Cheyenne Sprecher

NCAA DI Field Hockey 2022 - #1 North Carolina at #12 UConn, George L Sherman Family Sports Complex, Storrs, Connecticut.

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UConn vs Syracuse at the Sherman Family Sports Complex, 9/12/21

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Cheyenne Sprecher makes a save Sophie Hamilton controls the ball against Hofstra on February 13, 2021.

Huskies celebrating after Big East Championship win

UConn goalies pose in pink jerseys pregame.

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Photo by: Stephen Slade

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-4
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Palmyra Area
Hometown:
Palmyra, Pa.

As a Redshirt Graduate Student (2022): All-BIG EAST Second Team. NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week. Three-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week. Broke the program record for career saves at 408. Started all 18 games in net for the Huskies and posted a 1.37 goals-against average and a .75 save percentage. Secured season-high 12 saves against No. 1 UNC. Notched five shutouts on the season.

As a Redshirt Senior (2021 Fall): All-BIG EAST Second Team. Started all 22 matches in net for the Huskies posting a career-high 117 saves. The goaltender secured six shutouts and posted 1.50 goals against average. Posted three double-digit save games including a career-high 12 saves against Liberty (9/24).

As a Redshirt Junior (2021 Spring): NFHCA Mideast Region First Team. All-BIG EAST Second Team. Started all 14 games in net for the Huskies and posted a 0.52 goals-against average and a .811 save percentage. Her 0.52 goals-against average ranked first in the country and her save percentage was ninth nationally. Made 30 saves. Notched nine shutouts on the season and combined on two others. Posted shutouts in the first three games of the season against Hofstra (2/13), Providence (2/27) and Providence (3/7). Secured a season-high eight saves against Liberty (3/13). Combined on six saves to capture back-to-back shutout wins against Villanova (4/3-4/4). Did not allow a goal while making four saves in the BIG East Tournament against Temple (4/22) and Old Dominion (4/24).

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019): Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year. All-Big East First Team. All-Big East Tournament team. Started all 23 games in goal. Ranked No. 1 in the country with a .842 save percentage and .790 goals against average. Ranked third in the country with 1404 minutes played and a .826 win percentage (19-4). Made 96 saves. Posted 13 shutouts during the season. Tied career-high with nine saves against Boston University (9/29). Made eight saves against No. 6 Princeton (9/22), No. 4 Maryland (10/6) and Providence (10/11). Secured notable shutouts against No. 19 Rutgers, No. 6 Harvard, No. 25 Michigan State, No. 10 Delaware and No. 18 Old Dominion.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2018): NFHCA First Team All-Region. BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. All-BIG EAST First Team. BIG EAST All-Tournament team. Four-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. Started all 23 games in goal ... ranked 12th nationally with a 1.28 goals-against average ... ranked 16th in the country with a .750 save percentage ...played 1582 minutes ... recorded 87 total saves ... notched eight shutouts ... made four saves vs. #2 Maryland (11/11) ... made five saves in BIG EAST Tournament Championship game at #15 Liberty (11/4) ... recorded seven saves vs. #19 Liberty (10/18) and #1 North Carolina (10/14) ... notched five saves vs. Villanova (10/12) ... made a career-high nine saves vs. #3 Maryland (9/30) ... tallied eight saves at William & Mary (9/23) ... recorded four saves at #10 Syracuse (9/9) ...made four saves in a shutout vs. Michigan State (8/31) ... made collegiate debut with four saves at #12 Northwestern (8/24).

As a Freshman (2017): Redshirt season.

Before UConn: Multi-sport athlete in field hockey and lacrosse, earning three letters in both…Three-year varsity starter in field hockey…Helped team reach three PIAA AAA state championship finals from 2014 through 2016, winning the title in 2014…Won Mid Penn Championship in 2015, as well as four conference titles in Keystone and Mid Penn Divisions…Team captain as a senior at Palmyra Area High School…Three-time selection to Lebanon Daily News’ All-Lebanon County Team…2016 First Team All-State and Mid Penn First Team All-Star…Max Prep top 100 players for the Class of 2021…Member of the 2016 U-19 National Indoor Developmental Squad…Won four NIT Championships in club field hockey with the PA Mavericks…Selected for National Futures Tournament in 2016…Mid Penn First Team All-Star in 2017 for lacrosse…Lacrosse team captain in 2017…Palmyra all-time leader in goals and points from the attack position…NFHCA All-Academic Squad in 2015 and 2016.

Personal: Cheyenne Lin Sprecher is the daughter of Greg and Sandy Sprecher…One older sister, Lindsay…Major is undecided.