2009 West Coast Conference First Team
2009 West Coast Conference Preseason Team
2008 West Coast Conference First Team
2007 West Coast Conference HonorableMention
Miscellaneous (from 2009): After totaling 508kills as a junior, she now ranks fifth in USF history in all-timekills and needs just 250 more to become USF’s all-time killsleader… became the ninth player in USF history to reach1,000 kills and did so more quickly than the other eight…team-high 508 kills total was the third-highest in USFsingle-season history… ranked 6th in nation inkills per set (4.84)… also led the West Coast Conference inkills (4.84) and points per set (5.28)… WCC Co-Player of theMonth for September… All-Tournament Team at Oregon Classicand Hornet Invitational.
At USF (2009): Named First-Team All-West CoastConference… averaged 4.84 kills per set, 1.96 digs per set,0.47 blocks per set, totaled 17 assists… double-digit killsin all but one match, stringing together 25 consecutivedouble-digit kill games to end the season… 20 or more killsin 11 matches… six double-digit kills and digsmatches… second on team in service aces with 18…eight or more digs in 14 matches… appeared in all 27matches, played in all 105 sets… set new career-high of 34kills against Pepperdine (11/21)… recorded her1,000th kill against Cal-State Bakersfield, becoming theninth USF player to do so (9/26)… totaled 28 kills againstMissouri State (8/29)… career-high 17 digs along with 18kills in Dons’ first-ever win at Pepperdine (10/22)…26 kills against then No. 25 Saint Mary’s (11/5)… 15kills in upset of then No. 22 San Diego (11/7)… posted 27kills at Portland (11/12)… recorded 27 kills at Gonzaga(11/14)… recorded match-high 18 kills against SacramentoState (9/11)… totaled 25 kills and 13 digs against Alabama(9/12)… match-high 26 kills along with 11 digs against thenNo. 11 Stanford (9/18)… posted 15 kills on season-high .444hitting against Santa Clara (10/2)… totaled 20 kills and 10digs against Gonzaga (10/15)… recorded 16 kills and 13 digsagainst Portland (10/17)… career-high 17 digs along with 18kills in Dons’ first-ever win at Pepperdine (10/22)…26 kills against then No. 25 Saint Mary’s (11/5)… 15kills in upset of then No. 22 San Diego (11/7)… posted 27kills at Portland (11/12)… recorded 27 kills at Gonzaga(11/14)… career-high three service aces against EasternWashington (8/29).
At USF (2008): Named to the All-WCC First Team...ranked fifth in all matches in the conference in kills, 12th inhitting percentage, tenth in blocks, and sixth in points... in WCCmatches, ranked ninth in the conference in hitting percentage(.314), 10th in blocks (0.79), seventh in points (3.93), andseventh in kills (3.42)... appeared in all 30 matches and all 114sets... posted 23 matches with double-digit kills and five contestswith 20 or more kills... recorded a team-high 413 kills on .295hitting with 27 assists, 16 service aces, 131 digs and 86 blocks torecord a team-high 474 total points... averaged 3.62 kills per set,1.15 digs per set and 4.16 points per set... recorded a trio ofdouble-doubles... opened season with 22 kills and 18 digs for adouble-double at No. 24 Long Beach State (8/29)... posted 17 killswith three aces against Missouri State (8/29)... hit 15 kills withtwo assists, a block and a dig in home opener against UC SantaBarbara (9/5)... recorded 13 kills on .458 hitting with two acesand three blocks against Texas-Arlington (9/6)... hit double-digitkills in third straight match with 11 against Utah State (9/6)...posted 15 kills with two assists, an ace and two blocks againstVillanova (9/13)... posted 21 kills in 47 swings with three blocksand two digs against Miami (9/13)... posted a double-double with 22kills and 14 digs at Cal State Fullerton (9/19)… followed byan 11 kill performance versus then-No. 9 California (9/20)...posted fifth straight double-figure kill outing against CentralConnecticut (9/20) with 17 kills on .412 hitting... recorded acareer-best 10 blocks and 14 kills against Penn (9/26)... posted 11kills against Gonzaga (10/4) to start a streak of eight games withdouble-digit kills... tallied 10 kills against then-No. 15 SanDiego (10/11) and Saint Mary's (10/15)... hit at a .542 clip with16 kills at then-No. 18 Santa Clara... hit 15 kills in 22 swingsfor a .591 average against Loyola Marymount (10/23)… beforeposting 17 kills and five digs and blocks against then-No. 15Pepperdine (10/25)... hit 15 kills at Gonzaga (10/30)... openedNovember with 15 kills on a season-high .682 hitting percentage atPortland (11/2)... recorded a career-high 28 kills and six digsagainst Saint Mary's (11/15)... closed out West Coast Conferenceplay with 16 kills at Loyola Marymount (11/22)... finished regularseason with 14 kills on .455 hitting with four digs and threeblocks against San Jose State (11/25)... named to the Long BeachState, Asics/Powerade Challenge, Asics/Coca-Cola Invitational, CalState Fullerton Titan All-Tournament teams... two-time WCC Playerof the Week (Oct. 27 and Nov. 18)... led USF with 20 kills andseven digs against Duke during the First Round of the NCAATournament.
