Sarah Noriega Loyola Marymount University Ulysses, Kan. 6-3" - Opposite Hitter Joined Team: January 1998

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:2003 – Montreux Volley Masters… Russia Tournament…Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)… Texas Tour…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2002 – Montreux Volley Masters… Russia Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…World Grand Prix (sixth place)… Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver Medal). 2001 – Montreux Volley Masters…World Championships Qualifying (first place)…World Grand Prix (first place)…NORCECA (first place)…World Grand Champions Cup. 2000 – BCV Volley Masters...Brazil Trip...Grand Prix...Japan Tour...NIKE Americas' Volleyball Challenge...Olympic Games...Russia Trip. 1999 – Australia Trip...BCV Volley Masters...Brazil Tour...Dominican Republic Tour...NORCECA Championship...Pan American Games...World Cup. 1998 – Canada Cup... Canada Tour...World Grand Prix... Italy Tournament... Japan Trip... Peru Tour...World Championships. 1997 – World University Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:2003 – Helped the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…Played in 96 of a possible 163 sets on the year and compiled 113 kills, 21 blocks and eight service aces for 142 total points (1.48 points per set)…Scored a career-high 27 points in a 3-1 win over Brazil in the semifinals of the Pan American Cup in Mexico on July 4. 2002 – Played professionally for Figurella Firenze in Italy’s Serie A2. 2001 – Earned Best Blocker honors at the NORCECA Zone Championships…Played professionally for Agil Volei Trecate in Italy. 2000 – Was an integral part of the team's Olympic qualification with 39 kills, 28 digs, eight blocks and a .312 hitting percentage at the NIKE Americas' Volleyball Challenge...Recorded 50 kills, 39 digs, seven aces and four blocks on the Russia Trip...Second on the team with 51 kills on the Japan Tour...Added 45 digs, 13 blocks, two aces and a .280 hitting percentage…Played in 25 sets at the Olympics Games, posting 21 kills, 17 digs, seven blocks and three aces…Posted 10 kills, seven digs and four blocks against China to open the Games. 1999 – Earned the team's MVP Award...Played in four games on the Australia Trip, recording six kills on a .385 attack percentage...Took a prominent role on the Dominican Republic Tour, leading the team with 43 kills and a .298 attack percentage...Helped the team to the bronze medal at the Pan Am Games...Played very well on the Brazil Tour with 36 kills, eight digs, three blocks and a .390 hitting percentage...Posted 40 kills, two aces and a team-leading 14 blocks at the NORCECA Championship...Led the team with 110 kills at the World Cup...Added 61 digs, 21 blocks, six aces and a .284 hitting percentage. 1998 – Played her first international match against 1996 Olympic champion Cuba and posted seven kills on 10 attempts with no errors…Tallied 46 kills, 10 blocks and five aces in three matches of the Canada Tour…Posted a team-high 19 kills along with two aces, two stuff blocks and a .289 hitting percentage against Korea in the Grand Prix…Helped the team claim the Canada Cup with 12 kills and six aces against the Dominican Republic.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Finished her stellar career at LMU second in career kills (1,446) and attack percentage (.319)…Also ranks in the top 10 in blocks (298-fifth) and aces (115-fifth). 1997 – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American…AVCA All-District 8…West Coast Conference Player of the Year…First-Team All-WCC…Two-time AVCA National Player of the Week…Set NCAA record for most kills (47) in a four-game match against San Diego...Posted two matches with 40 or more kills, six matches with 30 or more and 17 matches with 20 or more...Set a new LMU single season record with 614 kills. 1996 – AVCA All-District 8…First-Team All-WCC…WCC Player of the Week…NCAA Pacific Region All-Tournament Team…Led the team in aces (.48) and kills per game (4.82) and attack percentage (.330). 1995 – First-Team All-WCC…Two-time WCC Player of the Week…University of New Mexico-Jones Intercable Classic MVP…Finished fourth in the WCC in attack percentage (.328) and kill average (3.33)…Set career-high with 20 kills and 14 digs against Oral Roberts in the first round of the NCAA Tournament…Career-high nine blocks against New Mexico. 1994 – Played in 10 matches and 17 games as a true freshman, posting 15 digs, 10 kills and six blocks.

PERSONAL: Born Sarah Beth Noriega on April 24, 1976 in Coon Rapids, Minn….Parents are Joseph and Carol Noriega…Has a brother, Clayt, and a sister, Katie…Sarah’s nickname is Sally…Graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1998 with a degree in psychology…Enjoys being with family and friends, reading, watching movies and shopping in her spare time…Happiest moment in life was taking part in the 2000 Sydney Olympics…Her craziest ambition is to be a clothes designer…Lists favorite food as Mexican and candy and her favorite movie as "Braveheart."