SPU: Four-year letterwinner; five years with the program. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. ... All-GNAC 1st team in 2023. ... D2CA All-West Region 2nd team in 2023.
5th year (2024): Did not play because of an injury.
Senior (2023): Played in and started all 27 matches and was on the court for all 101 sets. ... MVP of Cal State San Marcos Cougar Classic, helping the Falcons to 4-0 with 59 kills (including a career-high 23 against Concordia Irvine on Sept. 8) on .241 hitting, plus 34 digs and 7 total blocks. That effort earned her the GNAC Offensive Player of the Week award. ... Season kills total of 340 was more than the first three years of her career combined (224). ... Recorded the first 6 kill / dig double-doubles of her career. ... Had double-digit kills in 18 of 27 matches, including the last 8 in the regular season. ... Set career high of 23 kills in vs. Concordia Irvine. ... Had 5 matches of .300-plus hitting and 3 of .400-plus.
Junior (2022): Played in 20 of the 26 matches with 18 starts, totaling 74 sets. ... Was instrumental in SPU's dramatic five-set comeback victory against Biola on Sept. 2 at the Cal State Los Angeles Invitational, with career highs of 19 kills and 48 attacks. ... Got her hands on a career-high 5block assists on Nov. 10 at home against Simon Fraser. That also was a career-high 6 total blocks. Hit a season-high .476 in that same match with 11 kills and just one error on 21 attacks. ... Slammed the 100th and 200th kills of her career, and also put her 100th and 200th points into the book,
Sophomore (2021): Played in 15 of the 25 matches with one start, totaling 34 sets. ... Recorded her first two career solo blocks on Oct. 16 at home against Simon Fraser. Finished with three total blocks in that match, which also was a career high. ... Put 7 kills on the floor and hit .250 in a 3-1 victory at home against Northwest Nazarene on Sept. 16. ... Set single-season highs for kills (36), digs (18) and total blocks (16).
Freshman (2020-21): Played in five matches with two starts, totaling 12 sets. Set career highs of 9 kills, 25 attacks, and .125 hitting in the season finale at Western Washington on May 15. In that same match, the second half of a doubleheader, logged a career-best two block assists. ... Also got the start against Western in the second half of a doubleheader in Brougham Pavilion on April 24, recording 3 kills and a career-best five digs.
Personal: Sarah Jean Brachvogel. … Business Administration major.
Reason she chose SPU: “I was attracted to SPU because of its Christian faith, the kind people, amazing academic opportunities, and the strong athletic program.”
Kamiak High School: Helped Knights reach the Class 4A (large school) Washington state tournament as a junior I 2018. … Two-time All-Wesco player. … Won team’s Most Improved Award as a sophomore and Coach’s Award as a junior. … Three-time winner of Mukilteo Beacon newspaper’s Athlete of the Week award. … Team captain as a senior in 2019. … During the course of her career, has started at all three front-row positions. … Selected for the Mukilteo School District’s sportsmanship poster.
Fun facts: During 2016, attended the SPU volleyball camp and won the Falcon Award for toughest play / determination / sportsmanship. … Started playing volleyball in 5th grade. … Also has played basketball and soccer. … If not for volleyball, would continue playing soccer. … Favorite sport to watch is football. … Dumbest movie she has ever seen is “The Babysitter.” … Book she just couldn’t put down was “Vanishing Girls; by Lauren Oliver. … Favorite junk food is peanut butter cups. … Favorite healthy food is green beans. … Favorite TV program is “Grey’s Anatomy.” … Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. … Favorite athlete is Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. … Her dream car is a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet Type 992. … Loves to shop for clothes. … If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her great-great-great grandfather in order to learn more about her family’s heritage. She would serve steak with mashed potatoes and vegetables. … If she could be any action hero, would be Spiderman. … Her friends call her Brach (but only for volleyball). … In 10 years, plans to be earning money and traveling. … Participated in the GEOPAths internship program at Kamiak. The group studies the geological features of Puget Sound (specifically Possession Sound) and presents its findings at research conferences.
CAREER STATISTICS
Yr GP K E TA Pct Ast Ace D BS BA TB Pts
20 12 13 12 54 .019 2 5 13 0 4 4 20.0
21 35 36 26 124 .081 1 3 18 2 14 16 48.0
22 75 175 81 586 .160 3 31 58 3 39 42 228.5
23 101 340 123 1004 .216 18 36 204 7 43 50 404.5
TOT 223 564 242 1768 .182 24 75 293 12 100 112 701.0
