Sara Porter

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Sara Porter
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    So
  • High School:
    Start
  • Major:
    Physical Education & Health
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    1.86
  • h %
    .120
  • a/s
    0.07
  • b/s
    0.21
  • sa/s
    0.17
  • d/s
    3.27
Bio

2007 at Defiance: Rapped out 14 kills and 10 digs in first collegiate match and never looked back … Saw time in 105 sets for Defiance as a rookie … Ranked among the top three on the squad with 340 kills, 23 aces and 343 digs … Made a habit of logging double-double performances, piling up 19 of them … Recorded a double-double in 17 of her first 23 collegiate matches … Ranked ninth in the HCAC with 3.24 kills per set … Named to Gargoyle Classic All-Tournament Team … Earned Heartland Conference Player-of-the-Week honors after netting 16.7 kills, 13.0 digs and 2.0 aces in three matches.

High School: Four-year letterwinner during time at Start High … Won the Coaches Award … Named team MVP … Two-time All-Toledo … Named Honorable Mention All-District Seven … Winner of the Senior Key … Member of the Academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Majoring in physical education and health … Daughter of Doug and Cindy Porter. 

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 8
Sets 107 30
Kills 199 67
Kills per set 1.86 2.23
Errors 105 27
Total Attacks 781 247
Total Attacks per set 7.30 8.23
Hitting Percentage .120 .162
Assists 8 3
Assists per set 0.07 0.10
Service Total Attempts 103 43
Service Aces 18 8
Service Errors 19 10
Service Aces per set 0.17 0.27
Receptions 4 1
Reception Errors 15 1
Digs 350 86
Digs per set 3.27 2.87
Block Solo 4 3
Block Assist 18 8
Block Total 22 11
Blocks per set 0.21 0.37
Block Errors 9 3
Ball Handling Errors 4 0
Points 230.0 82.0
Points per set 2.1 2.7
Matches started 9 3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 4 16 -.125 0 2.5
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 5 8 9 38 -.026 0 9.5
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 1 3 9 -.222 0 1.0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 2 2 9 .000 0 2.0
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 16 .500 0 8.0
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 20 .200 0 6.0
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 13 7 49 .122 0 15.0
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 14 6 48 .167 0 15.0
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 4 4 31 .000 0 4.5
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 3 22 .182 0 8.5
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 9 7 34 .059 1 9.0
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 35 .143 1 8.0
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 26 .192 1 9.0
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 7 3 28 .143 1 8.0
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 7 10 35 -.086 0 7.0
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 22 -.045 1 5.0
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 6 3 27 .111 0 8.0
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 9 2 31 .226 1 9.0
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 13 5 45 .178 0 14.5
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 12 5 35 .200 0 12.5
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 19 .316 0 6.5
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 8 5 42 .071 0 13.5
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 23 .261 0 7.5
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 12 6 34 .176 1 12.0
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 4 24 .208 1 13.5
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 21 .095 0 4.0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 2 23 .087 0 5.5
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 19 .105 0 5.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 1 1 0
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 5 20 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 24 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 18 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 16 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 18 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 12 1 0 0 1 1
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 7 0 0 2 0 0
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 14 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 9 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 16 0 5 1 5 0
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 10 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 25 0 1 1 1 0
