University of St. Francis (IL) - 2009 Volleyball Roster

Record: 27-16 Home: 14-3 Away: 4-7 Neutral: 9-6 CCAC: 8-2

#1 Sarah Ahline

Fighting Saint Profile

Height:

5-11

Class:

Position:

OH/RSA

Hometown:

Lemont, IL

Previous School:

Lemont H.S.

At USF: 2008: Third on the team with an average of 1.71 kills per game, trailing only departed senior Elaina Ambler (3.06) and starting outside hitter Kyrsten Becker (2.99) … Fourth on the team and tops among freshmen with 42 blocks … Reached double figures in kills on five occasions, topped by three 12-kill efforts … Two of her three matches with a dozen kills lasted only four games … Saints won all three of those matches vs. St. Ambrose (IA), Illinois Tech and Webber International (FL) … Also had 10 kills each in wins over Cedarville (OH) and Culver-Stockton (MO) … Posted a season-best six block assists in loss to NCAA Division II Eckerd (FL) … Took over starting role at right-side attacker in late September.

In H.S.: H.S. coach: Chris Zogata … Played volleyball and also participated on the track and field team at Lemont H.S. … Earned two varsity letters in volleyball … Named her team's Most Improved Player as a junior and captained her junior varsity squad as a sophomore … Also earned all-academic honors from the South Suburban Conference … Played on the Celtic Force Volleyball Club team that placed 11^th at the Junior Olympics national tournament … Garnered All-South Suburban Conference honors in track as both a freshman and sophomore.

Other: Born 11-6-89 … A mathematics major, seeking certification in secondary education

Single-Match Career Highs

Kills: 12 (three matches)

Assists: 2 (seven matches)

Aces: 1 (two matches)

Digs: 3 (four matches)

Passes: 2 (vs. St. Ambrose IA, 9/5/08)

Total Blocks: 6 (vs. Eckerd FL, 10/25/08)

Solo Blocks: None

Assisted Blocks: 6 (vs. Eckerd FL, 10/25/08)

2009 Volleyball Roster

#	Name	Cl.	Pos.	Ht.	Hometown	Previous School
1	Sarah Ahline	SO	OH/RSA	5-11	Lemont, IL	Lemont H.S.
2	Kelsey Polte	SR	S/RSA	5-10	Spring Valley, IL	Hall H.S.
3	Lauren Hoffman	JR	MH/OH	6-0	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield South H.S.
4	Dana Wettergren	FR	OH/DS	5-6	Oak Forest, IL	Oak Forest H.S.
5	Courtney Ambrosch	SR	DS	5-7	Joliet, IL	Joliet Township H.S.
6	Nicole Brown	SO	DS/OH	5-8	Chicago, IL	Queen of Peace H.S.
7	Erin McNeil	FR	OH/RSA	6-1	Plymouth, IN	Plymouth H.S.
8	Stephanie Shostok	FR	MH/RSA	5-9	Mokena, IL	Lincoln-Way Central H.S.
9	Karen Gruber	SR	OH/DS	5-7	Bourbonnais, IL	Bradley-Bourbonnais H.S.
10	Kyrsten Becker	JR	DS/OH	5-10	Arlington Heights, IL	Rolling Meadows H.S.
11	Laura Shain	SO	S	5-7	Joliet, IL	Plainfield Central H.S.
12	Kristee Conrad	SO	OH	6-0	Hickory Hills, IL	Stagg H.S.
13	Jazzmyne Robbins	FR	OH	6-1	Peru, IL	La Salle-Peru H.S.
14	Breanna Rivera	FR	DS/OH	5-6	Shorewood, IL	Minooka H.S.
15	Ashley Richards	FR	S/DS	5-4	Wilmington, IL	Wilmington H.S.
16	Ashley Thompson	FR	OH/RS	5-8	Portage, IN	Portage H.S.
20	Chelsea Rimington	FR	DS	5-6	Lena, IL	Lena-Winslow H.S.