Sarah Ward

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Sarah Ward
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    Townsend, Mass.
  • Position:
    S
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    North Middlesex Regional
  • Major:
    Occupational Studies
  • m
    24
  • k/s
    0.14
  • h %
    -.013
  • a/s
    4.38
  • b/s
    0.01
  • sa/s
    0.24
  • d/s
    1.80
Bio

As a Junior:
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 22 matches for the Lancers...ranked second on the Lancers with 214 assists...also recorded 77 digs, nine kills, and six service aces on the year...selected to the MASCAC Fall Sportsmanship Team...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team

As a Freshman:
Appeared in nine matches for the Lancers...recorded 10 kills and 25 assists...made her collegiate debut September 7 against Middlebury

Personal:
Sarah was born in Lowell, Mass....is majoring in occupational studies at Worcester State with a minor in psychology...the daughter of Julie Ward...has one older sister, Megan...favorite spot on campus: the Student Center, because there is always something to do there...chose Worcester State for its tight-knit community, strong occupational studies program, and competitive athletics

Before Worcester State:
Sarah is a 2018 graduate of North Middlesex Regional High School in Townsend, Mass...played four years of varsity volleyball, two years of varsity basketball, and one year of varsity softball for the Patriots...named to League All-Star team in 2015 and 2017 in volleyball, and was a Worcester Telegram & Gazette All-Star in 2017...inducted into National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 24 7
Sets 84 22
Kills 12 2
Kills per set 0.14 0.09
Errors 13 4
Total Attacks 80 12
Total Attacks per set 0.95 0.55
Hitting Percentage -.013 -.167
Assists 368 94
Assists per set 4.38 4.27
Service Total Attempts 295 98
Service Aces 20 15
Service Errors 26 11
Service Aces per set 0.24 0.68
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 151 36
Digs per set 1.80 1.64
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 1 1
Block Total 1 1
Blocks per set 0.01 0.05
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 34 8
Points 32.5 17.5
Points per set 0.4 0.8
Matches started 8 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 at WPI L, 3-1
Oct 26 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0
Oct 28 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0
Oct 30 at Framingham St. W, 3-0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-1
Nov 6 Framingham St. L, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 Clark University L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 4 -.250 23 0.0
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 7 -.286 19 1.0
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Lesley W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 10 vs. Middlebury L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 6 .000 10 0.0
Sep 10 at Wheaton (Mass.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 4 1.0
Sep 11 vs. Farmingdale State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Westfield St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 3 -.667 13 2.0
Sep 18 vs. Lasell L, 3-2 - 5 3 2 7 .143 13 3.0
Sep 18 at Wentworth W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 3 .667 17 3.0
Sep 21 Keene St. L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 15 0.0
Sep 23 at Western New Eng. L, 3-1 - 4 1 2 4 -.250 14 1.0
Sep 25 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 13 1.0
Sep 25 SUNY Delhi L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 4 .250 19 2.0
Sep 29 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 8 7.0
Oct 2 vs. Smith - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at MIT - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Mass.-Dartmouth - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 8 .000 18 0.0
Oct 12 MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 16 1.0
Oct 14 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 27 0.0
Oct 16 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 10 4.0
Oct 20 Salem St. W, 3-0 - 2 1 1 3 .000 8 1.5
Oct 23 at WPI L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 4 .000 13 2.0
Oct 26 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 5 .000 13 1.0
Oct 28 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 15 0.0
Oct 30 at Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 -1.000 26 1.0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 4 .000 27 1.0
Nov 6 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 3 .000 26 0.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 Clark University L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Lesley W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 vs. Middlebury L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 3
Sep 10 at Wheaton (Mass.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 vs. Farmingdale State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Westfield St. W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 3
Sep 18 vs. Lasell L, 3-2 - 5 8 0 0 0 0 7
Sep 18 at Wentworth W, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 2
