Cougar Athletics
31 NAIA National Championships
99 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: Senior forward Sarah Yoro is one of the top scoring options on Azusa Pacific's explosive offense ... Is skilled in possession ... Excellent at set pieces ... Has a nose for the goal and actively creates scoring chances.

2007 (Junior): Earned NAIA All-American third team and All-GSAC honors after an outstanding junior season ... Was Azusa Pacific's second-leading scorer, finishing with 13 goals and 7 assists ... Had 4 multiple-goal matches, including 2 during a month-long stretch when the Cougars were without the services of injured starter Bridget Brotherton ... Was a perfect 6-for-6 on penalty-kick opportunities ... Scored 2 goals, including the game-winning penalty kick, in a 3-2 win over Lee (Tenn.) ... Registered a career-high 5 points, scoring twice and assisting another goal in an 8-0 win over San Diego Christian ... Tallied 5 goals and 4 assists in postseason play, scoring or assisting goals in 6 of the Cougars' 7 postseason contests ... Scored the game-winner in the 4-1 NAIA quarterfinal victory over Northwood (Fla.), as well as Azusa Pacific's lone scoring tally in its 2-1 defeat to Martin Methodist (Tenn.) in the national title game.

2006 (Sophomore): Played in all 23 games for Azusa Pacific, including 22 starts ... Scored 9 goals to rank third in a Cougar offense that averaged nearly 3 goals per game ... Also assisted 5 goals ... Ranked second in postseason scoring for Azusa Pacific, registering 4 goals and a pair of assists in 7 playoff contests ... Scored and assisted goals in both the regional semifinals and finals wins over GSAC rivals Westmont and Vanguard ... Tallied the game-winner in the NAIA Tournament-opening win over Tiffin (Ohio) ... Scored the Cougars' lone goal in the NAIA title game, a 2-1 defeat to Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) ... Scored a pair of goals in a 4-1 non-conference win over San Diego Christian, helping give head coach Jason Surrell his 100th career coaching win.

OREGON (Freshman): Played 1 season for head coach Tara Erickson at Pac-10 member Oregon ... Played in 12 games in a reserve role ... Assisted the Ducks' first goal in a 2-1 victory over Portland State, sending a corner kick into the area for a teammate's header ... Had 9 shots for the 9-9-1 Ducks.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 4 varsity seasons for head coach Ray Akiona at Mililani (Hawaii) High ... Was part of Mililani's 2002 Hawaii state championship squad as a freshman, playing alongside then-senior and current Cougar Jolie Nitta ... Was a 3-time all-state first team pick ... Led the Trojans to state runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2004 ... As a 2004 junior, named the Oahu Interscholastic Association's player of the year.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 9, 1987, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Neal and Mae Yoro ... Has 1 brother (Jacob) and 2 sisters (Jessica and Stephanie) ... Younger sister Stephanie played one season at Fresno State before transferring to Azusa Pacific this summer ... Brother Jacob played linebacker for Montana ... Majoring in communication ... Would like to enter the field of broadcast journalism.