2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Sarah Melén
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- GK
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- John Paul II
IN THE RECORD BOOK
• Minutes played - 2nd (5,932)
• Shutouts - T-2nd (17)
• Saves - 3rd (279)
• Wins - T-4th (30)
• Goals against average - 7th (1.35)
2023 SEASON
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• Academic All-MAC
• MAC Defensive Player of the Week (8/29)
• Posted shutouts against Cleveland State, Ohio, Bowling Green, and in the quarterfinal win against Northern Illinois
• Tallied her 200th career save against Arizona
• Made 102 saves and posted a career-best save percentage (.810) and goals against average (1.16)
• Recorded a season-high 10 saves against Pitt
• Led the team with 1,866 minutes played
• Faced a season-high 27 shots against Bowling Green but still kept the clean sheet
2022 SEASON
• Named OCSA Second Team Academic All-Ohio
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors
• Appeared in and started all 18 games in net, playing 1,599 minutes
• Became the seventh player in program history with double-digit shutouts in a career with victory over Ohio
• Recorded a season-high 13 saves against Dayton
• Posted five shutouts on the year
• Tallied 57 saves
FALL 2021 SEASON
• Started 20 of the Flashes' 21 games, holding opponents scoreless seven times
• Had a school record 14 saves at Buffalo September 26
• Had 12 saves in a 3-0 win over Ball State October 17
• Clocked over 1800 minutes and was an instrumental force on a Flashes team that advanced all the way to the MAC Championship
SPRING 2021 SEASON
• Academic All-MAC
• Started all seven games and played all 630 minutes in goal during shortened spring season
• Posted a 2-5-0 record
• Totaled two shutouts and 31 saves on the season
• Named to MAC East Defensive Player the Week after helping lead Kent State to back-to-back shutouts to start the season
• Made a career-high nine saves at Bowling Green (March 21)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Registered 16 career high school shutouts in 51 starts
• Named All-District Second her during junior season
• Member of two TAPPS Area Championship teams and a 1-5A State Finalist team
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Henrik and Mary Melén
• Has three siblings; Kristina, Joseph and Elizabeth
• Intended major is undecided
