17 Sara Fairley
17 Sara Fairley
Height: 5-11
Year: Senior
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
High School: South Mecklenburg
Position: OH
m 37
k/s 3.09
h % .174
a/s 0.15
b/s 0.23
sa/s 0.36
d/s 2.22

* 2015 SAC Scholar Athlete

* 2015 NCAA Division II Championship All-Tournament Team

* 2015 First-Team All-SAC

* 2015 CoSIDA District 3 Academic All-District

* SAC Player of the Week, Sept. 22, 2015

* SAC Player of the Week, Oct. 20, 2015

2015 (Senior): Became the second C-N volleyball player to win the Scholar Athlete since the SAC began awarding the honor in 1991 joining Shylon Whitley in 1996…Became the first volleyball Eagle to be named an Academic All-District pick…Finished with the 10th-most kills in a single season on the school’s list with 424…Piled up 10 double-doubles on the year…Ranked 3rd in the SAC in total kills (424), 3rd in total points (489.5), 3rd in the SAC and 40th nationally with 49 service aces, 6th in kills per set (3.09) and 7th in points per set (3.57)…Led the team in kills nine times while recording 20 matches with at least 10 kills…Tallied a career-high 20 kills in her hometown on Sept. 19 at Queens (N.C.)…Piled up a career best 22 points on Sept. 22 against Lincoln Memorial with 19 kills and two service aces…Had a career-high 21 digs against Mars Hill on Nov. 15…Piled up 18 kills on a .381 attack percentage in the National Quarterfinals against Wayne State (Nebraska) on Dec. 10.

2014 (Junior): Was one of five players to notch 200 or more kills finishing with exactly 200 in 103 sets played…Also tallied 198 digs and 20 service aces…Had six contests with 10 or more digs...Was one of four players to tally a double-double during the season finishing with two…Had 10 kills and 12 digs against Mars Hill on September 23…Finished with 11 kills and 11 digs versus Queens on October 17 while notching a career-high four block assists.…Finished the year with six matches with 10 or more kills…Set a new career-high with 14 kills while hitting .433 against Belmont Abbey on October 18…Scooped up a new career-best with 20 digs in a five-set match against Lenoir-Rhyne on October 25

2013 (Sophomore): Started five of the 24 matches she competed in for the Eagles... Hit .104 with 27 kills and four blocks on the year... Had multiple kills in seven matches with a pair of four kill contests (September 14 v. North Greenville and October 15 at Mars Hill)... Had multiple digs in eight matches led by a six dig performance on September 21 at Anderson (S.C.)... Notched a pair of service aces at Brevard on October 12

2012 (Freshman): Saw action in 14 matches for the Eagles during her freshman campaign.  Contributed six kills on 20 swings.  Had her six kills spaced out across six matches.  

High School: Sara led her South Mecklenburg High School team with 4.3 kills per set and held the highest serving percentage for her team, started as a varsity player all 4 years and was Southwestern two-time 4A All-Conference member. She holds a 4.67 gpa and is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Sabres Stand Against Indifference, Student Government, National Honor Society, National Beta Club, and Spanish Honor Society. She has taken overseas missions trips to Nicaragua and Kingston Jamaica.

