Ball State University Athletics
Sarah Obras Named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week
October 26, 2005 | Women's Volleyball
Muncie, Ind. - - For the first time this season and the first time in her career, Ball State women's volleyball senior outside attacker Sarah Obras (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights H.S.) has been named Mid-American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week.
Obras, an accounting major with a 3.86 grade-point average, picks up the award after helping guide the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over MAC West Division-leader Eastern Michigan last Saturday. In the contest, Obras became the school's all-time career kills leader as well as the MAC's career attempts leader and the first player in league history to record over 1,500 kills and 1,500 digs in a career.
Obras entered the contest versus the Eagles 10 kills shy of the school record (1,827) set by Megan Hammons (1998-2001). She collected her school-record 1,828th kill with a tip just past the EMU block, giving the Cardinals a 28-18 advantage in the second set. Obras finished the evening with 18 kills, moving her career total to 1,835.
In addition to the kills mark, Obras became the first player in league history to post over 1,500 kills and 1,500 digs in a career midway through the first set. She finished the match with 11 digs - - marking her 10th double-double of the season - - and moved her career total to 1,508.
Obras reached another milestone with her first swing in the second frame and 11th of the night, becoming the league's all-time career attempts leader. She finished the contest with 48 attempts, moving her career total to 5,274.
Obras also logged a pair of solo blocks, a service ace and an assist, while compiling a .250 (18-6-48) attack percentage in the contest.
After Tuesday's victory at Xavier, Obras moved within 60 kills of the all-time MAC record set by Northern Illinois' Tera Lobdell at 1,907. Obras enters the weekend with 1,847 career kills, 1,521 career digs and 5,311 career attempts.
The Cardinals close the home portion of its MAC schedule this weekend when it hosts Northern Illinois Friday and Western Michigan Saturday. For Friday's contest, the Delta High School Pep Band will provide the musical entertainment, while Saturday's contest marks senior night for the Cardinals.
Saturday's contest will also be a "Volleyball Free For All", with free admission for EVERYONE. In addition, prizes will be given out throughout the match, capped by the give-away of a 27" Color TV, an X-Box and 12-month X-Box Live subscription donated by Pepsi and a collection of X-Box games including Tiger Woods 2006, Madden 2006, NCAA March Madness 2006 and Hulk.
