SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... NCAA West Region All-Tournament in 2010. ... Falcons MVP in 2009. ... All-GNAC first team in 2010. ... Unanimous All-GNAC first team in 2009.
Senior (2010): Led the Falcons offensively with 363 kills on 1,112 attacks. ... No. 3 on the team in digs with 276. ... Posted 12 kill-dig double-doubles, two of which came in the NCAA West Regional tournament (16 and 10 vs. Cal State L.A. in the first round; 17 and 18 against Western Washington in the semifinals, both of them five-gamers). ... Hit a career-high .462 (6 kills-0 errors-13 attacks) in a sweep at Montana State Billings in the regular-season finale. ... Named GNAC Player of the Week on Nov. 9 after a two-match combined total of 25 kills and 19 digs against Western Washington and Simon Fraser (including 12 and 15 in a Brougham Pavilion victory against WWU). Those performances helped Risser break the 1,000-point barrier, making her the 42nd player in the 10-year history of the GNAC to top 1,000 for her career.
Junior (2009): Enjoyed a breakout year and led Seattle Pacific on offense with 366 kills in 100 games, and posted a .189 hitting percentage. Her total included a career-high 22 on Oct. 8 in a four-game victory at Central Washington, which she matched two nights later in a five-game homecourt triumph against Northwest Nazarene. ... Also came up with 308 digs, the second-highest total on the team, including a career-best 31 at home against Montana State Billings. ... Put 15 kill-dig double-doubles into the book. One of those was a 22-kill, 27-dig night at home against Northwest Nazarene.
Sophomore (2009): Played in 22 matches, starting nine and totaling 58 games. ... Ranked third on the team with 156 kills (2.69 per game). Had 92 digs, and accounted for 171.5 points, the third-highest total for the Falcons.
Freshman (2008): Appeared in 49 games, hitting 56 kills, 9 service aces, 54 digs, and 9 blocks.
Dos Pueblos High School: Two-year letterwinner and starter on outside. ... All-Channel League as junior and senior, leading Chargers to a pair of league championships. … Also played for Santa Barbara VC.
Personal: Sarah Katherine Risser was born July 4, 1989 in Santa Barbara, Calif. … Education major.
Fun facts: In addition to volleyball, has participated in soccer, swimming and karate, and would like to try fencing. ... Loves anything chocolate. ... A native of California, says "the amazing weather" is one of the things that attracted her to SPU.
STATISTICS
Year GP K E TA Pct. Ast Ace Digs BS BA TB Pts
2007 49 56 48 220 .036 6 9 54 1 8 9 70.0
2008 58 156 86 537 .130 3 5 92 2 17 19 171.5
2009 100 366 165 1061 .189 10 27 308 0 13 13 399.5
2010 99 363 189 1112 .156 18 34 276 0 27 27 410.5
TOT 306 941 488 2930 .154 37 75 730 3 65 68 1051.5
