Hofstra University Athletics

Sarah Lopez            #8

5-8, Senior

Setter

Prescott Valley, Arizona

Bradshaw Mountain High School

Arizona Grand Canyon Juniors Volleyball Club

AT HOFSTRA

2007: Played in 50 sets in 16 matches...Recorded 491 assists, 96 digs and 30 kills on the season...Averaged 9.82 assists per game...Dealt a career-high 57 assists in season opener at Miami (FL)...Added 54 assists versus Butler...Picked up a career-best 12 digs at Connecticut...Had 11 digs in matches against San Diego State and Northeastern...Had four matches with three kills...Picked up 13 blocks and seven service aces on the season...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...2006: Played 13 sets in 13 matches...Recorded 85 assists, nine digs, five blocks and two kills on the season...Had 21 assists versus Fairfield...Tallied 16 assists versus Hartford...Notched two digs versus Fairfield, NJIT and UNC Wilmington...Had two blocks versus Fairfield...Recorded kills at San Diego State and UNC Wilmington...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...2005: Played 16 sets in 10 matches...Posted 103 assists, 12 digs and nine kills on the season...Recorded season-highs of 46 assists, five digs and five kills at UC Irvine...Dealt 17 assists and added three digs versus Columbia...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

BACKGROUND: Lettered in volleyball at Bradshaw Mountain High School in Prescott Valley, Arizona...Named to All-Arizona honorable mention team as a senior...Named to Prescott Daily Courier All-Area team and to all-region first team as a senior...Team Most Valuable Player...Selected all-region and team's best offensive player as a junior...Honorable mention all-region selection as a sophomore...Earned regional scholar-athlete honors as a senior.

PERSONAL: Has one brother and two sisters...Older sister, Rachel, played volleyball at Rice University...Hobbies include golf, reading and working out...Led Pennies for Patients program that raised money for Leukemia patients...Big Brother-Big Sister and Clothe-a-Child volunteer...Elementary education and English major.

CAREER HIGHS

Kills:               5 at UC Irvine (8-27-05)

Assists:          57 at Miami (FL) (8-24-07)

Blocks:           2, last vs. Middle Tennessee (9-15-07)

Aces:              1, last at UNC Wilmington (9-28-07)

Digs:               12 at Connecticut (9-14-07)

CAREER STATISTICS

 Year        MP         SP           K          E           TA           PCT.       A           SA       BS      BA        DG

2005       10           16            9           3            28            .214         103       1          0          1            12

2006       13           13            2           0            8              .250         85         3          0          5            9

2007       16           50            30         9            104          .202         491       7          0          13         96