Sara Porter

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Sara Porter
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    Jr
  • High School:
    Start
  • Major:
    Wellness & Corporate Fitness
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    1.84
  • h %
    .172
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.24
  • sa/s
    0.16
  • d/s
    2.91
Bio

2008 at Defiance: Played in 107 sets and all 28 matches for Defiance … Finished third on the team with 199 kills, 350 digs and 17 service aces … Recorded four double-double performances … Spiked seven-or-more kills in 17 contests … Reached double-digit dig totals in 19 matches … Set a single-season career high in digs … Named the Sheridan Tournament Co-MVP after helping DC to a 7-0 record by logging 29 kills and 29 digs in only 10 sets during the exhibition event. 

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 first 23 collegiate matches … Ranked ninth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with 3.24 kills per set … Named to Gargoyle Classic All-Tournament Team … Earned HCAC 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 Coach’s 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 wellness and corporate fitness with a minor in recreation … Daughter of Doug and Cindy Porter. 

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 33 8
Sets 116 28
Kills 213 57
Kills per set 1.84 2.04
Errors 97 20
Total Attacks 676 167
Total Attacks per set 5.83 5.96
Hitting Percentage .172 .222
Assists 13 2
Assists per set 0.11 0.07
Service Total Attempts 143 43
Service Aces 18 2
Service Errors 37 11
Service Aces per set 0.16 0.07
Receptions 97 17
Reception Errors 46 9
Digs 337 66
Digs per set 2.91 2.36
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 28 9
Block Total 28 9
Blocks per set 0.24 0.32
Block Errors 3 0
Ball Handling Errors 5 2
Points 245.0 63.5
Points per set 2.1 2.3
Matches started 12 3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 5 4 1 12 .250 0 6.0
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 5 4 21 .048 0 6.0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 13 2 28 .393 0 15.5
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 24 .083 0 6.0
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 1 4 24 6 47 .383 0 26.5
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 1 5 14 9 42 .119 2 17.0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 1 3 3 6 23 -.130 0 3.0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 0 6.0
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 5 3 21 .095 0 5.5
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 4 .000 0 1.0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 3 -.333 0 0.0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 0 1.0
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 3 .667 0 2.0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 0 0.0
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 1 0.0
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 2 2 9 .000 0 2.0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1.0
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 22 .409 0 10.5
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 12 5 33 .212 0 13.0
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 14 10 51 .078 2 16.0
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 10 5 39 .128 0 10.0
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 3 25 .080 0 6.0
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 8 4 29 .138 0 8.5
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 6 29 .103 1 10.0
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 2 2 1 9 .111 0 2.5
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 23 .435 0 12.0
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 10 .300 0 6.0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 3 3 20 .000 0 4.0
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 12 2 22 .455 0 12.5
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 25 .200 1 7.0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 15 6 49 .184 4 16.5
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 12 9 42 .071 2 12.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 5 24 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 14 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 23 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 13 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 8 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 16 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 17 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 12 0 3 1 3 0
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 2 0 1
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 2
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 0 0 0
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 13 3
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 1 4 18 2 3 0 0
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 1 5 14 2 2 2 2
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 0 4 2 0 0
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 3 3
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 1
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0 1
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 3
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 3 0 1
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 7 1 2 2 2
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 8 1 2 2 2
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 15 0 1 0 0
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 18 2 1 0 0
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 0 4
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 3
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 0
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 0 2
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0 2
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 0 4
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 15 1
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 18 0 0 45 6
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 1 15 2
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 33 116 213 1.84 97 676 5.83 .172 13 0.11 245.0 2.1
Conference 8 28 57 2.04 20 167 5.96 .222 2 0.07 63.5 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 44 106 2.41 48 303 6.89 .191 5 0.11 123.5 2.8
Away 11 38 57 1.50 28 205 5.39 .141 4 0.11 62.0 1.6
Neutral 10 34 50 1.47 21 168 4.94 .173 4 0.12 59.5 1.8
Result
Wins 22 75 155 2.07 63 458 6.11 .201 10 0.13 182.5 2.4
Losses 11 41 58 1.41 34 218 5.32 .110 3 0.07 62.5 1.5
Month
September 17 58 81 1.40 40 247 4.26 .166 3 0.05 97.5 1.7
October 12 43 87 2.02 39 291 6.77 .165 3 0.07 99.5 2.3
November 4 15 45 3.00 18 138 9.20 .196 7 0.47 48.0 3.2
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 33 116 337 2.91 0 28 28 0.24
Conference 8 28 66 2.36 0 9 9 0.32
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 44 118 2.68 0 11 11 0.25
Away 11 38 90 2.37 0 6 6 0.16
Neutral 10 34 129 3.79 0 11 11 0.32
Result
Wins 22 75 221 2.95 0 21 21 0.28
Losses 11 41 116 2.83 0 7 7 0.17
Month
September 17 58 207 3.57 0 9 9 0.16
October 12 43 100 2.33 0 13 13 0.30
November 4 15 30 2.00 0 6 6 0.40
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 33 116 143 18 0.16 37 97 46
Conference 8 28 43 2 0.07 11 17 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 44 102 12 0.27 15 9 9
Away 11 38 23 2 0.05 15 43 22
Neutral 10 34 18 4 0.12 7 45 15
Result
Wins 22 75 88 17 0.23 24 49 25
Losses 11 41 55 1 0.02 13 48 21
Month
September 17 58 48 12 0.21 21 18 18
October 12 43 56 6 0.14 14 4 19
November 4 15 39 0 0.00 2 75 9
News mentions
Lipps, Rolander and Porter Named All-HCAC
  • Article
  • November 13, 2009
Lipps, Rolander and Porter Named All-HCAC

