10 Sarah Ballek
Sarah Ballek
  • Height:
    5'9"
  • Year:
    2nd Year
  • Hometown:
    Effort, PA
  • High School:
    Pleasant Valley Area High School
  • Position:
    MB
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    1.41
  • h %
    .188
  • a/s
    0.06
  • b/s
    0.65
  • sa/s
    0.45
  • d/s
    0.68
Bio

Fun Fact: Sarah is also a dancer

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 28 vs. Penn State Shenango W, 3-1
Oct 29 vs. Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-1
Nov 7 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas W, 3-1
Nov 8 vs. Paul Smith's College W, 3-0
Nov 8 vs. Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-2
Nov 9 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas L, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 29 10
Sets 111 34
Kills 157 42
Kills per set 1.41 1.24
Errors 63 19
Total Attacks 501 144
Total Attacks per set 4.51 4.24
Hitting Percentage .188 .160
Assists 7 3
Assists per set 0.06 0.09
Service Aces 50 15
Service Errors 26 7
Service Aces per set 0.45 0.44
Receptions 8 2
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 75 16
Digs per set 0.68 0.47
Block Solo 19 6
Block Assist 53 21
Block Total 72 27
Blocks per set 0.65 0.79
Block Errors 7 3
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 252.5 73.5
Points per set 2.3 2.2
Matches started 28 10
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 31 at Lackawanna College L, 3-2 1 5 5 4 21 .048 0 10.5
Aug 31 vs. Cecil College W, 3-2 1 5 5 4 18 .056 0 11.5
Sep 5 Keystone W, 3-1 - 4 6 4 26 .077 0 8.0
Sep 7 Penn College W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 17 .294 0 10.0
Sep 7 Delaware Valley L, 3-1 1 4 8 3 22 .227 0 12.5
Sep 10 Wilkes L, 3-2 1 5 3 3 21 .000 0 6.0
Sep 11 at Penn State Lehigh Valley W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 14 .214 0 10.0
Sep 14 Penn State Mont Alto L, 3-2 1 5 6 3 20 .150 2 11.0
Sep 14 Lackawanna College L, 3-2 1 5 8 2 27 .222 0 11.5
Sep 16 at Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 3 3 17 .000 0 8.5
Sep 19 Penn State Scranton W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 21 at Cedar Crest L, 3-2 1 5 7 0 25 .280 0 8.5
Sep 21 vs. Stockton University L, 3-1 1 4 1 3 8 -.250 2 2.0
Sep 23 at Penn State Berks W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 10 .300 0 6.0
Sep 26 Penn State York W, 3-2 1 5 6 2 23 .174 1 10.5
Sep 27 at King's (PA) L, 3-1 1 4 9 1 26 .308 1 14.0
Oct 1 at Lycoming College L, 3-1 1 4 3 3 15 .000 0 4.5
Oct 3 Penn State Lehigh Valley W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 19 .211 0 8.0
Oct 5 at Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 16 .250 0 7.5
Oct 5 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas   - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 18 .167 0 6.0
Oct 10 at Penn State Scranton W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 0 5.0
Oct 16 at Penn State York W, 3-2 1 5 3 3 15 .000 0 7.0
Oct 24 Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 23 .174 0 10.0
Oct 28 vs. Penn State Shenango W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 13 .385 1 8.5
Oct 29 vs. Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 15 .333 0 13.5
Nov 7 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas W, 3-1 1 4 13 1 20 .600 0 18.0
Nov 8 vs. Paul Smith's College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 12 .333 0 7.0
Nov 8 vs. Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-2 1 5 8 3 26 .192 0 12.0
Nov 9 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 12 .000 0 5.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 31 at Lackawanna College L, 3-2 1 5 6 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 31 vs. Cecil College W, 3-2 1 5 4 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 5 Keystone W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 7 Penn College W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 7 Delaware Valley L, 3-1 1 4 3 3 1 0 4 0
Sep 10 Wilkes L, 3-2 1 5 4 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 11 at Penn State Lehigh Valley W, 3-0 1 3 0 4 0 0 4 0
Sep 14 Penn State Mont Alto L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 6 0 6 0
Sep 14 Lackawanna College L, 3-2 1 5 4 2 1 0 3 0
Sep 16 at Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 19 Penn State Scranton W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 at Cedar Crest L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 1 2 1 0
Sep 21 vs. Stockton University L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Penn State Berks W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 Penn State York W, 3-2 1 5 4 1 7 0 8 0
Sep 27 at King's (PA) L, 3-1 1 4 2 3 0 1 3 0
Oct 1 at Lycoming College L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 3 Penn State Lehigh Valley W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 5 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas   - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Penn State Scranton W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Penn State York W, 3-2 1 5 3 1 2 3 3 0
Oct 24 Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 28 vs. Penn State Shenango W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 5 0 5 1
Oct 29 vs. Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 7 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 8 vs. Paul Smith's College W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 0 3 0
Nov 8 vs. Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-2 1 5 4 1 4 0 5 0
Nov 9 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 31 at Lackawanna College L, 3-2 1 5 0 5 1 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Cecil College W, 3-2 1 5 0 5 2 0 0
Sep 5 Keystone W, 3-1 - 4 18 1 3 1 0
Sep 7 Penn College W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Delaware Valley L, 3-1 1 4 10 1 1 1 0
Sep 10 Wilkes L, 3-2 1 5 14 2 3 0 0
Sep 11 at Penn State Lehigh Valley W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 14 Penn State Mont Alto L, 3-2 1 5 10 2 1 0 0
Sep 14 Lackawanna College L, 3-2 1 5 13 1 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 0 4 1 0 0
Sep 19 Penn State Scranton W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 at Cedar Crest L, 3-2 1 5 8 1 2 0 0
Sep 21 vs. Stockton University L, 3-1 1 4 13 1 0 1 0
Sep 23 at Penn State Berks W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 0 0 0
Sep 26 Penn State York W, 3-2 1 5 10 0 2 2 0
Sep 27 at King's (PA) L, 3-1 1 4 12 2 2 0 0
Oct 1 at Lycoming College L, 3-1 1 4 12 1 0 1 0
Oct 3 Penn State Lehigh Valley W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 2 0 0
Oct 5 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas   - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0
Oct 10 at Penn State Scranton W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Penn State York W, 3-2 1 5 0 2 0 0 0
Oct 24 Penn State Schuylkill W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 0 0 0
Oct 28 vs. Penn State Shenango W, 3-1 1 4 14 1 2 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-1 1 4 21 5 1 0 0
Nov 7 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas W, 3-1 1 4 14 3 1 2 0
Nov 8 vs. Paul Smith's College W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 1 0 0
Nov 8 vs. Penn State Mont Alto W, 3-2 1 5 17 1 0 0 0
Nov 9 vs. Kent St.-Tuscarawas L, 3-0 1 3 8 1 0 0 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 19 60 96 1.60 26 253 4.22 .277 4 0.07 129.5 2.2
2024-25 29 111 157 1.41 63 501 4.51 .188 7 0.06 252.5 2.3
Total 48 171 253 1.48 89 754 4.41 .218 11 0.06 382.0 2.2

