Sara Deck

Position:
Backfield
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Last School(s):
Los Gatos
Hometown:
Los Gatos, Calif.
Major:
Undeclared

Career Highlights:

3x NFHCA National Academic Squad (2019, 2018, 2017)
2x America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2018, 2017)
2019 America East Honor Roll

As a Junior (2019): Academic honors include being named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the America East Honor Roll...appeared in 18 games with one start...solid contributor for the defense.

As a Sophomore (2018): Started 4 of 16 total appearances…Made her Cal dbeut in the season opener against Providence (8/24) and tallied her lone shot of the season for a perfect shot on goal percentage…Earned her first career start against Miami (OH) on 9/2…Also started in the following game against North Carolina (9/8) and made back-to-back starts against Yale (9/16) and Iowa (9/22)…Member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad…Tallied a 3.5 GPA or higher in the Fall 2018 semester to be named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll

As a Freshman (2017): Did not appear in a game in her first season with the Bears…Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a GPA higher than 3.5…Also earned a spot on the NFHCA National Academic Squad

High School/Club: Top 100 player in Max Field Hockey’s class of 2017… Played for Quicksilver Cats Field Hockey Academy… Two-time Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player as a senior and junior…CIF/CCS Field Hockey Player of the Year in 2016…Los Gatos’ Junior Female Athlete of the Year and AP Scholar…CCS Scholar-Athlete Award and Los Gatos Senior Scholar-Athlete Award…Also played lacrosse, earning the SCVAL Midfield Player of the Year award in 2017 and First Team All-League honors in 2016

Personal: Parents are Laurie and Steve, sister is Natalie who also plays field hockey and lacrosse

Major: Cognitive Science