Sarah Smalley

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-1
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
East Islip
Hometown:
East Islip, N.Y.

2024: Saw action in 15 games this year, including three starts … tallied two goals, bookending the season with tallies at Lock Haven (Aug. 30) and against No. 2 North Carolina (Nov. 11) in the ACC Tournament … four points accounted for a career best … put five of her six shots on goal while scoring at a 33.3 percent clip.

2023: Saw time in a dozen games as a true freshman, making seven starts in the middle of the season … made her collegiate debut against Sacred Heart (Aug. 26) … scored her first college goal in the same game … added an assist against Monmouth (Sept. 1) … logged three points as a rookie while taking five shots, two of which were on target.

High School: Four-year member of the East Islip High School team for head coach Chrispher Veit ... played defense as a freshman before moving to forward in her sophomore year ... finished scholastic career as a midfielder ... backed her team to several quarterfinal appearances and a county final showing as a junior, the team's first appearance in 18 years, all while going 40-23 in those four years ... notched 11 goals with six assists to lead the team as a senior while accounting for over half the team point total ... logged 25 goals with 15 assists, ranking third all-time in program history for career points ... earned several honors and awards, including All-Conference, All-County Honorable Mention, All-County All-Tournament, Newsday Top 50 Players to Watch, Max Field Hockey Northeast Top 40 Players to Watch, All-State and All-Long Island honors, and was a Nexus Nationals Selection in 2021 (U16) and 2022 (U19) ... team MVP, a Carey Award winner and a White Letter Award winner ... played club for Long Island Field Hockey under coaches Mallory Guerin and Danielle Groneman.

Personal: Full name is Sarah Ann Smalley ... daughter of Linda and John ... has two siblings: James and Hannah ... most admires her dad while Simone Biles is her favorite athlete ... favorite professional sports team is the New York Islanders ... enjoys sewing, going to the gym and coloring ... favorite movie is Interstellar ... favorite musical artist is Mac Miller ... aspires to be a forensic analyst in the FBI ... favorite sports memory is winning the state semifinals in overtime as a junior in high school ... majoring in forensic science and chemistry.