Recent Games
Nov 20 Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-2
Nov 21 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0
Dec 4 vs. Armstrong State W, 3-2
Dec 5 vs. Erskine W, 3-0
Dec 6 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-1
Dec 10 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 37 22
Sets 137 81
Kills 424 261
Kills per set 3.09 3.22
Errors 185 114
Total Attacks 1373 770
Hitting Percentage .174 .191
Assists 21 9
Assists per set 0.15 0.11
Service Aces 49 31
Service Errors 56 34
Service Aces per set 0.36 0.38
Receptions 546 360
Reception Errors 29 19
Digs 304 165
Digs per set 2.22 2.04
Block Solo 2 2
Block Assist 29 12
Block Total 31 14
Blocks per set 0.23 0.17
Block Errors 12 10
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 489.5 300.0
Points per set 3.6 3.7
Matches started 33 19
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 4 vs. Quincy W, 3-2 1 5 11 7 55 .073 1 3 2 21 3 15 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Sep 4 at Grand Valley St. L, 3-0 1 3 8 4 33 .121 1 0 3 22 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 5 vs. Lock Haven W, 3-1 1 4 11 5 59 .102 2 1 1 31 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Sep 5 vs. Bemidji St. W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 28 .143 0 1 1 14 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 11 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 17 .412 0 2 4 12 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 9.0
Sep 12 Brevard W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 26 .269 1 0 2 15 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 9.0
Sep 18 at Catawba W, 3-0 1 3 16 5 30 .367 1 0 1 13 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
Sep 19 at Queens (N.C.) W, 3-1 1 4 20 6 53 .264 0 0 2 18 2 8 0 2 0 2 0 21.0
Sep 22 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-2 1 5 19 5 50 .280 2 2 3 25 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 22.0
Sep 25 Wingate L, 3-1 1 4 9 13 45 -.089 1 2 1 28 1 5 0 1 2 1 0 11.5
Sep 26 Coker W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 19 .211 0 2 1 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Sep 26 Montevallo W, 3-1 1 4 8 5 31 .097 0 0 2 8 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 2 Newberry W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 37 .189 1 0 0 15 0 12 0 1 1 1 0 12.5
Oct 3 Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 5 24 .125 0 5 3 27 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Oct 6 at Tusculum W, 3-0 1 3 10 5 34 .147 1 1 0 24 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Oct 9 vs. Augusta W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 31 .290 2 1 4 26 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Oct 9 at USC Aiken L, 3-0 1 3 6 5 34 .029 0 2 0 14 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Oct 10 at Lander W, 3-0 1 3 17 5 44 .273 0 1 1 - 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 19.0
Oct 16 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 1 3 17 4 39 .333 1 1 2 13 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 19.0
Oct 17 at Brevard W, 3-0 1 3 16 5 35 .314 1 0 3 20 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
Oct 20 at Mars Hill W, 3-0 1 3 10 7 42 .071 0 1 2 12 2 10 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Oct 23 Catawba W, 3-2 1 5 19 10 52 .173 0 2 5 25 1 7 0 0 2 0 0 21.0
Oct 24 Queens (N.C.) W, 3-1 1 4 12 9 46 .065 0 2 0 6 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 14.0
Oct 24 Columbus St. W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 19 .368 0 2 2 7 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 10.5
Oct 27 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0 1 3 8 6 22 .091 0 0 0 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Oct 30 at Wingate L, 3-2 1 5 5 5 40 .000 0 3 1 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Oct 31 at Coker W, 3-1 - 4 13 5 26 .308 0 1 0 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 14.0
Nov 3 Tusculum W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 27 .148 0 3 0 12 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 13.0
Nov 6 at Newberry W, 3-1 - 4 9 2 21 .333 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Nov 7 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-1 - 4 13 1 37 .324 0 2 2 - 1 10 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Nov 14 Mars Hill L, 3-2 1 5 12 5 48 .146 0 0 2 26 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Nov 20 Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-2 1 5 9 11 52 -.038 3 1 2 20 2 9 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Nov 21 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 3 9 5 32 .125 0 1 1 16 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Dec 4 vs. Armstrong State W, 3-2 1 5 15 6 58 .155 0 4 2 - 1 14 0 1 0 1 0 19.5
Dec 5 vs. Erskine W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 30 .200 0 0 0 - 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Dec 6 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-1 1 4 14 5 55 .164 3 1 1 - 0 14 0 3 0 3 0 16.5
Dec 10 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) L, 3-1 1 4 18 2 42 .381 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 3 1 3 0 19.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2013-14 24 45 28 0.62 16 107 .112 4 0.09 9 0.20 38 4 42 0.93 0 4 4 0.09 39.0 0.9
2014-15 32 103 198 1.92 87 652 .170 11 0.11 20 0.19 214 15 197 1.91 0 35 35 0.34 235.5 2.3
2015-16 37 137 424 3.09 185 1373 .174 21 0.15 49 0.36 546 29 304 2.22 2 29 31 0.23 489.5 3.6
Total 93 285 650 2.28 288 2132 .170 36 0.13 78 0.27 798 48 543 1.91 2 68 70 0.25 764.0 2.7
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 37 137 424 3.09 185 1373 .174 21 0.15 49 0.36 546 29 304 2.22 2 29 31 0.23 489.5 3.6
Conference 22 81 261 3.22 114 770 .191 9 0.11 31 0.38 360 19 165 2.04 2 12 14 0.17 300.0 3.7
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Home 14 54 149 2.76 80 493 .140 8 0.15 23 0.43 243 12 111 2.06 1 7 8 0.15 176.5 3.3
Away 14 48 168 3.50 65 490 .210 5 0.10 14 0.29 188 12 95 1.98 1 12 13 0.27 189.0 3.9
Neutral 9 35 107 3.06 40 390 .172 8 0.23 12 0.34 115 5 98 2.80 0 10 10 0.29 124.0 3.5
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Wins 29 107 349 3.26 140 1077 .194 19 0.18 41 0.38 398 22 243 2.27 2 23 25 0.23 403.5 3.8
Losses 8 30 75 2.50 45 296 .101 2 0.07 8 0.27 148 7 61 2.03 0 6 6 0.20 86.0 2.9
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September 12 44 135 3.07 61 446 .166 9 0.20 13 0.30 224 8 105 2.39 0 9 9 0.20 152.5 3.5
October 15 53 172 3.25 79 525 .177 6 0.11 22 0.42 237 15 97 1.83 1 10 11 0.21 200.0 3.8
November 6 24 61 2.54 29 217 .147 3 0.13 9 0.38 78 5 58 2.42 1 3 4 0.17 72.5 3.0
December 4 16 56 3.50 16 185 .216 3 0.19 5 0.31 7 1 44 2.75 0 7 7 0.44 64.5 4.0