Career:
Finished off her four-year run at Emory by playing  in 142 matches and recording 476 sets of action, the 17^th most in school history … Ranks 18^th all-time at Emory with a .288 hitting percentage (1,150-327—2853) … Her 1,150 kills placed 13^th on the program’s career chart … 17^th all-time at Emory with 925 digs … Posted 48 contests of double-figure kills. 

Senior (2016):
Saw action in 38 matches and totaled 128 sets of action ...  Solid senior season that was capped with her earning a First Team All-America berth … First Team All-UAA for the second straight year … AVCA All-South Region … Recipient of the NCAA Postgrdauate Scholarship ... Placed second on the squad in kills (288), third in kills average (2.25 kps), third in attack percentage (.267, 12^th in the UAA) and third in digs average (2.86 dps, 15th in the UAA) … Totaled 11 matches of double-figure kills … 18 outings with 10 or more digs … Chalked up eight double-doubles (kills/digs) … Three performances of 20 or more digs including a career-high 24 vs. Washington University in the UAA Round Robin II, a match that saw her add 11 terminations and handle all 25 serve-receive attempts flawlessly … Second on the team with 12 kills vs. Calvin (Nov. 17) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA D-III Championships … Tied for the No. 2 spot on the club with 12 kills, hitting .420 (12-1—25) for the match, and chipped in 13 digs in a  3-1 triumph over Clarkson (Nov. 12) in the semifinals of the NCAA Brockport Regional … Emory National Invitational All-Tournament Team (Oct. 28-29) after hitting (.344, 25-5—58) in helping the Eagles to a 4-0 record … Led all players with a season-high 14 kills in a 3-1 victory over Rochester (Oct. 1) at the UAA Round Robin I …  Second on the team with 20 digs and added three block assists against Eastern (Oct. 22) at the Wid Guisler Invitational … Rang up 13 kills and hit .423 (12-2—26) in a 3-1 verdict vs. St. Thomas (Sept. 2) … Second on the squad with 12 kills and chipped in 15 digs in a 3-2 victory over Ohio Wesleyan (Sept. 10) … Nine kills, hit .400 (9-1—20) and was second on the team with 14 digs in a 3-1 decision over Washington University (Nov. 4) in the semifinals of the UAA Championships … Totaled 13 kills and 14 digs, with both marks second high on the team, vs. Carnegie Mellon (Oct. 15) at the UAA Round Robin II … Hit .421 vs. Case Western (Oct. 2) with 10 terminations, second high on the team, and two errors in 17 swings.

Junior (2015):
Logged 127 sets of action over 36 matches ... Tabbed by the AVCA as a Third Team All-American ... AVCA All-South Region honoree ... Second Team All-UAA ... No. 2 on the team and 11th among UAA players with a 2.76 kills-per-set average ... Ended the campaign with a .265 attack percentage (350-100--942), good for the No. 8 position on the UAA ladder ... 942 attack attempts were second on the club ... Second on the team and 17th in the conference in digs average (2.70 dps) ... 18 matches of double-figure kills ... 20 contests of double-figure digs ... Registered 12 double-doubles (kills/digs) ... Named UAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 5) following her performance at the UAA Round Robin I, helping the Eagles to a 3-0 record after playing in all nine sets and placing second on the team in kills (3.33 kps) and digs (2.78 dps) average and third in hitting percentage (.409, 30-3--66) ... Team-high tying 10 kills and hit .588 (10-0--17), while chipping in eight digs, in a 3-0 win vs. Brandeis (Oct. 3) ... Earned a berth on the Calvin College Labor Day Invitational All-Tournament Team after helping Emory to a 4-0 mark, posting double-figure terminations in three contests while ending the weekend second on the squad with a 3.29 kills-per-set average to go along with an attack percentage of .287 (46-13--115) ...  Season-high 17 kills represented her third-highest career total, and she contributed 13 digs in a 3-1 verdict over No. 1 Calvin College (Sept. 4) ... Second on the team with 16 successful attack attempts, and added three block assists, in a 3-2 triumph over No. 2 Christopher Newport (Sept. 25) ... Tied teammate Jessica Holler for match honors with nine terminations, hit .333 (9-3--18) and handled all 13 serve-receive opportunities flawlessly in a 3-0 win over No. 1 Juniata (Oct. 30) ... Led or shared for team honors in kills in six matches ... Second on the team with 13 kills and rang up a season-high 15 digs in a 3-1 triumph over Berry College (Sept. 15) ... Solid performance vs. Case Western (Oct. 3) during the UAA Round Robin I, hitting .379 on the strength of 12 kills with just one error in 29 attempts, while adding 13 digs, in a 3-0 win ... .407 hitting percentage (11-0--27) and tallied 10 digs, while handling all 21 serve-receive attempts perfectly, in a 3-0 victory over Lakeland College (Sept. 12). 

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 ... Majors in business administration.


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."