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Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

2021 Women's Volleyball

13 Sarah Thiessen

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position DS/L
  • Hometown Tulsa, Okla.
  • Highschool Jenks HS
  • Major Finance

Biography

*Ranks fourth in ORU history averaging 3.65 digs per set*
2021 | REDSHIRT SENIOR

Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 31)
Katrinka Crawford Invitational All-Tournament Team


2020 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Academic All-Summit League
Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 9)
Summit League Preseason Player to Watch
2020-21 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
Ninth most digs per set (4.81) in a single season in ORU history

Started all 18 matches at libero and was the only ORU player to be on the court for all 72 sets ... Led the Golden Eagles with 346 digs averaging 4.81 digs per set, both of which ranked fourth in The Summit League ... Registered double-digit digs in all 18 outings and had nine performances with at least 20 digs, including a league-best and career-high 36 at Western Illinois (2/8) ... Tallied 84 set assists posting at least two in every match ... Had a career-best nine assists twice coming against North Dakota (2/1) and Denver (3/1) ... Recorded 13 service aces on the year with a career high of four at Western Illinois (2/7).
 
2019 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8)
42nd Annual SHSU Invitational All-Tournament Team
2019-20 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

Appeared in 106 total sets across 27 matches and made 24 starts despite missing two weeks with an injury ... Led the Golden Eagles and ranked fourth in The Summit League totaling 445 digs and 4.20 digs per set ... Posted a season-best 32 digs in the season opener against Louisiana Tech (8/30) and again versus Little Rock (9/13) ... Reached double-digit digs 22 times, including 20 or more in nine outings ... Led ORU in digs for a match 18 times ... Set a season high with three service aces at home against Omaha (10/1) registering 23 for the year ... Tallied 98 total set assists averaging 0.92 per set recording a season-best seven three times ... Finished the season with three kills as the libero.
 
2018 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Saw action in 80 sets for ORU in 25 matches, including four starts ... Earned her first collegiate start in her Golden Eagles debut against nationally-ranked Colorado (8/24) ... Finished the year averaging 1.88 digs per set reaching double figures six times ... Tallied a season-high 18 digs at home against South Dakota State (10/9) ... Registered a season-best four set assists at SIUE (9/15) totaling 20 on the year ... Added eight service aces with two versus Louisiana Tech (9/14).
 
2017 | FRESHMAN
Took a redshirt in her first season with Oral Roberts volleyball.
 
PRIOR TO ORU
Led Jenks High School to an Oklahoma Class 6A State Championship in 2014 under the direction of Head Coach Tanna Smith ... Posted a runner-up result at the 2015 state tournament and a third-place finish in 2016 ... Named to the 2017 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Large East Team after tallying 549 digs during her senior campaign as a team captain ... Landed a spot on the 2016 All-World First Team by the Tulsa World, the Tulsa Area All-VYPE Volleyball Team and Frontier Valley All-Conference First Team following her junior season ... Honored on the 2015 All-Metro First Team with 496 digs in 104 sets played and added 54 service aces pushing the Trojans to a runner-up finish in 6A ... Twice was named Jenks Defensive Player of the Year ... Played club volleyball with Club ONE.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Mitch and Christy Thiessen ... Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from ORU in 2021 and currently pursuing a MBA... Chose ORU because of "the people and that it's a Christian school" ... Has two older brothers, Hunter and Connor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    L/DS
    5'5"
    13
  • 13

    2020Redshirt Junior

    DS/L
    5'5"
    13
  • 13

    2021Redshirt Senior

    DS/L
    5'5"
    13
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