2011 Women's Soccer
Sara Henderson
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- D
- Hometown:
- Strongsville, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Strongsville
- High School:
- Strongsville
Getting to Know Sara |
| Achievement I am most proud of: Being a Kent State Golden Flash! |
| Pre-game rituals: Putting on fake tattoos with my teammates |
| Person I admire the most: My sister, Rachel |
| Best part about 2011 Women's World Cup: When the United States beat Brazil |
| Favorite sport other than soccer: Basketball |
| When I was 3 years old, I started playing soccerbecause: Soccer is the best sport ever! |
| I wear my jersey number because: It has the number 3 in it |
| The one thing that creeps me out is: The dark |
Day or Night |
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2010 – Sophomore notes
• Took the field 16 times for Kent State, making five startson the year
• Scored first collegiate goal in win over Ball State (Oct.17)
• Followed up with first assist as a collegian at Akron(Oct. 22)
• Notched an assist in season finale win againstBuffalo (Oct. 28)
2009 – Freshman notes
• Had a solid first-year campaign, starting ninegames while appearing in all 19 contests
• Moved into a starting role on the defense for thefinal nine games of the season
• Finished among team leaders in minutes played(1,422)
• Had three shots on goal, including her collegiatedebut vs. Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 19)
Prior to Kent State
• 2009 Strongsville Female Athlete of the Year
• Captain for Strongsville High School where she guidedthe team to a 56-5-5 record and back-to-back state finalappearances in 2007 & 2008
• Earned first-team All-Northeast Ohio Conference honors
• Four-time Northeast Ohio Conference All-Academicselection
• Prepped by Jon Felton
• National Honor Society
• Played club soccer for the Cleveland Internationals from2005-06 and the Cleveland Futbol Club in 2007-08 where she wascoached by Benny Dargle
• Four-year letterwinner in basketball
Personal
• Daughter of Ken and Laura Henderson; has an oldersister, Rachel
• Major is exercise science
