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2020-21 Golf Roster

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Sophia Israel

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Saucon Valley
  • Hometown Hellertown, Pa.
  • Major Sports Media

Biography

2020-21: Israel played in all five events during her final year with the Bombers…was named Liberty League First-Team…earned Liberty League Golfer of the Week on April 12…recorded three top two finishes on the season…opened the year with a 78 (+6) at the Red Dragon Shootout on April 10…finished second at the Central NY Spring Invite with an 80 (+8)…tied for second at the Liberty League Championships with a two-day total of 173 (+29)…shot an 82 (+10) on day one…at the NCAA Championships at Forest Akers in Lansing, Mich., carded a 257 (+41) over three days…finished her final round with an 82 (+10)…averaged 83.8 over eight rounds. | 2020-21 Stats

2019-20: Israel competed in all six tournaments for the Bombers during her junior season in 2019-20...She tied her career-best 18-hole score of 77 (+5) during the opening round of the Mount Holyoke Invitational (9/22-23)...Her best 36-hole score of the year also came at the event, as she finished with a two-day total of 166 (+24)...Marked her best finish with a fourth-place two-day total of 168 (+24) at the Cortaca Northeast Invitational (9/28-29)...Finished with a season 18-hole average of 83.83. | 2019-20 Stats
 
Scoring Average 83.83
Low 18-Hole Round 77
Low 36-Hole Round 166





2018-19: Israel competed in all nine tournament for the Bombers during her sophomore season in 2018-19. She posted an 18-hole season average score of 85.39 across 18 competition rounds. She recorded an 18-hole personal-best of 77 (+5) during the opening round of the Vassar Spring Invitational (4/20). She posted a career-best 36-hole score of 155 (+11) at the Vassar Spring Invitational (4/20-21). Israel recorded four Top-10 finishes at events this season, which included one Top-5 with a fourth-place effort at the Martin-Wallace Invitational (9/29-30). | 2018-19 Stats
 
Scoring Average 85.39
Low 18-Hole Round 77
Low 36-Hole Round 155




2017-18: Israel turned in a strong collegiate debut during her first season in 2017-18. She appeared in all 10 events for the Bombers as a rookie, carding a score in all 16 rounds. She posted one Top-10 finish for the season and added one additional finish inside the Top-20 during the year. Posted her best round at the 2018 Liberty League Championships when she shot an 82 (+10). Marked her best 36-hole score twice during the year, posting a 172 (+30) at the St. Lawrence Invitational (9/9-9/10) and the Martin-Wallace Invite (9/30-10/1). | 2017-18 Stats
 
Scoring Average 90.19
Low 18-Hole Round 82
Low 36-Hole Round 172





High School: A 2017 graduate of Saucon Valley High School, Israel played four years of varsity golf for head coach Scott Roberts, lettering three times. From her sophomore year on, Israel won three consecutive Colonial League Championships as the league's top golfer. Following 4th place finishes her sophomore and junior year, Israel claimed the District XI Title her senior year and finished 8th in the Regional Championship. A co-captain her senior year, Israel was awarded the Top Senior Award and was named to the Morning Call All-Area team in 2017. 

Personal: A business administration major with concentration in sports management, she is the daughter of Jennifer and Randy Israel.  Her cousin Marc Israel ‘05 is a 2-time All American wrestler for IC and current assistant wrestling coach. He is the Assistant Provost of Finance and Administrative Operations at Ithaca College.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'6"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'6"