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Sarah Griffith Season 2020-21

#35
PositionF
Height5-3
YearRedshirt Junior
HometownNaperville, Ill.

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

  • No. 1 for goals in a season, with 16 (2021)
  • No. 1 for consecutive games with a goal, with eight goals in a seven-game stretch (September 23-October 17, 2021)
  • No. 1 for consecutive games with a point, with 17 points in an eight-game stretch (September 19-October 17, 2021)
  • No. 1 for shots in a season, with 101 (2021)
  • No. 1 for shots on goal in a season, with 56 (2021)
  • Tied for No. 1 for game-winning goals in a season, with six (2021)
  • Tied for No. 1 for career overtime points, with four (two goals), and is the only player in program history with two overtime goals in a season (2021)
  • Tied for No. 1 for goals in a game, with three, the sixth hat trick in team history
  • No. 2 for points in a season, with 35 (2021)
  • Tied for No. 3 for shots on goal in a single game, with six (November 13, 2021)
  • No. 4 for career shots on goal, with 117
  • Tied for No. 4 for career game-winning goals, with 11
  • No. 5 for career shots, with 220
  • No. 6 for career goals, with 26
  • No. 6 for career points, with 61
  • Tied for No. 6 for shots in a single game, with 10 (February 24, 2021)
  • Tied for No. 6 for shots on goal in a single game, with five, achieved five times
  • Tied for No. 7 for career game-winning assists, with six
  • Tied for No. 8 for career multi-goal games, with two
 

2021 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR

  • Drafted by the Chicago Red Stars in the 2022 NWSL Draft (Third Round, 35th Overall)
  • Named to the All-America Second Team by United Soccer Coaches
  • Named the Big Ten Forward of the Year
  • Named to the All-North Region First Team by United Soccer Coaches
  • Named to the All-Big Ten First Team
  • Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Team Captain
  • Helped lead Purdue to the NCAA Tournament Second Round, the team’s first NCAA berth since 2009 and fourth second-round appearance all-time, as the Boilermakers tallied their second-best record and second-most wins in program history, earned their second-ever Big Ten runner-up finish and were ranked nationally for the first time since 2009
  • Earned three Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors, fourth-most by a single player in conference history, on August 31, September 28 and October 5
  • Among all NCAA Division I players, was No. 2 with 2.67 shots on goal per game, No. 4 with 4.81 shots per game, No. 5 with six game-winning goals, No. 6 with 16 goals and No. 14 with 35 points, all the best in the Big Ten
  • Played in and started 21 games and had 16 goals and three assists for 35 points with six game-winning goals and two game-winning assists to go along with 101 shots and 56 shots on goal in 1,566 minutes played
  • Led the Big Ten with 20 points and nine goals in 10 conference games, besting the next-closest player by seven points and four goals, with a goal in eight of 10 league games and a point in nine of 10
  • Notched a school-record goal streak of seven games and a point streak of eight games, all in Big Ten play, with 17 points in the eight-game span and eight goals in the seven-game string
  • Broke the school record for goals in a season, with 16
  • Set the Purdue record for shots in a season, with 101
  • Owns the team record for shots on goal in a season, with 56
  • Tied the program record for game-winning goals, with six, which included a game-winning goal in three consecutive games
  • Is the only player in team history to score multiple overtime goals in a single season
  • Is the sixth player to record a hat trick in team history, with a record-tying three goals in a game
  • Is second in Purdue history for points in a season, with 35
  • Assisted on Purdue’s goal in the NCAA Tournament Second Round in a 1-1 draw against Notre Dame on November 19
  • Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime in the NCAA Tournament First Round in a 1-0 win over Loyola Chicago on November 13, and had six shots on goal, tied for third-most in school history
  • Netted the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win in the Big Ten Quarterfinal against Ohio State on October 31, which was her 15th of the season to break the Purdue record
  • Had the game-winning assist and scored an insurance goal on five shots on goal in a 2-0 victory over Indiana on October 24 to help Purdue keep the Golden Boot Trophy for a seventh consecutive year
  • Scored a goal at Penn State on October 17
  • Tallied the game-winning goal on her only shot of the match in a 1-0 overtime victory at Ohio State on October 14
  • Recorded the game-winning goal to cap a three-goal comeback in a 3-2 win against Minnesota on October 10
  • Had both goals in Purdue’s 2-1 win at No. 18 Wisconsin, with five shots on goal, on October 3, and earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors on October 5
  • Scored a goal against No. 17 Michigan on September 30
  • Netted the game-tying goal with 19 seconds left in regulation in a 2-1, overtime win over Iowa on September 26, and was recognized as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on September 28
  • Registered a goal, the No. 5 play on ESPN’s #SCTop10 Plays that night, in a 2-1 victory at Illinois on September 23
  • Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win at Nebraska on September 19
  • Tallied the game-winning goal against Saint Louis in a 2-1 victory on September 5
  • Had a hat trick, the sixth in program history, with three goals on six shots and five shots on goal in a 5-1 win over Ball State on August 29, and was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on August 31
  • Scored the season’s opening goal, the No. 5 play on ESPN’s #SCTop10 Plays that night, in a 1-1 draw to Kentucky on August 19
 

