Sadie Sterbenz

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Benet Academy
Prev School:
MTSU
Hometown:
Clarendon Hills, Ill.

PRONUNCIATION

Career Highlights

2025 Conference USA Third Team
2023 Conference USA All-Freshman
Three-year letterwinner at MTSU

2025 (Junior at MTSU): Named 2025 All-Conference USA Third Team … started in 19 games and logged 1,577 minutes … scored the equalizer and third career goal vs. Tennessee Tech (Sep. 11) … recorded an assist vs. Jackson State (Aug. 17).

2024 (Sophomore at MTSU): Coming off a freshman season in which she was named to the 2023 CUSA All-Freshman Team, Sterbenz appeared and started in all 19 matches for Middle Tennessee in 2024 … scored her second career goal against South Alabama (9/12) ... Logged a career-high 107 minutes played in the CUSA Quarterfinal win over Sam Houston (11/6)... finished the season with a share of fifth in Conference USA with a career-high five assists … recorded seven points, 10 shots and four shots on goal in 1,617 total minutes, fourth-most on Middle Tennessee.

2023 (Freshman at MTSU): Played in 14 matches, making 11 starts … played full 90 minutes four times and contributed to four shutouts … member of CUSA All-Freshman Team … logged first shot career in win at Howard (Aug. 27) … followed with first shot on target against Lipscomb (Aug. 31) … had first career goal at Tennessee Tech (Sept. 17).

High School & Club: 2023 graduate of Benet Academy … letterwinner in soccer as well as basketball … was an ESCC All-Conference player in soccer, and led both the soccer and basketball teams to state finalist results … played high school soccer under Gerard Oconer … played club soccer for Eclipse Select Soccer ECNL under coach Mike Nesci … was club captain and led the team to an Illinois State Club Championship in 2019 … was an honor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Liz and Conor Sterbenz … has an older sister Aurora and three younger siblings, Eve, Sydney and Calvin … intends to major in exercise science at MTSU … born in Milwaukee, Wis. July. 2, 2005.

Fun Facts: Favorite food is sushi ... Favorite soccer team is Barcelona ... Favorite soccer player is Messi ... Would play basketball if not soccer ... Favorite movies are Good Boys and Coraline ... Wanted to be a pediatric physical therapist growing up ... Favorite musical artists include Kanye West, Frank Ocean and Beach House ... Would choose stopping time as a superpower ... Would love to live in Wisconsin ... Family and teammates are what motivate her.