CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• 2015 Big Sky Fall All-Academic
• Named to the Cougar Classic All-Tournament Team (2014)
• 10th in the Big Sky in Blocks in 2014
• 2014 Big Sky Fall All-Academic
2015 (AS A SOPHOMORE)Sarah earned Big Sky Fall All-Academic honors … Started every match for the Vikings … Hit .297 with 1.40 kills per set … Led the Vikings for the second straight season with 103 blocks (0.99 blocks per set) … Hit .727 going 8-for-11 in attacks with no errors while adding four blocks against Weber State (11/7) ... Matched career high in kills with nine along with three blocking assists against Washington State (9/19) ... Matched career high in kills with nine along with a career high in digs with four at Texas Tech (9/18) ... Recorded six kills, three blocks, and first two career service aces at UNLV (9/11) ... Posted six kills hitting .417 with four blocking assists against Nevada (9/5) ... Tallied a season-high seven blocking assists along with eight kills against Portland (9/2) ... Recorded six blocking assists at Gonzaga (8/29) ... Made her season debut with four kills and three blocks (1-2) against Boise State (8/28).
2014 (AS A FRESHMAN)Earned Big Sky Fall All-Academic honors … Finished 10th in the Big Sky in Blocks per set … Started every match of her freshman season and played 103 of 104 sets … Tallied 136 kills (1.32 kps), 25 digs, and led the team with 104.0 total blocks (1.01 bsp) … Hit .166 (136-74-374) ... Tallied three kills and five blocks including a career-high three solo blocks against Northern Colorado (11/22) in the Big Sky Tournament ... Posted four kills and six blocks (1-5) against Southern Utah (11/13) ... Hit .889 (8-0-9) with eight kills and a trio of blocking assists at Weber State (11/8) ... Hit .429 (7-1-14) with seven kills and a match-high five blocks (0-5) at Montana State (10/25) ... Posted five kills and a team-high seven blocks (0-7) at Montana (10/24) ... Posted seven kills and four blocks (0-4) at Sacramento State (10/18) ... Tallied three kills and six blocks (1-5) against Eastern Washington (10/11) ... Posted six seven kills and four blocks (1-3) against Idaho (10/9) ... Posted eight kills on a career-high 20 attempts while posting a career-high eight blocks (2-6) against Washington State (9/19) ... Tallied seven kills and five blocks (1-3) while hitting .333 (7-2-15) against No. 23 Loyola Marymount (9/18) ... Posted seven kills and a pair of blocking assists against Oregon (9/15) ... Recorded five kills and two blocks (1-1) against Lamar (9/12) ... Posted career highs with nine kills and five blocks (0-5) against Georgia Southern (9/6) ... Tallied six kills and three blocking assists against Gonzaga (8/30) ... Posted five kills and three blocking assists at Boise State (8/30) ... Made first career appearance and start against No. 4 Washington (8/29).
AT MILILANI HIGH SCHOOLLettered three times in volleyball … All-State Fab 15 as a senior … All-State Tournament team as a senior … Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) West champion as a senior going 16-1 … Finished third at the Hawaii state tournament … First Team All-OIA West as a sophomore and junior … Earned OC 16 Sports MVP/Impact Player Award in the conference championship in 2013 … Lettered all four years in Basketball … Two-time All-State Fab 14 (Junior, Senior) … Three-time All-State Tournament Team (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) … Scoring Live All-Hawaii Division I Girls Basketball Team as a senior … First team All-Conference as a senior … Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior … OC 16 Sports: MVP/Impact Player Award in the conference semis and championship and the state semifinals as a senior … On the Principal’s List and Honor Roll, involved with the National Honor Society, and earned the Founder’s Scholarship (Hanalani Schools) … Was on the student council and was the sophomore class representative.
CLUB VOLLEYBALLPlayed for the Laule’a Volleyball Club from 2011-13 and the ‘Imi ‘Ike Volleyball Club in 2014 … Finished first at the 18’s USA-Pacific Northwest Qualifier in 2014.
PERSONALDaughter of Fred and Cathy Liva … Has one brother, Isaac, and one sister, Amara … community service includes: volunteering and participating with Making Strides for Breast Cancer, Members of the Na Lima Kokua O Kalani Club (community outreach to a transitional shelter for families), Thanksgiving Tribute for Disabled/Wounded Veterans, Halau Performances: Annual Sweet Onion Festival and Pumpkin Festivals, and the Islanderz Basketball Club … Enjoys Hula & Tahitian Dancing, going to the beach, eating, sleeping whenever possible, and listening to music 24/7 … Majoring in Psychology.
CAREER HIGHSKills: 9-4x (vs. North Dakota, 10/15/15)
Attacks: 26 (Idaho, 10/09/14)
Attack Percentage: .208 (8-3-24) (at North Dakota, 10/16/14)
Assists: 1-7x (vs. Idaho State, 11/5/15)
Aces: 2 (at UNLV, 9/11/15)
Digs: 4 (vs. Texas Tech, 9/18/15)
Blocks: 8.0 (at Washington State, 09/19/14)
Block Solo: 3-2x (3 (at SELU, 9/12/15)
Block Assist: 7-2x (vs. Portland, 9/2/15)
Points: 13.0 (at Washington State, 09/19/14)