2024 (Graduate)
• Started in all 19 matches for Ohio State and totals 80 games played in her career
• Added an assist in the Buckeyes' Big Ten Tournament game against Rutgers
• Had a defensive save in the 2-1 win over Maryland on October 18
• Was a key part of a defense that completed six shutouts and only allowed 20 goals by its opponents in 2024
2023 (Senior)
• Had a goal and two assists during her senior season
• Led the Buckeyes with two defensive saves (one vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament and one vs. Northwestern)
• 11 of her 19 total shots were on goal
2022 (Junior)
• Had an assist in a 2-1 overtime win vs. Michigan State during the 2022 season
• Part of a defensive unit that had six shutouts in 2022
2021 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in all 18 games during her sophomore season in the fall of 2021
• Had an assist in the season finale vs. Saint Joseph’s
2020 (Freshman)
• Played in 12 games and helped Ohio State reach the Big Ten Tournament championship game as a true freshman in the spring of 2021
• Led the team with two defensive saves
Awards and Honors
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2022: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
2021: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
More on Sarah
• Named a team captain for her senior season in 2019
• Helped Crestwood to District 2 runner-up finishes three times in her career
• Second team All-State selection as a sophomore in 2017
• Citizens Voice All-Star from 2016 through 2019
• Played for Electric Surge at the club level
• Member of the National Honor Society
• A National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Academic Squad selection in 2018 and 2019
• Active in the Spanish Honor Society and Business Honor Society at Crestwood
• Says her dream job is to be an anesthetist
• Earned a bachelor's degree in health sciences from Ohio State in 2024 and is now pursuing her master's
2024 Field Hockey Roster
Richards, Sarah
Jersey Number 13
Sarah Richards
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Back
- Hometown:
- Mountain Top, Pa.
- Last School:
- Crestwood High School
- Major:
- Health Sciences
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