Education
She was captain of the varsity hockey team and the team had a 25-2-0 record at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. She was part of a girls hockey run that has won 11 straight ISL championships. She owns the school record for points in hockey.
While in high school, she played for the United States. Women's Under-22 Team in 2003 and 2004.
Besides hockey, Parsons also participated in soccer and is the school"s record holder for most goals in a career in soccer. Her soccer team won a New England Class A Championship in 2004.
Career
High school United States of America Hockey Parsons was supposed to enroll at Dartmouth in 2005, but delayed it so she could participate at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was 17. Dartmouth College As a freshman, Parsons had an impact. She appeared in 32 games and led the Big Green in points (50 – ranked eighth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association), assists (36 – ranked fourth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association) and plus/minus (+29).
In addition, she led all ECAC rookies in scoring.
Her average of 1.56 points per game ranked second in the National Collegiate Athletic Association among all rookies. Parsons participated in the ECAC Championship game.
Against Saint Lawrence, she scored a goal and registered an assistant In addition, she had seven game scoring streaks twice during the season.
Foreign her efforts, Parsons earned several accolades.
During her senior season, Sarah Parsons played with a leg injury, but managed to appeared in 30 games. Despite the injury, Parsons scored a career high in goals with 17. Added to her 15 assists, she finished the season with 32 points, respectively.
Of her 17 goals, eight were scored on the power play, ranking second overall on the Big Green.
Dating back to the previous season, Parsons entered the season with a 12 game scoring streak. In her second game of the 08-09 season, her streak was snapped against the Saint Lawrence Skating Saints.
On January 31, 2009, she became the 29th Dartmouth player to notch 100 career points.
Membership
She is now a member of Dartmouth College"s class of 2010. As a member of the United States. National Team, she was the youngest player on the team