2020 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 22
Sara Szynal
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Summit
- Hometown:
- Summit, N.J.
Bio
2020: Appeared in four games, starting in two ... Contributed an assist in victory over Detroit Mercy (2/7) … Scored one goal, had one assist and two points in the win against Arizona State University (2/16) ... Recorded a goal and an assist in victory over Arizona State (2/16) ... Appeared in the game against Syracuse (2/21).
2019: Junior attacker ... Appeared in 12 games ... Contributed an assist and a ground ball against Dartmouth (2/15) … Tallied a goal and an assist against Canisius (2/25), tying a career-high two points ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018: Sophomore attacker ... Appeared in six games ... Set career highs in goals (3), points (4) and ground balls (4) ... Scored her first career goal in opening weekend win over Detroit Mercy (2/11) ... Recorded her first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist in a defeat of Ohio State (4/6) ... Followed up with another goal in victory over No. 20/21 Notre Dame (4/8).
2017: True freshman … Appeared in three games as a reserve attacker … Dished out her first career assist in a win at Michigan on March 23.
High School: Four-year letter winner at Summit High School … Led her team to a 78-11 overall record and four straight state championships … Three-time First-Team All-State selection … Three-time First-Team All-Conference selection … three-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American … 2016 U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American … Named 2016 New Jersey Player of the Year … 2016 U.S. Lacrosse Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year … 2016 Under Armour All-American … Played in the 2016 New Jersey All-Star game and 2016 Under Armour All-America game … Helped lead Summit to 2016 Tournament of Champions championship … Summit finished as the runner-up of the Tournament of Champions in 2014 and 2015 … Team also won four straight Union County championships … Finished career with a school record 293 goals and 68 assists for 361 points … Played seven years for STEPS Lacrosse club team.
Personal: Mother, Rosalie, played lacrosse and won a national championship with Penn State in 1987 … 2016 National Merit Scholarship Commended student … 2016 AP European History Award recipient … Three-time recipient of Mandarin Excellence Award … 2016 Anderson Scholarship honoree for academic and athletic excellence … 2014 Life Science Award recipient for biology … Played with fellow incoming freshman Julie Krupnick on STEPS Lacrosse … Competed against Northwestern goalkeeper Mallory Weisse in high school ... Majoring in social policy.
2019: Junior attacker ... Appeared in 12 games ... Contributed an assist and a ground ball against Dartmouth (2/15) … Tallied a goal and an assist against Canisius (2/25), tying a career-high two points ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018: Sophomore attacker ... Appeared in six games ... Set career highs in goals (3), points (4) and ground balls (4) ... Scored her first career goal in opening weekend win over Detroit Mercy (2/11) ... Recorded her first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist in a defeat of Ohio State (4/6) ... Followed up with another goal in victory over No. 20/21 Notre Dame (4/8).
2017: True freshman … Appeared in three games as a reserve attacker … Dished out her first career assist in a win at Michigan on March 23.
High School: Four-year letter winner at Summit High School … Led her team to a 78-11 overall record and four straight state championships … Three-time First-Team All-State selection … Three-time First-Team All-Conference selection … three-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American … 2016 U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American … Named 2016 New Jersey Player of the Year … 2016 U.S. Lacrosse Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year … 2016 Under Armour All-American … Played in the 2016 New Jersey All-Star game and 2016 Under Armour All-America game … Helped lead Summit to 2016 Tournament of Champions championship … Summit finished as the runner-up of the Tournament of Champions in 2014 and 2015 … Team also won four straight Union County championships … Finished career with a school record 293 goals and 68 assists for 361 points … Played seven years for STEPS Lacrosse club team.
Personal: Mother, Rosalie, played lacrosse and won a national championship with Penn State in 1987 … 2016 National Merit Scholarship Commended student … 2016 AP European History Award recipient … Three-time recipient of Mandarin Excellence Award … 2016 Anderson Scholarship honoree for academic and athletic excellence … 2014 Life Science Award recipient for biology … Played with fellow incoming freshman Julie Krupnick on STEPS Lacrosse … Competed against Northwestern goalkeeper Mallory Weisse in high school ... Majoring in social policy.
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