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 1 2 1 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 0 1
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 2
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 0 2 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 0 2
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 16 1 0 2 2
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 18 0 2 1 1
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 1
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 19 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 7 1 1 0 0
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 2 3 0 0
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 15 0 2 1 1
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 3 2 0 0
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 13 3 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 0 0
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 0 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2008-09 28 107 199 1.86 105 781 7.30 .120 8 0.07 230.0 2.1
2009-10 33 116 213 1.84 97 676 5.83 .172 13 0.11 245.0 2.1
2010-11 28 104 213 2.05 95 814 7.83 .145 14 0.13 275.5 2.6
Total 89 327 625 1.91 297 2271 6.94 .144 35 0.11 750.5 2.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2008-09 28 107 350 3.27 4 18 22 0.21
2009-10 33 116 337 2.91 0 28 28 0.24
2010-11 28 104 348 3.35 6 33 39 0.38
Total 89 327 1035 3.17 10 79 89 0.27
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2008-09 28 107 103 18 0.17 19 4 15
2009-10 33 116 143 18 0.16 37 97 46
2010-11 28 104 216 40 0.38 36 68 46
Total 89 327 462 76 0.23 92 169 107
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 28 107 199 1.86 105 781 7.30 .120 8 0.07 230.0 2.1
Conference 8 30 67 2.23 27 247 8.23 .162 3 0.10 82.0 2.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 34 75 2.21 35 265 7.79 .151 6 0.18 87.0 2.6
Away 10 39 67 1.72 43 299 7.67 .080 1 0.03 79.5 2.0
Neutral 9 34 57 1.68 27 217 6.38 .138 1 0.03 63.5 1.9
Result
Wins 15 58 118 2.03 48 429 7.40 .163 5 0.09 139.5 2.4
Losses 13 49 81 1.65 57 352 7.18 .068 3 0.06 90.5 1.8
Month
August 4 16 13 0.81 18 72 4.50 -.069 0 0.00 15.0 0.9
September 14 55 108 1.96 56 424 7.71 .123 6 0.11 120.0 2.2
October 7 26 67 2.58 26 222 8.54 .185 2 0.08 80.0 3.1
November 3 10 11 1.10 5 63 6.30 .095 0 0.00 15.0 1.5
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 28 107 350 3.27 4 18 22 0.21
Conference 8 30 86 2.87 3 8 11 0.37
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 34 117 3.44 3 6 9 0.26
Away 10 39 120 3.08 1 9 10 0.26
Neutral 9 34 113 3.32 0 3 3 0.09
Result
Wins 15 58 198 3.41 2 11 13 0.22
Losses 13 49 152 3.10 2 7 9 0.18
Month
August 4 16 47 2.94 0 2 2 0.13
September 14 55 180 3.27 1 4 5 0.09
October 7 26 76 2.92 2 10 12 0.46
November 3 10 47 4.70 1 2 3 0.30
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 28 107 103 18 0.17 19 4 15
Conference 8 30 43 8 0.27 10 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 34 103 6 0.18 8 4 5
Away 10 39 0 7 0.18 7 0 6
Neutral 9 34 0 5 0.15 4 0 4
Result
Wins 15 58 63 14 0.24 11 2 7
Losses 13 49 40 4 0.08 8 2 8
Month
August 4 16 0 1 0.06 2 0 2
September 14 55 60 9 0.16 9 3 9
October 7 26 43 6 0.23 6 1 3
November 3 10 0 2 0.20 2 0 1
News mentions
Jackets Fall to MSJ in HCAC Title Bout
  • Article
  • November 09, 2008
Jackets Fall to MSJ in HCAC Title Bout

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The 2008 season came to a close on Sunday for the Defiance College volleyball team, as the Yellow Jackets fell to Mount St. Joseph in the championship match of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.

  • November 09, 2008
DC Advances to HCAC Championship Match
  • Article
  • November 08, 2008
DC Advances to HCAC Championship Match

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Defiance earned a spot in the championship match of the 2008 HCAC Conference Tournament with a four-set win against Manchester on Saturday night.

  • November 08, 2008
Beavers End DC's HCAC Title Hopes
  • Article
  • November 04, 2008
Beavers End DC's HCAC Title Hopes

BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team saw its bid for at least a share of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship fall short on Tuesday evening, as the Jackets fell in straight sets to a red-hot Bluffton squad.

  • November 04, 2008
Jackets Keep Perch Atop HCAC Standings with Sweep
  • Article
  • October 28, 2008
Jackets Keep Perch Atop HCAC Standings with Sweep

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance picked up its fourth-straight victory in league play with a three-set win over HCAC foe Manchester on Tuesday night.

