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Sarah Thompson

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Nepean Junior Wildcats/ Canada U18
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario

Notable Achievements: 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award top five finalist for creating, launching and managing Sticks Together, a non-profit organization to provide children in disadvantaged areas opportunities to learn and grow through the sport of ice hockey ... 2024 AHCA All-America Scholar ... Four-Time AHA All-Academic Team

Senior Season (2023-24): Had one assist and won six face-offs at Post (9/29) … Scored one goal on a power play vs. Merrimack (10/6) … Tallied five shots against RPI (10/14) ... Won four face-offs and had one block at BU (10/20) ... Won three face-offs and had two blocks at Boston (10/21) ... Recorded one goal, three shots and won two face-offs vs. Penn State (10/29) ... Won six face-offs and had three shots at RMU (11/3) ... Scored one goal, took three shots and won six face-offs at RMU (11/4) ... Scored one goal on two shots and won eight face-offs vs. Lindenwood (11/17) ... Won nine face-offs and blocked two shots vs. Lindenwood (11/18) ... Contributed two shots and two blocks vs. Clarkson (11/21) ... Won six face-offs and had one block at Clarkson (11/25) ... Tallied one block and won six face-offs vs. RIT (12/01/2023) ... Won nine face-offs at RIT (12/02/2023) ... Contributed nine won face-offs at RIT (12/02/2023) ... Won eight face-offs vs. Colgate (12/05/2023) ... Recorded two blocks and won six face-offs at Mercyhurst (01/12/2024) ... Tallied five shots and two goals vs. RMU (1/27/24) ... Had three assists and won five faceoffs at Lindenwood (2/2/24) ... Assisted one goal and won two faceoffs at Lindenwood (2/2/24) ... Recorded two shots, two blocks, and one faceoff win at RIT (2/9/24) ... Scored one goal and two faceoff wins vs. RIT (2/10/24) ... Contributed four shots and won two faceoffs vs. Mercyhurst (2/16/24) ... Tallied four faceoff wins and three shots vs. Mercyhurst (2/17/24 ... AHCA All-America Scholar ... AHA All-Academic Team.

Junior Season (2022-2023): Recorded one assist and one block at Merrimack (9/30/22) ... Scored a goal and had two blocks at St. Lawrence (10/8/22) ... Tallied a goal vs. Clarkson (10/13) ... Recorded three assists and won 13 face-offs vs. Lindenwood (11/4) ... Won 13 face-offs vs. Lindenwood (11/5) ... Earned CHA Forward of the Week (11/6) after the Lindenwood series .... Scored a goal at Princeton (11/11) ... Recorded three goals and an assist and won 17 face-offs vs. Post (11/25) ... Tallied two goals and an assist vs. Post (11/26) ... Earned CHA Forward of the Week (11/28) after the Post series ... Named CHA Forward of the Month for her effort in November ... Recorded three blocks at Penn State (12/3) ... Had an assist in both games of the series vs. Vermont (12/9 and 12/10) ... Scored power-play goal vs. Cornell (1/17) ... Scored twice at RIT (1/24) ... Added a goal vs. RIT (1/25) ... Scored a goal and assisted once vs. Mercyhurst (2/11)... Scored vs. Stonehill (2/18) ... Assisted at Mercyhurst (2/24)... 9th in CHA with 14 Goals ... 20th NCAA, 3rd CHA with 5 Power Play Goals ... 7th NCAA, 4th CHA with 2 Short Handed Goals ... 2023 Hockey Humanitarian Award nominee and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Top Six for Service Award winner for creating, launching and managing Sticks Together, a non-profit organization to provide children in disadvantaged areas opportunities to learn and grow through the sport of ice hockey ... CHA All-Academic Team ... American Hockey Coaches Association All-America Scholar ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Season (2021-2022): Played in all 32 games … Recorded an assist at Vermont (11/26/21) … Scored a goal vs. Boston University (1/1/21) … Added a goal vs. Lindenwood (1/29/22) … Scored the game-winner in overtime to propel Syracuse to the CHA Tournament Championship vs. Mercyhurst (2/26/22) … Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll … American Hockey Coaches Association All-America Scholar … CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2020-21): CHA Rookie of the Week (12/15/20) … Played in 19 games … Scored a goal vs. RIT (11/27/20) … Recorded a goal and an assist vs. Penn State (12/12/20) … Tallied an assist in the CHA semifinal game vs. Penn State (3/5/21) … American Hockey Coaches Association All-America Scholar … Named to the of the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Syracuse: Played for the Nepean Jr. Wildcats and was an alternate captain (senior year) ... Recorded 26 goals and 28 assists ... Played in the 2019 Nationals with Team Ontario) ... Attended Hockey Canada's U18 Selection Camp ... Played with U18 Team Canada (CAN-US Summer Series and 2019-20 Internationals).

Personal: Sarah Margaret Gail Thompson ... Born in January 2002 in Ottawa, Ontario ... Daughter of Dave and Annette Thompson ... Has one sister, Kate ... Majoring in sport management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.