2020-21 (SEASON PLAYED IN SPRING, 2021) / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR

  • Named to the All-Big Ten Second Team
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Team Captain
  • Started all 12 matches and led the team with five goals, two game-winning goals, 11 points, 55 shots and 29 shots on goal and added an assist in 977 minutes
  • Saw 80 minutes of action or more in seven matches
  • Recorded a point in five consecutive matches from March 4-21, a stretch which included a three-game goal streak
  • Played all 110 minutes and had a season-high-tying five shots on goal as Purdue retained the Golden Boot Trophy with a scoreless draw against Indiana on April 3
  • Scored the game-winning goal and had seven shots, three on goal, in a 1-0 victory over Michigan State on March 21
  • Netted the game-winner in a 1-0 triumph against Northwestern on March 13
  • Had an assist in a 2-0 win at Wisconsin on March 8
  • Scored one goal and had a season-best 10 shots with four shots on goal in Purdue’s 3-2 overtime victory over Maryland on Feb. 25
 

2019 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE

  • Started all 20 matches and was second on the team with three goals, two game-winning goals, three assists and nine points and led the squad with 36 shots and 20 shots on goal while playing 1,271 minutes
  • Started both matches in the Big Ten Tournament and had a shot and played 69 minutes while shutting out top-seeded and No. 7-ranked Wisconsin in a 1-0 victory on Nov. 3
  • Scored Purdue’s first goal and had the game-winning assist at Indiana and played 79 minutes as the Boilermakers kept the Golden Boot for a fifth consecutive season with a 2-1 win at Indiana on Oct. 27
  • Scored a goal and had four shots at Maryland on Oct. 20
  • Played a season-high 87 minutes and had three shots with a shot on goal at Saint Louis on Sept. 15
  • Scored the game-winning goal and had an assist on four shots, three on goal, in 60 minutes in a 2-1 win at Iowa State on Sept. 1
  • Had an assist in a 3-0 win at DePaul on Aug. 29
  • Scored the game-winning goal on three shots on goal in Purdue’s 1-0 season-opening win vs. Georgia on Aug. 22
 

2018 / AS A SOPHOMORE

 

2017 / AS A FRESHMAN

  • Played in all 19 games, starting all but one (vs. Iowa)
  • Accounted for the equalizer in the 64th minute of the 1-1 draw at Indiana, a result that allowed Purdue to keep possession of the Golden Boot
  • Her first collegiate goal was the game winner vs. Indiana State
  • Scored in both preseason wins, recording Purdue’s first goals at Notre Dame and vs. Iowa State
  • Set up Maddy Williams’ third goal in her hat trick in the win at Louisville
  • Also credited with an assist on Kyle Hase’s first of two goals in the win vs. Northwestern
  • Went the distance in the season-opening win vs. Kent State
  • Logged over 100 minutes in the draws at Indiana and Penn State, going the distance at IU
  • Averaged 75 minutes per game
  • Credited with at least three shots in four games
 

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-year varsity letterwinner for coaches Julie Bergstrom and Peter Lambert at Waubonsie Valley High School in suburban Chiacgo
  • Also played club for Team Chicago Brasilia
  • Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Player of the Year and an All-American as a senior
  • Two-time all-state honoree as an upperclassman
  • Also selected among the top 30 Illinois midfielders twice as an upperclassman
  • Selected to Naperville Sun, Daily Herald and Aurora Beacon News all-area/all-city teams
  • As a freshman starter, helped WVHS finish third at state
  • Part of a 2013 national championship team on the club level
  • No. 2 scorer in the 2016 National League and part of State Cup championship team the same year
  • Played for state and regional ODP teams, earning invites to national training camp in 2015
  • Also played at the U.S. Soccer Federation training center, id2 training center and USYS Nationals
  • Spanish National Honor Society
 

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in psychological sciences
  • Parents are Peter and Melissa Griffith
  • Has two brothers, Noah and Aaron
  • Brother, Noah, played soccer at the Illinois Institute of Technology

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Redshirt Senior
2021

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Redshirt Sophomore
2019

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2018-19

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