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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2019 Soccer Roster

Joey Chapman
Corey Rush

17 Sarah Owusu

  • Position Defender/Forward
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Junior
  • High School St. Thomas Aquinas C.S.S.
  • Hometown Brampton, Ontario

Biography

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Was a dangerous presence in the Colonel attack all season long … started 16 games and finished the year with three goals and one assist … scored her first goal of the season in the double-overtime road win at Akron on Sept. 15 … scored the game-winner in a 1-0 road victory over conference foe Eastern Illinois on Sept. 27 … added an assist against Austin Peay (Oct. 4) and another goal versus Murray State (Oct. 6) to bring her point total to seven on the season … led the team with 27 shots, eight of which were on frame … attempted a season-high four shots versus Akron and Belmont … played a season-high 80 minutes in the road shutout at rival Morehead State on Oct. 20.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Voted to the OVC All-Newcomer Team … appeared in 15 games, and started 14 of them, before suffering a season-ending injury in October … was a dynamic presence up front before that injury, scoring five goals and recording two assists … scored three goals in a span of three days in late August, notching the game-winner against Ball State (Aug. 24), before scoring a pair in the 3-1 win over IUPUI (Aug. 26) … was voted OVC Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts during that span … On Oct. 2, scored the golden goal in double-overtime that lifted EKU past in-state rival Morehead State, 4-3 … added another goal in the Colonels' 3-1 win at Belmont in Nashville on Oct. 7 … ranked second on the team in shots (32), shots on goal (17) and game-winning goals (two).

2017 (Freshman): Appeared in six games, starting five of them, before suffering a season-ending injury … proved to be a dynamic playmaker during her short stint on the field … notched an assist to Jordan Foster in her first collegiate game ever against Kentucky on August 23 … scored a goal in the win over IUPUI on August 27 … attempted four shots in that game, two of which were on goal.

High School and/or Club Experience: defender/forward out of Brampton, Ontario, where she attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary Catholic School ... played club soccer with Brams United from 2004-15 before becoming a teammate of Alyssa Julien at Toronto Blizzard from 2015-17.

Personal: Daughter of Dorothy Pabi and Edmund Owusu ... plans to major in criminal justice.


Get to know Sarah Owusu ...

If she could live anywhere, it would be: Fiji

What is her proudest accomplishment? Yet to be determined

What would she sing at Karaoke night: "Wannabe" by The Spice Girls

Her favorite social media forum: Snapchat

What would she do if she won the lottery: Donate money to charity

If she could have one meal for the rest of her life, it would be: Seafood

Where does she see herself in five years? In law school

If she could pick one decade/time period to live in, which would it be and why? The 80s because of the music and fashion trends

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2017Freshman

    Defender/Forward
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2018Sophomore

    Defender/Forward
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2019Junior

    Defender/Forward
    5'4"
    17