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    15  Sara Sternard
    Sara Sternard

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Clarendon Hills, Ill.
    High School:
    Westmont
    Height:
    6-2
    Position:
    Middle Hitter
    Club Team:
    New Wave

    04/29/2013

    Three Volleyball Members Honored With CSSLA Award

    MaryKate Imrie, Sara Sternard and Justine Garcia each earned the award.

    04/23/2013

    SAAC Announces Officers for 2013-14 Academic Year

    MaryKate Imrie will serve second term as President

    02/27/2013

    Valin Selected as UICFlames.com Student-Athlete of the Week

    Sophomore breaks school record on the vault

    01/25/2013

    Volleyball Recognizes 2012 Achievements

    MaryKate Imrie receives "Most Valuable Player" award.

    01/16/2013

    Crump Selected as UICFlames.com Student-Athlete of the Week

    Senior breaks school record in 55-meter dash to start indoor season

    Year K E TA PCT. A Digs BS BA Total
    2011 156 45 406 .273 3 29 18 55 73
    Total 156 45 406 .273 3 29 18 55 73

    AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Honored as UIC's "Most Improved Player" ... an all-Horizon League Newcomer selection ... named the Horizon League "Offensive Player of the Week" on Sept. 26 after logging a .538 hitting percentage against Loyola (9.23.11) and .600 against Green Bay (9.24.11) to help the Flames to back-to-back conference victories ... appeared in all 106 sets ... ranked second on the team with 73 total blocks ... 18 solo blocks and 55 blocks assists ... collected 156 kills on the season for an average of 1.47 per set ... posted a season-high 15 kills against DePaul on 9.2.11 ... in her .600 hitting percentage performance against Green Bay, she had 12 kills with no errors ... academically, named to the "Silver" Team, which is a grade-point average between 3.5-3.99.

    PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-time letterwinner at Westmont (Ill.) ... assisted the Sentinels to four conference championship and four regional championships ... three-time all-Interstate 8 selection ... team MVP during her junior and senior seasons ... selected as the team captain as a senior ... set the Westmont record of highest single season kills with 353 ... garnered the school record in career kills and total hitting efficiency ... member of the Academic all-Interstate 8 squad in 2009 and 2010 ... four-time letterwinner in basketball ... assisted her team to conference championships and regional championships during her junior and senior seasons ... selected as the team captain as a senior ... two-time team MVP ... four-time all-Interstate 8 selection ... all-state honoree as a junior and senior ... posted 1,500 points during her basketball career ... member of the USJN All-Star team ... high honor roll achievement ... senior of the year ... graduated second in her class ... secretary of National Honor Society ... born Oct. 10, 1992, in Hinsdale, Ill. ... daughter of Don and Jill Sternard ... has two sisters, Shelley and Susie ... currently enrolled as biology major.

    UIC Career-Highs
    Kills: 15 vs. DePaul (9.2.11)
    Attempts: 23 vs. DePaul (9.2.11)
    Percentage (min. 10 TA): .600 at Green Bay (9.24.11)
    Digs: 5 (three times) most recently at Loyola (9.23.11)
    Assists: 1 (three times) most recently at Eastern Illinois (10.17.11)
    Block Assists: 5 (two times) most recently at Green Bay (9.24.11)
    Solo Blocks: 3 at Youngstown State (11.5.11)
    Total Blocks: 6 (four times) most recently at Youngstown State (11.5.11)