Sarah Hipps Class: RS Senior Hometown: Upper St. Clair, Pa. High School: Upper St. Clair Height: 5-7 Position: Setter

2006: Spent the season as a redshirt.

2005: Was the team's starting setter and appeared in 24 of 25 matches and 85 of 90 games... Tallied 755 assists on the season, 8.88 per game... Had 30 or more assists in a game 10 times, topped 40 assists seven times and had 50 or more assists three times... Had career-high 54 assists at UNC Wilmington (Oct. 28)... Topped previous high of 53 which was set on Sept. 3 against Loyola and matched on Oct. 15 against Hofstra... Set career high with three service aces against Maryland-Eastern Shore... Had 15 aces on the year, fifth-best on the squad... Fourth on the team with 135 digs, an average of 1.59 per game... Twice had double-digit digs in a match... Set career high with 16 digs against Towson on Oct. 7... Also had 15 digs against William and Mary (Nov. 5)... Had career-high three block assists against Loyola and matched that against Northeastern (Oct. 14)... Had career-high three kills against Northeastern and finished the year with 18 kills and a .167 hitting percentage.

2004: Appeared in 11 matches for the Patriots serving primarily as a back-up setter... Recorded eight assists on the season and five digs... Had most productive match at William & Mary (Oct. 8) finishing with a career-high three assists while attempting career-high two attacks... Also had a strong match at Virginia Commonwealth (Oct. 30) with a dig, a block assist and an attack.

Prep: Lettered three times in volleyball at Upper St. Clair High School... Represented the Panthers at the All-Star Ram Jam Tournament where she was twice the MVP... Also an all-star pick for the Black Hawk Tournament and a two-time second-team All-Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) player... Was Upper St. Clair's Student of the Year three times... President of the Student Counsel as a freshman.

Personal: Born Dec. 26, 1985... Parents are Frances and Lee Hipps... Full name is Sarah Ann Hipps... Nickname is Hipps... Has two older siblings, brother Matthew, 24, and sister Megan, 22... Brother played football at University of Rochester and West Point... Played nine years of club softball, five years of club volleyball, two years of club basketball and one year of club lacrosse... Also recruited by Georgia State, Colgate, Marist, College of Charleston, Indiana and Washington & Jefferson... Major is English

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 3, vs. Northeastern, 10/14/05
Total Attacks: 7, vs. Northeastern, 10/14/05
Hitting Percentage (minimum 5 kills): N/A
Assists: 54, at UNC Wilmington, 10/28/05
Aces: 3, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 9/16/05
Digs: 16, vs. Towson, 10/7/05
Block Solos: N/A
Block Assists: 3, twice, last vs. Northeastern, 10/14/05
Total Blocks: 3, twice, last vs. Northeastern, 10/14/05

CAREER STATISTICS
	YR	GP	K	E	TA	Pct	A	SA	D	BS/BA
	2004	17	0	1	4	-.250	8	0	5	0/1
	2005	85	18	9	54	.167	755	15	135	0/13
	2006 	Redshirt
	Totals	102	18	10	58	.138	762	15	140	0/14