Sasha Elliott

Sasha Elliott stops a penalty stroke in the win against Michigan

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
GK
Hometown:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
High School:
Het Amsterdams Lyceum
Prev School:
VCU

• All-ACC First Team (2022)
• Two-time NFHCA All-South Region (2020 - Second Team; 2021 - First Team)
• All-Atlantic 10 Selection (2020 -First Team; 2021 Second Team)
• VA SID First Team All-State
• Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player (2020-21)
• All-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team (2018)

At Louisville (2022): Named to the All-ACC first team... Started all 20 games and carried a 1.44 goals against average... Posted a league-best .775 save percentage while collecting 100 saves... Finished fifth in the nation in save percentage... Collected five saves, including two in overtime in the 2-1 shootout win against No. 24 Duke - also had three stops in the shootout... Earned a shutout while posting four saves against No. 16 Liberty (10/9)... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13, Oct. 18) and NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14, Oct. 19)... Produced three saves in the 2-0 shutout win against Indiana (9/23)... Registered a season-high nine saves against No. 2 North Carolina (9/16)... Posted six saves - including one on a penalty stroke in the 2-1 win over No. 4 Michigan (9/11)... Recorded three saves en route to a shutout against JMU (9/9)... Registered seven saves in the 4-1 win against Penn (Sept. 2)... Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Louisville: Transfer from VCU after four seasons as their starting goalkeeper…Two-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-South Region selection…Helped VCU to the Atlantic 10 title during the 2021 spring season…Named Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player in 2021…Finished her VCU career with a 1.08 goals against average, a 0.766 save percentage, and 17 shutouts in 61 games.

High School/Club: Attended Het Amsterdams Lyceum in Amsterdam…Played for Pinoke MA1 U18 in the highest Dutch league…Her team finished first in the league and won the national championship with the MA2 U18 Team…Recorded the lowest goals against average at Pinoke among 72 goalies during the 2016-17 season.

Personal: Full name is Sasha Elliott…Parents are Barbara and Brian Ellliott…Has one sister, Nina…Volunteered at the ParaHockey Championships in 2017…Graduated from VCU with a degree in urban and regional studies.