2020-21 Field Hockey Roster
Sachi Ananias
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santiago, Chile
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-3
2020 (Senior)
Played the first 10 games of the season on the back line…started in goal the final games of the season…had a season-high 10 saves at Michigan on Apr. 17.
2019 (Junior)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...selected to the Academic All-Big Ten squad… landed on the Big Ten Preseason Watch List… started every game that she appeared in… recorded a shutout at Saint Louis (9/13)…aided in the victory over No. 24 Michigan State (9/20)… made a season-high 13 saves against Ohio State (9/29).
2018 (Sophomore)
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors… played a total of 692 minutes and eight seconds in goal for the cream & crimson… played in all 14 games this season including 12 starts… had a career high nine saves against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament (10/26)… recorded a career high minutes of 75 minutes and 57 second in the Big Ten Tournament… added to career highs by seeing 25 shots saved at Michigan (10/26)… saw three shutouts; against Ball State (8/26), Michigan State (10/5), and Saint Louis (10/7).
2017 (Freshman)
NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad (Scholar of Distinction) … made four appearances with seven saves in 38:34 between the posts … stepped on the turf for the first time in her career against No. 3 Delaware (8/26), blocking five shots in 15 minutes ... entered the game against Central Michigan (9/8) to provide two precise saves ... also logged time in Indiana’s home games against Michigan State (10/15) and Penn State (10/22).
Made the final roster for Chile at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in her home town of Santiago … one of the four youngest players selected to the team … appeared in their final game against Belgium, making three shootout saves for a 2-2 (1-3) victory … Chile finished 11th in the tournament.
Prep/Personal
The first player from Chile in IU Field Hockey history, Sachi Ananias split time as a goalkeeper in Chile’s youth national pool and for head coach Isidora Maira at The Grange School … has played at the U14, U16, U18, and U21 levels for Chile … served as team captain for The Grange School … received the Full Colour Hockey Award in her final two seasons, given annually to the school’s top all-around athlete … received an invite to the Association of British Schools in Chile (ABSCH) dream team, winning the seven-a-side tournament title in 2014 and 2015 … also captained the school’s volleyball team and played soccer … a top honors student … born December 3, 1998 ... the daughter of Izumi Kishino and Octavio Ananias … has two brothers, Tomas and Diego … majoring in Information Systems, Operations Management & International Business.
Why IU
The culture we are surrounded by everyday on campus both as students and as athletes has provided me the best four years of my life so far. Both the academic and athletic excellence drew me to IU since day one and I am very grateful for everyone and everything IU has brought into my life.
