Sara Nobach
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- Height:
- 5-2
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- Hometown:
- Athens, MI
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- Position:
- L
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Athens
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- m
- 31
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- k/s
- 0.03
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- h %
- -.021
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- a/s
- 0.57
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.24
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- 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
|   | 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 | - | - |
Game Log - Offense
| 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 |
Game Log - Defense
| 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 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| 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 |
| Statistic | 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 |
| Statistic | 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 |
| Statistic | 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 |
| Statistic | 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
The No. 3 Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team swept No. 6 La Roche 3-0 in the first round of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships in the Junker Center on Wednesday night.
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team tallied a 3-1 over La Roche in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) regular-season finale on Saturday in the Junker Center.
Cadence Jones registered a season-high 23 kills to lead the Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team past Hilbert 3-1 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team swept Carlow 3-0 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team handed Alfred State their first loss in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action. The Lions posted a 3-2 victory over the Pioneers on Wednesday night.
The Mt. Aloysius women’s volleyball team collected their first-ever win over Penn State Behrend 3-2 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Match of the Week on Saturday in the Junker Center.
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team swept Pitt-Bradford 3-0 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener for both teams on Tuesday night.
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team faces Pitt-Bradford in their Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener on Tuesday night.
The John Carroll women’s volleyball team posted a 3-1 win over Penn State Behrend in non-conference action on Wednesday night in the Junker Center.
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team returns to the Junker Center for a non-conference match against John Carroll on Wednesday, beginning at 7 p.m.
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches on Saturday, falling to the hosts Fredonia Blue Devils and defeating the Houghton Highlanders.
The Thiel Tomcats women’s volleyball team defeated Penn State Behrend 3-0 in non-conference action on Wednesday night.
The Behrend women’s volleyball team split a pair of matches on the final day of the Oswego Invitational. The Lions defeated the hosts in five sets and then fell to Brockport in the second match on Saturday afternoon.
The Behrend women’s volleyball team returns to the win column, winning three unanswered sets to defeat Utica 3-1 on day one of the Oswego Invitational on Friday night.
The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team has been picked to finish third in the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Preseason Coaches Poll.
