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Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Pioneers

2022 Women's Volleyball Roster

3 Sarah Ciszek

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Santa Margarita Catholic
  • Hometown San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Biography

2022:

  • AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
  • AVCA All-East Coast Region Honorable Mention
  • NEC Player of the Year
  • NEC Setter of the Year (first ever five-time winner of this award in NEC History)
  • First-Team All-NEC
  • Was the lone Pioneer to start all 31 matches in 2022. 
  • Finished fifth in the country with five triple doubles. 
  • Led the NEC in assists (1,137) and hitting percentage (.353).
  • Paced the Pioneers in assists, assists per set (9.48), aces (43), and was second in digs (274) and digs per set (2.28), and was third in total blocks (70.0). 
  • Tallied season highs with 16 kills and 18 digs in a 16-35-18 triple-double in a Pios' win over Princeton. 
  • Recorded a season-best 59 assists in SHU's NEC Championship Semifinal win over LIU

2021:

  • NEC Setter of the Year 
  • First-Team All-NEC
  • NEC Tournament MVP
  • NEC All-Tournament
  • Ranked third in the NCAA with seven triple-doubles
  • Led the NEC and 52nd in the NCAA with a school record .352 hitting percentage. 
  • Named NEC Player of the Week six times.
  • Produced a triple-double in both matches of the NEC Tournament.
  • Recorded a season-high 50 assists in the win over Northeastern (8/28).
  • Second in the NEC with 8.82 assists per set.
  • Her 944 assists are seventh on the SHU single-season list.
  • Moved up to third on the SHU career charts with 3,529 assists.
  • NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee

2020-21:

  • Earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-New England honors.
  • Named NEC Player of the Year and Setter of the Year.
  • First-Team All-NEC.
  • Named NEC Player of the Week twice (3/15 & 3/29).
  • Produced a season-high 51 assists vs. LIU (3/12).
  • Had the fifth-highest digs per set in team history (4.10).
  • Has the second-highest career hitting percentage in team history with .332.

2019:

  • Earned NEC Setter of the Year.
  • First-Team All-NEC.
  • NEC Tournament MVP.
  • Named NEC Player of the Week twice (10/14 & 10/28).
  • Had the 3rd highest single-season hitting percentage in team history (.348).
  • Produced a trio of triple doubles, good for eighth in the nation.
  • Notched a career-high 60 assists vs LIU (9/28).

2018:

  • NEC Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Year
  • NEC Women’s Volleyball Setter of the Year
  • Earned NEC First Team Honors
  • Appeared in 27 matches and 99 sets
  • Led the NEC with 932 assists
  • Led the NEC with 9.41 assists per set
  • Led the NEC with a .347 hit-percentage

Prior to SHU:

  • Four-year varsity letter winner
  • Three-time Trinity League Champion 
  • Won the California Interscholastic Federation - Southern Section (CIF-SS) Championship in 2016
  • Won the WCIF Southern CA Open Division Regional Championship in 2016
  • Finished as the CIF State Runner-ups Open Division in 2016
  • Won the CIF Southern CA Division 1 Regional Champions in 2017
  • Won the CIF Division 1 State Championship in 2017
  • Won a bronze medal at 2018 Jr. Nationals in American Division
  • Second Team All-Trinity League in 2015
  • Two-time First Team All-Trinity League
  • Two-time First Team All-Orange County
  • First Team Division 1 All-CIF –SS in 2017=
  • Team Captain
  • Was named Orange County Athletic Directors Student Athlete of Character in 2017
  • Earned Special Leadership Recognition award in 2018
  • Under Amour All American – Honorable Mention in 2017
  • Was named to the all-tournament team at 2018 Jr. Nationals American Division
  • Was named MVP of Momentous Volleyball Club in 2018

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Sophomore

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    2020Junior

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    2021Senior

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    2022Graduate Student

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