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Sarah Clark

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Position
5'6''
Height
Fifth Year
Class
Brighton, Mich.
Hometown
Mercy High School
High School
Purdue
Previous School
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Sarah Clark - Women's Soccer - Virginia Cavaliers

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2021 SEASON
• Played in 20 games on the season, logging 517 minutes
• Helped the Cavaliers post 13 shutouts on the season
• Played a season-long 51 minutes in season opener vs. Richmond (8/19)

2020-21 SEASON
• Appeared in 19 games with eight starts, logging 864 minutes
• Tallied two assists on the year, both coming in 2-1 overtime win against No. 14 Pittsburgh (10/1)
• Helped the Cavaliers post three shutouts on the season
• Played a long of 92 minutes, logging the full time in the win over the Panthers
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA
• Started 36 games in her career, logging 3,190 minutes at defender at Purdue
• Named a captain for her junior season (2019), but redshirted due to injury
• 2017 Big 10 All-Freshman Team selection, the first Boilermaker defender named to the team since 2007
• 2018 Academic All-Big 10 selection as a sophomore
• Tallied three goals and three assists as a sophomore in 2018 for 12 points
• Hit the golden-goal for Purdue in double overtime against Indiana (9/29/18)
• Tallied one assist as a freshman in 2017
• Tallied three points with a goal and an assist against Iowa State (8/26/18)

PREP AND CLUB CAREER
• Competed with the Michigan Hawks Club
• Helped the Hawks claim the 2016 and 2017 ECNL National Championship
• Helped the Hawks win five consecutive ENCL titles (2012-2017)
• Named to the Best XI Team at the 2016 ECNL/ID2 National Training Camp
• Did not play soccer for her high school, but graduated magna cum laude from Mercy High School in Detroit

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Bill and Lori Clark
• Has two older sisters and an older brother
• Older brother, Will, played soccer for UNCW (2013-14)
• Older sister, Madi, rode equestrian at Georgia (2011-15)
• Uncle, Mike Clark, played soccer for Indiana (1991-94) and professionally with the Columbus Crew (1996-2003)
• Volunteers with Fellowship of Christian Athletes and took mission trips to South Africa
• Named to the Dean’s List at Purdue (2017-2019)
• Major: Kinesiology