Sarah Bayer

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Merrick, N.Y.
High School:
W.C. Mepham
Prev School:
Loyola (Md.)

Added to the UNC roster as a walk-on prior to the start of the 2022 season • Graduate transfer from Loyola (Md.) • Majored in biology and speech language hearing sciences and minored in biomedical physics.

At Loyola (2018-21)
Scored 12 goals and had six assists in 57 career games at Loyola • Three-time All-Patriot League performer • Earned all-conference first-team accolades as sophomore (2019) after receiving second team honors as a freshman (2018) • Named third team All-Patriot League as junior (2020-21) • First three-time All-Patriot League selection in school history • Three-time Academic All-Patriot League • Two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week, once as a sophomore and once as a junior • Earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors in 2018 • Voted to the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District squad.

High School
Graduated from W.C. Mepham High School in North Bellmore, New York • Scored 57 goals and had 20 assists over her four-year career for the Pirates • Led Nassau County in points with 60 as a senior in 2017, scoring 24 goals and assisting on 12 while earning All-New York Class A honors • Led the Pirates to an undefeated conference title and berth in the Nassau County semifinals in 2017 • Was a three-time All-Nassau County honoree in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and earned Conference AB3 Player of the Year recognition her final season from the Nassau County Girls Soccer Coaches Association • All-Long Island selection • Had her junior year cut short due to injury after scoring five goals and assisting on four • Tallied 14 goals in both her freshman and sophomore seasons • Two-year captain for the Pirates • Played club soccer for East Meadow Soccer Club ECNL • Member of the New York State ODP team from 2015-2016 and the Region I ODP team • Selected for the Region I ODP Tournament team that competed in Costa Rica in 2016 • Played varsity lacrosse as a freshman and sophomore, earning All-County Honorable Mention as a senior • Also was a three-year member of W.C. Mepham’s varsity track and field team for three years, helping the 4x400-meter relay team qualify for the Penn Relays.

Personal
Full name is Sarah Emily Bayer • Born August 18, 2000 in Mineola, N.Y. • Daughter of Katherine and Christopher Bayer • Has two siblings, Grace and Ryan • Member of the National Honor Society and French Honor Society at W.C. Mepham • Member of the school’s honor roll all four years • Father was a baseball player at Pace University, was a draft pick of the Boston Red Sox and played professionally in the Red Sox and New York Mets minor league systems • He is now an assistant baseball coach at New York University.