Sarah Gildersleeve bio
9/13/2007 4:08:00 AM | General
Junior (2009): Led the team in blocks with 55 and a team-high 54 block assists…Ranked fourth-best on team in kills (143) for a 1.77 kills per set average…Posted a .308 hitting percentage for the season…Collected 20 digs with a season-high three coming against Coastal Carolina (9-12)…Had season-high seven block assists against Appalachian State (10-24)…Posted five block assists at Davidson (11-10)…Recorded four double-digit kill performances…Collected season-high 15 kills at Davidson, 13 against Coastal Carolina, 12 against Auburn (9-12) and 10 at The Citadel (11-7).
Sophomore (2008): Appeared in 64 games...Third on the team in blocking with 51...Posted season high 12 kills in opening match against Presbyterian (8-29)...Recorded season-best eight blocks versus Toldeo (9-20)...Had seven kills and a hitting percentage of .357 versus The Citadel (11-7)...Averaged 0.80 blocks per set.
Freshman (2007): Played in 105 games in her freshman campaign…Ranked fifth on the team in kills (186) and second in blocks (69) and hitting percentage (.264)…Recorded three double-figure kill performances…Posted season-high 15 kills and .387 attack percentage at Charleston Southern (9-11) and 11 and .600 at Kennesaw State (8-28)…Had nine kills and a .533 hitting percentage vs. North Carolina State (9-1)…Had a hitting percentage of .450 or better four times in the last month of the season…Recorded a season-best five blocks vs. Wofford (10-21) and at Chattanooga (10-27).
High School: Attended Gulf Coast HS…Earned three varsity letters and was team captain in 2006…Posted a school-record 426 kills with 122 digs and 85 aces in senior season…Recorded 36 kills in a match for a new school record and had double-digit kills in 27 matches…Earned three all-conference selections and two all-district honors…Named October Athlete of the Month by National Collegiate Scouting…Naples Daily News Volleyball Player of the Year in 2006…Sharks were district runners-up in 2004 and 2006 and won Collier County Athletic Conference title in 2006…Named to school honor roll and earned Bright Futures Scholarship…Played for Dale Hutcherson…Also lettered in basketball…Led Southwest Florida in blocks in a single-season and holds school record for most rebounds in a game…All-region performer in 2006.
Personal: Full name is Sarah Leticia Gildersleeve…Born May 5, 1989 in Raleigh, N.C.…Daughter of Sandra St. John and Rick Gildersleeve…Majoring in sports management...Hobbies include sports, going to the beach and hanging out with friends…Wants Angelina Jolie to play her in a movie…Moment in history she would want to see is the resurrection of Christ...Craziest ambition is to be a lawyer...The three people she would invite to dinner are Dane Cook, Andy Roddick and Edward Cullen...Wears jersey No. 12 because her mother's birthday is Dec. 12...Favorite place on campus is the volleyball locker room...Chose Georgia Southern because “of the beautiful campus and I love the college town environment”...People would be surprised to know she has seven half-brothers and sisters...Biggest influence on her life as an athlete is her mom because “she always pushed me”...Favorites: pro team - Miami Heat; ice cream - chocolate; pre-game ritual - nap and listening to music; musical artist - Dave Matthews Band; TV show - Grey's Anatomy; movie - Dirty Dancing; announcer - Dick Vitale.