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 19 60 47 0.78 11 19 30 0.50
2024-25 29 111 75 0.68 19 53 72 0.65
Total 48 171 122 0.71 30 72 102 0.60

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 19 60 108 13 0.22 21 3 0
2024-25 29 111 248 50 0.45 26 8 0
Total 48 171 356 63 0.37 47 11 0

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 29 111 157 1.41 63 501 4.51 .188 7 0.06 252.5 2.3
Conference 10 34 42 1.24 19 144 4.24 .160 3 0.09 73.5 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 11 41 66 1.61 30 216 5.27 .167 3 0.07 93.5 2.3
Away 10 38 45 1.18 17 161 4.24 .174 1 0.03 81.5 2.1
Neutral 8 32 46 1.44 16 124 3.88 .242 3 0.09 77.5 2.4
Result                        
Wins 19 67 104 1.55 38 304 4.54 .217 2 0.03 167.0 2.5
Losses 10 44 53 1.20 25 197 4.48 .142 5 0.11 85.5 1.9
Month                        
August 2 10 10 1.00 8 39 3.90 .051 0 0.00 22.0 2.2
September 14 54 74 1.37 30 256 4.74 .172 6 0.11 118.5 2.2
October 9 32 45 1.41 18 136 4.25 .199 1 0.03 70.0 2.2
November 4 15 28 1.87 7 70 4.67 .300 0 0.00 42.0 2.8

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 29 111 75 0.68 19 53 72 0.65
Conference 10 34 16 0.47 6 21 27 0.79
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 41 26 0.63 7 23 30 0.73
Away 10 38 19 0.50 8 11 19 0.50
Neutral 8 32 30 0.94 4 19 23 0.72
Result                
Wins 19 67 41 0.61 10 40 50 0.75
Losses 10 44 34 0.77 9 13 22 0.50
Month                
August 2 10 10 1.00 1 2 3 0.30
September 14 54 33 0.61 14 25 39 0.72
October 9 32 23 0.72 1 16 17 0.53
November 4 15 9 0.60 3 10 13 0.87

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 29 111 248 50 0.45 26 8 0
Conference 10 34 41 15 0.44 7 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 41 96 9 0.22 11 4 0
Away 10 38 53 23 0.61 8 1 0
Neutral 8 32 99 18 0.56 7 3 0
Result                
Wins 19 67 148 33 0.49 16 5 0
Losses 10 44 100 17 0.39 10 3 0
Month                
August 2 10 0 10 1.00 3 0 0
September 14 54 123 18 0.33 15 5 0
October 9 32 74 16 0.50 6 1 0
November 4 15 51 6 0.40 2 2 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Women's Volleyball team picture at the USCAA Championships
Sydney Mack rises up for an attack at the USCAA Championships in Uniontown, Pa.
Coach Kaufman high fives players following a hard fought win.
Rebecca Dzuranin, Nora Jones, Lindsey Barron and Sydney Mack prepare to receive a serve.
Lions sweep Lehigh Valley 3-0
Sophia Del Vacchio serves with teammates looking on
Nittany Lions fall to Lycoming 3-1
Nora Jones serves the ball
Lions comeback to best York in five sets
Sophia Del Vacchio serves with teammates looking on
Lindsey Barron goes up for an attack
Rebecca Dzuranin digs an attack.