Ella Thorburn

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Position:
Goalie
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
St. Anne's Diocesan College
Hometown:
Johannesburg, South Africa

At Princeton
2022
• played in three games as backup goalie with a 0.76 goals-against average and a .833 save percentage
• played the entire game against Cornell in place of injured Robyn Thompson, making three big saves after allowing an early goal in key 2-1 Princeton win

Club/National: Played for u16A provincial side in the national tournament… Selected for u16 South African High Performance Squad… Selected for provincial u18A side two years in a row… Worked with the South African u17 side remotely during the pandemic… Played for Riverside Ladies 1st XI in the Durban Premier League... Helped open provincial side win silver in the national indoor tournament…
St Anne’s Diocesan College: Started in all games since 2019… Helped team to rank top 10 nationally… Nominated as vice-captain in final year… Awarded goalkeeper of the tournament at the Tuks high performance camp… Awarded goalkeeper of the tournament in the PSI Midlands league… Awarded the school Sportsmanship and Leadership in Sport awards in final year… Top achiever in geography at the college and within the top 1% nationally… Head of Sport at the college

Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Amanda Thorburn… Has a brother, Nicholas…