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Sophia Yates
6 Sophia Yates
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Hometown:
    Woodstock, VT
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Woodstock Union
  • Major:
    Environment and Earth Science
  • g
    16
  • a
    2
  • p
    34
  • sh %
    .163
  • gw
    4
  • ds
    1

Bio

Accolades: LEC 12th Player Team: 2022,
MASCAC All-Academic Fall/Winter 2022/23, 2023/24, 
LEC All-Academic Team 2022-23, 
MASCAC All-Conference First Team: 2023, 2024, 
MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week: 11/4/24
MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year:2024, 

2024: MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year/MASCAC All-Conference First Team Honoree. Collected 34 points on 16 goals and two assists as well as four game winners. Netted two goals in a 5-0 victory over Bridgewater State (10/12) before adding a hat trick in a 5-1 triumph against Salem State (10/29). Click here for season statistics.

2023: MASCAC All-Conference First Team Honoree. Played in 17 games with 17 starts for the Green and Gold, registering 12 points on four goals scored and four helpers. Netted one goal in a 2-1 setback to New England College (10/16), before adding one marker and one assist in a 4-3 setback to Salem State (11/1). Click here for season statistics.

2022: LEC 12th Player Team Appeared in all 18 contest for the Falcons with 16 games started during her rookie campaign. Posted 17 points on seven goals and three helpers with one game winner. Netted her first collegiate tally in a 3-2 overtime setback to NEC (9/7), while adding one goal and one assist in a 7-1 triumph against Salem State (9/16). Click here season statistics.

Previous College: Transfer student from CCV.

High School: 2022 graduate of Woodstock Union High School. Three-sport athlete, lettering in field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse. Served as team captain during senior season.

Personal: Daughter of Anne Michaels and James Yates. Majoring in Environmental and Earth Sciences at the University. Member of the Honors Program as well as a member of the Dean's List.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 19 Westfield St. L, 3-2
Oct 22 at Gordon W, 6-0
Oct 26 at Worcester St. L, 2-1
Oct 29 Salem St. W, 5-1
Nov 2 Bridgewater St. W, 4-2
Nov 7 Bridgewater St. L, 1-0
  Overall Conf
Games 19 10
Games started 19 10
Goals 16 13
Assists 2 1
Points 34 27
Shots 98 66
Shot Pct .163 .197
Game-winning goals 4 3
Defensive saves 1 0
Penalty strokes 0-0 0-0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct gw ds ps-att
Aug 31 at Colby-Sawyer L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0-0
Sep 4 Simmons L, 4-3 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0 0 0-0
Sep 7 at Clark University L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 10 New England Col. L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0 0 0-0
Sep 14 Keene St. L, 7-2 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 20 Framingham St. W, 4-2 1 2 0 4 6 .333 0 0 0-0
Sep 24 Wheaton (Mass.) L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 28 at Westfield St. W, 3-1 1 1 0 2 10 .100 1 0 0-0
Oct 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 5 at Salem St. W, 4-0 1 1 0 2 4 .250 1 0 0-0
Oct 9 at Nichols W, 4-1 1 0 1 1 5 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 12 at Bridgewater St. W, 5-0 1 2 0 4 5 .400 1 0 0-0
Oct 16 at Framingham St. W, 4-2 1 1 1 3 6 .167 0 0 0-0
Oct 19 Westfield St. L, 3-2 1 2 0 4 8 .250 0 0 0-0
Oct 22 at Gordon W, 6-0 1 1 0 2 8 .125 1 0 0-0
Oct 26 at Worcester St. L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 29 Salem St. W, 5-1 1 3 0 6 12 .250 0 0 0-0
Nov 2 Bridgewater St. W, 4-2 1 1 0 2 8 .125 0 0 0-0
Nov 7 Bridgewater St. L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0-0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2022-23 18 15 .39 .17 .94 1.33 .292 .94 .708
2023-24 17 17 .24 .24 .71 1.76 .133 1.06 .600
2024-25 19 19 .84 .11 1.79 5.16 .163 3.37 .653
2025-26 19 19 .37 .42 1.16 3.26 .113 1.63 .500
Total 73 70 .47 .23 1.16 2.93 .159 1.78 .607

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
2022-23 18 15 7 3 17 24 .292 17 .708 1 0 0-0
2023-24 17 17 4 4 12 30 .133 18 .600 1 0 0-0
2024-25 19 19 16 2 34 98 .163 64 .653 4 1 0-0
2025-26 19 19 7 8 22 62 .113 31 .500 3 0 0-0
Total 73 70 34 17 85 214 .159 130 .607 9 1 0-0

