Sterling Parker

Arkansas

Sep 12 (Fri)

6 PM

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The Buffs celebrate their careers prior to the match on senior day

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Position:
Right Side
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Martinez, Calif.
High School:
Alhambra
Major:
Psychology (Sociology and Sports Media Minors, Critical Sport Studies Certificate)

Awards:

Academic All-District Team by College Sports Communicators (2022)
3X Pac-12 All-Academic Team (2022, 2021, 2020)
All-Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2019)
2X All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2020, 2019)
1X CU Athlete of the Week

Career Highs:
Kills: 16 vs Oregon (11/27/19)
Digs: 7 vs UCLA (10/28/22)
Assists: 2 vs UCLA (10/28/22)
Blocks: 8 at Arizona State (10/04/19)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 501
Digs: 100
Assists: 9
Blocks: 159

2022 (SENIOR):

Played in 25 matches, making 88 set appearances
Recorded eight kills with a .444 hitting percentage, two digs and two blocks against Stanford
Finished the season with 76 kills, 32 digs, 36 blocks and five assists

2021 (JUNIOR):

Redshirted

2020 (SOPHOMORE):

Played in 20 matches, making 76 set appearances
Had six matches with double-digit kills including 15 in a win against No.12 UCLA with a .464 hitting percentage
Had five matches with a .385 hitting percentage or greater
Named to the All-Pac-12 honorable mention
Finished the season with 172 kills with a .217 hitting percentage, 32 digs, 36 blocks

2019 (FIRST YEAR):

Started every match for the Buffs at right side
Hit double-digit kills in her second match with 12 kills against UC-Santa Barbara with a .375 hitting percentage and four blocks
Started the match against Oakland 7-for-7 with kills to swings tying an unconfirmed school record
Recorded a career-high .556 hitting percentage against Campbell with 10 kills and no errors
Named Colorado Classic All-Tournament Team
Finished the season second on the team with 253 kills and a .270 hitting percentage
Hit greater than .300 in 14 matches
Named to the Pac-12 All Freshman Team
Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention
Named to the volleymag.com Freshman All-America team
Led the team in plus-minus (201.0) with the second-best total for a freshman in school history behind Meghan Barkman in 1999.

PREP:

A 6-2 hitter from Alhambra High School in Martinez, Calif.
Was a three-time League CoMVP and a four-time member of the Academic Honor Roll
Finished her career with an outstanding senior season where she hit 495 kills with a .361 hitting percentage
Also had 259 digs, 53 blocks and 49 aces
In her career with the Bull Dogs, she had more than 1,000 kills (1,175) with a .398 hitting percentage
Also had more than 100 aces, 150 blocks and 300 digs
Was a part of her varsity team as a freshman that made the North Coast Section for the first time in three decades
In her club, Absolute Volleyball Club, she was a Junior National Qualifier in 2017

PERSONAL:

Sterling is the daughter of Warren and Allison Parker
She has two younger siblings
She plays the piano and is a vocalist and published poet
Was recruited by several other schools, including; CSU, Washington State, Pitt and Oregon