Sonja Bjornson

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Junior
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-3
Shoots:
R
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
Previous Team:
Providence College / North American Hockey Academy
High School:
Merion Mercy Academy

2022-23: Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team ... Selected to the Ivy League All-Academic Team ... Saw action in 29 games ... Recorded her first-career goal against St. Lawrence on Jan. 28 ... Tallied five assists to finish the year with six points.

2021-22: Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team...Appeared in 22 games…Finished the season with two assists…Picked up an assist at Holy Cross on Dec. 10…Added her second assist against RPI on Jan. 8.

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20 (at Providence College): Appeared in all 36 games … Tallied her first collegiate point on an assist versus Brown (Nov. 30) … Registered five blocked shots.

Before Brown: Played hockey for the North American Hockey Academy (2015-19) and competed in lacrosse for the Merion Mercy Academy … Two-time Players Award recipient (2017, 2019) ... Selected by her team as the ultimate teammate ... Awarded the AP Cup for academic achievement as a senior … USA Hockey 16/17 National Camp Participant (2018) … In lacrosse, two-year captain (2017, 2019) and team MVP (2017) ... Achieved High Honors for attaining a 4.0 every semester.

Personal: Daughter of Carolyn and Jon Bjornson ... Has two siblings, Jon and Maya ... Her sister Maya received a dual degree from Brown and the Rhode Island School of Design in 2019 … Plans to concentrate in Political Science.