At USF (2007): Ranked second on the team in kills(3.40), good for 11th place among West Coast Conference leaders...elevated game during league play, averaging a team-high 3.53 killson .267 hitting to go along with 1.26 digs and 0.87 blocks pergame... ranked seventh among WCC kills leaders during leaguematches and was ninth in points (4.15)... recorded a career-high 18kills four times... helped USF to a historic weekend sweep ofancient Bay Area rivals Saint Mary's (10/4) and Santa Clara (10/6)en route to first WCC Player of the Week honor... recorded 14 killson .400 hitting with 12 digs and a career-high five blocks in asweep of the Gaels... captured second player of the week nod afterleading USF to a sweep of No. 12 San Diego (10/27), erupting for 18kills on .300 hitting with a career-high four aces, five digs andfour blocks... added 11 kills, eight digs and four blocks in asweep of the Broncos... tallied 18 kills against Idaho (9/14) andequaled the feat against Xavier (9/14) to go along with three acesand three blocks against the Musketeers... smacked 18 kills againstLoyola Marymount (11/10)... hit .625 with 12 kills and two errorson 16 swings in a sweep of Oral Roberts (8/31)... hit .600 in finalmatch of the year at Gonzaga with 13 kills in 20 attempts with justone error... set a career-high with 13 digs in a sweep of Cornell(9/22)... matched a career-high with four assists in threematches... posted two double-double performances... reacheddouble-digit kills in 21 matches, including last 10 matches toclose the season... hit .300 or better 12 times and attacked at.400 or better four times... recorded four or more blocks in 10contests... led the Dons in kills in 11 matches... named to theall-tournament team at the USF Asics/Powerade Challenge... two-timeWCC Player of the Week selection (10/8 & 10/29).
Prep/Club Career: Named Sierra League MVP as a senior atSt. Lucy's Priory High School after leading the conference with a.826 attack percentage... the three-time first team selection and atwo-time team MVP, powered the Regents to their third consecutiveleague title in 2006 and the first CIF Semifinals appearances inschool history in 2005-06... averaged 4.1 kills and 1.7 blocks pergame as a senior, earning All-CIF Division II First Team selectionafter capturing Division III Second Team accolades as a junior...traveled with the Southern California High Performance Team inItaly and Slovenia... competed for the Club West 16 Elite clubteam... earned All-Tournament honors at the 2005 USA Girls' ClubInvitational Championships.
Personal: Sarah Mandala... parents are Jim and SueMandala... born August of 1989 in San Dimas, Calif... goal is tohelp the Dons make the NCAA Tournament... chose USF for the city,the beautiful campus and for the volleyball team... mother, Sue,played basketball at Northern Arizona... favorite quote is "It isbetter to have been in the arena and lost than to never have beenin the arena at all."... interests include cooking, trips to thebeach, watching the TV show Friends, exploring Golden Gate Park andtrying out new restaurants... major is exercise and sportsscience.
