Sarah Schupansky

Sarah Schupansky
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-25) August 25, 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pittsburgh Panthers
Number 5
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Pittsburgh Panthers 82 (32)

Sarah Schupansky (born August 25, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward. She played college soccer for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where she twice received All-ACC honors.

Early life and college career

Schupansky was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of three daughters born to Robert and Susan Schupansky.[1] She played soccer from an early age on a recreational team coached by her father. At age 12, she joined the Riverhounds Development Academy. She played multiple positions before settling on forward, saying she admired United States national team players Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle, and Crystal Dunn.[2]

Schupansky captained her high school team at North Allegheny High School, which she led to win back-to-back Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League 4A championships in 2019 and 2020, being selected to two all-state teams and a United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2020.[1][2] She committed to the University of Pittsburgh as a freshman in 2018 when the Panthers were beginning to be rebuilt by new head coach Randy Waldrum.[2]

Pittsburgh Panthers

Schupansky joined the Pittsburgh Panthers in the spring of 2021 ahead of the fall season. She scored her first college goal in overtime to defeat Oklahoma State and ended her freshman season with 7 goals and 6 assists.[1][3] She scored 7 goals and led the team with 8 assists as a sophomore in 2022.[1] That season, the Panthers made their first NCAA championship appearance in team history, with Schupansky scoring in their second-round win against Georgetown.[4]

Schupansky played across the attack and midfield as a junior in the 2023 season, registering 11 goals and 14 assists.[1][5] She helped lead the team to its first ACC tournament semifinal and the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.[5][6] She was selected to the All-ACC first team, becoming the first Panther to be so honored.[7] She played for USL W League side Racing Louisville FC in the summer 2024 season.[8] She provided 7 goals and a nation-leading 15 assists as a junior in the 2024 season, earning second-team All-ACC honors as the Panthers missed the NCAA tournament.[1][9][10]

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Sarah Schupansky – Women's Soccer". Pittsburgh Panthers. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Goodman, Mark Asher (January 18, 2021). "Working her way up: Sarah Schupansky ready for next level". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Mueller, Chris (September 1, 2021). "WPIAL products Sarah Schupansky, Ellie Coffield emerging as freshman soccer standouts at Pitt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "No. 19 Women's Soccer Advances to NCAA Championship Third Round with Win Over No. 18 Georgetown". Pittsburgh Panthers. November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Santa, John (October 31, 2023). "Numbers game: North Allegheny graduate Sarah Schupansky doing her part to lead Pitt to first ACC semifinal appearance in school history". Pittsburgh Union Progress. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Schnable, Abby (November 19, 2023). "Pitt women's soccer makes program history with trip to Elite Eight". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "North Allegheny notebook: Pitt's Sarah Schupansky earns All-ACC first-team honors". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. November 5, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Racing blasts Indy Eleven in W League finale". Racing Louisville FC. June 30, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "Assists Per Game". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Krysinsky, John (November 11, 2024). "Pitt's bubble burst, as NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament Brackets released on Monday". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved December 11, 2024.