Sonja Novak

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oak Park, Ill.

Kampersal on Novak:

“Sonja has threatening speed and good skill. She applies constant pressure on other team’s defense.”

At Princeton:

2006-07 - appeared in all 31 games ... scored two goals and added three assists for five points ... named to the ECACH All-Academic Team ... voted by her teammates as the team’s Most Improved Player ... had five shots on goal in wins over Quinnipiac and Union ... tallied an assist against Union ... scored Princeton’s first goal in a win at Colgate ... had assists in back-to-back games against Brown and Yale ... scored the game-winning goal unassisted against Cornell in the final game of the regular season.

2005-06 - skated in all 33 games ... scored one goal and added four assists for five points ... notched her first two points of the season, both assists, in a win against Wayne State ... notched assists in home wins against Harvard and Brown ... scored her lone goal of the season in the regular-season finale against Yale ... the goal was the game winner and the win clinched the Ivy League title for Princeton.

2004-05 - played in 25 games during her first season at Princeton ... scored two goals, including one game winner ... made her collegiate debut Oct. 30 at Providence ... notched her first career goal and point in a loss at Yale in February ... scored the game-winning goal in the following game, a win over Union at home.

Before Princeton:

attended Oak Park & River Forest High School ... played hockey for Team Illinois ... was a two-time assistant captain ... also played lacrosse and soccer in high school ... was on the school’s honor roll and dean’s list ... recognized as an Illinois state scholar.

Personal:

full name is Sonja Gabrielle Novak ... daughter of John and Zdenka Novak ... father attended the University of Chicago where he played soccer ... he is a writer ... mother attended Illinois-Chicago and is a travel consultant ... has an older brother Adam who attends the Art Institute of Chicago ... lived in Prague for two years and speaks Czech fluently ... enjoys jazz, music and food ... majoring in English ... birthday is Nov. 2, 1986.