Sara Nobach

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Sara Nobach
  • Height:
    5-1
  • Hometown:
    Athens, MI
  • Position:
    L
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Athens
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    0.00
  • h %
    -.214
  • a/s
    0.72
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.25
  • d/s
    3.97
Bio

Career Highlights

2024

* Played in all 31 matches and 116 sets
* Ranked fifth in the AMCC in total digs (434)
* Posted 3.74 digs per set, ranking 10th overall in the conference
* Had double-digit digs in 22 matches
* Posted a season-best 23 digs vs. Mt. Aloysius
* Added 66 assists and 28 aces along with three kills

2023

* Played in all 28 matches
* Finished fourth in the AMCC in digs per set at 4.48 and fourth in total digs with 448
* Registered 51 assists and 34 service aces
* Had double-digit digs in 24 matches
* Posted a season-best 25 digs at Buffalo State

2022

* Team Rookie of the Year
* Led the team with 397 digs and 3.82 digs per set
* Started every match
* Recorded double-digit digs in 21 contests
* Tallied a season-best 31 digs against Penn State Altoona
* Added 51 assists and 26 service aces

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in biology 

Personal

* Daughter of Michele and Robert Nobach
* Four-sport athlete at Athens High School
* Varsity letterwinner in volleyball, basketball, softball and track & field
* Two-time Volleyball All-League Honorable Mention
* Three-time All-State in track & field
* Softball All-District
* National Honors Society
* Science Olympiad
* Spanish and Varsity Club