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently unveiled its 2009 award winners and all-conference team. Defiance placed three student-athletes on the All-HCAC team, with Danyel Lipps, Marlea Rolander and Sara Porter earning the honor.

  • November 13, 2009
Porter Named to HCAC All-Tournament Team
  • Article
  • November 09, 2009
Porter Named to HCAC All-Tournament Team

BLUFFTON, Ohio – Sara Porter averaged 13.5 kills, 9.5 digs, 3.0 assists and 1.5 total blocks per match during Defiance College’s run to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals and has been selected to the seven-athlete HCAC All-Tournament Team.

  • November 09, 2009
Jackets Get Past Rose-Hulman, Advance to HCAC Semifinals
  • Article
  • November 07, 2009
Jackets Get Past Rose-Hulman, Advance to HCAC Semifinals

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Defiance College held off the fifth-seeded Rose-Hulman Engineers in the opening round of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday afternoon by a 25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 15-11 score.

  • November 07, 2009
Volleyball Falls in HCAC Semifinals to Bluffton
  • Article
  • November 07, 2009
Volleyball Falls in HCAC Semifinals to Bluffton

BLUFFTON, Ohio – A strong 2009 season for the Defiance College volleyball team came to an end on Saturday night in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Semifinals.

  • November 07, 2009
Jackets Clinch Spot in HCAC Tournament with Senior Day Win
  • Article
  • November 01, 2009
Jackets Clinch Spot in HCAC Tournament with Senior Day Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Ashton Judis and Danyel Lipps played in front of a home crown for the final time of their collegiate careers on Sunday and helped Defiance post a 25-18, 25-17, 25-13 win against Franklin.

  • November 01, 2009
Hot-Swinging Jackets Pound Manchester for Fifth-Straight Win
  • Article
  • October 22, 2009
Hot-Swinging Jackets Pound Manchester for Fifth-Straight Win

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Defiance College blistered the Manchester defense on Thursday evening, en route to sweeping the Spartans for the team’s fifth-straight win.

  • October 22, 2009
Jackets Blast by Anderson for Third-Straight Win
  • Article
  • October 14, 2009
Jackets Blast by Anderson for Third-Straight Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance continued its push towards the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with a brisk 25-18, 27-25, 25-20 win over Anderson on Wednesday night.

