2021 – SENIOR SEASON
Season: Played in nine games, making eight starts...Selected as a team captain…Collected 13 goals, seven assists, 12 ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers.
Game-By-Game: Rutgers (2/14): Scored a season-high three goals. Maryland (2/21): Tallied two goals and an assist. at Ohio State (3/26): Notched two goals and assisted on another…Picked up one ground ball and one draw control. at Ohio State (3/28): Found the net twice…Assisted on one goal…Recorded one ground ball and one draw control. at Johns Hopkins (4/7): Scored a goal…Added two ground balls. Maryland (4/11): Tallied two goals and two assists…Recorded four ground balls, a draw control and a caused turnover. at Rutgers (4/15): Posted a goal and a ground ball. Johns Hopkins (4/18): Assisted on a goal…Added a ground ball and a caused turnover. vs. Johns Hopkins (4/29): Collected one assist, two ground balls and a caused turnover.
2020 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten selection...Collected Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors.
Season: Started all seven games…Collected 15 goals, seven assists, five ground balls, one draw control and two caused turnovers…Tallied six multi-point games and five multi-goal games…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings: Ranked 10th in the Big Ten averaging 3.14 points per game.
Game-By-Game: at Towson (2/8): Recorded a career-high four goals, including two in each half…Tallied final two goals of the game to help seal the victory. Lehigh (2/15): Collected three goals, including two in the first half and one on a free-position opportunity…Added a caused turnover. Duquesne (2/19): Tallied five points with one goal and a career-high four assists…Recorded a goal and three assists in the first half…Added a draw control and two ground balls. Cornell (2/23): Notched two goals in the first half, including one on a free-position attempt…Added two ground balls and a caused turnover. Loyola (2/29): Collected two goals and an assist…Picked up a ground ball. at James Madison (3/4): Assisted on a goal by Kristin Roberto in the first half. at Vanderbilt (3/8): Tallied three goals and an assist…Scored twice in the second half.
2019 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Appeared in 17 games, making 14 starts as a midfielder…Led the Nittany Lions with 17 assists to go with 24 goals, 11 ground balls, 16 draw controls and eight caused turnovers…In Big Ten play, totaled 10 goals, five assists, three ground balls and 10 draw controls…Registered 11 multi-point performances and eight multi-goal games.
Game-by-Game: Towson (2/9): Opened the season with two goals and an assist. Lehigh (2/16): Made her first start of the season, recording a pair of goals and an assist…Added a ground ball and a draw control. at Cornell (2/23): Assisted on two goals…Contributed two ground balls and three caused turnovers. at Princeton (2/27): Had one assist. at Loyola (3/2): Matched a career high with three caused turnovers. James Madison (3/6): Tallied two goals, both on free-position opportunities, and an assist. Albany (3/9): Scored on a free-position look…Added an assist, a ground ball and a caused turnover. at Michigan (3/16): Registered two assists and tied a career best with three draw controls. Maryland (3/21): Recorded an assist and a draw control. Ohio State (4/4): Secured five points with a hat trick, including a free-position goal, and two assists…Added a ground ball. Virginia (4/7): Scored twice and added three assists…Collected a ground ball, a draw control and a caused turnover. at Duquesne (4/16): Found the net once and picked up a ground ball and a draw control. at Johns Hopkins (4/18): Collected three goals, one on a free-position attempt, a ground ball and three draws. Stony Brook (4/23): Established a career high with six points, including four goals and two assists…Scored twice on free-position looks…Added a ground ball and two draws. Rutgers (4/27): Matched a career best with four goals…Contributed a ground ball and three draw controls. vs. Maryland (5/3): Picked up a ground ball and a draw control in the Big Ten semifinal.
2018 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 20 games, earning 12 starts…Tallied 19 goals, five assists, 24 points, 14 ground balls, 10 draw controls and 13 caused turnovers…Had six multi-goal and eight multi-point games.
Game-by-Game: at Towson (2/10): Began the season with a goal and an assist. Duquesne (2/21): Scored a season-high four goals. Cornell (2/24): Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Loyola (3/3): Found the net twice and added two draw controls. at James Madison (3/7): Sniped a goal. Albany (3/11): Collected two goals, an assist and two draw controls. Drexel (3/14): Had a goal and an assist. at Rutgers (3/17): Tallied two goals. Princeton (3/19): Found the net once. at Ohio State (3/31): Registered a pair of goals. at Virginia (4/6): Collected two goals and two assists…Added three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Michigan (4/27): Won two draw controls. vs. Northwestern (5/4): Recorded a goal in the Big Ten semifinal.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a five-year member of the lacrosse team at Shoreham Wading River High School for head coach Bob Vlahakis…Served as a team captain as a senior…Named a 2017 U.S. Lacrosse All-American and an Under Armour All-American...Was a four-time All-Suffolk county selection...Also played soccer and basketball at Wading River.
PERSONAL
Full name is Sophia Lyn Triandafils…Daughter of Jennifer and Richard Triandafils...Has an older sister, Mary, and a younger sister, Erin...Sister, Erin, joined the Penn State lacrosse program in 2019...Both parents played volleyball in college...Father played at Rutgers and mother played at Dowling College…Majoring in communication sciences and disorders…Born on December 7, 1998 in Wading River, New York.
TRIANDAFILS ON PENN STATE
“I wanted to be challenged on the lacrosse field and in the classroom. Not only does Penn State offer top athletic and academic opportunities for me but it also provides me with the chance to grow as an individual, and in the family atmosphere that surrounds the university. Penn State will help me become the best lacrosse player, student, and person I can be.”
DOHERTY ON TRIANDAFILS
“Sophia is a super versatile midfielder and has great attacking skills. She is a weapon anywhere on the field and we are excited for her to come and be a part of our midfield fairly quickly.”