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Sarah Fincher
10 Sarah Fincher
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Reno, Nev.
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    Jr
  • High School:
    Bishop Manogue HS
  • Previous College:
    Southwest Baptist University
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    3.31
  • h %
    .171
  • a/s
    0.21
  • b/s
    0.56
  • sa/s
    0.06
  • d/s
    2.07
Bio

Served as a key part of Willamette's success after transferring from Southwest Baptist University in 2013 ... Named First Team All-Northwest Conference as a sophomore after leading the team with 334 kills ... Finished third in the NWC in kills and achieved an average of 3.44 kills per set ... Started in all 25 matches for the Bearcats last season ... Notched a season-high 25 kills against the University of Puget Sound on Oct. 4 ... Double majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics ... Daughter of Neal and Ellen Fincher.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 25 16
Sets 86 55
Kills 285 176
Kills per set 3.31 3.20
Errors 126 86
Total Attacks 930 620
Total Attacks per set 10.81 11.27
Hitting Percentage .171 .145
Assists 18 13
Assists per set 0.21 0.24
Service Total Attempts 15 14
Service Aces 5 3
Service Errors 7 4
Service Aces per set 0.06 0.05
Receptions 42 35
Reception Errors 16 8
Digs 178 105
Digs per set 2.07 1.91
Block Solo 4 2
Block Assist 44 33
Block Total 48 35
Blocks per set 0.56 0.64
Block Errors 4 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 316.0 197.5
Points per set 3.7 3.6
Matches started 22 16
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 24 at Puget Sound W, 3-1
Oct 25 at George Fox L, 3-0
Oct 31 at Whitworth L, 3-1
Nov 1 at Whitman L, 3-1
Nov 7 Pacific Lutheran L, 3-0
Nov 8 at Pacific W, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 vs. FDU-Florham W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 20 .300 1 7.0
Aug 29 vs. Wis.-Oshkosh L, 3-1 1 4 14 6 51 .157 1 15.0
Aug 30 vs. Concordia (Tex.) W, 3-2 1 5 21 6 54 .278 1 21.0
Aug 30 vs. Schreiner W, 3-0 1 2 8 0 16 .500 0 8.5
Sep 5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer L, 3-1 1 4 13 8 41 .122 0 13.0
Sep 5 vs. Occidental W, 3-0 - 3 11 2 22 .409 0 13.0
Sep 6 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 16 7 46 .196 2 19.0
Sep 6 vs. Redlands W, 3-1 - 3 8 4 25 .160 0 10.5
Sep 9 Western Oregon L, 3-0 1 3 11 6 35 .143 0 11.5
Sep 17 Linfield L, 3-1 1 4 14 5 38 .237 0 15.5
Sep 19 at Lewis & Clark W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 28 .107 4 6.5
Sep 26 Puget Sound L, 3-1 1 4 19 8 58 .190 1 20.5
Sep 27 George Fox W, 3-2 1 5 20 8 60 .200 2 21.5
Oct 3 Whitworth L, 3-1 1 4 9 6 53 .057 1 11.5
Oct 4 Whitman W, 3-1 1 3 8 6 35 .057 0 10.0
Oct 10 at Pacific Lutheran L, 3-0 1 2 2 5 19 -.158 1 2.5
Oct 11 Pacific W, 3-0 1 3 13 4 28 .321 0 15.5
Oct 15 at Linfield W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 25 .360 1 11.5
Oct 17 Lewis & Clark L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 25 .120 0 7.0
Oct 24 at Puget Sound W, 3-1 1 4 19 9 66 .152 1 20.0
Oct 25 at George Fox L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 35 .000 1 4.0
Oct 31 at Whitworth L, 3-1 1 4 15 10 52 .096 0 16.5
Nov 1 at Whitman L, 3-1 1 4 10 7 46 .065 0 12.5
Nov 7 Pacific Lutheran L, 3-0 1 3 12 1 28 .393 1 12.5
Nov 8 at Pacific W, 3-0 1 3 8 5 24 .125 0 10.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 vs. FDU-Florham W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Wis.-Oshkosh L, 3-1 1 4 18 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Concordia (Tex.) W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Schreiner W, 3-0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Occidental W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 6 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 10 1 4 0 5 0
Sep 6 vs. Redlands W, 3-1 - 3 6 1 3 0 4 0
Sep 9 Western Oregon L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 17 Linfield L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 19 at Lewis & Clark W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 26 Puget Sound L, 3-1 1 4 15 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 27 George Fox W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 3 Whitworth L, 3-1 1 4 24 0 5 0 5 0
Oct 4 Whitman W, 3-1 1 3 9 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 10 at Pacific Lutheran L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 11 Pacific W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 15 at Linfield W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 17 Lewis & Clark L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 24 at Puget Sound W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 25 at George Fox L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 at Whitworth L, 3-1 1 4 3 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 1 at Whitman L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 3 0 4 0
Nov 7 Pacific Lutheran L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 8 at Pacific W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 29 vs. FDU-Florham W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 0
Aug 29 vs. Wis.-Oshkosh L, 3-1 1 4 - 1 0 - 3
Aug 30 vs. Concordia (Tex.) W, 3-2 1 5 - 0 1 - 3
Aug 30 vs. Schreiner W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
Sep 5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Occidental W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 - 0 0 - 1
Sep 6 vs. Redlands W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 4 1
Sep 9 Western Oregon L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 17 Linfield L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 1 - 1
Sep 19 at Lewis & Clark W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 1
Sep 26 Puget Sound L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 27 George Fox W, 3-2 1 5 - 0 2 - 1
Oct 3 Whitworth L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 4 Whitman W, 3-1 1 3 - 1 0 - 1
Oct 10 at Pacific Lutheran L, 3-0 1 2 3 0 0 8 1
Oct 11 Pacific W, 3-0 1 3 - 1 0 - 1
Oct 15 at Linfield W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 17 Lewis & Clark L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 24 at Puget Sound W, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 13 0
Oct 25 at George Fox L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 31 at Whitworth L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 0 8 1
Nov 1 at Whitman L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 1
Nov 7 Pacific Lutheran L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 0
Nov 8 at Pacific W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 0 6 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2013-14 25 97 334 3.44 132 932 9.61 .217 19 0.20 363.0 3.7
2014-15 25 86 285 3.31 126 930 10.81 .171 18 0.21 316.0 3.7
2015-16 24 94 333 3.54 102 965 10.27 .239 7 0.07 367.5 3.9
Total 74 277 952 3.44 360 2827 10.21 .209 44 0.16 1046.5 3.8

