17 Sarah Veale
17 - Sarah Veale
Height: 5-10
Hometown: Fowler, Mich.
Position: OH
Year: Sr.
High School: Fowler HS
m 26
k/s 3.90
h % .189
a/s 0.26
b/s 0.32
sa/s 0.22
d/s 2.76

Career Accolades

2024 All-GLIAC Second Team

2021 GLIAC Freshman of the Year

2024 (Senior)

Veale played in 90 sets over 26 matches and set career highs in kills (351), total attacks (983), hitting percentage (.189), and blocks (29). She tied her career-best with 20 aces and added 23 assists and 576 receptions. Averaging 3.90 kills per set, she nearly doubled her sophomore season’s best. Veale recorded nine double-doubles, including four straight, and had four 20-plus kill matches with a career-high 28 against Parkside on October 26. She also notched a career-best 20 digs at Michigan Tech on October 5.

2023 (Junior)

In 76 sets across 27 matches, Veale tallied 151 kills on 571 total attacks for a 1.99 kills per set average and a .121 hitting percentage. She contributed 11 assists, 16 aces, 514 receptions, and 207 digs (2.72 digs per set). Defensively, she recorded seven blocks (three solo, four assists), accounting for 172 points.

2022 (Sophomore)

Veale played in 88 sets over 26 matches, posting 198 kills on 664 total attacks for 2.25 kills per set and a .123 hitting percentage. She added 27 assists, 20 aces, 605 receptions, and 211 digs (2.40 digs per set). She totaled 22 blocks (six solo, 16 assists), accounting for 232 points.

2021 (Freshman)

As a freshman, Veale played in 52 sets over 23 matches, tallying 111 kills on 355 total attacks for 2.13 kills per set and a .138 hitting percentage. She recorded 46 digs and 13 blocks (four solo, nine assists), accounting for 119.5 points.

High School

Veale graduated as valedictorian from Fowler High School in 2021, where she made the honor roll all four years and was a National Honors Society member. She served as president of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC). Veale lettered in volleyball, basketball, and softball, helping the volleyball team win three district championships, a regional title, and a conference championship in 2020. On the basketball court, she contributed to district and regional championships in 2019, along with a Final Four appearance. She earned Second Team All-Conference honors as well as two-time First Team All-Conference, First Team All-State, and All-Region recognition in volleyball. Veale was named to the Lansing State Journal Dream Team and was on the AVCA All-American Watch List.

Personal

Born on November 25, 2002, in Lansing, Michigan. Majoring in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Biomedical Sciences. Daughter of Barbara Koenigsknecht and Derrick Veale. Her sister, Kennedy, played softball at Alma College.

