Sara Nobach

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Sara Nobach
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Hometown:
    Athens, MI
  • Position:
    L
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Athens
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    0.03
  • h %
    -.021
  • a/s
    0.57
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.24
  • d/s
    3.74
Bio

Career Highlights

2023

* Played in all 28 matches
* Finished fourth in the AMCC in digs per set at 4.48 and fourth in total digs with 448
* Registered 51 assists and 34 service aces
* Had double-digit digs in 24 matches
* Posted a season-best 25 digs at Buffalo State

2022

* Team Rookie of the Year
* Led the team with 397 digs and 3.82 digs per set
* Started every match
* Recorded double-digit digs in 21 contests
* Tallied a season-best 31 digs against Penn State Altoona
* Added 51 assists and 26 service aces

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in biology 

Personal

* Daughter of Michele and Robert Nobach
* Four-sport athlete at Athens High School
* Varsity letterwinner in volleyball, basketball, softball and track & field
* Two-time Volleyball All-League Honorable Mention
* Three-time All-State in track & field
* Softball All-District
* National Honors Society
* Science Olympiad
* Spanish and Varsity Club

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 31 8
Sets 116 33
Kills 3 1
Kills per set 0.03 0.03
Errors 4 1
Total Attacks 48 11
Total Attacks per set 0.41 0.33
Hitting Percentage -.021 .000
Assists 66 24
Assists per set 0.57 0.73
Service Total Attempts 359 110
Service Aces 28 8
Service Errors 32 10
Service Aces per set 0.24 0.24
Receptions 701 179
Reception Errors 59 9
Digs 434 137
Digs per set 3.74 4.15
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 31.0 9.0
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 30 at Hilbert W, 3-1
Nov 3 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-1
Nov 3 vs. Shenandoah L, 3-0
Nov 9 La Roche W, 3-1
Nov 13 La Roche W, 3-0
Nov 16 vs. Penn State Altoona L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 vs. Hiram L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 7 .000 2 1.0
Aug 30 vs. St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Aug 31 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Sep 6 Geneva W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 1 -1.000 6 0.0
Sep 6 Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 2.0
Sep 7 Kenyon L, 3-2 - 5 1 1 2 .000 2 3.0
Sep 7 Alfred L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 2.0
Sep 13 vs. Denison L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 13 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 14 vs. Olivet L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Sep 14 at Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Sep 20 vs. Utica W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 4 .000 1 0.0
Sep 21 Oswego W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Sep 21 vs. Brockport L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 2 2.0
Sep 25 at Thiel L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 1 1.0
Sep 28 at Fredonia L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 4 -.250 2 0.0
Sep 28 vs. Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 5 .200 1 2.0
Oct 2 John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 4 0.0
Oct 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 3 1.0
Oct 12 Mt. Aloysius L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 9 2.0
Oct 16 at Alfred St. W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 5 .000 1 1.0
Oct 19 Penn State Altoona L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 5 1.0
Oct 19 Wooster W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 2.0
Oct 26 at Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0.0
Oct 30 at Hilbert W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 0 1.0
Nov 3 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 2 2.0
Nov 3 vs. Shenandoah L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 2 0.0
Nov 9 La Roche W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Nov 13 La Roche W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 2.0
Nov 16 vs. Penn State Altoona L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 1 1.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 vs. Hiram L, 3-0 - 3 17 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 Geneva W, 3-2 - 5 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 17 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Kenyon L, 3-2 - 5 17 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Alfred L, 3-1 - 4 23 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Denison L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 vs. Olivet L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Utica W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 Oswego W, 3-2 - 5 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 vs. Brockport L, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Thiel L, 3-0 - 3 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Fredonia L, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 vs. Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Mt. Aloysius L, 3-2 - 5 23 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Alfred St. W, 3-2 - 5 22 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Penn State Altoona L, 3-2 - 5 19 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Wooster W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Hilbert W, 3-1 - 4 21 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 vs. Shenandoah L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 La Roche W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 La Roche W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 vs. Penn State Altoona L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 30 vs. Hiram L, 3-0 - 3 12 1 1 15 1
