Sarah Ward 5’11
MH – Fridley, MN

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Senior Season - missed the season with a back injury.

Junior Season - Carolina leading blocking … tallied 34 block solos and 82 block assist … average 1.06 blocks per game second on the team … holds a career 0.94 blocks per game … earned UNC’s Volleyball Award for Excellence … had six solos blocks against Michigan … tallied 9 block assist vs. Virginia (11/6) … hit .238 for the year which was good for second on the team.

Sophomore Season - Averaged 0.83 blocks per game which led the team … season best 4 block solos came against Clemson and in that match contributed 10 kills and 11 digs … tallied 12 kills and 8 blocks against NC State … had a career high 17 digs vs. Maryland

Freshman Season - Voted the team Rookie of the Year … first on the team and ninth in the ACC with 0.91 blocks per game … had 23 block solos and 73 block assist for the year … had 16 kills versus DePaul … had 13 kills, 13 digs, 6 blocks and 2 aces versus NC State at home

High School - Led Columbia Heights High School to the state championships three consecutive years … named all state and all metro as a senior … team advanced to the championship of the Mikasa Challenge … won school’s Coplin Award for athletes who overcome and injury … also played softball … student council member

Personal - majoring in recreation administration … born 19/1/72

CAREER STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1991 105 192 90 519 .197 18 26 158 23 73 96
1992 92/TD> 143 60 414 .200 10 19 100 21 55 76
1993 109 225 87 579 .238 14 12 127 34 82 106
1994 INJ INJ INJ INJ .INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ
Total 306 560 237 1512 .214 42 57 385 78 210 288

ACC TOURNAMENT STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 7 15 5 38 .263 0 0 3 0 5 5
1993 3 4 0 16 .250 0 0 1 0 5 5
1994 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 19 5 54 .259 0 0 4 0 10 10

NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1991 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
1992 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
1993 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
1994 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Total DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