University of Massachusets Athletics
2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 5
Sarah DeFreitas
- Position:
- Defender
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Oyster Bay, N.Y.
- High School:
- Kellenberg Memorial High School
- Major:
- Psychology (BS), Legal Studies (BA), Management (MSBA)
- Club Team:
- East Meadow SC
Major: Psychology (BS), Legal Studies (BS), Management (MSBA)
2025 (Graduate Student): Academic All-MAC Team honoree ... Started in 15 of 17 games played ... Accumulated 1,095 minutes on the field ... Had one point on one goal ... Registered seven shots, including two on goal ... Posted first career assist vs. St. John's (8/14) ... Tied a career-best two shots both vs. Boston College (9/7) and vs. Bowling Green (10/29).
2024 (Junior): Appeared in 14 games, getting the start in one … Helped the Minutewomen to six of nine shutouts on the season.
2023 (Junior): Saw action in six games, starting in two before injury … Had a career-high two points on one goal … Scored first collegiate goal in 2-0 shutout win over Syracuse (8/31), marking the game-winning goal … Put only shot of the season on net.
2022 (Sophomore): Competed in nine games, starting in two, registering 327 minutes … Recorded two shots, with one on target … Logged a season- high of 64 minutes against UMass Lowell (9/4).
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 17 games and started nine for the UMass defense … Logged 743 minutes … Attempted five shots on the season.
Before UMass: Attended Kellenberg Memorial High School and played under head coach Suzanne Sluka, where she was named a team captain as as senior and a two-time All-Conference selection as a junior and senior ... Was invited to U.S National Training Centers in 2017 and 2018 and was also a Newsday Top 100 Long Island High School Girls Soccer during her junior season ... Named a CHSAA Top Performer during her senior season.
Why she chose UMass: "I chose to play soccer at UMass because of the team's competitive environment and their desire to win. I was looking for a program that would help me improve on the field, in the classroom, and as a person, and I found that at UMass."
2025 (Graduate Student): Academic All-MAC Team honoree ... Started in 15 of 17 games played ... Accumulated 1,095 minutes on the field ... Had one point on one goal ... Registered seven shots, including two on goal ... Posted first career assist vs. St. John's (8/14) ... Tied a career-best two shots both vs. Boston College (9/7) and vs. Bowling Green (10/29).
2024 (Junior): Appeared in 14 games, getting the start in one … Helped the Minutewomen to six of nine shutouts on the season.
2023 (Junior): Saw action in six games, starting in two before injury … Had a career-high two points on one goal … Scored first collegiate goal in 2-0 shutout win over Syracuse (8/31), marking the game-winning goal … Put only shot of the season on net.
2022 (Sophomore): Competed in nine games, starting in two, registering 327 minutes … Recorded two shots, with one on target … Logged a season- high of 64 minutes against UMass Lowell (9/4).
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 17 games and started nine for the UMass defense … Logged 743 minutes … Attempted five shots on the season.
Before UMass: Attended Kellenberg Memorial High School and played under head coach Suzanne Sluka, where she was named a team captain as as senior and a two-time All-Conference selection as a junior and senior ... Was invited to U.S National Training Centers in 2017 and 2018 and was also a Newsday Top 100 Long Island High School Girls Soccer during her junior season ... Named a CHSAA Top Performer during her senior season.
Why she chose UMass: "I chose to play soccer at UMass because of the team's competitive environment and their desire to win. I was looking for a program that would help me improve on the field, in the classroom, and as a person, and I found that at UMass."
UMass WSOC | Broadcast Highlights vs Buffalo | 10.09.25
Thursday, October 09
UMass WSOC vs. Northern Illinois | 9.28.25
Sunday, September 28
UMass WSOC | Broadcast Highlights vs Harvard | 08.24.25
Sunday, August 24
UMass WSOC vs. St. John's | 8.14.25 | Highlights
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