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17 Sara Porter
Sara Porter
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • High School:
    Start
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Physical Education & Health
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    1.86
  • h %
    .120
  • a/s
    0.07
  • b/s
    0.21
  • sa/s
    0.17
  • d/s
    3.27

Bio

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 her first 23 collegiate matches … Ranked ninth in the HCAC with 3.24 kills per set … Named to Gargoyle Classic All-Tournament Team … Earned Heartland Conference 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 Coaches 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 physical education and health … Daughter of Doug and Cindy Porter. 

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 28 8
Sets 107 30
Kills 199 67
Kills per set 1.86 2.23
Errors 105 27
Total Attacks 781 247
Hitting Percentage .120 .162
Assists 8 3
Assists per set 0.07 0.10
Service Aces 18 8
Service Errors 19 10
Service Aces per set 0.17 0.27
Receptions 4 1
Reception Errors 15 1
Digs 350 86
Digs per set 3.27 2.87
Block Solo 4 3
Block Assist 18 8
Block Total 22 11
Blocks per set 0.21 0.37
Block Errors 9 3
Ball Handling Errors 4 0
Points 230.0 82.0
Points per set 2.1 2.7
Matches started 9 3

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 4 16 -.125 0 2.5
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 5 8 9 38 -.026 0 9.5
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 1 3 9 -.222 0 1.0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 2 2 9 .000 0 2.0
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 16 .500 0 8.0
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 20 .200 0 6.0
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 13 7 49 .122 0 15.0
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 14 6 48 .167 0 15.0
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 4 4 31 .000 0 4.5
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 3 22 .182 0 8.5
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 9 7 34 .059 1 9.0
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 35 .143 1 8.0
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 26 .192 1 9.0
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 7 3 28 .143 1 8.0
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 7 10 35 -.086 0 7.0
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 22 -.045 1 5.0
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 6 3 27 .111 0 8.0
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 9 2 31 .226 1 9.0
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 13 5 45 .178 0 14.5
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 12 5 35 .200 0 12.5
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 19 .316 0 6.5
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 8 5 42 .071 0 13.5
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 23 .261 0 7.5
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 12 6 34 .176 1 12.0
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 4 24 .208 1 13.5
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 21 .095 0 4.0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 2 23 .087 0 5.5
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 19 .105 0 5.5

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 1 1 0
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 5 20 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 24 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 18 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 16 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 18 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 12 1 0 0 1 1
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 7 0 0 2 0 0
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 14 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 9 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 16 0 5 1 5 0
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 10 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 25 0 1 1 1 0
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 1 2 1 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 1
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 0 1
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 0 2
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 1
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 2 2
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 1 1
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 - 1
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 2 3 0 0
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 1 1
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 2
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 3 2 0 0
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 0 0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 0 0
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 1

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 28 107 199 1.86 105 781 .120 8 0.07 230.0 2.1
Conference 8 30 67 2.23 27 247 .162 3 0.10 82.0 2.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 9 34 75 2.21 35 265 .151 6 0.18 87.0 2.6
Away 10 39 67 1.72 43 299 .080 1 0.03 79.5 2.0
Neutral 9 34 57 1.68 27 217 .138 1 0.03 63.5 1.9
Result                      
Wins 15 58 118 2.03 48 429 .163 5 0.09 139.5 2.4
Losses 13 49 81 1.65 57 352 .068 3 0.06 90.5 1.8
Month                      
August 4 16 13 0.81 18 72 -.069 0 0.00 15.0 0.9
September 14 55 108 1.96 56 424 .123 6 0.11 120.0 2.2
October 7 26 67 2.58 26 222 .185 2 0.08 80.0 3.1
November 3 10 11 1.10 5 63 .095 0 0.00 15.0 1.5

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 28 107 350 3.27 4 18 22 0.21
Conference 8 30 86 2.87 3 8 11 0.37
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 34 117 3.44 3 6 9 0.26
Away 10 39 120 3.08 1 9 10 0.26
Neutral 9 34 113 3.32 0 3 3 0.09
Result                
Wins 15 58 198 3.41 2 11 13 0.22
Losses 13 49 152 3.10 2 7 9 0.18
Month                
August 4 16 47 2.94 0 2 2 0.13
September 14 55 180 3.27 1 4 5 0.09
October 7 26 76 2.92 2 10 12 0.46
November 3 10 47 4.70 1 2 3 0.30

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 28 107 18 0.17 4 15
Conference 8 30 8 0.27 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 9 34 6 0.18 4 5
Away 10 39 7 0.18 0 6
Neutral 9 34 5 0.15 0 4
Result            
Wins 15 58 14 0.24 2 7
Losses 13 49 4 0.08 2 8
Month            
August 4 16 1 0.06 0 2
September 14 55 9 0.16 3 9
October 7 26 6 0.23 1 3
November 3 10 2 0.20 0 1

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Jackets Claim OWU Invitational Championship

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Brunsman, Lipps Lead Yellow Jackets at Hornet Invitational

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Volleyball Selected Fifth in HCAC Preseason Poll

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The 2008 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll was recently announced by the league...

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