Sophie Straka

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Chatham, N.J.
High School:
Chatham
Prev School:
Yale

SENIOR (2025 at Yale) – Elected captain by her teammates ... Academic All-Ivy League ... Earned team's Holgate Award for leadership ... Named to IWLCA Academic Honor Roll for second time ... Fifth on team in ground balls with career-high 25 ... Tied career high with five ground balls in 17-6 win at Columbia ... Started all 20 games after missing previous season due to injury.

JUNIOR (2024 at Yale) – Named to IWLCA Academic Honor Roll ... Sidelined by injury.

SOPHOMORE (2023 at Yale) – Appeared in all 17 games, starting the final 14 ... Scored nine goals, including first career hat trick in 18-6 win at Brown Apr. 1 ... Tied career high with five ground balls in 11-9 win vs. Dartmouth Mar. 25.

FRESHMAN (2022 at Yale) – Appeared in 16 games, starting 11 ... Scored 12 goals ... Made first career appearance in season-opening 15-4 win vs. Sacred Heart Feb. 19 ... Scored first career goal in 13-12 win vs. Quinnipiac Mar. 1 ... Earned first career start Mar. 26 in 11-10 win vs. Penn.

HIGH SCHOOL – USA Lacrosse All-American 2021 ... Team captain and MVP … Led team in goals and points senior year ... All-state ... All-conference ... All-county … Team was Morris County champions and state sectional champs (North Jersey, Group 3) in 2021 … USA Lacrosse Academic All-American 2021 ... Also played soccer … Soccer team captain and MVP.

PERSONAL – Youth lacrosse coach ... Has done private lacrosse lessons, small group training and has also been an assistant coach at STEPS ... Was member of youth ministry at her local church … Father, Joel, wrestled at Harvard ... Sister Stella plays lacrosse at Fairfield.