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Sara Beth DeLisle
Sara Beth DeLisle

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.

High School:
Huntsville

Height:
6-0

Position:
Left Side Hitter

Birthdate:
07/28/1982

2003 (Senior)
Ranks in the top-ten on Wake Forest’s career kills list with 678 ... ranked fifth on the team with 143 digs in 2003 ... finished her career strong, recording a career-high 20 kills and adding 15 digs Nov. 29 against Miami ... led the team with 23 digs Nov. 21 against Clemson in the ACC Tournament ... had two kills, four digs and a block assist against NC State Nov. 15 ... came up with nine digs against North Carolina Nov. 14 ... tied her season-high with seven kills and added seven digs at #7 Georgia Tech Nov. 9 ... hit .400 with five kills and a season-high ten digs at Clemson ... played in two games and contributed with three kills and seven digs against Maryland Oct. 21 ... had four digs at North Carolina Oct. 16 ... recorded two kills and eight digs against Clemson Oct. 11 ... had two digs in two games against #5 Georgia Tech Oct. 10 ... recorded four digs in three games at Duke Sept. 30 ... had three kills and six digs in just one game played against Gardner-Webb Sept. 23 ... recorded six digs and three kills against #19 Louisville Sept. 20 ... had four kills without making an error against Campbell Sept. 20 ... put away three kills and had eight digs against Radford Sept. 19 ... had a kill and seven digs against Coppin St. Sept. 12 ... played in one game against Evansville on Sept. 5 and had two digs ... put away seven kills and had 15 digs versus SMU Aug. 30 ... played in just one game but notched four kills and had two service aces against Tenn. Tech Aug. 30

2002 (Junior)
Came on strong in the second half of the season ... went from being fifth on the team with 1.98 kills-per-game in the first half of the season to being second on the team with 2.54 kills-per-game in the second half of the season ... ended up second on the team with 266 digs and third in kills with 262 ... played in every game but four ... had four kills and nine digs to go with two blocks in shutout win over Alabama Nov. 30 ... led team with 13 kills to go with seven digs in ACC quarterfinal against #20 Georgia Tech Nov. 22 ... had career high seven blocks, seven kills and led team with 22 digs at Clemson Nov. 16 ... led team with 11 kills at #23 Georgia Tech Nov. 15 ... led team with 14 kills and 21 digs to with four blocks against #12 North Carolina Nov. 9 ... led team with 11 digs to go with nine kills in 3-0 win over NC State Nov. 8 ... contributed seven kills and seven digs in 3-0 win at Virginia Nov. 2 ... led team with 10 digs to go with six kills at Maryland Oct. 29 ... led team with 12 digs against Duke Oct. 25 and had five kills plus two blocks ... hit career-best attack percentage of .643 with 10 kills and only one error at East Tennessee State Oct. 22 in addition to nine digs and two blocks ... tallied eight kills and five digs against Florida State Oct. 20 ... posted six kills and 11 digs against #20 Georgia Tech Oct. 19 ... registered 10 kills and five digs in 3-0 win over Clemson Oct. 15 ... had 14 kills at NC State Oct. 12 ... led team with 13 kills to go with eight digs at #11 North Carolina Oct. 11... posted eight kills and seven digs against Liberty Oct. 8 ... put away 11 kills and came up with nine digs in four games against Maryland Oct. 5 ... tallied eight digs and three blocks to go with five kills in four games against Virginia Oct. 4 ... registered seven kills, four digs and two blocks at Florida State Sept. 27 ... posted seven kills and 10 digs in 3-0 win at Duke Sept. 24 ... had nine kills and six digs against San Diego State Sept. 21 ... recorded six kills and seven digs versus Winthrop Sept. 21 ... led team with 11 kills against Kentucky Sept. 13 and had career high four blocks ... led team with 16 digs in Virginia Tech win Aug. 31.

2001 (Sophomore)
Garnered a starting spot in the fall … fourth on the team with 204 kills and 2.12 kills per game … posted 16 kills and 15 digs Sept. 28 vs. North Carolina … totaled 20 block assists for the year.

2000 (Freshman)
Posted second on the team for digs with 215 ... fourth for the Deacons with 141 kills ... recorded 27 digs against Virginia on November 10 and 17 kills against Georgia Tech on October 20.

High School
Led Huntsville HS to a No. 1 ranking in the state of Alabama her senior season … named first team all-state in 1998 and 1999 … played on Huntsville's varsity volleyball squad all four seasons … named the team's overall, as well as offensive MVP her junior and senior seasons … played four years with the Rocket City Volleyball Club, where she was coached by Rose Majors-Powell, a silver-medalist in volleyball in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea … also played as a goalkeeper on Huntsville's soccer squad in 1998 … earned Most Improved honors in 1996 … was a Wendy's Heisman Scholarship Award Nominee last season … named the Birmingham News Player of the Week in 1999 and earned all-metro honors in both 1998 and 1999 … played on the same club squad as WFU teammates Margaret Davidson and Jessica Hauff ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Born July 28, 1982 … the daughter of Gregg and Donna DeLisle of Huntsville, Ala. ... Has a brother, Matthew (21), who is a fireman at Sewanee and a sister, Allison (18), who plays soccer at Alabama ... enjoys horseback riding ... plans to travel after graduating.

CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills- 17, two times (most recent vs. Duke 10/9/01)
Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .643 vs. East Tennessee State 10/22/02
Assists- 6 vs. Oral Roberts 9/7/02
Service Aces- 2, several times
Digs- 27 vs. Virginia, 11/17/00
Block Assists- 7 at Clemson 11/16/02

 

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