Sarah Salem

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Laguna Beach, Calif.

2004: Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Finished fourth on the team with a .221 hitting percentage ... Totaled 78 kills after seeing action in 47 games as a junior ... Totaled 208 attempts and 12 assists ... Had a season-high 13 kills against Wake Forest ... Had 11 kills against Florida State on 17 attempts with only two errors for a season-high .529 hitting percentage ... Hit above .400 four times in 2004 ... Averaged 1.66 kills per game and 0.49 blocks per game ... Totaled 23 blocks with two solo blocks and 21 block assists ... Notched 12 assists and 16 digs.

2003: Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Started in 15 out 26 matches, playing in a total of 67 games during her sophomore season ... Posted 174 kills to give her 2.60 kills per game, the third-highest average on the team ... Tied for second for most service aces with 15 ... Also tallied 184 digs and 34 blocks ... Had a season-high 20 kills against North Carolina ... Served a career-high four service aces against Florida State en route to scoring a Blue Devil match-high 21.0 points ... Led point-scoring efforts in three of the last seven matches of the season in contests against Florida State (21.0 points), Georgia Tech (12.5 points) and Clemson (16.5 points).

2002: AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year and ACC All-Freshman Team honoree ... Played in 94 games and 30 matches ... Tallied 271 kills, 33 blocks, 140 digs and 16 service aces ... Had 13 kills and 10 digs against Georgia Tech ... Had 10 kills, six digs and career-high three service aces against Maryland ... Notched 18 kills at Clemson ... Had nine kills and career-high four blocks against UNC ... Had 15 kills and 10 digs at Virginia ... Had career-high 24 kills at Wake Forest ... Hit .611 with 12 kills against High Point.

High School: Graduated summa cum laude from Laguna Beach High School ... A three-year letter winner ... Team captain her senior year ... A two-time first team All-CIF honoree and team MVP ... Earned first team Orange County honors in 2000 ... MVP of the 2000 Orange County All-Stars ... Named Laguna Beach H.S. Athlete of the Month in October 2000 and 2001 ... Finished fourth in 2002 Davis Volleyball Festival... Also lettered in basketball and track and field ... Earned Golden State Honors in Chemistry, Geometry, Biology, Writing Composition and U.S. History.