, Dylan and Ayden ... Volunteered for the Golden Mile Soccer program that provides no-cost league play for the underprivileged ... Favorite sports personality is Eli Manning ... Most impressive person met is her grandfather Leo, a Vietnam veteran ... Dream vacation is a trip to the Maldives ... Superstitions include eating an apple before every game ... Favorite food is sushi ... Favorite movie is "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" and favorite TV show is "Breaking Bad" ... Favorite musical act is Eminem ... Majoring in Accounting.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2020Freshman

    Defender
    5'3"
    30
  • 30

    2021Sophomore

    Defender
    5'3"
    30
  • 30

    2022Junior

    Defender
    5'3"
    30
  • 30

    2023Senior

    Defender
    5'3"
    30
  • 30

    2024Graduate Student

    Defender
    5'3"
    30