2010 Women's Volleyball
Celia Sabo
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- MB
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Marian
- High School:
- Marian
Kent State Awards and Honors
GETTING TO KNOW CELIA |
Greatest volleyball memory: Glen Conley’s Words of Wisdom. |
Pre-match rituals: Listen to music, chew gum and put in eye drops. |
Person I admire the most: My grandpa. |
Places I have always wanted to visit: Australia. |
The one thing that creeps me out the mostis: Being chased by Danny Devito. |
Favorite sport other than volleyball: Basketball. |
When I was 11 years old, I started playing volleyballbecause: All of my friends did. |
I wear my jersey number because: No. 2 is my favorite but it wasn’t available, so No. 12was the next best. |
Achievement I am most proud of: Playing college volleyball. |
THIS OR THAT? New York or Los Angeles Breakfast orDinner Television or Internet Dine-in or Take out Day or Night Hot dogs or Hamburgers Summer or Winter Ice cream or Frozen yogurt Mild or Spicy Singing or Dancing |
•Ranks fifth on the school’s career records list with0.86 blocks per match.
•Letterwinner: 2007, '08, '09
2010 Senior Season Highlights
•Has started four of the five matches she's played in,appearing in 15 sets.
•Tallied a career-high nine kills, three blocks (threeassisted) and 10.5 points at Norfolk State (8/28) in the SpartanClassic.
2009 Junior Season Highlights
•Started all 31 of the Kent State’s matches –the only player on the team to do so – and appeared in 118sets.
•Finished second on the team with a career season-high 116total blocks, ranking sixth on the school’s single-seasonrecords list.
•Totaled a career season-high 105 block assists to finishsecond on the team and rank fourth on the school’ssingle-season records list.
•Posted a career season-high 0.98 blocks per set to placesecond on the team and rank tied for ninth on the school’ssingle-season records list.
•Also achieved new season career highs in kills (93) anddigs (22).
•Collected a career match-high nine blocks (one solo, eightassisted) at Wright State (9/12) in the Raider Challenge. Her eightblock assists also marked a career match high which she achievedtwo more times at Miami (11/14) and against Buffalo (11/17) in theMAC Tournament First Round match.
•Matched a career match high with eight kills vs. MoreheadState (9/5) in the Patriot Invitational.
2008 Sophomore Season Highlights
•Started 18 of the 26 matches she played in, appearing in73 sets.
•Started 28 of the 30 matches she played in, appearing in111 sets.
•Ranked third on the team in total blocks with 51.
•Registered a season-best seven blocks against ChicagoState (9/20) in the Kent State/Mizuno Open.
2007 Freshman Season Highlights
•Played in 12 matches, appearing in 23 sets.
•Tallied a season-high six kills, three digs, five blocksand 9.5 points against Binghamton (9/8) in the KSU Golden FlashInvitational.
•Also posted six kills vs. Georgia State (9/15) in theClemson Classic.
Prior to Kent State
•Named to the Michigan All-State Team as a senior at MarianHigh School under coach Irick Gardner..
•Ranked as the second-best player in Michigan’sOakland County.
•Selected as an all-region and all-district honoree as ajunior.
•Named to the Mattawan Invitational All-Tournament Team in2005.
•Helped guide the Mustangs to the state semifinals as asophomore and quarterfinals as a junior and senior.
•Marian won three regional and district championshipsduring her career.
•Competed for the Michigan Elite Volleyball Club undercoach Ed Ruhl.
Personal
•Born Jan. 23, 1989.
•Daughter of Steve and Lisa Sabo. Siblings are Beth andGarth.
•Majoring in integrated health services-healthsciences.
•Member of Sigma Alpha Lambda Honors Fraternity.
•Nickname is “Cece”
Career Match Highs
Kills: 9 (at Norfolk State, 8/28/10)
Attack Attempts: 24 (Binghamton, 9/8/07)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 kills): --
Set Assists: 2 (Ball State, 10/16/09)
Aces: 1 (twice, last time: at Miami,11/14/09)
Digs: 3 (seven times, last time: Pittsburgh,8/31/10)
Solo Blocks: 2 (twice, last time: at GeorgeMason, 9/4/09)
Block Assists: 8 (three times, last time:Buffalo, 11/17/09)
Total Blocks: 9 (at Wright State, 9/12/09)
Points: 11 (at Northern Illinois, 11/18/08)
Career Season Highs
Kills: 93 (2009)
Attack Attempts: 313 (2009)
Hitting Percentage: .118 (2009)
Set Assists: 7 (2009)
Aces: 1 (2007, ‘09)
Digs: 22 (2009)
Solo Blocks: 11 (2009)
Block Assists: 105 (209)
Total Blocks: 116 (2009)
Points: 157.5 (2009)
