| Sarah Sponcil |
United States 
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Photo: Ken Delgado
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| Birth Date |
August 16, 1996 (26 years old) |
| Home Town |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Resides |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Height |
5'10" |
| College |
Loyola Marymount/UCLA |
| Web Site |
sarahsponcil.com |
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Best Finish |
Winnings |
| United States |
1st |
$105,700 |
| AVP |
1st |
$105,700 |
| International |
1st (2 times) |
$135,250 |
| FIVB |
1st (2 times) |
$135,250 |
| FIVB AGWC |
4th |
$0 |
| Overall |
1st (3 times) |
$240,950 |
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Beach Bits:
• Entering the 2021 season Sponcil has lost 22 AVP main draw matches, 10 of which have been against top-seeded teams and another 10 against teams seeded second through fourth. Her last loss against a team seeded fifth or lower was in Manhattan Beach in August 2018.
2020: Sponcil and Kelly Claes finished third, fifth and second in the three AVP tournaments. During the season, the pair lost five matches, four of which came against teams seeded first or second. Sponcil ended the year tied for fifth in digs (6.7 per set) on the AVP Tour. The duo played twice on the FIVB Tour, placing ninth and fifth.
2019: Sponcil formed a partnership with Kelly Claes, and in four AVP events they advanced to the semifinals each time and to the championship match once (in their first ever AVP tournament as partners in New York City). The pair had a 13-8 match record on the AVP Tour, with six of the losses coming to teams seeded either first or second. Sponcil averaged 4.98 digs per set on the season. Sponcil and Claes played in 14 FIVB tournaments, winning three medals, two silvers and one bronze. 2018: In her first AVP main draw, Sponcil and Lauren Fendrick finished second in Austin. The duo played two other AVP tournaments, then Sponcil partnered with Terese Cannon for a pair of AVP events. In their debut together, Sponcil and Cannon advanced from the qualifier and won five matches in the contender's bracket to reach the semifinals. Sponcil led the AVP Tour in digs (6.08 per set). On the FIVB Tour Sponcil played once with Caitlin Ledoux, winning a bronze medal in a three-star event. She then played three times with Fendrick, getting a best of fifth.
2016: Sponcil and Torrey Van Winden finished fourth in the FIVB U-21 World Championships.
2014: Sponcil and Alic Eager finished 37th in the FIVB U-19 World Championships.
2013: Sponcil made her beach volleyball debut at the age of 17, finishing 17th in Huntington Beach with Susannah Muno, losing 19-17 in the third set of the match to qualify for the main draw.
College: Sponcil played indoors at Loyola Marymount, where she was the 2016 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and the school's Female Athlete of the Year. In three seasons at LMU Sponcil ended ninth all-time in kills (1,193) and helped team to 2014 NCAA Tournament and 2015 Sweet Sixteen. She transferred to UCLA for her senior season and was a setter for the team which advanced to the NCAA Regionals. Sponcil also competed in beach volleyball, helping the Bruins to its first ever NCAA Championship in May 2018.
Personal: Sponcil, who has one older sister (Rebecca), led her high school team to three state championship titles plus a runner-up finish. She was the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year in both 2012 and 2013.
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- AVP Best Defensive Player 2022
- AVP VolleyballMag.com Best Defensive Player 2022
- AVP VolleyballMag.com Rookie of the Year 2018
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| 2013 |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
95.0 |
76th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2018 |
AVP |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$15,850.00 |
1,202.0 |
22nd |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2019 |
AVP |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$25,500.00 |
1,946.0 |
17th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2020 |
AVP |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$12,500.00 |
0.0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2021 |
AVP |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
$14,750.00 |
1,193.0 |
5th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022 |
AVP |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$37,100.00 |
6,678.5 |
26th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
|
23
(382nd) |
1
(99th) |
5 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
$105,700.00
(67th) |
11,114.5 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2014 |
FIVB AGWC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
0.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2016 |
FIVB AGWC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
98.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2018 |
FIVB |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$8,000.00 |
720.0 |
134th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2019 |
FIVB |
14 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
$47,000.00 |
3,400.0 |
14th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2020 |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$4,000.00 |
390.0 |
14th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2021 |
FIVB |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
$41,000.00 |
1,800.0 |
5th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022 |
FIVB |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
$35,250.00 |
3,080.0 |
17th |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
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41
(316th) |
2
(100th) |
3 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
13 |
$135,250.00
(161st) |
9,488.0 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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| Overall |
Total
(Rank) |
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64
(356th) |
3
(181st) |
8 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
14 |
$240,950.00
(129th) |
20,602.5 |
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2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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| Red denotes ranked 1st |
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| Kelly Cheng |
10 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$52,750 |
3,139.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Terese Cannon |
9 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
$44,850 |
7,164.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lauren Fendrick |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$8,100 |
716.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zana Muno |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
95.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
23 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
$105,700 |
11,114.5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Kelly Cheng |
25 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
$92,000 |
5,590.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Terese Cannon |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
$35,250 |
3,080.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lauren Fendrick |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$5,500 |
480.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Caitlin Ledoux |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$2,500 |
240.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
39 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
13 |
$135,250 |
9,390.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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| Torrey Van Winden |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
98.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alic Eager |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
98.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| Kelly Cheng |
35 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
9 |
$144,750 |
8,729.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Terese Cannon |
19 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
$80,100 |
10,244.5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lauren Fendrick |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
$13,600 |
1,196.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Caitlin Ledoux |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$2,500 |
240.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Torrey Van Winden |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
98.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zana Muno |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
95.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alic Eager |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| Total |
64 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
14 |
$240,950 |
20,602.5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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