University of New Hampshire Athletics
Head Coach Sarah Albrecht Inducted into Northwestern Hall of Fame
10/24/2019 2:33:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. – Sarah Albrecht, the eighth-year head coach of the University of New Hampshire of the University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team, was inducted into the Northwestern Athletic Hall of Fame in September.
This honor is reserved for those who achieved at a truly elite level representing Northwestern University athletics. She was formally inducted Sept. 13 and was also recognized during NU's football home opener the next day.
Albrecht was a four-year letterwinner and five-time captain for the Northwestern women's lacrosse program spanning the 2002-06 seasons and graduated with a degree in Psychology.
She concluded her collegiate career in 2006 with a second consecutive national championship and recorded three goals as well as four assists in the '06 title game to earn the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player honor.
Albrecht finished her career ranked fourth all-time at Northwestern in assists (71), sixth in points (199) and seventh in goals (128). In both 2005 and 2006, she was an IWLCA All-America selection, all-tournament pick at the NCAA Championship and All-Conference First Team honoree.
In four years on the field, Albrecht led NU, which gained varsity status in 2002, to a 58-15 record. In 2006, she received the N Club Scholarship and Lisa Ishikawa Award for her leadership.
In her seventh year at the helm of the UNH Wildcats in 2019, Albrecht was honored as America East Coach of the Year as she led UNH to a 10-7 overall record that included 5-2 in the conference and the No. 3 seed in the conference tourney.
The 2019 season was the Wildcats' best in a decade, as UNH had not reached double-digit wins since 2010, and the five conference wins marked the program's highest total since 2005. Also of note, the 216 goals scored in 2019 was New Hampshire's highest output since 2009.
UNH had a league-high five representatives on the 2019 America East All-Conference Second Team and also placed five 'Cats on the All-Academic Team, which was also tops in the conference. There were also two Wildcats on the All-Rookie Team.
Albrecht has led UNH to the America East semifinals six times in seven years.
This honor is reserved for those who achieved at a truly elite level representing Northwestern University athletics. She was formally inducted Sept. 13 and was also recognized during NU's football home opener the next day.
Albrecht was a four-year letterwinner and five-time captain for the Northwestern women's lacrosse program spanning the 2002-06 seasons and graduated with a degree in Psychology.
She concluded her collegiate career in 2006 with a second consecutive national championship and recorded three goals as well as four assists in the '06 title game to earn the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player honor.
Albrecht finished her career ranked fourth all-time at Northwestern in assists (71), sixth in points (199) and seventh in goals (128). In both 2005 and 2006, she was an IWLCA All-America selection, all-tournament pick at the NCAA Championship and All-Conference First Team honoree.
In four years on the field, Albrecht led NU, which gained varsity status in 2002, to a 58-15 record. In 2006, she received the N Club Scholarship and Lisa Ishikawa Award for her leadership.
In her seventh year at the helm of the UNH Wildcats in 2019, Albrecht was honored as America East Coach of the Year as she led UNH to a 10-7 overall record that included 5-2 in the conference and the No. 3 seed in the conference tourney.
The 2019 season was the Wildcats' best in a decade, as UNH had not reached double-digit wins since 2010, and the five conference wins marked the program's highest total since 2005. Also of note, the 216 goals scored in 2019 was New Hampshire's highest output since 2009.
UNH had a league-high five representatives on the 2019 America East All-Conference Second Team and also placed five 'Cats on the All-Academic Team, which was also tops in the conference. There were also two Wildcats on the All-Rookie Team.
Albrecht has led UNH to the America East semifinals six times in seven years.
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