2023 Women's Soccer Roster

Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Rich Images
Rich Images
Wyatt Miles
Brandon Berry

17 Sarah Smith

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sixth Year
  • Highschool Norfolk Collegiate
  • Hometown Norfolk, Va.

Biography

2022 - Earned First Team All-American plaudits from the United Soccer Coaches, becoming just the third first team honoree in program history ... VaSID State Player of the Year ... Also a first team All-Region, All-State, and All-Conference selection for the second straight year ... Two-time Conference Player of the Week ... Despite missing five games to an injury, led the team in scoring with 23 points on 11 goals and one assist ... Scored five game-winning goals, ranking in the top-25 nationally ... Moved up to seventh on the all-time list for gamewinners with 10 in her career ... Recorded her first career hat trick at Widener on September 18 ... Added a two-goal effort against Methodist on September 11 ... Scored the game-winning goal at Montclair State in the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... Took a season-high 12 shots, including five on frame, in the NCAA National Quarterfinals against Virginia Wesleyan ... Moved into the top-ten in program history in goals, points, and shots per game ... Took 81 total shots, a top-ten mark in program history, including over half on target for a shots on-goal percentage of .506

2021 - Selected as a Third Team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches ... First Team All-Region, All-State, and All-Conference pick ... Enjoyed impressive first official season as a member of the CNU Women's Soccer team, ranking second in scoring with 21 points on nine goals and three assists ... Made history with the game-winning goal in the NCAA Division III Championship Game, helping lead team to the first title in program history ... Also scored the winner in the C2C Championship Game, lifting CNU to the conference title ... Named to the C2C All-Tournament Team ... Ranked 31st nationally in game-winning goals with five ... Started all 23 games as a forward for CNU ... Ranked second on the team in total shots with 67, including 27 on goal ... Played in 1,220 total minutes including a season-high 88 against Mary Washington on October 27

2020 - Did not see action during her first season with the Captains following a decision by the NCAA and Capital Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Before CNU -- Played at Division I Virginia Tech, seeing action in three games during the 2018 season ... Made collegiate debut against ETSU 

At Norfolk Collegiate -- Played five years for the high school team ... Team's MVP as a freshman and sophomore and earned first team All-Conference honors ... In 2016, was the league's offensive player of the year and a first-team All-State selection ... Helped lead team to conference championship and state finals appearance ... Also played for VA Legacy club team.

Personal -- Sarah Lawrence Smith was born in Norfolk, Va. ... Daughter of Jim and Elizabeth Smith, who were both collegiate athletes ... Father played soccer at Richmond and mother was a field hockey player at Randolph-Macon ... Has one sister, Tyler ... Favorite athlete is Larry Bird ... Person in history she'd most like to meet is Muhammad Ali ... Majoring in Communication Studies.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2020Junior

    Midfielder
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2021Senior

    Midfielder
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2022Fifth Year

    Midfielder
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2023Sixth Year

    Midfielder
    5'6"
    17