STATESBORO, Ga. – South Georgia Tormenta FC has announced defender Sarah Hagg to its 2023 USL W League roster, pending league and federation approval. The German defender comes to Tormenta FC after spending two successful seasons with Eastern Illinois University.
“Sarah is a CB who plays with a lot of poise and confidence. She is a strong leader and not afraid to lead and organize her team on both sides of the ball. She reads the game very well defensively, is a great 1v1 defender, and is not afraid to get into tackles. She can also play comfortably from the back and help build up the game. Her ball possession ability and passing range will be great assets for the way we like to possess and play through the lines when going forward.”
Jim Robbins, Tormenta FC USL W League Head Coach
The defender joins South Georgia after culminating her 2022 season with Eastern Illinois, where she featured in all sixteen games for the program. Hagg was a motivating force for her peers and helped the team obtain a school record of four straight shutouts to open the season.
Overall, Hagg appeared 30 times for Eastern Illinois, appearing in 2,622 minutes.
With Eastern Illinois, Hagg was named a second team All-Ohio Valley Conference and also featured as a Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week in 2022.
Hagg recently announced her transfer to the University of Memphis. Hagg becomes the second University of Memphis player all-time to join Tormenta FC’s USL W League roster, with Allie Rathbun featuring for the championship squad last season.
In 2022, Hagg played for the Chicago Dutch Lions FC of the USL W League, where she featured in five games and accumulated 210 minutes.
In June of 2021, Tormenta FC was named a founding member of the USL W League, an elite pre-professional pathway for women looking to build their careers both on and off the pitch. Tormenta FC won its first-ever USL W League title in 2022 after defeating the Minnesota Aurora in front of 6,500 fans in Eagan, Minnesota.
Tormenta FC provides opportunities to local and national players to develop and start their professional careers in Statesboro, Georgia. In just one year, Tormenta FC’s USL W League team has produced six professional players with Sydney Martinez joining Jenae Packard, Emily Burke, Kelly Giddes, Abigail Wolf and Jodi Medina as the latest player to sign a contract in Europe.
