Sara Van Aken '19 Recruiting Profile

My collegiate goals and aspirations are to excel as a person on and off the court, whether It's with my academics or basketball ability. My goal for college is to maintain a good gpa while still being able to pursue the sport I love. I am very dedicated, hard-working person, and I will always put in the maximum effort and push myself to achieve more than I think I am able to. I put in a lot of work during basketball season and also during the off-seasons, especially with AAU. I love a family bonded type of team because on a team everyone is family, everyone has to work together and encourage one another whether its during practice or even a game. Last year I was named 2018 female athlete of the year in the local newspaper for the Daily Messenger. (Link- http://www.mpnnow.com/sports/20180720... ) this was a enormous accomplishment for myself!!

A little about my senior season, I have so far scored 150 points, I also have 45 rebounds and 30 steals and 11 blocks within 8 games. I also am close to getting my 1,000 points hopefully within these next few games coming up, which I am very excited about! Lastly, I was named Finger Lakes player of the year after my second game and also had gotten named 2018 all-tournament team for our Thanksgiving tournament!