2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Sylvester, Sarah
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Jersey Number 4
Sarah Sylvester
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Marian HS
- Hometown:
- Livonia, Mich.
Bio
Career Honors
School record holder for most blocks in a three-set match (13)
Three-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Junior (2024)
Was one of three Horned Frogs to play in all 113 sets this season … Started 29 of the team’s 30 matches … Cracked the top 10 in program history in total blocks with 329 career blocks …Helped TCU earn its first national ranking in the AVCA coaches poll in program history and first 20-win season since 2011 … Recorded 146 blocks on the year, the second most in the Big 12 in 2024 and fifth most in a single season in TCU history … Ranked 36th nationally with 1.29 blocks per set in 2024 … Tallied at least five blocks in 16 matches … Was a two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week … Added 83 kills on a team-best .314 clip … Helped TCU post its second-best hitting percentage in program history, attacking at a .252 clip … Led the Frogs to their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the Second Round … Recorded two aces against Oklahoma in the season opener (8/30) … Tallied nine blocks at No. 2 Nebraska (8/31) … Sealed the victory over No. 18 Minnesota with nine blocks, including the match winner (9/7) … Finished with five kills and six blocks against Denver (9/20) … Posted eight blocks in the win at Houston (10/2) … Hit a career-high .455 (min. 10 attempts) with six kills on 11 swings at Utah (10/10) … Helped TCU become the 11th team in the last 10 years to knock off BYU in Smith Fieldhouse, racking up eight blocks (10/12) … Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after totaling 13 blocks against Kansas and Kansas State (11/13 and 11/15) … Had seven kills on eight swings at West Virginia (11/27) … Posted a season-high 11 blocks at Cincinnati to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors (11/29).
Sophomore (2023)
One of two players to start in all 32 matches on the season … Finished the season averaging 1.16 blocks per set while hitting .206 with 80 kills … Her 1.16 blocks per set led the Horned Frogs and ranked sixth in the Big 12 … Sylvester’s 1.16 blocks per set ranks ninth on TCU’s single-season blocks per set list … Her 138 total blocks on the season are also the sixth-best single-season total in program history … Led TCU in blocks in 15 matches during her sophomore campaign ... Guided TCU to finishing third in the Big 12 with 2.41 blocks per set as a team ... Finished the season with 80 kills hitting .206 as well ... Tallied a career-best 13 blocks against Utah State (Sept. 8) … Her 13 blocks broke the school record for the most blocks in a three-set match … The 13 blocks are also the second most in a single match in program history … Also recorded a season-best five kills in TCU’s 3-0 win over Utah State (Sept. 9) … Garnered Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors after her 13-block match … Posted 10 blocks, her second double-digit block effort of the season, at Kansas State (Sept. 22) … Recorded nine blocks in three consecutive matches, with nine in both matches against Cincinnati (Oct. 6-7) and nine blocks in TCU’s 3-2 reverse sweep at Oklahoma (Oct. 11) … Posted six blocks in TCU's 3-1 win at No. 20 Baylor ... Started both matches in TCU’s second straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Tallied a team-leading five blocks in TCU’s Round of 32 match against Arkansas (Dec. 2).
Freshman (2022)
Posted the best single season hitting percentage and blocks per set average by a freshman in program history … Hit .323 with 30 kills … Averaged 1.12 blocks per set … Ranked 10th nationally among all Division I freshmen in blocks per set ... Her blocks per set average ranks ninth on TCU’s individual single season records list … Ranked eighth and led all Big 12 Conference freshmen in blocks per set … Recorded 37 total blocks across 33 sets played … Earned six consecutive starts during nonconference play … Hit at-or-above .333 in her first four collegiate appearances … Stuffed five-or-more spikes four times … Racked up a season and career-high nine blocks as a part of TCU’s 18.5-block effort in a four-set win over Alabama on Sept. 16 … Also finished with seven kills on the strength of a career-best .600 hitting clip … Landed a career-high eight kills in a 3-1 win over Western Carolina on Sept. 8 … Secured match point in TCU’s 3-1 win against Texas Tech on Oct. 8 with her 39th block of the fall … Came off the bench to land consecutive blocks with TCU trailing 12-11 in the fifth set of a 3-2 win at West Virginia on Nov. 16 … Gave the Horned Frogs the lead for good, as TCU won the set 15-13.
High School
Was ranked the No. 66 overall prep player nationally in the class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com … Earned AVCA second team All-American and first team All-State credentials and was a Michigan Miss Volleyball finalist as a senior in 2021 … Tallied 247 kills (2.1/set) on .435 hitting and recorded 95 blocks (0.8/set) her senior year … Guided Marian High School to consecutive MHSAA Volleyball State Championships in 2020 and 2021 … Her high school ascended to the No. 2 in the PrepVolleyball.com National HS Rankings … Was also a standout on the basketball court, where she earned back-to-back All Catholic High School league honors.
Personal
Is a 2022 graduate of Marian HS in Livonia, Michigan … Daughter of Robert and Marie Sylvester … Has a brother, Thomas, who plays baseball at Kalamazoo College ... Born Dec. 17.
