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21 Sarah Blacker

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • Highschool Cathedral Catholic H.S.
  • Instagram @sarah_blacker

Biography

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Career Record: 92-35 (.724)

  • Most individual wins in program history at time of graduation
  • 8th in UA history career win percentage (min. - 20 matches)

Career Awards: 2019 AVCA Top Flight Award (Flight 4), 2021 & 2023 All Pac-12 Second Team 


2022 (Senior) 

  • Individual record: 23-8
    • w/ Maja Kaiser: 23-8
      • #2: 23-8

2021 (Junior) 

  • Individual record: 18-7
    • w/ Alex Parkhurst: 4-1
      • #1: 4-1
      • #2: 14-6
    • w/ Brooke Burling: 14-6
      • #2: 14-6
    • With partner Brooke Burling, Blacker finished the season in 18th for pair career wins and 20th in pair season wins.
    • Moved from 13th to 8th in career wins in program history.
    • Aided the team in program history win over Pepperdine and went 9-3 against Pac-12 opponents.
    • Earned All-Pac-12 second team for her performance in the 2021 season.


2020 (Sophomore) 

  • Individual record: 10-1
    • w/ Alex Parkhurst: 10-1
      • #2: 2-0
      • #3: 8-1
  • Had an eight match winning streak in the beginning of the season
  • The 2020 season was cut short after 12 matches due to the COVID-19 Pandemic


2019 (Freshman)

  • Individual record: 23-5
    • w/ Jasmine Safar: 23-5
      • #4: 23-5
  • Blacker and partner Jasmine Safar went 23-5 as the team's No. 4 pair and were named an AVCA Top Flight for the fourth flight.
  • Blacker and Safar's .821 winning percentage ranks fourth in UA career history and fifth in a season in UA history.
  • Their 23 wins are fifth most for a pair in career history and season history.
  • Ranks 19th in Arizona history with 23 career wins after her freshman year. Her 23 wins are the 13th most in a season in UA history.


Prior to Arizona 

  • High School: Cathedral Catholic H.S. (San Diego, Calif.)
  • 2014 BVCA U14 gold medalist
  • 2014 Beach AAU Junior Olympic silver medalist
  • 2016 USA HP U19 National Team A2

Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    2020Sophomore

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    2021Junior

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    2022Senior

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    2023Fifth Year

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