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2011 Women's Volleyball Roster

11 Sarah Berkland

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Newton North
  • Hometown Newton, MA

Biography

2011: Appeared in all 30 matches for the Knights… Finished career as FDU’s all-time leader in career block assists with 299… Tied for fourth all time in single-season history with 82 block assists… Led the Knights with a .313 hitting percentage, good for sixth in the Northeast Conference… Recorded a season-high four block solos and three block assists in first match of season, a 3-1 win over Holy Cross (8/26)... Recorded a match-high five block assists in 3-2 victory at La Salle (9/7)... Named MVP of the Maddie Bingaman Memorial Tournament... Piled up 14 kills in tournament-opening win over Norfolk State (9/9)... Dominated at the net with 14 kills, five block assists and one block solo in 3-2 win against UMBC (9/10)... Racked up 13 kills, two solo blocks and three block assists in home-opening win over Rider (9/21)... Anchored the defense with five block assist and a solo block versus Sacred Heart (9/24)... Reached a .438 hitting percentage with 11 kills versus Quinnipiac (10/8)... Compiled 10 kills and three block assists in 3-0 win over St. Francis NY (10/12)… Backed the defense with four block assists and nine kills on offense in 3-1 win over Bryant (10/16)… Was a force with a .429 hitting percentage with 11 kills and added a season-high six block assists in 3-2 defeat of Saint Francis PA (10/23)… Had a season-best .692 hitting percentage on 10 kills to just one error in win at Quinnipiac (11/6)…


2010: Played in all 32 matches… Led team with 107 blocks (10 solo blocks) and recorded the top attack percentage (.281)… 97 block-assists are third-most in single-season history… Smashed 261 kills for second-most on the team… Smashed double-digit kills on 12 different occasions including a career-high 20 in a home loss to Central Connecticut State (11/6)… Recorded at least five block-assists on six different occasions including a career-best 11 in a home win over Bryant (11/7)… Ranks fourth on the all-time list in career block-assists with 217…

2009: Appeared in 30 of 32 matches... Led squad with 92 blocks (16 solo blocks) and registered the top attack percentage (.164)... 76 block-assists are fifth-most in single-season history… Recorded at least 10 kills on five different occasions, including a career-high 14 kills versus Quinnipiac...

2008: Racked up a .209 attack percentage and 62 blocks (18 solo blocks) - all ranking second on the squad... Smashed a career-best 11 kills at Sacred Heart and added a season-high four digs on two occasions... Notched a career-best 6.0 blocks in back-to-back efforts at Saint Peter's and versus Quinnipiac...

2007: Sat out season due to injury...

Newton North: Two-time Bay State First Team All-Star and Daily News Tribune All-Star...Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team in 2006, in addition to earning MA Girls Volleyball Coaches Association Division 1 All-State acclaim... As a senior, named Daily News Tribune Player of the year, Newton North Athlete of the Month and RCN Player of the Week... NNHS Athletic Award winner... Owns school high jump records of 5' 2"... Member of Honor Roll... Three-time letter winner in volleyball, twice in indoor track, and once in outdoor track and softball...
Personal: Played three seasons for SMASH Volleyball, MA's top team, second-ranked in New England and East Coast Competition Gold Bracket Champions (2007)... Born April 12, 1989… Daughter of John Berkland and Ellen Wolpe... Business major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2007-08Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2008-09Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2009-10Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2010-11Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2011Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11
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