Sep 21 Keene St. L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 23 at Western New Eng. L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 SUNY Delhi L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 29 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 vs. Smith - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at MIT - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Mass.-Dartmouth - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 12 MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 14 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 20 Salem St. W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 23 at WPI L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 26 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 28 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 30 at Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-1 1 4 16 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 6 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 2 Clark University L, 3-2 - 5 15 0 1 0 0
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-1 1 4 13 1 2 0 0
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Lesley W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 1 0 0
Sep 10 vs. Middlebury L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Wheaton (Mass.) L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 0 0
Sep 11 vs. Farmingdale State L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Westfield St. W, 3-0 - 3 11 2 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Lasell L, 3-2 - 5 15 0 1 0 0
Sep 18 at Wentworth W, 3-1 - 4 15 1 1 0 0
Sep 21 Keene St. L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Western New Eng. L, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 2 0 0
Sep 25 SUNY Delhi L, 3-1 - 4 15 1 1 0 0
Sep 29 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-1 - 4 21 6 2 0 0
Oct 2 vs. Smith - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at MIT - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Mass.-Dartmouth - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 0
Oct 12 MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 17 1 1 0 0
Oct 14 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 1 0 0
Oct 16 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 19 4 2 0 0
Oct 20 Salem St. W, 3-0 - 2 9 0 1 0 0
Oct 23 at WPI L, 3-1 1 4 15 1 2 0 0
Oct 26 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 3 0 0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-1 1 4 15 1 1 0 0
Nov 6 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 15 0 1 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2018-19 9 10 1 0.10 0 6 0.60 .167 25 2.50 4.0 0.4
2019-20 22 45 9 0.20 6 50 1.11 .060 214 4.76 16.0 0.4
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 24 84 12 0.14 13 80 0.95 -.013 368 4.38 32.5 0.4
Total 55 139 22 0.16 19 136 0.98 .022 607 4.37 52.5 0.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2018-19 9 10 6 0.60 0 0 0 0.00
2019-20 22 45 77 1.71 0 2 2 0.04
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 24 84 151 1.80 0 1 1 0.01
Total 55 139 234 1.68 0 3 3 0.02
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2018-19 9 10 11 3 0.30 2 0 0
2019-20 22 45 108 6 0.13 10 2 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 24 84 295 20 0.24 26 0 0
Total 55 139 414 29 0.21 38 2 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 24 84 12 0.14 13 80 0.95 -.013 368 4.38 32.5 0.4
Conference 7 22 2 0.09 4 12 0.55 -.167 94 4.27 17.5 0.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 41 3 0.07 7 37 0.90 -.108 193 4.71 10.5 0.3
Away 10 35 6 0.17 4 30 0.86 .067 152 4.34 19.0 0.5
Neutral 2 8 3 0.38 2 13 1.63 .077 23 2.88 3.0 0.4
Result
Wins 11 35 4 0.11 4 22 0.63 .000 166 4.74 21.5 0.6
Losses 13 49 8 0.16 9 58 1.18 -.017 202 4.12 11.0 0.2
Month
September 13 46 9 0.20 9 44 0.96 .000 169 3.67 21.0 0.5
October 9 29 3 0.10 4 29 1.00 -.034 146 5.03 10.5 0.4
November 2 9 0 0.00 0 7 0.78 .000 53 5.89 1.0 0.1
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 24 84 151 1.80 0 1 1 0.01
Conference 7 22 36 1.64 0 1 1 0.05
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 41 94 2.29 0 1 1 0.02
Away 10 35 42 1.20 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 2 8 15 1.88 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 11 35 61 1.74 0 1 1 0.03
Losses 13 49 90 1.84 0 0 0 0.00
Month
September 13 46 67 1.46 0 0 0 0.00
October 9 29 53 1.83 0 1 1 0.03
November 2 9 31 3.44 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 24 84 295 20 0.24 26 0 0
Conference 7 22 98 15 0.68 11 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 41 136 7 0.17 11 0 0
Away 10 35 137 13 0.37 14 0 0
Neutral 2 8 22 0 0.00 1 0 0
Result
Wins 11 35 145 17 0.49 15 0 0
Losses 13 49 150 3 0.06 11 0 0
Month
September 13 46 152 12 0.26 12 0 0
October 9 29 113 7 0.24 12 0 0
November 2 9 30 1 0.11 2 0 0
News mentions
Lancers Upset By Rams in MASCAC Volleyball Final
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  • November 06, 2021
Lancers Upset By Rams in MASCAC Volleyball Final

WORCESTER, Mass. – Top-seeded Worcester State University saw their quest for a fourth Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) championship cut short on Saturday evening as the #3 seed Framingham State won the title with a 3-2 (25-16, 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-7) victory at John P. Brissette Competition Court.

