Sophia Gladieux Season 2021

ACADEMICS: Major - College of Education
 
CAREER NOTES:
Academic:  NFHCA National All-Academic Team (2021. 2022, 2023)...Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023).
Athletic:  Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/23/21; 1/18/21)...Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (3/23/21; 9/20/21; 10/4/21; 10/10/22; 10/23/23)...NFHCA National Offensive Player of the Week (3/23/21; 10/23/23)...First team All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)...NFHCA first team All-Region (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)...NFHCA second team All-American (2020), NFHCA first team All-American (2021, 2022, 2023)...NFHCA Mideast Regional Player of the Year (2021, 2022)...Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2021, 2023)...2022 NCAA All-Tournament Team...Honda Award Finalist for Field Hockey (2022)...Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2022, 2023)...Big Ten Player of the Year (2022)...Penn State Female Athlete of the Year (2022-23).
 
2023 / SENIOR SEASON:
Season: Played in all 17 games, starting each one...First team All-Big Ten, First Team NFHCA All-Region, First Team NFHCA All-American, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year...Led Penn State with 45 points off 21 goals and three assists...Six game winning goals.
California (9/1/23): Had two goals in tough loss at California. Stanford (9/3/23): Scored twice in 5-1 win at Stanford, capping off western swing with four goals in three days. Kent State (9/8/23): Three points off a goal and an assist. Delaware (9/10/23): Season high three goals off six points in 4-1 win. Ohio State (10/3/23): Three points off a goal and an assist in 2-1 victory over Buckeyes. Michigan State (10/13/23): Two goals in road win. Iowa (10/22/23): Scored both goals in PSU’s 2-1 win over Hawkeyes. Indiana (10/27/23): Notched two goals in regular season finale. Ohio State (11/2/23): Three points off a goal and an assist in Big Ten tournament game.
 
2022 / JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Played in, and started, all 21 games for the Nittany Lions...Led Penn State with 23 goals scored and 49 points, adding three assists...Had seven game-winning goals...All-Big Ten, All-Region, Region Player of the Year, first team All-American, All-NCAA tourney and Honda Award Finalist for Field Hockey.
Virginia (8/26/22): Notched game winning goal in victory over Cavaliers, added an assists. UAlbany (9/3/22): Season-high seven points in 6-2 victory over Danes, three goals and an assist. Michigan (9/16/22): Notched a goal and an assist, including game winner in 2-1 victory at5 Michigan. Indiana (10/2/22): Tallied three goals for seven points in 4-0 win in Bloomington. Iowa (10/7/22): Scored game winning goal in overtime in 2-1 victory against Hawkeyes. Lafayette (10/9/22): Scored game winning goal in double overtime in 2-1 victory over Lafayette. Kent State (10/16/22): Two goals in 3-0 win. Louisville (11/11/22): Picked up two goals in 5-0 victory over Louisville in NCAA tournament opening round.
 
 
2021 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Played in, and started, all 20 games for the Nittany Lions...Led Penn State with 18 goals scored and 38 points, adding two assists...Had five game-winning goals...All-Big Ten, All-B1G tourney, All-Region, Region Player of the Year and first team All-American.
Virginia (8/27/21): Scored one in season-opening win at Virginia. William and Mary (8/29/21): One goal in road win. St. Joseph’s (9/5/21): Scored twice in win over Hawks. Delaware (9/12/21): Three points off a goal and an assist. Maryland (9/18/21): Two goals in road win over Terrapins. Indiana (10/1/21): Scored twice in win over IU. Northwestern (10/3/21): Game winner in 2-1 victory over Northwestern. Bucknell (10/9/21): Hat-trick with three goals in victory over Bison. Ohio State (10/22/21): Two goals in shutout victory in Columbus. Michigan (10/29/21): Notched a goal in 3-2 victory. Rutgers (11/5/21): Scored Penn State’s lone goal in B1G tourney game at Rutgers. Syracuse (11/12/21): Notched Penn State’s goal in NCAA tournament game against the Orange.
 
2020 / FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Played in and started all 14 games as true freshman...Led Penn State in scoring with 26 points off team-best 12 goals and two assists...Led team with four game winners as a rookie...Earned All-Big Ten, All-Region and All-America honors in her first year at Penn State.
Iowa (2/28/21): Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Iowa in Virginia Beach.  Maryland (3/12/21): Scored first career goal and dished off first career assist in Penn State’s 3-0 victory at home, tallying three points. Michigan State (3/19/21): Season-high four goals for eight points in Penn State’s 5-2 win. Michigan State (3/21/21): One goal two days later in 3-0 win, finishing weekend with ten points off five goals to win Big Ten and National Offensive Player of the Week honors.  Indiana (4/9/21): Scored game’s only goal in 1-0 PSU victory.  Indiana (4/11/21): Notched first goal of the game two days later in 3-0 win. Ohio State (4/16/21): Had a goal in Penn State’s 2-1 victory.  Ohio State (4/17/21): Notched one goal and an assist in close 3-2 loss. Ohio State (4/21/21): Scored once in Penn State’s tough 4-3 loss in Big Ten tournament.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at Oley Valley High School...Named first-team all-state four straight years...Was a first-team MAX Field Hockey All-American three straight years...Named the 2019 Max Field Hockey Pennsylvania Player of the Year...Was a three-time NFHCA High School All-American first-team selection...Won the Spotlight on Berks Sports Female Athlete of the Year Award...Was named Berks County Player off the Year three times and the Division 3 Most Valuable Player three times...Left Oley Valley High School with 206 goals...She finished first in the entire nation in goals scored twice and second in the nation twice...Led Oley Valley to four Division Championships, four Berks County titles, three District 3 championships, two state title games and two more semifinal appearances.