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2022 Women's Volleyball Roster

Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann

13 Sarah Murczek

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Richards
  • Hometown Oak Lawn, Ill.

Biography

2021: Appeared in 96 sets and 28 matches, ranking second on the team and sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference with 0.31 service aces per set … Will enter her senior season needing 81 kills to reach 500 for her career … Accumulated 118 kills (1.23 per set), 167 digs (1.74 per set), 30 aces (0.31 per set), 23 assists (0.24 per set) and 11 blocks (0.11 per set), while hitting at a .132 (118-68-378) clip … Slugged double-digit kills on four occasions and tabulated three double-doubles, all of which came in succession at the Hampton Inn Rambler Challenge in September … Had seven matches of 10 or more digs … Loyola was 3-0 when she served three or more aces … Got her season off to a strong start, accounting for 11 kills, nine digs and a pair of aces, as the Ramblers dropped Oakland (Aug. 27) at the Golden Dome Invitational … Put up nine kills, 12 digs and two aces, hitting at a .300 clip (9-3-20), versus No. 16 Western Kentucky (Aug. 28) … Selected to the Golden Dome Invitational All-Tournament Team after producing 2.36 kills, 2.73 digs and 0.45 aces per set in Loyola’s three contests … Provided three double-doubles at the Hampton Inn Rambler Challenge and started the tournament off with a season-high 12 kills, while tying a season best with 12 digs, hitting .476 (12-2-21) in a sweep of Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 3) … Went for 10 kills, 12 digs and three aces in a victory against SIU Edwardsville (Sept. 3) and then closed out the weekend by notching 11 kills, 11 digs and a season-best five blocks in a five-set win over Xavier (Sept. 4) that gave Loyola the tournament crown … Went for six kills, seven digs and three aces in a three-set victory against Fresno State (Sept. 9) … Provided seven kills, nine digs and hit .333 (7-2-15) in a road win at Indiana State (Oct. 29) … Had 10 digs and two aces in a five-set win at Evansville (Oct. 30) … Produced 11 digs and three aces against Bradley (Nov. 12) … Smashed seven kills in Loyola’s victory over Illinois State (Nov. 13) that clinched the Ramblers at least a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship … Registered nine kills and seven digs in a win at Northern Iowa (Nov. 20) … Totaled 10 digs against Illinois State (Nov. 27) in the title match of the MVC Championship.
 
2020-21: Became one of Loyola’s top attackers in her sophomore campaign and led the team with 2.76 kills per set … One of four Ramblers to appear in all 80 sets and in addition to her team-leading 2.76 kills per set, also added 2.84 digs and 0.30 aces per set, hitting at a .113 (221-136-751) efficiency rate … Had 11 matches of 10 or more kills and tied for the team lead with 10 double-doubles … Got the season off to a rousing start, posting a double-double in each of the first three outings, including 16 kills and 14 digs in a season-opening victory over Valparaiso (Jan. 25) … Put together her best outings to date as a Rambler, totaling career highs of 18 kills and 26 digs, to go with four aces and three blocks, in a win versus Butler (Jan. 29) … Had 15 kills, 15 digs and three aces in a rematch with Valpo (Feb. 1) … Provided 14 kills and 17 digs in a road win against Indiana State (Feb. 21) … Blasted 14 kills to help Loyola knock off Missouri State (March 7) … Went for 13 kills, 13 digs, three aces and hit .250 (13-6-28) at Bradley (March 15) … Chipped in 10 kills and 10 digs in the program’s first-ever victory at Northern Iowa (March 22) … Recorded 14 kills and 14 digs versus Drake (March 28) for the first of three straight outings with a double-double … Picked up 12 kills and 22 digs in Loyola’s MVC Championship quarterfinal victory against Missouri State (April 1) … Accounted for 13 kills and 15 digs to fuel a MVC semifinal win versus Northern Iowa (April 2) and send Loyola to the MVC Championship title match for the first time since joining the league … Totaled 16 digs and nine kills against Illinois State (April 3) in the MVC Championship … Member of the MVC Honor Roll.
 
2019: Played a key role in her rookie season, appearing in 114 sets while totaling 80 kills (0.70 per set), 158 digs (1.39 per set) and 33 aces (0.29 per set) … Ranked third on the team and seventh in the MVC in service aces (0.29 per set) … Got her Loyola career off to a great start, serving up two or more aces in each of the first five matches of the year … Had six matches with double-digit digs … Served three or more aces five times … Loyola was 2-0 when she smacked 10 or more kills … Delivered 10 digs in a three-set sweep of Montana State (Sept. 6) … Totaled 10 digs and five kills, hitting .625 (5-0-8), against Virginia Tech (Sept. 13) … Earned all-tournament team recognition at the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic hosted by Air Force … Picked up her first career double-double, and only one of the season, to help Loyola to its first win over Northwestern (Sept. 20) since 2008, finishing with 10 kills and a season-best 16 digs … Followed that up with a season-high, 11-kill effort in a win at DePaul (Sept. 21) … In a sweep of Missouri State (Oct. 12), registered eight kills and 11 digs, hitting .316 (8-2-19) … Served a season-high four aces in a victory at Drake (Nov. 23) … Member of the MVC Honor Roll.
 
High School: Tabbed South Suburban Red Conference Player of the Year after putting up 395 kills, 153 digs and 52 service aces for Richards High School as a senior in 2018 … Named to the 2018 Daily Southtown All-Area Team … Four-year all-conference selection … Two-time Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Honorable Mention honoree … Collected Chicago Christian Tournament MVP and Oak Lawn All-Tournament Team recognition in 2018 … Also played three years of water polo at Richards.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    2020Sophomore

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    2021Junior

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    2022Senior

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