Army West Point Athletics
2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 13
Sarah Chernik
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milton, Ga.
- High School:
- Blessed Trinity Catholic
- Major:
- Engineering Management
Accolades & Awards
2026: Appeared and started in all 20 games for the Black Knights…Finished the season with 110 draw controls, 30 caused turnovers and 35 groundballs…Led all Black Knights in draw controls…Finished second among all Black Knights in caused turnovers and groundballs…Collected two draw controls and a caused turnover in the season opener at Rutgers (Feb. 6)…Earned a groundball at No.2/2 Northwestern (Feb. 14)…Had two groundballs and a caused turnover against Florida State (Feb. 21)…Earned a season high four groundballs against No.11/15 Colorado (March 1)…Tabbed five draw controls in the Patriot League opener against Boston U. (March 7)…Earned three groundballs, five caused turnovers and five draw controls against No. 16/17 Loyola MD (March 14)…Recorded 12 draw controls and a caused turnover at Bucknell (March 21)…Scored a goal and collected eight draw controls against Lafayette (March 27)…Recorded her first multi-goal game with two goals against American (Apr. 4)...Collected two groundballs and four draw controls in the Star Game against No. 8/8 Navy (Apr. 11)…Tied a season high five caused turnovers against Holy Cross (Apr. 15)… Tied a single game program best 16 draw controls against Lehigh (Apr. 18)…Tabbed 11 draw controls and a caused turnover in the Patriot League Regular Season finale at Colgate (Apr. 22)…Recorded 12 draw controls in the Patriot League Semifinal against Loyola MD (Apr. 30)…Earned two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the Patriot League Championship at Navy (May 2)… Recorded a postseason single game program record 13 draw controls and four caused turnovers in the NCAA Tournament First Round against Fairfield (May 8)…Earned three groundballs and two draw controls in the NCAA Second Round at Johns Hopkins (May 10).
2025: Second Team All-Patriot League Selection...Started all 17 games on defense and as Army's main draw taker...Totaled 67 draw controls with 17 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers...Added three goals with an assist...Posted three draw controls with a ground ball in season-opening win over Rutgers (Feb. 8)...Scored a goal to go along with two caused turnovers and two draw controls in win at Marist (Feb. 19)....Logged seven draw controls in victory over Siena (Feb. 22)...Caused two turnovers while picking up a ground ball at Colorado (Feb. 28)...Tabbed a goal and caused turnover to help take down Fairfield on the road (Mar. 5)...Contributed ten draw controls and three ground balls in Patriot League opener against Boston U (Mar. 8)...Standout effort with three caused turnovers to go along with three draw controls and a ground ball at No. 15 Loyola MD (Mar. 15)...Logged ten draw controls with two caused turnovers at Lehigh (Mar. 21)...Tallied a goal and ground ball in victory over No. 4 Stanford (Mar. 26)...Secured a draw control to go along with a ground ball in win at Lafayette (Mar. 29)...Registered eight draw controls with three ground balls and an assist in victory at American (Apr. 5)...Had two ground balls and a draw control in star series win over No. 20 Navy (Apr. 12)...Had three caused turnovers with a draw control in win at Holy Cross (Apr. 16)...Logged nine draw controls in win over Bucknell (Apr. 19)....Tallied eight draw controls with a caused turnover and ground ball versus Colgate (Apr. 23)...Recorded three draw controls with a ground ball and caused turnovers in Patriot League semifinal against Navy (May 1)...Tabbed a pair of caused turnovers with a draw control and ground ball in NCAA Tournament matchup with Penn (May 9).
2024: Made 15 starts while appearing all 17 games for the Black Knights...Ranked second on the team and ninth in the Patriot League with 33 ground balls...Also caused 12 turnovers while securing nine draw controls...Caused a turnover and secured a ground ball against No. 17 USC (Feb. 9)...Collected pair of ground balls while causing a turnover at No. 5 Syracuse (Feb. 14)...Totaled three caused turnovers and two ground balls at Siena (Feb. 17)...Netted first goal of season at Rutgers (Feb. 24)...Registered two draw controls with a ground ball and caused turnover in win over Hofstra (Mar. 2)...Scored a goal while picking up two ground balls against No. 5 Loyola (Mar. 16)...Recorded a career-high six ground balls to go along with an assist against Lafayette (Mar. 23)...Caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls in win at Boston U (Mar. 27)...Secured five ground balls in victory over American (Apr. 6)...Posted another five-ground ball effort to help defeat Holy Cross (Apr. 17)...Totaled four ground balls and two draw controls while causing a turnover at Bucknell (Apr. 20)...Tabbed two draw controls at Colgate (Apr. 25).
2023: Appeared in 15 games while making four starts during plebe campaign...Logged four goals and four assists on the season...Feb. 11: Registered an assist, caused turnover and draw controls in collegiate debut versus UNH...Feb. 22: Scored a goal to go along with an assist against Marist...Mar. 18: Helped Army to win at Holy Cross with two-point effort...Apr. 8: Scored a goal and secured a draw control verus Bucknell...Apr. 27: Collected a goal, assist and two ground balls at Lafayette.
