Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Honors
2016 All-Big South Second Team
 

2016 (Senior)

• Was named second-team All-Big South
• Played in and started all 18 games for the Chants
• Led Coastal with 52 points, including a team-high 42 goals
• Won a team-high 45 draw controls
• Tallied 10 assists, scooped 18 ground balls, and caused seven turnovers
• Set a CCU record for goals in a single game with eight versus Gardner-Webb
• Averaged 2.33 goals per game paired with a .488 shot percentage
• Notched a hat-trick in a regular-season contest versus Liberty to become CCU's all-time leader in goals
• Ranked ninth in the Big South with 2.89 points per game
• Totaled five goals and won six draw controls versus Niagara
• Scored four goals versus Elon, Kennesaw State, at Presbyterian, and against Vermont
• Tallied two assists in wins over Mercer, Kennesaw State, and Radford
• Picked up seven draw control wins at Gardner-Webb
• Also had six draw control wins at Presbyterian
• Had eight games with a perfect 1.000 shot on goal percentage

2015 (Junior)

• Played and started in 17 games for the Chanticleers
• Ranked third on the team with 32 points and 26 goals
• Turned in seven multiple-goal performances, including four hat tricks in games vs. Cincinnati, at Liberty, at Winthrop, and versus Presbyterian
• Scored a season-high four goals versus Cincinnati
• Tallied the game-winning goal in an 18-3 win at Kennesaw State
• Also registered six assists, one each in games at Stetson, versus Delaware State, against Gardner-Webb, versus Presbyterian, and twice versus Campbell
• Led the team with 39 draw controls, including a season-high seven versus Presbyterian
• Ranked ninth in the Big South with 2.29 draw controls per game
• Scooped 18 ground balls, including a season-high three at Campbell
• Caused a career-high six turnovers
• Was named to the 2014-15 Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Made the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2015 spring semester

2014 (Sophomore)

• Played in all 17 games, starting all but one contest
• Set a new Coastal single-season record after leading the Chants with 28 goals
• Assisted on eight goals to bring her season point total to 36 points overall
• Had seven multiple-goal games and set a Coastal single-game record with seven goals against Kennesaw State
• Recorded hat-tricks against Virginia Tech and Campbell
• Was credited with one game-winning goal, coming in the win versus Kennesaw State
• Averaged 1.65 goals per game and was one of two Chanticleers to average over two points per game (2.12)
• Took 48 shots and put 41 on frame for a .854 SOG percentage
• Through the first 10 games of the season had put all 27 of her shot attempts on target
• Scooped 20 ground balls including a single-game high of four against Liberty
• Ranked second on the team in draw controls with 42
• Set a Coastal single-game record in draw controls with nine against Winthrop in the quarterfinals of the Big South Championship
• Forced four turnovers on the year

2013 (Freshman)

• Played in 15 games as a freshman, getting the start in 12 contests
• Scored 11 goals and notched one assist to finish the season with 12 points
• Attempted 27 shots, putting 20 of them on goal
• Was a major contributor for Coastal in the center circle, winning 21 draw controls including a season-high of five at Campbell
• Grabbed six ground balls and caused three turnovers
• Was named to the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

Prior to Coastal Carolina

• Led the Mustangs to a 12-4 record and a regional championship as a junior
• Posted 46 goals, nine assists, 35 draw controls, 19 ground balls, and six caused turnovers during the 2011 season with the Greene Turtle Lacrosse Club Bel Air
• Was named second-team All-Harford County and honorable mention All-Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference for field hockey as a senior

Personal

• Full name is Sara Marie Nolan
• Daughter of Stephen and Alisa Nolan
• Has two siblings - James and Rachel
• Intended major is exercise science