11 Sarah Taub
11 - Sarah Taub
Height: 5-7
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Boulder, CO
High School: Fairview
Position: DS/L
Major: Biology

Career:
Through three seasons with the program, she has taken to the court in 115 matches and totaled 374 sets played ... Has 39 matches of double-figure digs ... Her 2.42 digs-per-set average ranks 15th on Emory's all-time chart ... Enters the 2013 season in the No. 12 spot the school's career chart with 906 digs. 

Junior (2012):
Saw action in 38 matches while registering a total of 136 sets of play ... Finishhed fourth on the team and 18th among UAA performers with a 2.52 digs-per-set average ... 17 matches of double-figure digs to her credit ... Totaled 20 or more digs on two occasions including a career high 21 in helping the Eagles to a 3-2 victory at Trinity (Sept. 15) ... Second high on the team with 15 digs in a 3-1 outcome over then No. 1 Washington University in the UAA Championships match ... Recorded 19 digs, second high on the squad, vs. Christopher Newport (Nov. 11) in the NCAA Regional Final ... Turned in a seven-match stretch with at least one service ace (Oct. 14 - Oct. 20) ... Tied for second high on the club with 12 digs in a four-set battle with No. 3 Wittenberg (Oct. 26) ... Six matches with multiple service aces including the Brandeis contest (Oct. 14) where she dished out a pair while chipping in 11 digs in a 3-0 triumph. 

Sophomore (2011):
Played in 37 of the team's 41 matches and logged a total of 100 sets ... Finished fifth on the squad in digs (2.12 dps) and totaled six matches of double-figure digs ... Second high on the team with 17 digs, tying her second highest career effort, in matches vs. No. 5 Wittenberg (Sept. 2) and No. 16 Chicago (Oct. 1) ... Led or shared for team honors in digs on three occasions including a 15-digs outing in a 3-1 victory over USC-Aiken (Sept. 13) ... Tied her career high with three service aces vs. NYU (Oct. 15) ... Four matches of two or more aces ... Doled out a pair of service aces and posted 14 digs in a 3-1 verdict over No. 5 Eastern University (Sept. 10).

Freshman (2010):
Saw action in 40 of the team's 41 matches and logged 138 sets ... Finished fourth on the team in digs (2.48 d/s) ... Recorded 16 matches of double-figure digs ... Led or shared for team's lead in digs on five occasions ... Paced the Eagles with 18 digs in a 3-2 win over Mount St. Joseph (Sept. 5) ... Helped Emory to a 3-2 win over No. 5 Christopher Newport (Nov. 19) in the NCAA Quarterfinals with 15 digs ... Tied with Molly Landers for team high with 17 digs in a 3-0 triumph over No. 5 Eastern University (Oct. 23) ... Four outings of two or more service aces including a season-high three vs. Washington University (Oct. 16).

Prior To Emory: Was a four-year member of the volleyball program at Fariview High School where she played for Brokke Simmons ... Served as her team's captain as a senior ... Averaged 4.3 digs per set her final campaign ... Earned second team all-conference honors her final year and was selected as her team's Outstanding Defensive Player ... Member of the Academic All-State Team in 2009 ... Played for the Juggernaut Volleyball Club under the tutelage of Bob Knox ... AAU Junior National 18 and under All-Star in 2010.

Personal: Born Oct. 13, 1991 ... Daughter of Alan and Patty Taub.

Stats

Year SP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG
2010 138-40 2 0.01 15 22 342 2.48
2011 100-37 1 0.01 20 14 212 2.12
2012 136-38 6 0.04 42 25 352 2.59
TOTAL 374-115 9  0.02 77  61  906  2.42

 

Sarah Taub's Career-High Digs Matches

Opponent GP Digs Date
Trinity 5 21 9/15/2012
Washington Univ. 5 20 10/14/2012
Christopher Newport 5 19 11/11/2012
Mt. Saint Joseph  5 18 9/5/2010
Chicago 5 17 10/1/2011
Wittenberg 4 17 9/2/2011
USC-Aiken 5 17 10/7/2010
Eastern Univ. 3 17 10/23/2010