- 2026 Patriot League Regular Season Champion
- 2026 IWLCA Division I All-Northeast Region Second Team
- 2026 USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
- 2026 Patriot League All-Tournament Team
- 2026 First Team All-Patriot League
- Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (4/6/26)
- Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (3/23/26)
- 2026 Preseason All-Patriot League
- 2025 Second Team All-Patriot League
2026: Appeared and started in all 20 games for the Black Knights…Finished the season with 110 draw controls, 30 caused turnovers and 35 groundballs…Led all Black Knights in draw controls…Finished second among all Black Knights in caused turnovers and groundballs…Collected two draw controls and a caused turnover in the season opener at Rutgers (Feb. 6)…Earned a groundball at No.2/2 Northwestern (Feb. 14)…Had two groundballs and a caused turnover against Florida State (Feb. 21)…Earned a season high four groundballs against No.11/15 Colorado (March 1)…Tabbed five draw controls in the Patriot League opener against Boston U. (March 7)…Earned three groundballs, five caused turnovers and five draw controls against No. 16/17 Loyola MD (March 14)…Recorded 12 draw controls and a caused turnover at Bucknell (March 21)…Scored a goal and collected eight draw controls against Lafayette (March 27)…Recorded her first multi-goal game with two goals against American (Apr. 4)...Collected two groundballs and four draw controls in the Star Game against No. 8/8 Navy (Apr. 11)…Tied a season high five caused turnovers against Holy Cross (Apr. 15)… Tied a single game program best 16 draw controls against Lehigh (Apr. 18)…Tabbed 11 draw controls and a caused turnover in the Patriot League Regular Season finale at Colgate (Apr. 22)…Recorded 12 draw controls in the Patriot League Semifinal against Loyola MD (Apr. 30)…Earned two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the Patriot League Championship at Navy (May 2)… Recorded a postseason single game program record 13 draw controls and four caused turnovers in the NCAA Tournament First Round against Fairfield (May 8)…Earned three groundballs and two draw controls in the NCAA Second Round at Johns Hopkins (May 10).
2025: Second Team All-Patriot League Selection...Started all 17 games on defense and as Army's main draw taker...Totaled 67 draw controls with 17 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers...Added three goals with an assist...Posted three draw controls with a ground ball in season-opening win over Rutgers (Feb. 8)...Scored a goal to go along with two caused turnovers and two draw controls in win at Marist (Feb. 19)....Logged seven draw controls in victory over Siena (Feb. 22)...Caused two turnovers while picking up a ground ball at Colorado (Feb. 28)...Tabbed a goal and caused turnover to help take down Fairfield on the road (Mar. 5)...Contributed ten draw controls and three ground balls in Patriot League opener against Boston U (Mar. 8)...Standout effort with three caused turnovers to go along with three draw controls and a ground ball at No. 15 Loyola MD (Mar. 15)...Logged ten draw controls with two caused turnovers at Lehigh (Mar. 21)...Tallied a goal and ground ball in victory over No. 4 Stanford (Mar. 26)...Secured a draw control to go along with a ground ball in win at Lafayette (Mar. 29)...Registered eight draw controls with three ground balls and an assist in victory at American (Apr. 5)...Had two ground balls and a draw control in star series win over No. 20 Navy (Apr. 12)...Had three caused turnovers with a draw control in win at Holy Cross (Apr. 16)...Logged nine draw controls in win over Bucknell (Apr. 19)....Tallied eight draw controls with a caused turnover and ground ball versus Colgate (Apr. 23)...Recorded three draw controls with a ground ball and caused turnovers in Patriot League semifinal against Navy (May 1)...Tabbed a pair of caused turnovers with a draw control and ground ball in NCAA Tournament matchup with Penn (May 9).
2024: Made 15 starts while appearing all 17 games for the Black Knights...Ranked second on the team and ninth in the Patriot League with 33 ground balls...Also caused 12 turnovers while securing nine draw controls...Caused a turnover and secured a ground ball against No. 17 USC (Feb. 9)...Collected pair of ground balls while causing a turnover at No. 5 Syracuse (Feb. 14)...Totaled three caused turnovers and two ground balls at Siena (Feb. 17)...Netted first goal of season at Rutgers (Feb. 24)...Registered two draw controls with a ground ball and caused turnover in win over Hofstra (Mar. 2)...Scored a goal while picking up two ground balls against No. 5 Loyola (Mar. 16)...Recorded a career-high six ground balls to go along with an assist against Lafayette (Mar. 23)...Caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls in win at Boston U (Mar. 27)...Secured five ground balls in victory over American (Apr. 6)...Posted another five-ground ball effort to help defeat Holy Cross (Apr. 17)...Totaled four ground balls and two draw controls while causing a turnover at Bucknell (Apr. 20)...Tabbed two draw controls at Colgate (Apr. 25).
2023: Appeared in 15 games while making four starts during plebe campaign...Logged four goals and four assists on the season...Feb. 11: Registered an assist, caused turnover and draw controls in collegiate debut versus UNH...Feb. 22: Scored a goal to go along with an assist against Marist...Mar. 18: Helped Army to win at Holy Cross with two-point effort...Apr. 8: Scored a goal and secured a draw control verus Bucknell...Apr. 27: Collected a goal, assist and two ground balls at Lafayette.
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