Recent Games
Oct 31 Lake Superior State W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Roosevelt W, 3-0
Nov 8 at #12 Grand Valley State L, 3-0
Nov 9 at Wayne State L, 3-0
Nov 15 Michigan Tech L, 3-1
Nov 16 Northern Michigan L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 26 16
Sets 90 57
Kills 351 238
Kills per set 3.90 4.18
Errors 165 97
Total Attacks 983 630
Total Attacks per set 10.92 11.05
Hitting Percentage .189 .224
Assists 23 19
Assists per set 0.26 0.33
Service Total Attempts 345 223
Service Aces 20 14
Service Errors 36 17
Service Aces per set 0.22 0.25
Receptions 576 330
Reception Errors 32 16
Digs 248 173
Digs per set 2.76 3.04
Block Solo 3 1
Block Assist 26 13
Block Total 29 14
Blocks per set 0.32 0.25
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 2
Points 387.0 259.5
Points per set 4.3 4.6
Matches started 26 16
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 6 vs. Central State W, 3-0 1 3 17 4 35 .371 1 1 2 15 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 20.0
Sep 6 at Cedarville L, 3-0 1 3 13 8 38 .132 0 0 0 35 1 9 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 7 vs. Lock Haven W, 3-1 1 4 17 7 44 .227 0 0 2 32 2 8 0 3 0 3 0 18.5
Sep 13 vs. Missouri Western State L, 3-0 1 3 9 5 32 .125 0 1 1 38 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 13 vs. Tiffin L, 3-1 1 4 10 8 36 .056 1 2 5 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Sep 14 vs. Bemidji St. L, 3-1 1 4 15 10 54 .093 1 2 4 15 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Sep 14 vs. Northwood L, 3-0 1 3 6 6 26 .000 0 0 2 20 1 13 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Sep 19 at Lake Superior State L, 3-0 1 3 12 7 34 .147 0 0 2 14 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Sep 21 Roosevelt W, 3-0 1 3 16 5 31 .355 1 4 2 23 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 20.5
Sep 25 at Northwood L, 3-0 1 3 9 10 35 -.029 1 0 2 27 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Sep 27 Wayne State L, 3-1 1 4 14 9 42 .119 2 0 1 33 2 13 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Sep 28 #16 Grand Valley State L, 3-0 1 3 11 5 34 .176 1 0 1 28 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Oct 4 at Northern Michigan L, 3-1 1 4 15 7 45 .178 2 0 0 12 1 18 0 0 0 0 2 15.0
Oct 5 at Michigan Tech L, 3-2 1 5 22 7 52 .288 3 1 3 31 3 20 0 1 0 1 0 23.5
Oct 11 at #4 Ferris State L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 27 .037 2 1 2 16 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 12 at Davenport L, 3-0 1 3 12 5 37 .189 2 1 0 21 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Oct 18 vs. Upper Iowa L, 3-0 1 3 7 6 24 .042 0 0 0 22 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
Oct 18 vs. William Jewell L, 3-0 1 3 10 4 29 .207 0 0 1 21 3 6 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Oct 19 vs. Ky. Wesleyan W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Purdue Northwest L, 3-2 1 5 23 6 55 .309 2 0 0 19 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 23.0
Oct 26 Parkside L, 3-2 1 5 28 7 69 .304 0 3 2 23 1 17 0 1 0 1 0 31.5
Oct 31 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 13 9 30 .133 2 2 1 7 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 16.0
Nov 1 at Roosevelt W, 3-0 1 3 16 3 30 .433 0 0 0 11 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Nov 8 at #12 Grand Valley State L, 3-0 1 3 7 8 36 -.028 0 0 0 28 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Nov 9 at Wayne State L, 3-0 1 3 13 3 31 .323 1 0 1 21 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Nov 15 Michigan Tech L, 3-1 1 4 22 8 44 .318 0 1 0 23 1 9 0 3 0 3 0 24.5
Nov 16 Northern Michigan L, 3-0 1 3 9 4 33 .152 1 1 2 20 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2021-22 23 52 111 2.13 62 355 .138 2 0.04 0 0.00 58 3 46 0.88 4 9 13 0.25 119.5 2.3
2022-23 26 88 198 2.25 116 664 .123 27 0.31 20 0.23 605 35 211 2.40 6 16 22 0.25 232.0 2.6
2023-24 27 76 151 1.99 82 571 .121 11 0.14 16 0.21 514 42 207 2.72 3 4 7 0.09 172.0 2.3
2024-25 26 90 351 3.90 165 983 .189 23 0.26 20 0.22 576 32 248 2.76 3 26 29 0.32 387.0 4.3
Total 102 306 811 2.65 425 2573 .150 63 0.21 56 0.18 1753 112 712 2.33 16 55 71 0.23 910.5 3.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 26 90 351 3.90 165 983 .189 23 0.26 20 0.22 576 32 248 2.76 3 26 29 0.32 387.0 4.3
Conference 16 57 238 4.18 97 630 .224 19 0.33 14 0.25 330 16 173 3.04 1 13 14 0.25 259.5 4.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 30 136 4.53 53 338 .246 9 0.30 11 0.37 176 6 81 2.70 1 6 7 0.23 151.0 5.0
Away 10 33 124 3.76 62 365 .170 11 0.33 3 0.09 216 11 108 3.27 0 8 8 0.24 131.0 4.0
Neutral 8 27 91 3.37 50 280 .146 3 0.11 6 0.22 184 15 59 2.19 2 12 14 0.52 105.0 3.9
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Wins 5 16 79 4.94 28 170 .300 4 0.25 7 0.44 88 4 41 2.56 3 4 7 0.44 91.0 5.7
Losses 21 74 272 3.68 137 813 .166 19 0.26 13 0.18 488 28 207 2.80 0 22 22 0.30 296.0 4.0
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September 12 40 149 3.73 84 441 .147 8 0.20 10 0.25 301 12 103 2.58 2 12 14 0.35 167.0 4.2
October 9 34 135 3.97 55 368 .217 13 0.38 8 0.24 172 16 104 3.06 1 8 9 0.26 148.0 4.4
November 5 16 67 4.19 26 174 .236 2 0.13 2 0.13 103 4 41 2.56 0 6 6 0.38 72.0 4.5