11 Sarah Luong
11 - Sarah Luong
Height: 5-9
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Chanhassen, MN
High School: Benilde-St. Margaret's
Position: S
m 23
k/s 0.18
h % .289
a/s 5.81
b/s 0.03
sa/s 0.30
d/s 2.14

Junior (2023): 

  • Competed in 74 sets across 23 matches this season
  • Finished second on the team with 430 assists finishing seventh in the UAA
  • Had a team-best 5.81 assists per set, fifth best in the UAA
  • Tied for fourth-best on the team with 158 digs
  • Posted 39 assists against Covenant in the regional semifinals, the third best of her career

Sophomore (2022): 

  • 2022 UAA Fall All-Academic honors
  • Competed in 51 sets across 18 matches this season
  • Finished second on the team and 12th in the UAA with 327 assists
  • Placed third on the team with a .288 attacking percentage
  • Averaged 6.41 assists per set to finish second on the team and seventh in the conference
  • Totaled 104 digs to finish sixth on the team and finished fourth on the team in digs per set (2.04)
  • Posted a season-high 15 digs against Wooster (Oct. 22)
  • Had 40 assists against Averett, the second best of her career

Freshman (2021):
Competed in 49 total sets over the course of 17 matches… Served as a setter for the Eagles before being sidelined for the season after October 3rd with an injury… Finished second on the team in total assists (261) and assists per set (5.33)… Set the season-best mark for the Eagles in 2021 with 51 assists in a five-set victory over Carnegie Mellon (Sep. 19)… Had 40 assists in Emory’s four-set loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sep. 11) along with a season best 14 digs… In her last match of the season, Luong posted 32 assists, 10 digs and seven kills against NYU.

High School:
Four-year competitor on the volleyball while at Benilde-St, Margaret's High School ... Served as team captain as a junior and senior ... Was coached by Phong Luong ... Selected as team MVP in 2018 and 2019 ... Versatile performer during her final season, totaling out 373 assists and posting 292 kills ... Landed all-conference recognition her final two years ... Recipient of the Minnesota State High School League Athenea Award in 2020, recognizing the outstanding senior female athletes ... Closed out her prep career as the Red Knights' all-time leader in assists ... Class valedictorian ...  National Merit Finalist ... Academic All-State as a senior ... Helped BSM to a conference title and a runner-up finish in sectionals in 2017 ...  Also earned three varsity letters as a two-time captain of BSM's Math League team. 

Played club volleyball for Mizuno M1 and was coached there by Jamie Suapaia ... Under Armour All-America Watch List in 2019.

Quote:
"I chose Emory for its academic excellence and its accomplished volleyball program.  The community and people are so welcoming and friendly, and there are countless opportunities for me to learn and grow."

Career Stats:

Year SP-MP A APS SA DIGS K
2021 49-17 261 5.33 13 95 30
2022 51-18 327 6.41 17 104 19
2023 74-23 430 5.81 22 158 13
TOTALS 174-58 1018 5.85 52 357 62

Sarah Luong Career High Assists:

Opponent SP A Date
Carnegie Mellon 5 51 9/19/2021
Averett 4 40 10/21/2022
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4 40 9/11/2021
Covenant 5 39 11/17/2023
Birmingham Southern 4 36 9/3/2022
NYU 4 32 10/3/2021
Recent Games
Nov 10 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-0
Nov 10 Chicago W, 3-0
Nov 11 New York U. L, 3-2
Nov 16 vs. Meredith W, 3-0
Nov 17 vs. Covenant W, 3-2
Nov 18 vs. Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 23 3
Sets 74 8
Kills 13 2
Kills per set 0.18 0.25
Errors 2 0
Total Attacks 38 10
Hitting Percentage .289 .200
Assists 430 37
Assists per set 5.81 4.63
Service Aces 22 2
Service Errors 26 5
Service Aces per set 0.30 0.25
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 158 17
Digs per set 2.14 2.13
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 2 0
Block Total 2 0
Blocks per set 0.03 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 7 0
Points 36.0 4.0
Points per set 0.5 0.5
Matches started 15 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 Centre W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 23 4 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 2 Greensboro W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 - 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 2 East Tex. Baptist W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 20 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Sep 8 vs. Cal Lutheran W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 18 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 9 vs. Tufts W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 3 .667 29 4 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 6.0
Sep 9 vs. Colorado Col. W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 3 .667 19 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 15 Oglethorpe W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 5 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 23 vs. Chicago W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 9 .222 17 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 23 vs. Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 19 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 24 vs. Carnegie Mellon W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Berry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Maryville (Tenn.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 vs. New York U. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Covenant L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 22 at Brandeis W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 22 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Averett W, 3-1 - 3 0 1 4 -.250 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 2 0.5
Oct 28 vs. Mary Washington W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 1 1.000 20 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 3 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 21 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Nov 3 Rhodes W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 17 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Nov 4 Randolph-Macon W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 14 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 4 Berry W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 27 0 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 10 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 17 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 10 Chicago W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 27 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 11 New York U. L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 30 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 16 vs. Meredith W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 19 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Nov 17 vs. Covenant W, 3-2 1 5 1 1 6 .000 39 3 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Nov 18 vs. Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 27 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2021-22 17 49 30 0.61 2 52 .538 261 5.33 13 0.27 4 2 95 1.94 0 11 11 0.22 48.5 1.0
2022-23 18 51 19 0.37 4 52 .288 327 6.41 17 0.33 3 0 104 2.04 2 7 9 0.18 41.5 0.8
2023-24 23 74 13 0.18 2 38 .289 430 5.81 22 0.30 0 0 158 2.14 0 2 2 0.03 36.0 0.5
Total 58 174 62 0.36 8 142 .380 1018 5.85 52 0.30 7 2 357 2.05 2 20 22 0.13 126.0 0.7
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 23 74 13 0.18 2 38 .289 430 5.81 22 0.30 0 0 158 2.14 0 2 2 0.03 36.0 0.5
Conference 3 8 2 0.25 0 10 .200 37 4.63 2 0.25 0 0 17 2.13 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 34 5 0.15 0 8 .625 211 6.21 8 0.24 0 0 79 2.32 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.4
Away 3 5 0 0.00 1 4 -.250 12 2.40 0 0.00 0 0 14 2.80 0 1 1 0.20 0.5 0.1
Neutral 9 35 8 0.23 1 26 .269 207 5.91 14 0.40 0 0 65 1.86 0 1 1 0.03 22.5 0.6
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Wins 20 64 13 0.20 2 37 .297 373 5.83 22 0.34 0 0 133 2.08 0 2 2 0.03 36.0 0.6
Losses 3 10 0 0.00 0 1 .000 57 5.70 0 0.00 0 0 25 2.50 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
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September 9 28 7 0.25 0 18 .389 160 5.71 15 0.54 0 0 58 2.07 0 1 1 0.04 22.5 0.8
October 4 10 1 0.10 1 5 .000 32 3.20 2 0.20 0 0 21 2.10 0 1 1 0.10 3.5 0.3
November 10 36 5 0.14 1 15 .267 238 6.61 5 0.14 0 0 79 2.19 0 0 0 0.00 10.0 0.3