| Sarah Palmer |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Kailua, Hawaii
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| High School:
Hawaii Baptist Academy
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| Height:
5-10
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| Position:
Libero
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• Career statistics
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)
She appeared in 29 matches, including 21 as the starting libero ... she had 20 kills (0.19) while hitting -.018 with 22 assists (0.21 aps), 16 service aces (0.16 saps), 221 digs (2.15 dps), 11 blocks (0.11 bps) and 41.5 points (0.40 pps) ... did not record a reception error in nine straight matches (67 attempts from Nov. 9 through Dec. 9) ... recorded 13 digs and three assists on Dec. 10 against No. 4 UCLA in the NCAA Lexington Regional final ... had 16 digs on Dec. 9 at No. 16 Kentucky in the NCAA Lexington Regional semifinal ... tallied 15 digs with one assists on Nov. 19 at Missouri ... compiled back-to-back matches with 10 digs on Nov. 9 at Texas Tech and Nov. 12 against Kansas State ... in a five-set win on Oct. 2 at No. 14 Iowa State, she was perfect with no reception errors in a season-high 31 attempts while adding a career-high five kills ... registered four kills, 13 digs and two service aces on Sept. 17 against SMU ... collected 17 digs with three kills, one assist and one ace against No. 2 Penn State on Sept. 10 ... had two kills and a season-high 19 digs on Aug. 27 against Ole Miss ... opened the season with two blocks, three digs, one ace and one assist on Aug. 26 against Pepperdine.
AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
She appeared in 29 matches, including 22 as Texas' starting libero ... posted 12 digs and a pair of service aces in Texas' 3-2 win over No. 14 Illinois in the NCAA Regional semifinal (Dec. 10) ... collected 14 digs, recorded an ace and committed just one reception error in 43 attempts as UT downed No. 9 UCLA, 3-1 in the NCAA Second Round (Dec. 4) ... registered 12 digs and a service ace in the Longhorns' sweep of Texas A&M (Nov. 24) ... recorded 18 kills in back-to-back wins as Texas downed Missouri (Nov. 17) and Kansas (Nov. 19) ... amassed a career-high 26 digs and committed just one error in 47 reception attempts in UT's 3-1 win at Baylor (Nov. 10) ... collected 18 digs in the Longhorns' 3-1 win against Oklahoma (Nov. 6) ... notched 10 digs in back-to-back wins over No. 2 Nebraska (Oct. 27) and Colorado (Oct. 30) ... totaled 12 digs and an assist in the Horns' 3-1 win at Oklahoma (Oct. 13) ... tallied 15 digs and an assist as she took over the starting libero spot in Texas' 3-1 loss at No. 3 Nebraska (Oct. 2) ... registered 11 digs, two assists and one kill in a 3-2 victory over No. 9 Iowa State (Sept. 29) ... posted 15 digs and added four assists in her first start at libero as UT downed No. 23 Long Beach State, 3-2 (Sept. 4) ... recorded three kills, three digs and a service ace in her collegiate debut against Florida A&M (Sept. 2)
INTERNATIONAL
Member of the 2009 U.S. Volleyball Girls Youth National Training Team ... trained with the U.S. High Performance Girls Youth A2 program in 2008 ... earned a spot in the U.S. High Performance Girls Select National A1 program in 2007 ... attended the 2007 U.S. Volleyball High Performance Holiday Camp.
BEFORE TEXAS
Two-time Gatorade Hawaii Volleyball Player of the Year (2008-09) ... ranked No. 73 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com ... two-time PrepVolleyball.com High School All-America First Team selection (2008-09) ... ESPN/RISE and UnderArmour/AVCA High School All-America Second Team (2009) ... Volleyball Magazine High School All-America honoree (2008) ... 2009 Schelde National Player of the Year Finalist ... two-time Honolulu Star Bulletin Player of the Year (2008-09) ... 2009 Honolulu Advertiser Player of the Year ... three-time Honolulu Star Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser All-State First Team (2007-09) ... two-time Honolulu Quarterback Club Female Prep Athlete of the Year (2008-09) ... Hawaii High School Athletic Association Hall of Honor inductee (2009) ... led Hawaii Baptist to three-straight Hawaii High School Athletic Association State Championships (2007-09) and earned state tournament most outstanding player honors all three seasons ... helped Hawaii Baptist to a 57-8 record in its three championship seasons ... four-time Hawaii Baptist Academy Most Outstanding Player honoree (2006-09) ... led her ASICS Rainbows club team to a ninth-place finish in the 17 open division at the 2010 AAU National Championships ... helped the Rainbows to a first-place finish at the 2007, 2008 and 2009 USA Volleyball Aloha Regional Championships ... 2008 15U national division Junior Olympics All-Tournament Team selection ... paced the Rainbows to a gold medal in the 14U national division at the 2007 Junior Olympics ... four-time principal's honor roll selection (2007-10).
PERSONAL
Full name is Sarah Caitlin Palmer ... born Sept. 10, 1992 in Honolulu, Hawaii ... daughter of Doug and Lori Palmer ... is an only child ... four-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... majoring in sociology.