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2013-14 25 97 228 2.35 3 26 29 0.30
2014-15 25 86 178 2.07 4 44 48 0.56
2015-16 24 94 97 1.03 5 55 60 0.64
Total 74 277 503 1.82 12 125 137 0.49

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2013-14 25 97 - 13 0.13 15 - 37
2014-15 25 86 15 5 0.06 7 42 16
2015-16 24 94 5 2 0.02 10 30 14
Total 74 277 20 20 0.07 32 72 67

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 25 86 285 3.31 126 930 10.81 .171 18 0.21 316.0 3.7
Conference 16 55 176 3.20 86 620 11.27 .145 13 0.24 197.5 3.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 112 3.50 47 360 11.25 .181 5 0.16 125.5 3.9
Away 8 26 75 2.88 45 295 11.35 .102 8 0.31 83.5 3.2
Neutral 8 28 98 3.50 34 275 9.82 .233 5 0.18 107.0 3.8
Result
Wins 12 40 140 3.50 50 403 10.07 .223 10 0.25 155.0 3.9
Losses 13 46 145 3.15 76 527 11.46 .131 8 0.17 161.0 3.5
Month
August 4 14 50 3.57 13 141 10.07 .262 3 0.21 51.5 3.7
September 9 33 118 3.58 51 353 10.70 .190 9 0.27 131.0 4.0
October 9 29 87 3.00 49 338 11.66 .112 5 0.17 98.5 3.4
November 3 10 30 3.00 13 98 9.80 .173 1 0.10 35.0 3.5

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 25 86 178 2.07 4 44 48 0.56
Conference 16 55 105 1.91 2 33 35 0.64
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 76 2.38 0 23 23 0.72
Away 8 26 35 1.35 2 11 13 0.50
Neutral 8 28 67 2.39 2 10 12 0.43
Result
Wins 12 40 72 1.80 1 20 21 0.53
Losses 13 46 106 2.30 3 24 27 0.59
Month
August 4 14 39 2.79 0 1 1 0.07
September 9 33 62 1.88 2 20 22 0.67
October 9 29 64 2.21 1 17 18 0.62
November 3 10 13 1.30 1 6 7 0.70

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 25 86 15 5 0.06 7 42 16
Conference 16 55 14 3 0.05 4 35 8
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 - 2 0.06 4 - 4
Away 8 26 14 1 0.04 0 35 4
Neutral 8 28 1 2 0.07 3 7 8
Result
Wins 12 40 11 4 0.10 4 26 8
Losses 13 46 4 1 0.02 3 16 8
Month
August 4 14 1 1 0.07 2 3 6
September 9 33 0 1 0.03 4 4 5
October 9 29 11 2 0.07 0 29 4
November 3 10 3 1 0.10 1 6 1

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Fincher Named Second Team All-Northwest Conference
  • Article
  • November 11, 2014
Fincher Named Second Team All-Northwest Conference

SALEM, ORE. -- Outside hitter Sarah Fincher (Jr., Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS/Southwest Baptist Univ.) of Willamette University has been chosen Second Team All-Northwest Conference for the 2014 season in voting by the league's head coaches.

  • November 11, 2014
Bearcats Sweep Past Pacific, 3-0, to Close Season
  • Article
  • November 08, 2014
Bearcats Sweep Past Pacific, 3-0, to Close Season

FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Taylor Gee (Sr., MH/OH, San Diego, CA/Rancho Bernardo HS) recorded 11 kills on a .529 attack percentage and Willamette University amassed 20 team total blocks, as the Bearcats defeated Pacific University, 3-0, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Saturday, Nov. 8.

  • November 08, 2014
Nationally Ranked Pacific Lutheran Downs Bearcats in Volleyball
  • Article
  • November 07, 2014
Nationally Ranked Pacific Lutheran Downs Bearcats in Volleyball

SALEM, ORE. -- Trailing 15-11 in the first set of the night, Pacific Lutheran conducted a 10-1 run to capture a 21-16 advantage. From that point on, the Lutes never looked back.

  • November 07, 2014