Abi Sawyer - 2015 Field Hockey - LIU Post
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#17 Abi Sawyer
Position: Midfield/Defender
Height: 5-2
Class: Junior
Hometown: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Previous School: Greenhead College
2015: Started in all 18 games ... helped the Pioneers in limiting opponents to an average of 1.22 goals per game ... recorded two shots apiece in wins over Merrimack (Sept. 19) and Southern Connecticut State (Oct. 14) ... allocated assists in contests against Pace (Oct. 21) and then-No. 1 East Stroudsburg (Oct. 26).
2014: Started in all 22 Pioneer contests... tallied a green and gold third-best, and Northeast-10 fifth-best, nine assists through the 2014 campaign... Ranked No. 16 in the nation for assists per game (.41)... Netted her first collegiate marker, and a game-winner, against Stonehill (Dec. 4) in the NCAA National Championship Semifinal to send LIU Post to the National Championship Final.
2013: Played in 20 games making three starts … recorded an assist against Mercy (Oct. 22) for her first collegiate point.
Prior to LIU Post: Played three years varsity at Greenhead College in England … won 2011 and 2012 Under 16 National School Championships … named to 2011 and 2013 Under 19 British Colleges Squads … won 2012 Futures Cup … named to 2012 North of England Team. Personal: Daughter of Robert and Janet Sawyer ... has one older sister, Beth, who plays collegiate field hockey ... lists beach volleyball, surfing and dancing as her hobbies ... father, Robert, represented Great Britain as a junior decathlete ... aspires to teach young children ... majoring in physical education.
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