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- Hometown:
- Southington, CT
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- Position:
- Midfield
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Southington
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- Major:
- Biology
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- g
- 8
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- a
- 1
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- pts
- 17
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- gw
- 1
Bio
2016: In her sophomore season, Palko started and played in 15 games. She added two goals and two assists to her record in the season.
In High School: On soccer and track & field teams for four years each . . . All-Central Conn. Conference and team Offensive Player of the Year in soccer as a senior . . . Qualified for the CIAC Class LL meet in four events; and for the national meet as a senior as part of the 800 sprint medley . . . High Honors for four years.
Personal: Born March 13, 1997 in New Britain . . . Parents are Robert and Karolin. Has three brothers, Robert, James and Thomas.
Player Profile
|   | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 11 | ||
| Games started | 16 | 11 | ||
| Goals | 8 | 3 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 17 | 6 | ||
| Shots | 59 | 30 | ||
| Shot Pct | .136 | .100 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Manhattanville | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | Dean College | W, 9-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | .714 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | at MCLA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 9 | Regis (Mass.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Simmons | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Norwich | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Mount Ida | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | Curry | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Newbury College | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Saint Joseph's (Me.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Rivier | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Suffolk | W, 6-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .300 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | Anna Maria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 14 | at Lasell | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Albertus Magnus | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Emmanuel (Mass.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Saint Joseph's (Me.) | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 16 | 16 | .50 | .06 | 1.06 | 3.69 | .136 | 1.88 | .508 |
| Conference | 11 | 11 | .27 | .00 | .55 | 2.73 | .100 | 1.36 | .500 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | .13 | 2.13 | 4.88 | .205 | 3.00 | .615 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.50 | .000 | .75 | .300 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 9 | 9 | .89 | .11 | 1.89 | 4.67 | .190 | 2.33 | .500 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | .000 | .83 | .417 | |
| Month | September | 10 | 10 | .50 | .10 | 1.10 | 4.00 | .125 | 1.90 | .475 |
| October | 6 | 6 | .50 | .00 | 1.00 | 3.17 | .158 | 1.83 | .579 |
Splits Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 59 | .136 | 30 | .508 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Conference | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 30 | .100 | 15 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 39 | .205 | 24 | .615 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .000 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Result | Wins | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 42 | .190 | 21 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .000 | 5 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Month | September | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 40 | .125 | 19 | .475 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| October | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .158 | 11 | .579 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
News Mentions
Soccer Ends Season in GNAC Quarterfinals at SJC
Sophomore Megan Ricci made a career-high 14 saves between the pipes for the Blue Jays on Saturday.
October 28, 2017
Palko's Hat Trick Lifts Soccer Over Suffolk, 6-1
Junior Sarah Palko netted a first-half hat trick to power USJ past Suffolk at home on Saturday.
October 7, 2017
Soccer Cruises Past Newbury Wednesday, 5-0
Freshman Caroline Mackey registered her first collegiate goal in the victory over Newbury Wednesday.
September 27, 2017
Curry Downs Soccer Monday, 3-1
The USJ soccer team will look to bounce back when they travel to Newbury College on Wednesday.
September 25, 2017
Spezzano Lifts Soccer to 3-0 Victory in GNAC Opener
Jessica Spezzano netted a pair of goals and added an assist in the victory over Regis (Mass.) on Saturday.
September 9, 2017
Palko Nets Five, Blue Jays Roll Past Dean Sunday
Junior Sarah Palko scored five goals in a 9-0 rout of Dean on Sunday afternoon at home.
September 3, 2017