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2024 Women's Volleyball

17 Sarah Veale

  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Fowler, Mich.
  • Position OH
  • Year Senior
  • High School Fowler HS

Biography

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.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2021Freshman

    OH
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2022Sophomore

    OH
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2023Junior

    OH
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2024Senior

    OH
    5'10"
    17