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1   Sara Friede
Sara Friede

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rockford, Ill.

High School:
Rockford Guilford

Height:
5-11

Position:
OH

Birthdate:
04/26/1989

Club Team:
Club Fusion


2009: One of three Rams to appear in all 33 matches... Made 32 starts at outside hitter... Ranked fourth on the team with 283 kills (2.25/set) and second with 28 service aces (0.22/set) and 342 digs (2.71/set)... Also added a career-high 10 double-doubles to go with 30 assists and 35 total blocks... Named to the Rose Hill Classic All-Tournament Team, after recording double-doubles in three of four matches and 51 total kills (3.19/set)... Set career-highs with 19 kills and 20 digs at St. John's (9/5)... Had 16 kills and 17 digs versus Sacred Heart (9/12)... Had nine kills, three aces, and 19 digs at Fairfield (9/15)... Posted 15 kills, 13 digs and two blocks versus Xavier (10/10), while having 12 kills and 11 digs at Temple (10/16)...Recorded 16 kills and 12 digs versus Charlotte (11/1) and ended the season with 15 kills and 16 digs at Rhode Island (11/15).

2008: Started 20 of 26 matches she appeared in, before an injury sidelined her in late October... Hit. 145 with 139 kills (1.64/s), 198 digs (2.33/s), 23 assists, and 15 blocks... Recorded five double-doubles... Had her first career double-double in a win over North Texas with 10 kills and 15 digs (9/6)... Had 11 kills and 13 digs at Rutgers (10/15)... Finished with 10 kills and 10 digs at Xavier (10/17)... Registered 10 kills and 11 digs at George Washington (10/24)... Set a career-high with 13 kills to go with 12 digs at Charlotte (10/26).

2007: Appeared in 31 matches, starting one... Hit .103 on the year with 30 kills, 12 aces, and 124 digs... Recorded 11 digs and two kills at Niagara (9/2)... Had nine digs and two aces versus Seton Hall (9/14)... Had five kills and nine digs versus La Salle (10/20)... Posted a season-high 17 digs with five kills against Rhode Island (10/27)... Had a season-high six kills to go with two aces versus Rutgers (11/7).

Before Fordham: Four-year standout at Rockford Guilford High School... Two-year team captain... Earned All-State Special Mention in her final two seasons... Three-time All-Conference selection... Set the school and conference record with 136 consecutive matches started and set the school mark for kills in a match with 26... Four-year scholar-athlete... Nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award, while being on the honor roll for four years... Played club volleyball for Club Fusion, which has finished third at the Junior Olympics 15 National Division, second at the Junior Olympics 16 Open Division, and qualified for the Junior Olympics 17 National Division.

Major: Majoring in Business Administration with a double concentration in Entrepreneurism and Management, while having a minor in Economics.

CAREER HIGHS (FINAL)
Kills: 19, at St. John's, 9/5/09
Assists: 4, vs. Saint Louis, 10/11/08
Digs: 20, at St. John's, 9/5/09
Service Aces: 3, at Fairfield, 9/15/09
Blocks: 4, vs. Dayton, 10/9/09

CAREER TOTALS (FINAL)
Matches Played: 116
Kills: 460
Hitting Percentage: .123
Assists: 73
Digs: 781
Service Aces: 47
Blocks: 54