Aug 30 vs. St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 10 1 1 15 0
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 22 5
Aug 31 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 11 0
Sep 6 Geneva W, 3-2 - 5 10 0 1 35 6
Sep 6 Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 18 2 0 17 1
Sep 7 Kenyon L, 3-2 - 5 17 2 2 43 10
Sep 7 Alfred L, 3-1 - 4 17 2 1 38 4
Sep 13 vs. Denison L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 21 4
Sep 13 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 7 1 0 25 2
Sep 14 vs. Olivet L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 1 0 1
Sep 14 at Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 2 35 2
Sep 20 vs. Utica W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 1 25 2
Sep 21 Oswego W, 3-2 - 5 14 0 1 18 0
Sep 21 vs. Brockport L, 3-0 - 3 12 2 2 28 1
Sep 25 at Thiel L, 3-0 - 3 10 1 0 22 4
Sep 28 at Fredonia L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 30 1
Sep 28 vs. Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 13 1 2 17 1
Oct 2 John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 12 0 1 31 2
Oct 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 2 19 1
Oct 12 Mt. Aloysius L, 3-2 - 5 17 2 3 28 1
Oct 16 at Alfred St. W, 3-2 - 5 14 1 0 22 0
Oct 19 Penn State Altoona L, 3-2 - 5 14 1 2 25 2
Oct 19 Wooster W, 3-0 - 3 10 2 1 13 0
Oct 26 at Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 12 0
Oct 30 at Hilbert W, 3-1 - 4 12 1 0 20 0
Nov 3 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-1 - 4 15 2 1 25 3
Nov 3 vs. Shenandoah L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 22 3
Nov 9 La Roche W, 3-1 - 4 14 1 2 28 2
Nov 13 La Roche W, 3-0 - 3 15 2 2 22 0
Nov 16 vs. Penn State Altoona L, 3-1 - 4 18 1 1 17 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2022-23 29 104 1 0.01 2 15 0.14 -.067 51 0.49 27.0 0.3
2023-24 28 100 1 0.01 3 26 0.26 -.077 51 0.51 35.0 0.3
2024-25 31 116 3 0.03 4 48 0.41 -.021 66 0.57 31.0 0.3
2025-26 30 109 0 0.00 6 28 0.26 -.214 78 0.72 27.0 0.2
Total 118 429 5 0.01 15 117 0.27 -.085 246 0.57 120.0 0.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2022-23 29 104 397 3.82 0 0 0 0.00
2023-24 28 100 448 4.48 0 0 0 0.00
2024-25 31 116 434 3.74 0 0 0 0.00
2025-26 30 109 433 3.97 0 0 0 0.00
Total 118 429 1712 3.99 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2022-23 29 104 297 26 0.25 34 478 47
2023-24 28 100 319 34 0.34 22 565 26
2024-25 31 116 359 28 0.24 32 701 59
2025-26 30 109 405 27 0.25 31 515 32
Total 118 429 1380 115 0.27 119 2259 164
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 31 116 3 0.03 4 48 0.41 -.021 66 0.57 31.0 0.3
Conference 8 33 1 0.03 1 11 0.33 .000 24 0.73 9.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 50 2 0.04 2 6 0.12 .000 43 0.86 16.0 0.3
Away 7 27 0 0.00 2 16 0.59 -.125 11 0.41 5.0 0.2
Neutral 12 39 1 0.03 0 26 0.67 .038 12 0.31 10.0 0.3
Result
Wins 13 51 2 0.04 2 22 0.43 .000 27 0.53 14.0 0.3
Losses 18 65 1 0.02 2 26 0.40 -.038 39 0.60 17.0 0.3
Month
August 4 12 0 0.00 0 8 0.67 .000 5 0.42 2.0 0.2
September 14 54 2 0.04 3 21 0.39 -.048 24 0.44 15.0 0.3
October 8 32 1 0.03 1 9 0.28 .000 28 0.88 8.0 0.3
November 5 18 0 0.00 0 10 0.56 .000 9 0.50 6.0 0.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 31 116 434 3.74 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 8 33 137 4.15 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 50 186 3.72 0 0 0 0.00
Away 7 27 120 4.44 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 12 39 128 3.28 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 13 51 189 3.71 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 18 65 245 3.77 0 0 0 0.00
Month
August 4 12 44 3.67 0 0 0 0.00
September 14 54 200 3.70 0 0 0 0.00
October 8 32 135 4.22 0 0 0 0.00
November 5 18 55 3.06 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 31 116 359 28 0.24 32 701 59
Conference 8 33 110 8 0.24 10 179 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 50 174 14 0.28 18 317 29
Away 7 27 80 5 0.19 3 166 10
Neutral 12 39 105 9 0.23 11 218 20
Result
Wins 13 51 170 12 0.24 13 273 16
Losses 18 65 189 16 0.25 19 428 43
Month
August 4 12 34 2 0.17 2 63 6
September 14 54 155 13 0.24 14 354 39
October 8 32 103 7 0.22 9 170 6
November 5 18 67 6 0.33 7 114 8
News mentions
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  • October 30, 2024
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