Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2013
- Class:
- 2001
Richmond women's soccer's all-time career leader in goals and points, Brooke Sands made an immediate impression on the Spider program and an ever-lasting one. She was named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in 1997, and then went on to become a four-time All-CAA First Team selection.
In her senior season, she led the Spiders to their first regular season conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, where she scored the game-winning goal in a thrilling first round victory over West Virginia. Sands was named to CAA Women's Soccer 25 Year Anniversary Team, along with teammate and UR Hall of Famer Jaclyn Raveia.
Following graduation, she earned a degree in Sports Psychology at the University of Virginia, and then returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach for the women's soccer team from 2003-06. She later served as co-head coach at nearby Deep Run High School, where she helped guide the girls soccer team to an undefeated regular season, No. 2 State Ranking and No. 10 National Ranking.
