Sara Henderson

Class:
Senior
Position:
M
Hometown:
Strongsville, Ohio
Prev School:
Strongsville
High School:
Strongsville

2012 – SENIOR SEASON

• Played 19 of 20 games for the Golden Flashes

• Third on team with 11 points on three goals and five assists

• Put nine of 20 shots on goal for a .450 shots on goal percentage

• Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Academic All-Ohio selection

• National Soccer Coaches Association of America Third Team Scholar All-Region

• Academic All-MAC

• Helped Kent State amass 25 wins in 2011 and 2012, the best two-year victory total in program history

• All-MAC Tournament Team

• Second Team College Sports Madness All-MAC

2011 – JUNIOR SEASON

• 2011 honorable mention Academic All-MAC

• Started all 20 games as a junior

• Posted two goals and two assists for six points, good for sixth on the team

• Scored Kent State’s first goal in 2-1 win over Eastern Michigan Sept. 30

• Notched a goal in win over Akron Oct. 21

• Assisted on game-winning goal over Ohio Oct. 23

• Also had an assist in win over IUPUI Sept. 16

2010 – SOPHOMORE SEASON

• Took the field 16 times for Kent State, making five starts on 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 against Buffalo (Oct. 28)

2009 – FRESHMAN SEASON

• Had a solid first-year campaign, starting nine games while appearing in all 19 contests
• Moved into a starting role on the defense for the final nine games of the season
• Finished among team leaders in minutes played (1,422)
• Had three shots on goal, including her collegiate debut vs. Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 19)

Prior to Kent State

• 2009 Strongsville Female Athlete of the Year
• Captain for Strongsville High School where she guided the team to a 56-5-5 record and back-to-back state final appearances in 2007 & 2008
• Earned first-team All-Northeast Ohio Conference honors
• Four-time Northeast Ohio Conference All-Academic selection
• Prepped by Jon Felton
• National Honor Society
• Played club soccer for the Cleveland Internationals from 2005-06 and the Cleveland Futbol Club in 2007-08 where she was coached by Benny Dargle
• Four-year letterwinner in basketball