UC SANTA BARBARA
2023
Played in all 29 games, scoring 18 goals and assisting 19 more … Scored the 50th goal of her career on January 20 against Ottawa Arizona, finding the back of the cage twice in that match … Scored in each of the team’s first five and final three games … Had six games in which she scored with every shot she took.
2022
Ranked fourth on the team with 31 goals in 24 games for the Gauchos ... Also provided 13 assists and recorded 18 steals ... Tallied five total points in the season opener against Ottowa Arizona (January 21), scoring a hat-trick on a .750 shooting percentage, adding two assists as well as a steal ... Scored a season-high four goals against No. 6 UC Irvine (March 5), also providing an assist and recording three steals.
2021
Featured in all eight games, scoring four goals and assisting two more … Tallied a pair of goals against No. 10 UC San Diego on March 27.
2020
Scored in each of the team’s first three games, finding the back of the cage against No. 2 UCLA (January 17), twice against Iona (January 18), and No. 4 Cal (January 18) … Added goals against Ottawa Arizona (January 19) and No. 8 UC San Diego (February 21) to finish with six on the season … Also provided two assists.
2019
Assisted 16 goals and scored three of her own ... Recorded eight steals and one field block on the season ... Also drew four exclusions.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three varsity letters at San Marcos High School as a an attacker for coach Brian "Chuckie" Roth ... Was a CIF Division I Second Team selection in 2017-18 and a three-time All-Channel League pick from 2015 to 2017 ... Helped lead her team to three straight Channel League championships (2015-17) and a CIF championship in 2018 ... Led the Royals in assists in her junior and senior seasons ...
CLUB
Played for Santa Barbara 805 for seven years under coaches Cathy Neushul and Connor Levoff ... Competed in the Junior Olympics in all seven years with the team, winning the championship in 2013 ... Also won club championships in 2017 and 2018 ... Was a member of the 2017 ODP Girls Youth National Team.
PERSONAL
Sarah Lynn Owens was born on Nov. 3, 2000 in Santa Barbara, Calif. to parents Irene and David Owens ... Has one sister, Madeline, who played water polo at Santa Barbara City College for one year ... Majoring in History at UC Santa Barbara ... Names her favorite movie as "Home Alone" and favorite TV show as "Hawaii Five-O" ... Favorite musician is Thomas Rhett ... Began playing water polo at age 11 ... Favorite after practice snack is a Cliff Bar ... Favorite pre-game pump up song is "Gold Digger" ... Favorite aspects of UCSB are its environment and location ... After graduating, plans to travel and volunteer around the world.