  • November 06, 2021
Lancers to Host MASCAC Championship Game after Comeback Over MCLA
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  • November 04, 2021
Lancers to Host MASCAC Championship Game after Comeback Over MCLA

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team will host the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) championship game on Saturday after defeating MCLA 3-1 in the semifinals on Thursday evening at John P. Brissette ’88 Court.

  • November 04, 2021
Volleyball Completes Third Perfect MASCAC Regular Season Since 2017
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  • October 30, 2021
Volleyball Completes Third Perfect MASCAC Regular Season Since 2017

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – For the third time in the last four seasons, the Worcester State University women’s volleyball team have completed their Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) regular season with a perfect 7-0 record. The Lancers accomplished the feat after defeated Framingham State 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. 

  • October 30, 2021
Five Seniors Honored Prior to Non-Conference Match with Regis
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  • October 26, 2021
Five Seniors Honored Prior to Non-Conference Match with Regis

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team honored five graduating seniors on Tuesday night before a non-conference match against Regis College.

  • October 26, 2021
Lancers Fall to Cross-Town Rival Engineers, 3-1
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  • October 23, 2021
Lancers Fall to Cross-Town Rival Engineers, 3-1

WORCESTER – In a cross-town non-conference tilt on Saturday afternoon, the WPI women’s volleyball team defeated Worcester State 3-1 at Harrington Auditorium.

  • October 23, 2021
Lancers Dispatch Vikings in Straight Sets to Solidify MASCAC Standing
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  • October 20, 2021
Lancers Dispatch Vikings in Straight Sets to Solidify MASCAC Standing

WORCESTER, Mass. – With a 3-0 victory over Salem State on Wednesday evening at home, the Worcester State University women’s volleyball team improved to 6-0 in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) play, taking another step towards a home game in the MASCAC tournament.

  • October 20, 2021
Lancers Win Third Straight with Sweep of Bucs
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  • October 16, 2021
Lancers Win Third Straight with Sweep of Bucs

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass – Worcester State women’s volleyball has now won three in a row, including a pair of conference matches, as the Lancers earned a 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-14) win over Mass. Maritime in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday afternoon. 

  • October 16, 2021
Career Nights Abound in Lancers’ Win Over Amcats
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  • October 14, 2021
Career Nights Abound in Lancers’ Win Over Amcats

PAXTON, Mass. – Senior outside hitter Natalie Gillis (Ashland, Mass.) set a new career high with 25 kills as the Worcester State University women’s volleyball team defeated Anna Maria 3-1 in non-conference action on Thursday evening.

  • October 14, 2021
Lancers Top MCLA to Move to 4-0 in MASCAC Play
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  • October 12, 2021
Lancers Top MCLA to Move to 4-0 in MASCAC Play

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team defeated MCLA 3-1 in Tuesday night’s Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) match-up at John P. Brissette Court.

  • October 12, 2021
Lancers Set Down by Seahawks in Road Clash
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  • October 09, 2021
Lancers Set Down by Seahawks in Road Clash

NEWPORT, R.I. – Visiting Worcester State fell to Salve Regina University 3-0 in a non-conference women’s volleyball match on Saturday afternoon at Rodgers Rec. Center.

  • October 09, 2021
Women's Volleyball Claws Past Bears
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  • September 29, 2021
Women's Volleyball Claws Past Bears

The Worcester State University women's volleyball defeated Bridgewater State 3-1 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference action Wednesday evening at John P. Brissette Court. Set scores were 21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-15.

  • September 29, 2021
Women's Volleyball Stopped by Golden Bears
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  • September 23, 2021
Women's Volleyball Stopped by Golden Bears

The Worcester State University women's volleyball dropped three of four sets to Western New England University on Thursday evening at Alumni Healthful Living Center. Set scores were 25-11, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20.

  • September 23, 2021
Women's Volleyball Prevails Over Westfield State to Open MASCAC Play
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  • September 14, 2021
Women's Volleyball Prevails Over Westfield State to Open MASCAC Play

The Worcester State University women's volleyball began Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference play with a 3-0 win over Westfield State University Tuesday evening at John P. Brissette Court. Set scores were 25-14, 25-19, 25-21.

  • September 14, 2021
LANCERS DROP DOUBLEHEADER TO PLYMOUTH ST.
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  • September 04, 2021
LANCERS DROP DOUBLEHEADER TO PLYMOUTH ST.

The Worcester State University women's volleyball team fell short at home in a doubleheader match versus Plymouth State on Saturday.

  • September 04, 2021