St. John's University Athletics
2009 Women's Soccer Roster
Sarah McGrath
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Naas, Ireland
As A Junior In 2008: One of three players to start and play in all 19 games ... logged 1,304 minutes of action ... had a breakout year in 2008, setting career highs across the board ... recorded team-high five assists ... three of five assists on game-winning goals ... finished tied for third with five points ... fired 18 shots, fourth highest on team ... 10 shots on goal third most on squad ... named All-BIG EAST second team, in addition to being named to the to the NSCAA Scholar All-East Region team ... started in all 11 BIG EAST contests ... recorded three assists and three points in league action ... tallied nine shots in conference contests, including seven on goal ... assisted on the game-winning goal in the 34th minute against Delaware (Aug. 31), leading STJ to the Blue Hen Classic championship title ... recorded a season-high four shots, including two on goal, against Yale (Sept. 7) ... tallied her second assist of the year on the winner over Quinnipiac (Sept. 14) ... registered two shots against Bobcats ... played all 110 minutes and helped preserve scoreless tie over then-No. 11 WVU (Sept. 25) ... fired a shot in eighth-straight contest against Pittsburgh (Sept. 28) ... three shots and two on goal against USF (Oct. 12) ... helped lead STJ to win over then-No. 15 Rutgers (Oct. 17) by assisting on game-winning goal in 55th minute ... second-straight game with an assist in 2-0 victory over Seton Hall (Oct. 19) ... notched an assist on the game-tying goal against Providence (Oct. 24) in eventual 2-1 win ... assist was third in four games.
As A Sophomore In 2007: Played in 19 games, while starting in 10 ... tallied five shots on the season ... saw action in all 11 BIG EAST contests ... started and played in 59 minutes in the season opener against Fairleigh Dickinson (Aug. 31) ... came off the bench and recorded a shot against Sacred Heart (Sept. 7) ... saw 75 minutes of action against Vermont (Sept. 14) ... notched her second shot of the year in a scoreless tie with Maine (Sept. 16) ... posted a season-high two shots -- one on net - against Pittsburgh (Sept. 30) ... played in a season-high 86 minutes against Rutgers (Oct. 19) and tallied a shot on goal ... registered first career assist on the game-winning goal against Seton Hall (Oct. 21) ... contributed 38 minutes of play en route to team[apos]s win over UConn (Oct. 26).
As A Freshman In 2006: One of four freshmen to appear in all 19 games ... used quickness and craftiness to record shots against St. Joseph[apos]s (Sept. 2), at Syracuse (Sept. 15), Oregon State (Sept. 19), at Cincinnati (Oct. 1), Marquette (Oct. 22) and Seton Hall (Oct. 26) ... represented Ireland in the World University Games in Thailand.
Before St. John[apos]s: Represented Ireland in the Under 15, 17 and 19 age groups at the national team level from 2002 through 2006 ... attended the Arsenal Ladies Soccer Academy ... played for Arsenal Reserves and Peamount at the club level ... Arsenal won the Reserve League Cup in 2005-06 ... Peamount was All-Ireland runner-up in 2004 ... played for Leinster, which won the 2003 Interprovincial Championship (national championship of the provinces of Ireland).
Personal: Sarah E. McGrath ... born in Dublin, Ireland ... daughter of William and Helena McGrath ... father, William, played in the men[apos]s Irish League and the underage national team ... has two sisters, Karen (34) and Adrienne (26) ... majoring in psychology.