Sarah Holloway
Defensive Specialist
6-0 So.-1L 11
Aurora, Colo. (Rocky Hills HS)
AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
Appeared in 27 matches and started 23 ... started the team's match against Cal Poly (9/3) as the libero ... was not part of the rotation in the team's 6-2 offense, but started all but three matches the team used the 5-1 system ... recorded double-figure digs in four matches this season ... had nine digs, two aces and two assists in the match against Cal Poly ... added one ace and six digs vs. Louisiana Tech (9/11) and five digs against Liberty (9/11) ... had two aces in the team's Big 12 opener - at Baylor (9/15) ... had the match-winning ace in the team's come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Colorado (9/18) ... had six digs and served 10-straight points to open the second game against Iowa State (9/22) ... had eight digs at No. 21 Kansas (9/25) ... had a career-high 13 digs at No. 5 Florida (9/29) ... added another double-figure dig performance against Oklahoma (10/2) with 10 digs ... tied her career high with 13 digs at Texas Tech (10/6) ... also recorded a kill in both the Oklahoma and the Tech matches ... had nine digs at No. 16 Kansas State (10/9) ... had 11 digs and two aces at No. 20 Texas A&M (10/16) ... had a career-high three assists at Oklahoma (10/27) ... had nine digs at No. 2 Nebraska (11/24) ... also added nine digs in the team's 3-0 victory over Texas Tech in the regular-season finale (11/27) ... had a career-high five aces and added seven digs as Texas defeated Texas State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (12/3) … came to Texas in January of 2004 to start her studies and entered the season as a second-semester freshman … trained and played with the team during the spring season … also played during the team's European Tour in May, starting every match as the team's libero.
BEFORE TEXAS
Played four years at Smoky Hills HS and started all four years as an outside hitter or right side player … captained the team as senior in 2003 … helped boost the Smoky Hills team to the Colorado 5A state championship in both 2001 and 2002 … was a two-time first-team all-conference performer (2002, 2003) and also earned second-team honors as a sophomore (2001) … was a first-team all-state selection as a senior after second-team honors as a junior … named to Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado Team (top six players across all five state divisions) in her final year … also garnered Rocky Mountain News all-state honors in 2003 and was a two-time all-region selection by the paper … led the 5A division in kills per game as a senior and was a all-tournament performer in the state championships … trained with the USA Volleyball High Performance Development Team … also played club volleyball for Jim Miret and the Front Range VBC … was a three-year team captain of the Front Range VBC … led Front Range to an 18-1 record and a championship at the Far Western National Qualifier … also played doubles volleyball, taking the championship at the 2001 Vail King of the Mountain National Qualifier (18's) and the 2002 state championship (18's) … graduated in the top four percent of her high school class after being home-schooled until she was a sophomore in high school … received the Faculty Award and the Citizenship Award from the Smoky Hills staff for exceptional overall quality .. visited Thailand in the summer of 2003 and worked in a university teaching English and in an AIDS orphanage.
PERSONAL
Full name is Sarah Leslie Holloway … born September 22, 1985 in Houston, Texas … is the fourth of Paige and Don Holloway's five children … has four siblings: Barbara (27), Tillman (24), Matthew (21) and Rachel (17) … Sarah is a third-generation Longhorn … both of her parents and three of her grandparents attended UT … is the granddaughter of Bud McFadin (1948-50), who was a two-time All-American and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame … her brother, Tillman, was a four-year letterwinner (2000-03) as an offensive lineman for the Longhorns on the football field and capped his career with All-America honors as a senior … is an elementary education major.
2004 Season/Career Highs
Kills 1 (three times), last vs. Baylor (10/30/04)
Attacks 1 (five times), last vs. Baylor (10/30/04)
Att. Perc. 1.000 (three times), last vs. Baylor (10/30/04)
Assists 3, at Oklahoma (10/27/04)
Aces 5, vs. Michigan (12/3/04)
Block Solos 0
Block Assists 0
Total Blocks 0
Digs 13 (twice), last at Texas Tech (10/6/04)
Season GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE
2004................ 93-27 3 0.03 1 9 .222 18 0.19 17 0.18 15TOTAL............... 93-27 3 0.03 1 9 .222 18 0.19 17 0.18 15
Season DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G
2004................ 205 2.20 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
TOTAL............... 205 2.20 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
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