Career:
After two seasons in the program, she has played in 68 matches and recorded 221 sets of play ... Ranks 10th all-time at Emory with a .321 hitting percentage (512-140--1159) ... Has posted 19 contests of double-figure kills. 

Sophomore (2014):
Enjoyed a breakout season that culminated with her earning Honorable Mention All-America acclaim ... Totaled 140 sets over 42 matches ... No. 3 among UAA players with a .315 attack percentage (365-100--842) ... Fourth on the UAA ladder with 365 terminations and eighth in kills average (2.61 kps) ... 15 matches of double-figure kills ... 19th in the UAA in blocks average (0.48 bps) ... Nine contests of three or more blocks ... Led or shared for team honors in kills in seven matches .. Named Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA St. Louis Regional (Nov. 14-16) ... First of her three double-doubles of the season came in the Regional Championship match against host and No. 7-ranked Washington University where she chalked up 16 terminations (second high on the team) and 12 digs in a 3-2 win ... Solid effort over Emory's six matches in NCAA Tournament play, placing second on the team in both kills average (2.83 kps) and hitting percentage (.300, 68-14--180) ... In the NCAA Championships, she averaged 3.38 kills and 2.77 digs over 13 sets and compiled a .340 hitting mark (44-9--103) ... Topped the club with a career-high 21 kills and added a career-best tying 14 digs vs. Hope College (Nov. 24) in the title match of the NCAA Championships ... In the NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Williams (Nov. 21), she hit .520 (11-0--22) and chipped in 14 digs ... Tied for the team lead with 13 successful attack attempts, finishing with a .286 hitting mark (13-3--35), and contributed eight digs in a 3-1 victory over Chicago in the showdown for the UAA title ... In the UAA semifinals, she aided in a 3-0 sweep triumph vs. Carnegie Mellon (Nov. 7) by leading all players with nine terminations and hitting .474 (9-0--19) ... Played all five sets in a 3-2 victory over Chicago (Sept. 20) at the Elmhurst Invitational, blasting away for a team-high 19 kills, her second-highest career total, and hitting a squad-best .548 (19-2--31) with that mark the eighth highest by an Eagle during the campaign ... Team-high 16 kills, a .452 hitting effort (16-2--31) and added three blocks (0-3) in a five-set battle at No. 13 Elmhurst (Sept. 19) ... Keyed a 3-0 win over Rochester (Oct. 4) at the UAA Round Robin I, hitting .550 with a match-high 13 kills, while tying for the Emory lead with five (1-4) blocks ... Emory Classic All-Tournament Team selection (Sept. 12-13) ... Second on the team with 15 successful attack attempts and hit .323 (15-5--31) in a 3-2 decision over No. 23 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Sept. 6) ... 14 kills, good for second on the club, hit .400 and tied for the team lead with four blocks (0-4) vs. Oglethorpe (Sept. 28). 

Freshman (2013):
Played in 26 matches and totaled 81 sets of play ... Finished third on the team in hitting percentage (.338, 147-40--317) ... Produced four matches of double-figure kills including a season high of 12 that paced the squad against Chicago (Nov. 9) in the UAA Championships title match ... Second on the team in both hitting percentage (.471) and kills (10) in a 3-1 victory over Colorado College (Nov. 17) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional Championship match ... First action came vs. Wittenberg (Aug. 31) where she posted 10 terminations, hit .562 (10-1--16) and chipped in four digs in a 3-1 win over the No. 3-ranked Tigers ... Big effort vs. Covenant College (Sept. 21), leading all performers with 11 kills, posting a .733 hitting effort (11-0--15) and dishing out 18 assists in a 3-0 decision ... Totaled eight kills and hit .571 (8-2--15) against Washington University (Nov. 8) in the semifinals of the UAA Championships ... Second high on the team with nine kills and hit .294 in a 3-0 verdict over Johns Hopkins (Aug. 31). 

High School:
Earned three varsity letters as a member of the Santa Margarita High School program … Was coached by Katy Daly … Helped her team to multiple league championships … Two time All-Trinity League honoree … 2012 AP Scholar with Honors … Was her team's recipient of the Academic Athlete Award throughout her career … Plays for the Orange County Volleyball Club where she is coached by Andrew Mabry and Charlie Brande … Named to the 2012 AAU All-America Team in the 17-Open Division. 

Personal:
Born August 31, 1995 ... Daughter of Michael and Cynthia Maher.  


Stats

Sarah Maher Career-High Kill Matches

Quote:
"It seems almost impossible to find a school more balanced or offering more opportunities than Emory.  From the top-level academics, to the highly competitive volleyball program, to the diverse college environment, Emory had everything I was looking for in a college."