School record holder for most blocks in a three-set match (13)
Three-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Junior (2024)
Was one of three Horned Frogs to play in all 113 sets this season … Started 29 of the team’s 30 matches … Cracked the top 10 in program history in total blocks with 329 career blocks …Helped TCU earn its first national ranking in the AVCA coaches poll in program history and first 20-win season since 2011 … Recorded 146 blocks on the year, the second most in the Big 12 in 2024 and fifth most in a single season in TCU history … Ranked 36th nationally with 1.29 blocks per set in 2024 … Tallied at least five blocks in 16 matches … Was a two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week … Added 83 kills on a team-best .314 clip … Helped TCU post its second-best hitting percentage in program history, attacking at a .252 clip … Led the Frogs to their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the Second Round … Recorded two aces against Oklahoma in the season opener (8/30) … Tallied nine blocks at No. 2 Nebraska (8/31) … Sealed the victory over No. 18 Minnesota with nine blocks, including the match winner (9/7) … Finished with five kills and six blocks against Denver (9/20) … Posted eight blocks in the win at Houston (10/2) … Hit a career-high .455 (min. 10 attempts) with six kills on 11 swings at Utah (10/10) … Helped TCU become the 11th team in the last 10 years to knock off BYU in Smith Fieldhouse, racking up eight blocks (10/12) … Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after totaling 13 blocks against Kansas and Kansas State (11/13 and 11/15) … Had seven kills on eight swings at West Virginia (11/27) … Posted a season-high 11 blocks at Cincinnati to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors (11/29).
Sophomore (2023)
One of two players to start in all 32 matches on the season … Finished the season averaging 1.16 blocks per set while hitting .206 with 80 kills … Her 1.16 blocks per set led the Horned Frogs and ranked sixth in the Big 12 … Sylvester’s 1.16 blocks per set ranks ninth on TCU’s single-season blocks per set list … Her 138 total blocks on the season are also the sixth-best single-season total in program history … Led TCU in blocks in 15 matches during her sophomore campaign ... Guided TCU to finishing third in the Big 12 with 2.41 blocks per set as a team ... Finished the season with 80 kills hitting .206 as well ... Tallied a career-best 13 blocks against Utah State (Sept. 8) … Her 13 blocks broke the school record for the most blocks in a three-set match … The 13 blocks are also the second most in a single match in program history … Also recorded a season-best five kills in TCU’s 3-0 win over Utah State (Sept. 9) … Garnered Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors after her 13-block match … Posted 10 blocks, her second double-digit block effort of the season, at Kansas State (Sept. 22) … Recorded nine blocks in three consecutive matches, with nine in both matches against Cincinnati (Oct. 6-7) and nine blocks in TCU’s 3-2 reverse sweep at Oklahoma (Oct. 11) … Posted six blocks in TCU's 3-1 win at No. 20 Baylor ... Started both matches in TCU’s second straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Tallied a team-leading five blocks in TCU’s Round of 32 match against Arkansas (Dec. 2).
Freshman (2022)
Posted the best single season hitting percentage and blocks per set average by a freshman in program history … Hit .323 with 30 kills … Averaged 1.12 blocks per set … Ranked 10th nationally among all Division I freshmen in blocks per set ... Her blocks per set average ranks ninth on TCU’s individual single season records list … Ranked eighth and led all Big 12 Conference freshmen in blocks per set … Recorded 37 total blocks across 33 sets played … Earned six consecutive starts during nonconference play … Hit at-or-above .333 in her first four collegiate appearances … Stuffed five-or-more spikes four times … Racked up a season and career-high nine blocks as a part of TCU’s 18.5-block effort in a four-set win over Alabama on Sept. 16 … Also finished with seven kills on the strength of a career-best .600 hitting clip … Landed a career-high eight kills in a 3-1 win over Western Carolina on Sept. 8 … Secured match point in TCU’s 3-1 win against Texas Tech on Oct. 8 with her 39th block of the fall … Came off the bench to land consecutive blocks with TCU trailing 12-11 in the fifth set of a 3-2 win at West Virginia on Nov. 16 … Gave the Horned Frogs the lead for good, as TCU won the set 15-13.
High School
Was ranked the No. 66 overall prep player nationally in the class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com … Earned AVCA second team All-American and first team All-State credentials and was a Michigan Miss Volleyball finalist as a senior in 2021 … Tallied 247 kills (2.1/set) on .435 hitting and recorded 95 blocks (0.8/set) her senior year … Guided Marian High School to consecutive MHSAA Volleyball State Championships in 2020 and 2021 … Her high school ascended to the No. 2 in the PrepVolleyball.com National HS Rankings … Was also a standout on the basketball court, where she earned back-to-back All Catholic High School league honors.
Personal
Is a 2022 graduate of Marian HS in Livonia, Michigan … Daughter of Robert and Marie Sylvester … Has a brother, Thomas, who plays baseball at Kalamazoo College ... Born Dec. 17.
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