Sarah Gipe

Class:
Junior
Position:
F
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Greencastle, Pa.

2014 (Jr.)
• Competed in and started in all 22 games
• Named to the NorPac All-Conference Team and NorPac All-Tournament Squad
• Tabbed the 2014 NorPac Tournament MVP after netting three goals and collecting one assist in two games
• Named to the VaSID All-State first team
• Garnered a spot on the NFHCA South All-Region second team
• Tabbed to the NFHCA National Academic Squad for the third consecutive season
• Named the NorPac Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 23
• Notched a program-tying 19 goals on the season, leading the squad in goal scoring
• Added a career-high seven assists, tying Erin Dombach for the third most assists on the team
• Led the Lady Flames in points with 45, the second most single-season points total in program history.
• Netted at least one goal in five consecutive games, three different times on the season
• Recorded at least one point in 11 straight games beginning on Sept. 12 against Lafayette and ending on Oct. 17 against Virginia
• Collected the game-winning goal against No. 4 Stanford, leading Liberty to its second straight NorPac Championship
• Currently ranks second in program history in goals scored (39), tied for eighth in assists (9), second in points with (87), third in shots (130) and second in game winning goals with eight.
• Ranked eighth in the NCAA in goals per game with 0.86 and 13^th in points per game with 2.05

2013 (So.)
• Missed the first five games of the season due to injury
• Returned to play in 17 contests
• Started eight games, including the final four matches of the season
• Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad for the second consecutive year
• Finished the year with seven goals and 14 points, ranking fifth and sixth, respectively, on the team
• Recorded 28 shots, which was good for fourth on the squad
• Ranked sixth in the NorPac in goals per game (0.41) and ninth in goals (7)
• Tallied a pair of two-goal games against Appalachian State (Oct. 27) and UC Davis (Nov. 8)
• Registered three goals during Liberty's NorPac Championship title run
• Sits second on Liberty's all-time goal scoring and points listing with 20 and 42, respectively

2012 (Fr.)
• Named the NorPac East Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25) once
• Earned the NorPac's Maria Whitehead Rookie of the Year award
• Became the second player in program history to be voted to the VaSID all-state second team
• Played in all 22 games, starting 21
• Finished second on the team with 28 points and 13 goals
• Notched 44 shots and a pair of assists
• Tallied multi-goal games against Georgetown (Sept. 1), La Salle (Sept. 23) and Saint Louis (Sept. 29)
• Recorded two five-game streaks in which she tallied at least one point
• Concluded the season ranked in the top 5 in the NorPac in goals and in the top 10 in shots and points
• Finished tied for first in the conference in game-winning goals with four
• Tabbed to the NFHCA National Academic squad

Prep
• Four-year starter and letterwinner at Greencastle-Antrim High School
• Led her team in scoring each year, and selected as team MVP three times
• Helped the Blue Devils qualify for the District 3 Class AA tournament in 2009, their first appearance in 14 years.
• Followed up by also qualifying for district tournament in 2010 and 2011
• Earned a Colonial Division Championship in 2010
• Posted 27-9 record during her final two seasons
• Three-time first team selection and one-time Player of the Year, named by both the Public Opinion Newspaper and the Mid-Penn Colonial Division
• Three-time "Player to Watch" selection by Patriot News
• Completed her career with 45 goals and 49 assists
• Competed in club field hockey, participating in the National Festival and the National Indoor Tournament
• Two-year letterwinner and starter in soccer, Public Opinion Newspaper first team selection

Personal
• Daughter of Kurt and Melissa Gipe
• Majoring in exercise science
• Birthday is Jan. 15