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 19 19 .84 .11 1.79 5.16 .163 3.37 .653
Conference 10 10 1.30 .10 2.70 6.60 .197 4.30 .652
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 10 1.00 .00 2.00 5.50 .182 3.60 .655
Away 9 9 .67 .22 1.56 4.78 .140 3.11 .651
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 10 10 1.20 .20 2.60 6.90 .174 4.40 .638
Losses 9 9 .44 .00 .89 3.22 .138 2.22 .690
Month August 1 1 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 1.00 1.000
September 7 7 .71 .00 1.43 4.29 .167 2.71 .633
October 9 9 1.11 .22 2.44 6.11 .182 3.89 .636
November 2 2 .50 .00 1.00 6.00 .083 4.50 .750

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
Event Total 19 19 16 2 34 98 .163 64 .653 4 1 0-0
Conference 10 10 13 1 27 66 .197 43 .652 3 0 0-0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
Location Home 10 10 10 0 20 55 .182 36 .655 0 0 0-0
Away 9 9 6 2 14 43 .140 28 .651 4 1 0-0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
Result Wins 10 10 12 2 26 69 .174 44 .638 4 0 0-0
Losses 9 9 4 0 8 29 .138 20 .690 0 1 0-0
Month August 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 1 0-0
September 7 7 5 0 10 30 .167 19 .633 1 0 0-0
October 9 9 10 2 22 55 .182 35 .636 3 0 0-0
November 2 2 1 0 2 12 .083 9 .750 0 0 0-0

News Mentions

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Eight Falcons Garner MASCAC Honors

Fitchburg, Mass. – Eight members of the Fitchburg State Field Hockey team were honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic...

November 13, 2024

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Field Hockey Pair Collect MASCAC Weekly Honors

Fitchburg, Mass. – Fitchburg State junior Sophia Yates (Woodstock, VT) and senior Jenna Morse (Leominster, MA) were tabbed Massachusett...

November 4, 2024

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Falcons Crowned Regular Season Champions with Win Over Bridgewater

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State field hockey clinched the top seed and regular season championship with a win over Bridgewater State this afternoon...

November 2, 2024

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Field Hockey Soars Past Vikings In MASCAC Action

Fitchburg, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team earned a 5-1 victory over the Vikings of Salem State this afternoon in Massachus...

October 29, 2024

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Field Hockey Soars Past Fighting Scots

Wenham, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team registered a 6-0 triumph over the Fighting Scots of Gordon College this evening in...

October 22, 2024

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Field Hockey Edged By Owls In Overtime

Fitchburg, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team suffered a tough 3-2 setback in overtime to the Owls of Westfield State this...

October 19, 2024

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Field Hockey Rallies Past Rams

Framingham, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team earned a 4-2 victory over the Rams of Framingham State this evening in...

October 16, 2024

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Narkevicius' Hat Trick Leads Field Hockey Past Bridgewater

BRIDGEWATER, MA: Fitchburg State field hockey picked up its fifth straight win after taking down the Bears of Bridgewater State this afternoon in...

October 12, 2024

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Field Hockey Soars Past Bison In Non-Conference Action

Dudley, Mass. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team registered a 4-1 victory over the Bison of Nichols College this evening in non-confere...

October 9, 2024

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Field Hockey Flies Past Vikings

Salem, Mass. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team collected a 4-0 triumph over the Vikings of Salem State this afternoon in...

October 5, 2024

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Field Hockey Soars Past Owls In MASCAC Action

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team earned a 3-1 victory over the Owls of Westfield State this afternoon in...

September 28, 2024

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Field Hockey Takes Down Rams in Conference Opener

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State field hockey earned their first win of the season by defeating the Rams of Framingham State in their conference...

September 20, 2024

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Field Hockey Topped By Owls In Non-Conference Action

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team fell 7-2 to Keene State in non-conference action this evening from Elliot...

September 14, 2024

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Field Hockey Stumbles to New England College

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg field hockey fell to non-conference opponent New England College (NEC) this afternoon.

September 10, 2024

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Field Hockey Nipped By Cougars In Double Overtime

Worcester, Mass. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team dropped a tough 1-0 double overtime decision to the Cougars of Clark Universit...

September 7, 2024

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Field Hockey Falls Short in Overtime Thriller

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State field hockey fell to Simmons University in an overtime thriller this evening in non-conference action.

September 4, 2024

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