Sari concluded her playing career at Portland in the fall of 2006, graduated in the spring of 2007 and immediately joined the coaching staff in June. Her main duties include recruiting, player development and managing the program’s summer camps.
A leader and model of consistency for the Pilots during her career on the pitch, Sari played and started all 96 matches while on The Bluff, anchoring the midfield of a program that posted a 78-11-7 record, highlighted by four consecutive NCAA playoff appearances and an undefeated 2005 NCAA Championship season. She came in as a freshman when head coach Garrett Smith was elevated from his assistant position and Smith recognized her abilities as a leader, teacher and motivator from the beginning.
Sari posted career totals of 10 goals and 15 assists. She was twice named to the All-West Coast Conference team and has also been prominently involved in the U.S. Youth National Team system, participating in U.S. Under-21 team camps for the last two years.
Earning a starting spot on a young team as a freshman in 2003, Sari tallied four goals and four assists while guiding the youthful Pilots to the third round of the NCAA playoffs. She had four goals and six assists in 2004 as the Pilots reached the NCAA quarterfinals. During the unforgettable 2005 title season, Sari earned all-conference honors for the first time and helped Portland cruise to an undefeated record. As a senior in 2006, she again earned All-WCC honors and helped an injury-riddled lineup advance to the quarterfinals.
On the coaching front, Sari has been a prominent youth coach since her senior year in high school. She has worked in the FC Portland system the last four years and has been a camp counselor at the Bill Irwin and Garrett Smith Camps on the Portland campus over that span as well. She currently holds a D coaching license.