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 30 8
Sets 109 27
Kills 0 0
Kills per set 0.00 0.00
Errors 6 0
Total Attacks 28 1
Total Attacks per set 0.26 0.04
Hitting Percentage -.214 .000
Assists 78 17
Assists per set 0.72 0.63
Service Total Attempts 405 98
Service Aces 27 8
Service Errors 31 8
Service Aces per set 0.25 0.30
Receptions 515 126
Reception Errors 32 10
Digs 433 119
Digs per set 3.97 4.41
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 27.0 8.0
Points per set 0.2 0.3
Matches started 1 -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 1 at Penn State Altoona L, 3-0
Nov 8 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2
Nov 12 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-1
Nov 15 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 3-1
Nov 16 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2
Nov 20 vs. La Verne L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 vs. Bethany W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 3.0
Aug 29 vs. Westminster W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 5 -.200 5 0.0
Aug 30 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 2 2.0
Aug 30 at St. Vincent W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 .000 3 2.0
Sep 5 Geneva W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 2 1.0
Sep 5 Bluffton W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 2.0
Sep 6 Fredonia W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Sep 6 Thiel L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Sep 9 at John Carroll L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 0.0
Sep 12 Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 2 -1.000 4 0.0
Sep 12 vs. Fredonia W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 2 1.0
Sep 13 at Allegheny L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 4 .000 4 0.0
Sep 13 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 1.0
Sep 20 at Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 4 .000 1 0.0
Sep 20 Geneseo W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1.0
Sep 25 at Alfred L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Oct 4 RIT W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Oct 4 Carnegie Mellon L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 1.0
Oct 7 Hilbert W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 11 Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 2.0
Oct 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Oct 18 at La Roche L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 25 Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 4.0
Oct 29 Alfred St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Nov 1 at Penn State Altoona L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Nov 8 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 3 0.0
Nov 12 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 3 3.0
Nov 15 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Nov 16 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 1 .000 5 0.0
Nov 20 vs. La Verne L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 vs. Bethany W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Westminster W, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 at St. Vincent W, 3-2 - 5 28 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 Geneva W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 Bluffton W, 3-2 - 5 25 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 Fredonia W, 3-0 - 3 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 Thiel L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at John Carroll L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Fredonia W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Allegheny L, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 - 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 Geneseo W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Alfred L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 RIT W, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Carnegie Mellon L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Hilbert W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 3-1 - 4 18 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at La Roche L, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 18 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 Alfred St. W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Penn State Altoona L, 3-0 - 3 22 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 - 5 16 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 1 5 23 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 vs. La Verne L, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 29 vs. Bethany W, 3-0 - 3 17 3 3 14 2
Aug 29 vs. Westminster W, 3-1 - 4 16 0 0 17 0
Aug 30 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-0 - 3 15 2 4 11 0
Aug 30 at St. Vincent W, 3-2 - 5 25 2 1 22 0
Sep 5 Geneva W, 3-0 - 3 21 1 2 7 0
Sep 5 Bluffton W, 3-2 - 5 18 2 0 36 2
Sep 6 Fredonia W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 2 8 1
Sep 6 Thiel L, 3-0 - 3 12 1 0 10 0
Sep 9 at John Carroll L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 12 1
Sep 12 Houghton W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 29 0
Sep 12 vs. Fredonia W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 1 11 0
Sep 13 at Allegheny L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 11 0
Sep 13 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-0 - 3 20 1 1 13 1
Sep 20 at Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 - 5 10 0 0 13 0
Sep 20 Geneseo W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 0 13 0
Sep 25 at Alfred L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 2 42 4
Oct 4 RIT W, 3-1 - 4 15 1 1 26 3
Oct 4 Carnegie Mellon L, 3-0 - 3 8 1 1 17 2
Oct 7 Hilbert W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 9 0
Oct 11 Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-0 - 3 17 2 1 6 2
Oct 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 2 23 1
Oct 18 at La Roche L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 1 17 0
Oct 25 Carlow W, 3-0 - 3 23 4 1 13 2
Oct 29 Alfred St. W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 3 12 0
Nov 1 at Penn State Altoona L, 3-0 - 3 9 1 0 18 0
Nov 8 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 - 5 15 0 0 28 5
Nov 12 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-1 - 4 21 3 2 17 4
Nov 15 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 1 21 0
Nov 16 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 1 5 15 0 1 23 1
Nov 20 vs. La Verne L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 16 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2022-23 29 104 1 0.01 2 15 0.14 -.067 51 0.49 27.0 0.3
2023-24 28 100 1 0.01 3 26 0.26 -.077 51 0.51 35.0 0.3
2024-25 31 116 3 0.03 4 48 0.41 -.021 66 0.57 31.0 0.3
2025-26 30 109 0 0.00 6 28 0.26 -.214 78 0.72 27.0 0.2
Total 118 429 5 0.01 15 117 0.27 -.085 246 0.57 120.0 0.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2022-23 29 104 397 3.82 0 0 0 0.00
2023-24 28 100 448 4.48 0 0 0 0.00
2024-25 31 116 434 3.74 0 0 0 0.00
2025-26 30 109 433 3.97 0 0 0 0.00
Total 118 429 1712 3.99 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2022-23 29 104 297 26 0.25 34 478 47
2023-24 28 100 319 34 0.34 22 565 26
2024-25 31 116 359 28 0.24 32 701 59
2025-26 30 109 405 27 0.25 31 515 32
Total 118 429 1380 115 0.27 119 2259 164
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 30 109 0 0.00 6 28 0.26 -.214 78 0.72 27.0 0.2
Conference 8 27 0 0.00 0 1 0.04 .000 17 0.63 8.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 44 0 0.00 3 6 0.14 -.500 29 0.66 17.0 0.4
Away 10 41 0 0.00 0 13 0.32 .000 27 0.66 3.0 0.1
Neutral 7 24 0 0.00 3 9 0.38 -.333 22 0.92 7.0 0.3
Result
Wins 22 82 0 0.00 6 22 0.27 -.273 64 0.78 24.0 0.3
Losses 8 27 0 0.00 0 6 0.22 .000 14 0.52 3.0 0.1
Month
August 4 15 0 0.00 2 9 0.60 -.222 15 1.00 7.0 0.5
September 12 43 0 0.00 4 15 0.35 -.267 32 0.74 7.0 0.2
October 8 26 0 0.00 0 1 0.04 .000 15 0.58 9.0 0.3
November 6 25 0 0.00 0 3 0.12 .000 16 0.64 4.0 0.2
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 30 109 433 3.97 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 8 27 119 4.41 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 44 167 3.80 0 0 0 0.00
Away 10 41 179 4.37 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 7 24 87 3.63 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 22 82 334 4.07 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 8 27 99 3.67 0 0 0 0.00
Month
August 4 15 70 4.67 0 0 0 0.00
September 12 43 173 4.02 0 0 0 0.00
October 8 26 97 3.73 0 0 0 0.00
November 6 25 93 3.72 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 30 109 405 27 0.25 31 515 32
Conference 8 27 98 8 0.30 8 126 10
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 44 186 17 0.39 13 203 16
Away 10 41 122 3 0.07 8 209 12
Neutral 7 24 97 7 0.29 10 103 4
Result
Wins 22 82 336 24 0.29 26 372 24
Losses 8 27 69 3 0.11 5 143 8
Month
August 4 15 73 7 0.47 8 64 2
September 12 43 157 7 0.16 9 205 9
October 8 26 97 9 0.35 10 123 10
November 6 25 78 4 0.16 4 123 11
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