2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 19
Sahara Maruska
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Agnes Academy
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
Bio
ATHLETIC ACCOLADES
2023 AAC Honor Roll (Sept. 25)
2022 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2021 (Spring) C-USA All-Tournament Team
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2023 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore-Fall): Played in 86 sets...fourth on the Owls with 201 kills as well as kills per set (2.34)…totaled 223 points, fourth-best on the team…posted 10 or more kills in six matches, including a season-high 15 in a win over Sam Houston (9/12)…registered a pair of double-doubles, including a 10-kills/14-dig performance against No. 13 Oregon…also had 12 kills and a season-high 16 digs in a win over Southern Miss (10/23)…was second on the Owls in total attacks (552)…totaled 31 blocks and 123 digs.
2021 (Freshman-Spring): Played in 53 sets as a true freshman...earned a spot on the C-USA All-Tournament Team...fourth on the team with 103 kills (1.94 kps) while hitting .225...fifth on the Owls with 113.0 points...also added 77 digs and 11 blocks...had a stellar conference tournament, totaling 34 kills over 11 sets including a season-high 13-kill performance vs. Charlotte (4/2) while hitting .478...notched a season-high and critical 13 digs in Rice's upset win over No. 2 Texas (3/23)...totaled 12 kills and 11 digs. vs. WKU in the C-USA Championship match...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from St. Agnes Academy in Houston, Texas...helped lead the Tigers to a TAPPS 6A State Championship and was recognized on the all-tournament team...earned TAPPS 2019 6A All-State honors and was a PrepVolleyball.com Special Mention All-America honors as a senior...was a two-time all-state honoree, which included first team honors her junior season...was academic all-state in 2018 and was named the district’s offensive player of the year.
Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology...Parents: John and Nikki-Brock Maruska (one brother, one sister)...graduated with a 3.7 GPA and was a member of the National Honors Society as a senior.
2023 AAC Honor Roll (Sept. 25)
2022 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2021 (Spring) C-USA All-Tournament Team
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2023 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023 (Senior): Played in 99 total sets across 27 matches, starting in 25… named to the AAC Honor Roll on Sept. 25… ranked third on the team in points (247), points per set (2.49), kills (209), kills per set (2.11), service aces (19), digs (293) and digs per set (2.96)... set a new career-high with three assists at Tulsa… posted season-highs of 17 kills (at Tulsa), 21 digs (at SMU) and three blocks (vs. UTSA and at Memphis).
2022 (Junior): Earned Conference USA All-Tournament Team honors … played in 118 sets … ranked 13th in C-USA in kills per set (2.82) … second on the team in kills (333), kills per set, total points (385.0), digs (311) and digs per set (2.64) … recorded at least 10 kills 19 times … set a career-high with 22 kills against Colorado (12/1) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … hit at least .300 seven times … notched 10+ digs 12 times … twice had a career-high 23 digs, versus Texas Tech (9/11) and at UAB (10/14) … recorded eight double-doubles.2021 (Sophomore-Fall): Played in 86 sets...fourth on the Owls with 201 kills as well as kills per set (2.34)…totaled 223 points, fourth-best on the team…posted 10 or more kills in six matches, including a season-high 15 in a win over Sam Houston (9/12)…registered a pair of double-doubles, including a 10-kills/14-dig performance against No. 13 Oregon…also had 12 kills and a season-high 16 digs in a win over Southern Miss (10/23)…was second on the Owls in total attacks (552)…totaled 31 blocks and 123 digs.
2021 (Freshman-Spring): Played in 53 sets as a true freshman...earned a spot on the C-USA All-Tournament Team...fourth on the team with 103 kills (1.94 kps) while hitting .225...fifth on the Owls with 113.0 points...also added 77 digs and 11 blocks...had a stellar conference tournament, totaling 34 kills over 11 sets including a season-high 13-kill performance vs. Charlotte (4/2) while hitting .478...notched a season-high and critical 13 digs in Rice's upset win over No. 2 Texas (3/23)...totaled 12 kills and 11 digs. vs. WKU in the C-USA Championship match...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from St. Agnes Academy in Houston, Texas...helped lead the Tigers to a TAPPS 6A State Championship and was recognized on the all-tournament team...earned TAPPS 2019 6A All-State honors and was a PrepVolleyball.com Special Mention All-America honors as a senior...was a two-time all-state honoree, which included first team honors her junior season...was academic all-state in 2018 and was named the district’s offensive player of the year.
Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology...Parents: John and Nikki-Brock Maruska (one brother, one sister)...graduated with a 3.7 GPA and was a member of the National Honors Society as a senior.
Rice vs. Central Arkansas Highlights
Sunday, August 31
Volleyball Exhibition vs. Houston Post-Match Press Conference
Sunday, August 24
VB Thea Carter Kick Save vs. Wichita State
Monday, August 18
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