  • October 14, 2009
DC Volleyball Sweeps Past Transylvania and UC-Clermont
  • Article
  • October 10, 2009
DC Volleyball Sweeps Past Transylvania and UC-Clermont

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Defiance College volleyball team picked up its first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory of the season on Saturday, with a 3-0 win at Transylvania.

  • October 10, 2009
Centre Tops Yellow Jackets in Five
  • Article
  • October 09, 2009
Centre Tops Yellow Jackets in Five

DANVILLE, Ky. – Defiance played its third-straight five-set match on Friday, this time suffering a 3-2 loss in a non-conference clash at Centre.

  • October 09, 2009
Defiance Falls to Hanover, Tops Kalamazoo
  • Article
  • October 04, 2009
Defiance Falls to Hanover, Tops Kalamazoo

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College split a pair of matches at home for the second time in as many days on Sunday afternoon. The Jackets dropped a five-set loss to Hanover but rebounded to outlast Kalamazoo in five.

  • October 04, 2009
Volleyball Drops HCAC Opener at Rose-Hulman
  • Article
  • September 26, 2009
Volleyball Drops HCAC Opener at Rose-Hulman

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The 2009 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference schedule got off to a frustrating start for the Yellow Jackets on Saturday afternoon, as the DC volleyball team fell in five sets at Rose-Hulman.

  • September 26, 2009
Jackets Finish Marietta Tournament in Second Place
  • Article
  • September 19, 2009
Jackets Finish Marietta Tournament in Second Place

MARIETTA, Ohio – Defiance College moved to 3-0 at the Marietta Tournament with a sweep of Ohio Valley but fell one win shy of claiming the tournament championship after suffering a straight-set defeat to the host Marietta squad.

  • September 19, 2009
Defiance Sweeps Through Opening Day at Marietta Tournament
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  • September 18, 2009
Defiance Sweeps Through Opening Day at Marietta Tournament

MARIETTA, Ohio – Defiance College positioned itself for a shot at its second tournament championship of the year with a pair of wins on Friday at the Marietta Tournament.

  • September 18, 2009
Volleyball Wins DC Invitational, Rolander Named MVP
  • Article
  • September 12, 2009
Volleyball Wins DC Invitational, Rolander Named MVP

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College won its volleyball invitational for the second-straight year and the third time since 2005 by notching a pair of 3-0 victories over Concordia and Marygrove on Saturday.

  • September 12, 2009
Porter Powers DC to Pair of Wins at DC Invitational
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  • September 11, 2009
Porter Powers DC to Pair of Wins at DC Invitational

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The 2009 Defiance College Invitational started with a bang for the Yellow Jackets on Friday, as DC rallied for a four-set win over Siena Heights, before edging Huntington in a thrilling five-set affair.

  • September 11, 2009
Rolander Shines in Loss to No. 4 Ohio Northern
  • Article
  • September 08, 2009
Rolander Shines in Loss to No. 4 Ohio Northern

ADA, Ohio – Defiance went on the road Tuesday night to face its toughest challenge so far during the 2009 season in the form of the fourth-rated Ohio Northern Polar Bears. The Jackets fell in three sets to ONU after pushing the Bears in each of the final two sets.

  • September 08, 2009
Volleyball Wraps Up Weekend with Sweep of Westminster
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  • September 05, 2009
Volleyball Wraps Up Weekend with Sweep of Westminster

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College closed out its season-opening performance at the 2009 Mount Union Tournament on Saturday by splitting a pair of matches against Case Western and Westminster.

  • September 05, 2009
Jackets Split Pair of Matches at Mount Union Tournament
  • Article
  • September 04, 2009
Jackets Split Pair of Matches at Mount Union Tournament

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The 2009 season got underway for the Defiance College volleyball team on Friday with a pair of matches at the Mount Union Tournament.

  • September 04, 2009