  • October 28, 2008
DC Secures Spot in HCAC Tournament with Win
  • Article
  • October 26, 2008
DC Secures Spot in HCAC Tournament with Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team notched its third-straight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Rose-Hulman.

  • October 26, 2008
Jackets Rally Past Anderson in Five
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  • October 15, 2008
Jackets Rally Past Anderson in Five

ANDERSON, Ind. – Defiance College moved into second place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference on Wednesday with a five-set win at Anderson.

  • October 15, 2008
Volleyball Falls to Otterbein, Columbus State
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  • October 11, 2008
Volleyball Falls to Otterbein, Columbus State

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Defiance suffered a pair of non-conference defeats on Saturday afternoon. The Jackets fell in four sets to Otterbein on the Cardinals’ home court, before losing in straight sets on the neutral court to Columbus State.

  • October 11, 2008
Defiance Falls to No. 21 MSJ in Clash for HCAC Top Spot
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  • October 04, 2008
Defiance Falls to No. 21 MSJ in Clash for HCAC Top Spot

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance hosted Mount St. Joseph on Saturday morning inside of the Karl H. Weaner Community Center with sole-possession of first place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference up for grabs.

  • October 04, 2008
DC Cruises Past Franklin, 3-0
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  • September 27, 2008
DC Cruises Past Franklin, 3-0

FRANKLIN, Ind. – Defiance recorded a three-set victory over Franklin College on Saturday, September 27 to improve to 2-0 in the HCAC. The Jackets, who closed out September with two-straight wins, improve to 10-8 overall on the season.

  • September 27, 2008
DC Falls in Straight Sets to No. 13 Ohio Northern
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  • September 23, 2008
DC Falls in Straight Sets to No. 13 Ohio Northern

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team hosted the No. 13 Ohio Northern Polar Bears on Tuesday inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center and came away with a three-set defeat.

  • September 23, 2008
Jackets Roll to DC Invite Championship, Nicely Named MVP
  • Article
  • September 13, 2008
Jackets Roll to DC Invite Championship, Nicely Named MVP

DEFIANCE, Ohio ? Defiance College stormed past Olivet and Albion on Saturday to clinch the 2008 DC Invitational Championship.

  • September 13, 2008
Jackets Have Four-Match Win Streak Snapped
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  • September 09, 2008
Jackets Have Four-Match Win Streak Snapped

TIFFIN, Ohio – Defiance pushed a talented Heidelberg team to a fourth set before falling by a 25-19, 25-14, 24-26, 25-16 count on Tuesday night.

  • September 09, 2008
Jackets Claim OWU Invitational Championship
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  • September 06, 2008
Jackets Claim OWU Invitational Championship

DELAWARE, Ohio – Defiance won for the fifth time in six matches, en route to winning the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational Championship on Saturday.

  • September 06, 2008
Defiance Sweeps First Day of Action at OWU Invitational
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  • September 05, 2008
Defiance Sweeps First Day of Action at OWU Invitational

DELAWARE, Ohio – Defiance did not drop a single set on Friday, sweeping Oberlin and Ohio Wesleyan in the first night of matches at the Ohio Wesleyan University Invitational.

  • September 05, 2008
Brunsman, Lipps Lead Yellow Jackets at Hornet Invitational
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  • August 29, 2008
Brunsman, Lipps Lead Yellow Jackets at Hornet Invitational

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Julie Brunsman wasted little time putting her stamp on the 2008 campaign, as the sophomore tallied 38 assists, 12 digs and five blocks in only her second collegiate contest at the setter position.

  • August 29, 2008
Volleyball Selected Fifth in HCAC Preseason Poll
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  • August 11, 2008
Volleyball Selected Fifth in HCAC Preseason Poll

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The 2008 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll was recently announced by the league office. Defiance College was tabbed fifth in the nine-team league and placed five student-athletes on the HCAC Watch List.

  • August 11, 2008