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17 Sara Porter
Sara Porter
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • High School:
    Start
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Wellness & Corporate Fitness
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    1.84
  • h %
    .172
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.24
  • sa/s
    0.16
  • d/s
    2.91

Bio

2008 at Defiance: Played in 107 sets and all 28 matches for Defiance … Finished third on the team with 199 kills, 350 digs and 17 service aces … Recorded four double-double performances … Spiked seven-or-more kills in 17 contests … Reached double-digit dig totals in 19 matches … Set a single-season career high in digs … Named the Sheridan Tournament Co-MVP after helping DC to a 7-0 record by logging 29 kills and 29 digs in only 10 sets during the exhibition event. 

2007 at Defiance: Rapped out 14 kills and 10 digs in first collegiate match and never looked back … Saw time in 105 sets for Defiance as a rookie … Ranked among the top three on the squad with 340 kills, 23 aces and 343 digs … Made a habit of logging double-double performances, piling up 19 of them … Recorded a double-double in 17 of first 23 collegiate matches … Ranked ninth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with 3.24 kills per set … Named to Gargoyle Classic All-Tournament Team … Earned HCAC Player-of-the-Week honors after netting 16.7 kills, 13.0 digs and 2.0 aces in three matches. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner during time at Start High … Won the Coach’s Award … Named team MVP … Two-time All-Toledo … Named Honorable Mention All-District Seven … Winner of the Senior Key … Member of the Academic Honor Roll. 

Personal: Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness with a minor in recreation … Daughter of Doug and Cindy Porter. 

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 33 8
Sets 116 28
Kills 213 57
Kills per set 1.84 2.04
Errors 97 20
Total Attacks 676 167
Hitting Percentage .172 .222
Assists 13 2
Assists per set 0.11 0.07
Service Aces 18 2
Service Errors 37 11
Service Aces per set 0.16 0.07
Receptions 97 17
Reception Errors 46 9
Digs 337 66
Digs per set 2.91 2.36
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 28 9
Block Total 28 9
Blocks per set 0.24 0.32
Block Errors 3 0
Ball Handling Errors 5 2
Points 245.0 63.5
Points per set 2.1 2.3
Matches started 12 3

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 5 4 1 12 .250 0 6.0
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 5 4 21 .048 0 6.0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 13 2 28 .393 0 15.5
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 24 .083 0 6.0
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 1 4 24 6 47 .383 0 26.5
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 1 5 14 9 42 .119 2 17.0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 1 3 3 6 23 -.130 0 3.0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 0 6.0
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 5 3 21 .095 0 5.5
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 4 .000 0 1.0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 3 -.333 0 0.0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 0 1.0
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 3 .667 0 2.0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 0 0.0
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 1 0.0
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 2 2 9 .000 0 2.0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1.0
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 22 .409 0 10.5
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 12 5 33 .212 0 13.0
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 14 10 51 .078 2 16.0
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 10 5 39 .128 0 10.0
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 3 25 .080 0 6.0
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 8 4 29 .138 0 8.5
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 6 29 .103 1 10.0
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 2 2 1 9 .111 0 2.5
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 23 .435 0 12.0
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 10 .300 0 6.0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 3 3 20 .000 0 4.0
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 12 2 22 .455 0 12.5
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 25 .200 1 7.0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 15 6 49 .184 4 16.5
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 12 9 42 .071 2 12.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 5 24 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 14 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 23 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 13 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 8 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 16 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 17 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 12 0 3 1 3 0
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 5 1 2 0 1
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 2
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 13 3
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 1 4 2 3 0 0
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 1 5 2 2 2 2
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 0 0
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 3 3
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 3 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 0 1
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 1
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 3
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 1
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 3 0 1
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 2 2
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 1 2 2 2
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 2 1 0 0
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 2 0 4
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 3
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 2 0 2
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 2
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 0 4
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 15 1
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 45 6
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 15 2

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2008-09 28 107 199 1.86 105 781 .120 8 0.07 230.0 2.1
2009-10 33 116 213 1.84 97 676 .172 13 0.11 245.0 2.1
2010-11 28 104 213 2.05 95 814 .145 14 0.13 275.5 2.6
Total 89 327 625 1.91 297 2271 .144 35 0.11 750.5 2.3

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2008-09 28 107 350 3.27 4 18 22 0.21
2009-10 33 116 337 2.91 0 28 28 0.24
2010-11 28 104 348 3.35 6 33 39 0.38
Total 89 327 1035 3.17 10 79 89 0.27

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2008-09 28 107 18 0.17 4 15
2009-10 33 116 18 0.16 97 46
2010-11 28 104 40 0.38 68 46
Total 89 327 76 0.23 169 107

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 33 116 213 1.84 97 676 .172 13 0.11 245.0 2.1
Conference 8 28 57 2.04 20 167 .222 2 0.07 63.5 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 12 44 106 2.41 48 303 .191 5 0.11 123.5 2.8
Away 11 38 57 1.50 28 205 .141 4 0.11 62.0 1.6
Neutral 10 34 50 1.47 21 168 .173 4 0.12 59.5 1.8
Result                      
Wins 22 75 155 2.07 63 458 .201 10 0.13 182.5 2.4
Losses 11 41 58 1.41 34 218 .110 3 0.07 62.5 1.5
Month                      
September 17 58 81 1.40 40 247 .166 3 0.05 97.5 1.7
October 12 43 87 2.02 39 291 .165 3 0.07 99.5 2.3
November 4 15 45 3.00 18 138 .196 7 0.47 48.0 3.2

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 33 116 337 2.91 0 28 28 0.24
Conference 8 28 66 2.36 0 9 9 0.32
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 44 118 2.68 0 11 11 0.25
Away 11 38 90 2.37 0 6 6 0.16
Neutral 10 34 129 3.79 0 11 11 0.32
Result                
Wins 22 75 221 2.95 0 21 21 0.28
Losses 11 41 116 2.83 0 7 7 0.17
Month                
September 17 58 207 3.57 0 9 9 0.16
October 12 43 100 2.33 0 13 13 0.30
November 4 15 30 2.00 0 6 6 0.40

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 33 116 18 0.16 97 46
Conference 8 28 2 0.07 17 9
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 12 44 12 0.27 9 9
Away 11 38 2 0.05 43 22
Neutral 10 34 4 0.12 45 15
Result            
Wins 22 75 17 0.23 49 25
Losses 11 41 1 0.02 48 21
Month            
September 17 58 12 0.21 18 18
October 12 43 6 0.14 4 19
November 4 15 0 0.00 75 9

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