Sarah Ray

Photo by: Parker Waters

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
Hume-Fogg
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.

2015: Played and started in all 32 matches and 125 sets as a sophomore…second on the team in kills (35) and kills per set (2.81) with a season high 19 vs Montana State (8/28)…second on the team in digs (335) and digs per set (2.68) with a season high 26 against Houston (10/7)…third on the team in service aces (26) and service aces per set (.21)…also tallied 50 blocks (12 solo, 38 assisted) and 21 assists…tallied 17 games with double-digit kills and 16 games with double-digit digs...named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

2014: Started all 32 matches and 115 sets -- splitting time at outside hitter and right-side hitter -- as a true freshman...named Louisiana Freshman of the Year after leading the team in kills (344), points (402.5) and service aces (25) while ranking second on the squad in kills per set (2.99), points per set (3.50) and digs (290), third in blocks (65) and fourth in digs per set (2.52)...tallied 17 double-digit kill outings with a season-high of 19 vs East Carolina (10/3) and again vs USF (11/23)...recorded 11 double-digit dig matches with a season-best 18 at Houston (11/5)...posted nine kill/dig double-doubles, including a 16-kill, 11-dig effort vs Howard (9/12) during the Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic, when she also added a career-best seven blocks...blocking effort against Howard was one of 19 multiple-stuff performances...recorded five multiple-ace outings, including a season-best four at Cincinnati (11/14)...earned a spot on the Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 3.2 kills, 2.0 digs and 2.0 blocks per set while chipping in with two assists and an ace over three matches...off the court, was a member of the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and Tulane's 3.0 Club.

High School: Four-year letterman at Hume-Fogg High for coach Emily Moore...helped lead the Blue Knights to a combined 119-43 overall record, including a 43-11 mark as a senior when the team won the District 10-2A title and advanced to the state championship for the first time since 1998...claimed all-district and all-region honors in each of her final two prep seasons...as a senior, named first-team all-state by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and first-team All-Midstate by The Tennessean after posting 540 kills, 276 digs, 141 aces and 70 blocks...named District MVP and MVP of the District Tournament in 2013 and was selected to state All-Star Team...played with Alliance Volleyball Club 18-1 Mizuno in 2013 after having played with the Ethos Volleyball Club...also lettered twice in basketball where she was named Ms. Basketball in 2009.

Personal: Born in Nashville, Tenn. ...has two sisters...majoring in public relations.

Ray's Career Statistics

Year	MP-SP	Kills	Kills/Set	Err.	Att.	Pct.	Assists	Asst/Set	Service Ace	Service Error	Aces/Set	Digs	Digs/Set	Block Solo	Block Assists	Total Blocks	Blocks/Set	Block Errors	Ball-Handling Errors	Points	Points/Set
2014	32-115	344	2.99	219	1088	.115	13	0.11	25	69	0.22	290	2.52	2	63	65	0.57	7	3	402.5	3.50