9 Sarah Palko
Sarah Palko
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Southington, Conn.
  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Southington
  • Major:
    Biology
  • Previous School:
    Southington
  • g
    4
  • a
    0
  • pts
    8
  • gw
    0

Bio

2018: Finished tied for 1st with 4 goals. Played in 15 of 16 games (7 starts). Scored 2 goals in a 5-1 win over Rivier on October 6.

2017: In her junior season, Palko started and played in 16 games. She added 17 points (8 goals, 1 assist), good for 3rd on the team. Her 8 goals was also 3rd best. Palko scored all of her eight goals in just two games, including 5 in a 9-0 win over Dean College on September 3. 

2016: 6 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 15 games on the season (15 starts). 

2015: Finished 2nd in points with 14 (3 goals, 8 assists). The 8 assists were 5th in the GNAC, and the 6th most in a season in school history. Scored her first career goal in a 5-0 win vs. Manhattanville on September 4. Scored the go-ahead goal in a 1-0 win over Simmons on October 31.

Before USJ: 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. Born March 13, 1997 in New Britain . . . Parents are Robert and Karolin. Has three brothers, Robert, James and Thomas. 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 6 Rivier W, 5-1
Oct 10 at Anna Maria W, 9-0
Oct 13 at Colby-Sawyer L, 2-0
Oct 17 Albertus Magnus W, 4-0
Oct 20 Lasell L, 3-0
Oct 26 at Lasell L, 2-1
  Overall Conf
Games 15 11
Games started 7 3
Goals 4 3
Assists 0 0
Points 8 6
Shots 22 14
Shot Pct .182 .214
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 31 at Manhattanville W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 2 at Dean College W, 4-0 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 0
Sep 4 MCLA L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 8 Saint Joseph's (Me.) L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Regis (Mass.) L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 19 Simmons L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 22 at Suffolk W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 26 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 28 at Norwich T, 3-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 6 Rivier W, 5-1 - 2 0 4 3 .667 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Anna Maria W, 9-0 - 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Oct 13 at Colby-Sawyer L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 17 Albertus Magnus W, 4-0 - 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 20 Lasell L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 26 at Lasell L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2015-16 17 17 .18 .47 .82 2.41 .073 1.35 .561
2016-17 15 15 .13 .13 .40 2.40 .056 1.33 .556
2017-18 16 16 .50 .06 1.06 3.69 .136 1.88 .508
2018-19 15 7 .27 .00 .53 1.47 .182 .87 .591
Total 63 55 .27 .17 .71 2.51 .108 1.37 .544

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2015-16 17 17 3 8 14 41 .073 23 .561 0 0 0-0 2
2016-17 15 15 2 2 6 36 .056 20 .556 0 0 0-0 0
2017-18 16 16 8 1 17 59 .136 30 .508 0 0 0-0 1
2018-19 15 7 4 0 8 22 .182 13 .591 0 0 0-0 0
Total 63 55 17 11 45 158 .108 86 .544 0 0 0-0 3

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 15 7 .27 .00 .53 1.47 .182 .87 .591
Conference 11 3 .27 .00 .55 1.27 .214 .82 .643
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 2 .29 .00 .57 1.57 .182 .86 .545
Away 8 5 .25 .00 .50 1.38 .182 .88 .636
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 3 .57 .00 1.14 1.71 .333 1.00 .583
Losses 8 4 .00 .00 .00 1.25 .000 .75 .600
Month August 1 1 .00 .00 .00 3.00 .000 1.00 .333
September 7 4 .14 .00 .29 1.00 .143 .57 .571
October 7 2 .43 .00 .86 1.71 .250 1.14 .667

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 15 7 4 0 8 22 .182 13 .591 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 11 3 3 0 6 14 .214 9 .643 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - 0 0 0-0 -
Location Home 7 2 2 0 4 11 .182 6 .545 0 0 0-0 0
Away 8 5 2 0 4 11 .182 7 .636 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - 0 0 0-0 -
Result Wins 7 3 4 0 8 12 .333 7 .583 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 8 4 0 0 0 10 .000 6 .600 0 0 0-0 0
Month August 1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0 0-0 0
September 7 4 1 0 2 7 .143 4 .571 0 0 0-0 0
October 7 2 3 0 6 12 .250 8 .667 0 0 0-0 0

News Mentions

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Women's Soccer Flies Past Rivier Saturday, 5-1

Freshman Ali O'Neill

October 6, 2018

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Simmons Clips Women's Soccer in Overtime

The USJ women's soccer team will return to the pitch next on Saturday at Suffolk for a 3:00 p.m. kickoff.

September 19, 2018

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Women's Soccer Blanks Dean on the Road Sunday

USJ scored four times in the first half to defeat the Bulldogs on Lippert Field on Sunday afternoon in non-conference action.

September 2, 2018