Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2014. ... Seattle Pacific Tournament and Pacific West-GNAC Crossover all-tournament teams in 2014. ... GNAC Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 8-13, 2014.

Senior (2014): Became a regular starter, playing in 97 of SPU's 99 games. In addition to setting up her teammates, was an integral part of the offense herself, with single-season career bests of 28 kills, 328 attacks, and a .253 hitting percentage. ... Totaled 850 assists, pushing her past 2,000 for her career (2,205). The 2,000th came in a five-game match at Simon Fraser on Oct. 23, as Biondi had 50 that night. ... Also had single-season bests of 29 service aces (tops on the team), 6 solo blocks, 64 block assists, 70 total blocks, and 195 points. ... On Sept. 11 against Academy of Art in the Pacific West-GNAC Crossover tournament, recorded a triple-double of 41 assists, 12 kills, and 18 digs in a five-game victory. It was SPU's first triple-double since 2007. The 12 kills and 18 digs were career highs. ... Also had seven double-doubles for the season, giving her eight for her career. ... Set career high with 7 block assists in five-game win against Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 18. ... 

Junior (2013): Played in 24 of the 26 matches, starting 8, and was on the floor for 92 of SPU's 101 games. ... Racked up 457 assists, second-highest total on the team, and 69 total blocks, the third-best team total. Of those blocks 10 were solo, just one behind starting middle blocker Nikki Lowell. ... Had 48 kills, many of them on well-placed, timely tips, and hit .238. ... Set her SPU high of 52 assists in a five-game victory at Western Oregon on Nov. 16. Also had a career-high 12 digs in that same match for her first Falcon double-double. ... Posted double-digit assists in 15 of her 17 matches. ... Set career highs of 6 kills at Montana State Billings on Nov. 2, and 8 total blocks (2 solo, also a career high) in a five-game victory against Cal State Los Angeles on Sept. 13. Also in that Cal State L.A. match, set up her 1,000th career assist, the first 871 of which came in 2010 as a freshman at Washington State.

Sophomore (2012): Played in eight matches, totaling 17 games. Came up with a big performance in a five-game victory at No. 22 Central Washington on Oct. 27 with a season high 9 digs, just one off of her career-best total.

Washington State (2010): Walked on as a freshman and wound up starting 92 of WSU's 99 games. ... Averaged 9.47 assists per game to rank No. 8 in the Pacific-10 Conference. ... Set up a career-high 58 assists in a four-game victory against Gonzaga.

Loretto and Christian Borthers high schools: Played at Loretto her as a freshman, sophomore and junior, and at Christian Brothers as a senior. ... Co-captain at Loretto as a junior, recording 600 assists, 58 kills, 19 service aces, 46 blocks and 31 digs. ... Earned All-Capital AthleticLeague as a junior, as well as Sacramento All-Metro honorable mention. ... Helped Christian Brothers win Sierra Valley League title, CIF Section title, and Northern California championship; team then finished as runner-up in California state tournament. ... All-Sierra Valley League.

Personal: Sara Renee Biondi. ... Communications major. ... Born May 12, 1992.

Fun facts: Member of the Cal Synergy club team. ... Played basketball from 1st through 10th grades. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was the Twilight spoof "Vampires Suck." ... Books she just couldn't put down were those from the "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... If she could be any action hero or heroine, would be Wonder Woman "because she can fly, and I could travel to anyplace in the world without having to pay a fortune for airplane tickets or gas for the car." ... Her friends call her "Southpaw" and "To Infinite and Biondi." ... One of her goals in life is to climb Half Dome in California's Yosemite National Park.


STATISTICS
Year     GP     K     E     TA     Pct.   Ast  Ace Digs  BS  BA  TB    Pts
*2010     92     45   21    128    .188   871    9    112    4    29   33    72.5
2012      17       2     1       5    .200     27    2      27   1      3     4      6.5
2013      92     48   19    122    .238   457    1      60  10    59   69    88.5
2014        97    128     45     328     .253    850   29      211     6      64   70    195.0
TOT     298   223   86    583    .235  2205  41   410  21   155  176  362.5
*at Washington State