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2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster

Northeastern Athletics/Jim Pierce
Northeastern Athletics/Jim Pierce

21 Sarah Foss

  • Position Goaltender
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool National Sports Academy
  • Hometown North Reading, Mass.

Biography

2016-17: 
AWARDS & HONORS:
• WHEA All-Academic Team

Appeared in four games and made three starts...posted a 4.79 GAA and an .837 save percentage to go along with a 1-2-0 record...made a season-high 26 saves in a win over Providence on Feb. 3.

2015-16: 
AWARDS & HONORS:
• WHEA All-Academic Team
• Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (December)
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 7)


Made 11 starts and posted an 8-1-0 record with a 2.88 GAA and an .895 save percentage...made her season debut and picked up the win with 33 saves against Syracuse on Oct. 9...made 23 saves against Vermont on Dec. 4, carrying Northeastern to a 5-1 victory..blocked 26 shots against Vermont on Dec. 5, earning her third victory of the season...made 28 saves against Dartmouth on Jan. 2, leading to her third consecutive win of the season..blocked 23 shots in the 4-2 victory against UNH on Jan. 10...made 20 saves against Providence on Jan.13...blocked 21 shots in the 5-2 victory against Maine on Jan. 17, securing her sixth consecutive win...made 33 saves against Providence in game one of the WHEA quarterfinals on Feb. 26.

2014-15: 
AWARDS & HONORS:
• 2014-15 WHEA All-Academic Team

Posted a 1-2-1 record with a 3.84 GAA and an .876 save percentage ... Played 20 minutes in relief of Chloe Desjardins (Nov. 8) vs. No. 1 Boston College, making six saves ... Made 19 saves against Providence (Nov. 16) ... Collected six saves in a loss to Dartmouth (Dec. 31) ... Made 18 saves against Connecticut (Jan. 3) ... Made 28 saves in two periods against Boston College (Jan. 10) ... Made a career-high 38 saves in the second round of the Beanpot against Boston University (Feb. 10).

2013-14: 
AWARDS & HONORS:
• 2013-14 WHEA All-Academic Team

Appeared in three games ... Made her collegiate debut in relief against Cornell (Oct. 19), making 16 saves in 46:44 ... Stopped all four shots she faced in 4:02 of relief at Boston College (Nov. 10) ... Made her first career start against St. Cloud State, collecting 26 saves in loss (Nov. 16).

Before NU: Played two seasons for the National Sports Academy in 2011-12 and 2012-13, helping the team to a 50-23-3 record during her career … Posted a 1.62 goals against average and .921 save percentage en route to a 25-18-2 mark during her senior season … Helped the squad to a Silver medal at the USA Canada Cup Series in Kitchener, Ontario … Also played two seasons at St. Mary’s High School, where she helped the team to a 46-1-3 record … Was part of undefeated season record of 25-0-1 in 2009-10, part of a 100-game unbeaten streak that ended in the state tournament of her sophomore season, which is the national record for most consecutive games without a loss … Participated in the USA Hockey National Development Camp in 2012 … Named Hockey Night in Boston’s Most Outstanding Goaltender in 2010 and 2011 …  Named to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald’s All-Scholastic Dream Team in 2011 … Also played lacrosse while in high school.

Personal: Parents are Leah and Chris McCann … Has two siblings, Matt and Christopher … Currently majoring in business with a minor in psychology.

Flint on Foss: "Sarah is a very athletic goalie that is very fundamentally sound. I think she will be a great goalie at the college level.”
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Season GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves Save % W L T Shutouts PPG SHG
2013-14 3-1 109:27 6 3.29 46 .885 0 1 0 0 4 0
2014-15 8-3 265:25 17 3.84 120 .876 1 2 1 0 2 0
2015-16 11-11 542:17 26 2.88 222 .895 8 1 0 0 4 0
2016-17 4-3 212:45 17 4.79 85 .833 1 2 0 0 2 1
TOTAL 26-18 1129:52 66 3.47 473 .878 10 6 1 0 12 1
 
CAREER HOCKEY EAST STATISTICS
Season GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves Save % W L T Shutouts PPG SHG
2013-14 1-0 4:02 0 0.00 4 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014-15 6-2 188:23 14 4.46 76 .844 1 1 1 0 2 0
2015-16 7-7 351:53 15 2.56 128 .895 5 1 0 0 2 0
2016-17 3-2 152:57 11 4.32 62 .849 1 1 0 0 2 0
TOTAL 17-11 697:20 40 3.85 270 .871 7 3 1 0 6 0
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS Number Most Recent
Most saves 38 Feb. 10, 2015 vs. Boston University (Beanpot)
Fewest saves 11 Nov. 28, 2015 vs. Boston College
Most goals allowed 6 Jan. 10, 2015 vs. Boston College
Fewest goals allowed 0 Jan. 3, 2015 vs. Connecticut

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2013-14Freshman

    Goaltender
    5'4"
    42
  • 42

    2014-15Sophomore

    Goaltender
    5'4"
    42
  • 21

    2015-16Junior

    Goaltender
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2016-17Senior

    Goaltender
    5'4"
    21