AVCA A LL -A MERICAN S ARAH M C FARLAND • O UTSIDE H ITTER • 1997-2000 As A Junior: Sarah McFarland, a native of Michigan City, Ind., started in every regular season match in 1999. She finished the year with 750 kills and took over first place in the West Coast Conference and LMU record books for most kills in a single season. In addition to setting single-season kill records, McFarland also stepped into third place in the NCAA record books for most kills in a five-game match. She had a 52kill performance at home against No.14 Ohio State on Sept. 10, a mark that came just four shy of the NCAA five-game record of 56 kills. In addition to leading the Lions in kills, McFarland was also near the top in many other statistical categories. She wrapped up her junior season first in total attacks (1,642), first in digs per game (2.71) and second in service aces (31) for the Lions. Other honors McFarland garnered throughout the year included three WCC Player of the Week awards (Sept.6, Sept.14, Oct. 25), one WCC Player of the Month award (September) and an AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept.13) award.
In her four seasons with the Lions Sarah McFarland, a three-time All-WCC firstteam selection and two-time Loyola Marymount Female Athlete of the Year (19992000, 2000-01), became only the second athlete in LMU women’s volleyball history to earn AVCA AllAmerican honors and the first to do so in consecutive seasons (‘99,‘00).
1999 AVCA Second-Team All-America
As A Senior: McFarland continued her offensive frenzy once again starting in every match (29) and finishing the year with an incredible 762 kills. She continues to hold the top spot in the West Coast Conference and LMU record books for most kills in a single season improving on the mark of 750 she set as a junior. In addition to leading the nation in kills for two straight years, McFarland etched her name into the NCAA record book as well. Her 762 kills during her final campaign set a new NCAA single-season kills per game record (7.78). She now holds two of the NCAA’s top three spots in kills per game, her 7.35 kill per game average in 1999 ranks third all-time. As a senior, McFarland developed into a complete all-around player wrapping up her final season first in total attacks (1,670), first in digs per game (3.34) and fourth in service aces (18) for the Lions. McFarland made her last collegiate year a memorable one garnering four WCC Player of the Week awards (Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Nov. 6), one WCC Player of the Month award (September) and an AVCA National Player of the Week (Nov. 6) award. She left LMU as the Lions’ all-time career kills leader, collecting 2,020 throughout her four-year career and is now an assistant coach at Baylor University.
2000 AVCA First-Team All-America
McFarland’s Career Statistics Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
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O
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MP/GP 13/23 26/91 31/102 29/29 99/245
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M
Att 73 1020 1642 1670 4478
O
Kills 28 480 750 762 2020
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Err 15 159 269 229 672
T
Pct .178 .315 .293 .319 .301
Ast 2 37 23 25 87
V
SA 0 31 31 18 80
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L
SE 0 64 63 42 169
RE 0 4 8 19 31
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E
Y
Digs 9 207 276 327 819
BS 0 4 12 10 26
BA 3 52 48 44 147
TB 3 56 60 54 173
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A
L
L
BE 4 12 13 13 42
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