Saar de Breij

Photo by: S. J. Carrera, Inc.

Position:
M/F
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Christelijk Gymnasium Utrecht
Hometown:
Utrecht, The Netherlands

2019: Earned Second Team All-Big Ten Honors ... Appeared in 20 games with 19 starts ... Ranked second on the team and tied for sixth in the league with nine goals ... Scored a goal against No. 4 UConn (8/31) ... Notched the game-winning goal in a victory over UMass Lowell (9/13) ... Tallied goals in wins over Ball State (9/16) and Miami (9/22) ... Recorded goals in three straight games against Maine (10/6), Penn State (10/11), and No. 19 Rutgers (10/13) ... Extended her single-season career high in goals to eight on the season with a goal against Iowa (10/26) ... Recorded her ninth goal of the season in win over Indiana (11/1).

2018: Started and appeared in all but one of the team's 19 games ... Posted four goals and three assists in her junior season ... Scored game-winning goal in the 2nd overtime to defeat Stanford 3-2 (8/26) ... Tied the game with goal in a 4-2 win versus Kent State (9/4) ... Assisted one of the team's three goals against Boston University (9/9) ... Scored a spectacular solo goal at Michigan (9/28) ... Notched her fourth goal of the season in thriller versus Penn State (10/14) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: Started all 22 games ... Tied for fourth on the team in goals (6) and points (15) ... Tallied two goals in a victory over Temple (9/8) ... Scored sixth goal of the season in 8-2 defeat of Michigan State (10/22).

2016: Appeared in all 21 matches ... Ranked fifth on the team with six goals ... Tallied first collegiate goal vs. No. 4 Duke (9/4), tying the game with 1:20 remaining in regulation ... Scored a goal apiece in back-to-back wins over No. 4 Penn State (9/23) and No. 6 Maryland (9/25), earning her Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors ... Recorded first career multi-goal game in a victory at Drexel (10/2).

High School: Competed for club team SV Kampong ... Helped team to regional indoor championship each year since 2010 ... Guide team to field national championship in 2012-13 and a third-place finish in 2010-11 ... Team won ICC Tournament in 2010-11 ... Has played national competition level (highest level possible) each year ... Team finished second at national indoor championship in 2012-13

Personal: Born Saar Dienke Wilhelmina de Breij ... Daughter of Dennis de Breij and Nathalie Schutjens ... Aunt, Claudia de Breij, is a famous singer and comedian in The Netherlands ... One of four Dutch players on the team, joining Isabel Flens, Puck Pentenga and Eva van Agt... Major is Political Science and minor is Legal Studies.