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Naya Lipkens

Height:
5-10
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Miss Porter's School
Hometown:
Bloomfield, Conn.

As a Redshirt Junior (2021 Fall): Started all 23 matches for the Red Storm… Posted a 13-7-3 record with a 1.07 goals allowed average… Logged over 2,112 minutes in the net, first on the team… Tallied 86 saves for the season and allowed just 25 goals… Recorded 10 individual shutouts and one combined shutout… Made a career-high 12 saves against DePaul (Sept. 26)… Faced a season-high 18 shots against Harvard (Sept. 5), Xavier (Oct. 7) and Duke (Nov. 21)… Did not allow a converted penalty shot in the Johnnies’ NCAA Tournament match against Samford. Named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of a Week once (Sept. 27).

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021 Spring): Saw action in 10 games, earning eight starts between the pipes for the Red Storm … Turned in a 5-3-2 record with a 1.04 goals against average and a .722 save percentage… Recorded three shutout victories … Two-time BIG EAST Honor Roll Selection … Won her first decision of the year against UAlbany (Feb. 21), making two saves en route to a 6-1 victory for the Red Storm … Tallied three-straight shutouts against Sacred Heart (Feb. 25), UMass (Feb. 28) and Villanova (March 4) … Made a season-high five stops against both Villanova (March 4) and Providence (April 8).

As a Redshirt Freshman (2019): Saw action in 12 games, earning 10 starts between the pipes for the Red Storm … Turned in a 3-8-0 record with a 1.69 goals against average and a .746 save percentage… Played a part in three combined shutouts … Won her first decision of the year against Yale (Aug. 30) … Her other two wins came against Syracuse (Sept. 12) and at Villanova (Oct. 24) … Made a season-high 11 saves against Stoney Brook (Sept. 5) … Selected to CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.

As a Freshman (2018): Did not see action for the Red Storm in 2018 due to injury

Before St. John's: : Four-year standout at Miss Porter’s School … Named WNEPSSA All-Star Team (2016, 2017) … Named NEPSAC Junior All-Star Team (2016) … Earned NE Soccer Journal U18 and U19 Players to watch for the 2017-18 ENCL … Over her senior year recorded 16 shutouts (15-1-5) ... Was class president during her freshman and sophomore years of high school ... Was head of athletics during her senior year of high school ... Four-year honor roll student.