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volleyball history - lmu all-americans Sarah Noriega
Sarah mcFARLAND
Outside Hitter 1994-1997 Described by many as “one of the top players in the country” during her career at LMU, Noriega elevated standards for the future of LMU women’s volleyball in her four seasons with the Lions. In 1997, Noriega became the first LMU player to earn AVCA All-America first-team honors as well as Volleyball Magazine All-America second-team accolades. She was the WCC Player of the Year in 1997 after being named an All-WCC firstteam selection for the third consecutive season. Noriega was a three-time All-District VIII honoree, LMU’s Female Athlete of the Year (1997-98), a participant at the U.S. Olympic Festival (1995), a World Games participant, and 2000 Olympian. In her final year as a Lion, Noriega was recognized as the AVCA National Player of the Week twice (Oct. 6 and Nov. 10). On November 7, 1997, Noriega set the NCAA record for most kills in a four-game match with 47 against San Diego, a mark which still stands today. She was inducted into the LMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
Outside Hitter 1997-2000 McFarland, a three-time AllWCC first-team selection and two-time LMU Female Athlete of the Year (1999-2000, 2000-01), became the first athlete in program history to earn AVCA AllAmerican honors in consecutive seasons (1999, 2000). In 1999, it was a second-team All-America selection, but by 2000, she was a first-team All-American. She led the nation in kills for two straight years, posting an incredible 762 kills in 2000. McFarland’s single-season kill total is tops in the LMU and WCC record books. Her 6.43 kill per game average still ranks first in NCAA history. She had a 52-kill performance at home against No.14 Ohio State on Sept. 10, 1999, a mark that came just four shy of the NCAA five-game record of 56 kills and led her to her first of two career AVCA National Player of the Week awards. Overall, she holds five NCAA national records, the most by any one player. She was inducted into the LMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.
Sarah Noriega
Noriega’s Career Statistics YEAR MP SP TA K E PCT A 1994 10 17 38 10 15 -.132 3 1995 29 98 699 326 97 .328 36 1996 29 103 1010 496 163 .330 50 1997 26 89 1272 614 209 .318 30 TOTAL 94 157 3019 1446 484 .319 119
SA SE 2 6 25 48 49 65 39 46 115 165
RE 0 1 2 1 4
DIG 15 111 170 183 479
BS BA TB BE 1 5 6 0 14 78 92 7 23 83 106 11 8 86 94 4 46 252 298 22
DIG 9 207 276 327 819
BS BA TB 0 3 3 4 52 56 12 48 60 10 44 54 26 147 173
McFarland’s Career Statistics YEAR MP SP TA K 1997 13 23 73 28 1998 26 91 1020 480 1999 31 102 1642 750 2000 29 98 1670 762 TOTAL 99 314 4478 2020
E 15 159 269 229 672
PCT .178 .315 .293 .319 .301
A 2 37 23 25 87
SA 0 31 31 18 80
SE 0 64 63 42 169
RE 0 4 8 19 31
BE 4 12 13 13 42
LMU’s NCAA Records Loyola Marymount volleyball holds more NCAA Division I individual records (7) than any other school in the nation. Sarah McFarland is a large part of that achievement, still holding five national records alone.
2009 LMU volleyball
Sarah McFarland’s Records - Kills/set in a season: 7.78 in 2000 - Kills/set in a career: 6.43 from 1997-2000 - Attempts/set in a season: 17.04 in 2000 - Attempts/set in a career: 14.03 from 1997-2000 - Attempts in a four-set match: 111 vs. Notre Dame on 9/21/00 Sarah Noriega’s Record - Kills in a four-set match: 47 vs. San Diego on 11/7/97 Cathy Petrissans’ Record - Hitting Percentage in a match (20+ attempts): .955 (21-0/22) vs. Northern Arizona on 10/11/86
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Sarah McFarland