11 - Sarah Eldridge
Sarah Eldridge
Height: 5-8
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Wichita, Kan.
High School: Wichita South
Position: S

2011 (Senior): Played in 29 matches, including four starts, to earn her first letter at UNCG … Played in 67 of a possible 118 sets … Third on the team with 186 assists, averaging 2.78 assists per set … Dished out double figures in assists six times, including a career-high 23 against Elon (Nov. 11) … Also handed out 21 assists against USF (Sept. 11) … Posted 82 digs to average 1.22 digs per set … Recorded a career-high 14 digs against Western Carolina (Oct. 30).

2010 (Junior): Sat out the season due to injury.

At Cowley County CC
Played two seasons at Cowley County Community College for coach Jen Bahner … helped lead her team to a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Division II National Championships as a sophomore after coming in fifth place as a freshman … her team went a combined 62-12 over her two years … named team captain as a sophomore and also earned all-academic team honors … earned all-region honors her freshman season … also earned honorable mention all-conference honors her first year … member of Phi Theta Kappa, which is the international honor society for two-year colleges.

High School: Earned four varsity letters during her time at Wichita South High School, where she played for coach Ashley Dalian … earned all-city honors as a senior … named to the all-city honorable mention team her first three seasons … also earned honorable mention all-city honors as a basketball player where she earned four varsity letters … named honorable mention all-city in softball as well.

Club: Player four seasons for coach Cori Meyer and the Shockwave Volleyball Club.

Personal: Sarah Jane Eldridge … born April 23, 1990 in Wichita, Kan. … daughter of Brad and Jane Eldridge … has one older brother, Cale, who played baseball at Neosho CC and Friends University … majoring in communication studies at UNCG.