Sarah VonderBrink

Arsenault - VonderBrink - Almond - Bland - BGSU at Ohio State - Aug. 21, 2009

Photo by: Doug Sampson

Position:
Midfielder/Forward
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Fairmont
Hometown:
Kettering, Ohio

VONDERBRINK AND THE FALCONS
Posted career totals of four goals, seven assists and 15 points as a Falcon ... three of those four goals were game-winning goals.

2012
An honorable-mention selection to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in all 19 matches, making eight starts on the season ... started the first four matches of the year, and also started four contests during the MAC schedule ... played at least 45 minutes in 12 matches, including a season-high 68 minutes of the Miami match (Oct. 21) ... was named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-MAC First Team ... scored a goal and added an assist in the Falcons' exhibition match, a 3-0 win over Indiana State at Cochrane Field (Aug. 11).

2011

Played in 19 matches, starting seven ... finished second on the team in scoring ... her six points included a BGSU-best four assists ... lone goal of the season proved to be the game winner in a 1-0 victory at Cleveland State (Sept. 2) ... had assists at Illinois State (Aug. 21 - on the Falcons' first goal of the season), Youngstown State (Sept. 11), Buffalo (Sept. 23) and Eastern Michigan (Oct. 7) ... the assist at YSU came on Kaitlyn Tobin's game-winning goal with just 32 seconds remaining ... and, the helper at UB came with just 1:03 left, on a goal by Alyssa Zuccaro ... started the season opener at Loyola (Ill.) (Aug. 19) and the Toledo match (Sept. 30) ... then, drew a starting assignment in five consecutive matches beginning with the Central Michigan game on Oct. 9.

2010
Saw action in 19 matches, making 12 starts ... tied for fourth on the team in scoring, with seven points ... tied for the team lead in game-winning goals ... scored those winners on back-to-back Sundays, against Cleveland State (Sept. 12) and Indiana State (Sept 19) ... the goal against CSU came with just over six minutes remaining in the second half ... then, scored in the 79th minute to break a 2-2 tie at ISU ... had three assists on the season, against Cincinnati (Aug. 22), Buffalo (Sept. 24) and Ball State (Oct. 10) ... the helper in the UC match, her first collegiate assist, came on Alyssa Zuccaro's game-tying goal with just over five minutes left in regulation ... played over 60 minutes on eight occasions, including a career-high 77 vs. Michigan State (Sept. 17) ... started the first five matches of the year, and started five consecutive matches from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 ... also started the Toledo (Oct. 8) and Miami (Oct. 28) contests.

2009
Played in 15 matches in her initial season, making four starts ... was injured in the season opener at Ohio State (Aug. 21), and missed the next five contests ... returned to play in each of the final 14 matches of the year ... had two points, scoring her first collegiate goal at Western Michigan (Sept. 27) ... starts came against UC Irvine (Sept. 20), Ball State (Oct. 2), Miami (Oct. 4) and Toledo (Oct. 29) ... played a season-high 56 minutes in the final regular-season contest at UT, one game after playing 52 minutes vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 25) ... wore uniform #12 as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Kettering Fairmont (’09) for coach Jeff Kuns ... an All-Ohio Second-Team selection as a senior ... three-time all-league (Greater Western Ohio Conference choice) ... also earned All-Miami Valley honors on multiple occasions ... had a career total of 29 goals, including 12 as a senior ... had 21 career assists for the Firebirds ... also earned four letters in track and field, along with two letters in diving ... captained both the soccer and track teams as a senior ... National Honor Society ... United Student Body Commissioner.

PERSONAL
Sarah Marie VonderBrink was born on June 4, 1990, in Dayton, Ohio ... a communication disorders major at BGSU, with a 3.517 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2013 semester ... daughter of Phil and Kathy VonderBrink ... the third of four children ... has an older brother, an older sister and a younger sister ... father played soccer collegiately at Ohio State ... played club soccer with Ohio Galaxies FC Elite.

SARAH VONDERBRINK -- BGSU CAREER STATISTICS


OFFENSE               GP-GS     G    A  Pts Shots Shot%  SOG  SOG%  GW  PK-Att
2009................  15-4      1    0    2     4  .250    3  .750   0   0-0
2010................  19-12     2    3    7    16  .125    6  .375   2   0-0
2011................  19-7      1    4    6    17  .059   10  .588   1   0-0
2012................  19-8      0    0    0    32  .000   15  .469   0   0-0
TOTAL...............  72-31     4    7   15    69  .058   34  .493   3   0-0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, 4 times
Goals: 1, 4 times
Assists: 1, 7 times
Shots: 4, IUPUI -- Aug 26, 2012 ; Akron -- Oct 14, 2012 ; at Eastern Michigan -- Sep 28, 2012