51 Sarah Acker |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Nanticoke, Pa.
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| High School:
Greater Nanticoke
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| Height:
6-3
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| Position:
Center
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| Birthdate:
10/07/1988
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| Experience:
1 Year
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2007-08:2007-08: First SJU freshman to lead the team in scoring (11.9), rebounding (8.7) and blocks (46)...First Hawks' freshman to earn All-Big 5 First Team Accolades...Named Big 5 Rookie of the Year...Named to both the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team and A-10 All-Rookie Team...Earned Hilton Philadelphia Hawk Classic All-Tournament Team accolades...Set freshman record in rebounds and tied for eighth most in a single season with 271...Her 46 blocks are fourth most in a single season...Third highest single-season shooting percentage (59.6)...Named team's Best Offensive Player...Posted a team-best 11 double-doubles...Led SJU in rebounding 24 times and scoring nine times...Finished fifth nationally in shooting percentage (59.6), 57th in rebounding and 83rd in blocks...Named A-10 Rookie of the Week four times (12/10, 1/14, 2/11, 2/18)...Selected Big 5 Player of the Week once (2/11)...Scored a season-best 26 points on 12-of-16 shooting vs. Northern Illinois...Grabbed a season-high 16 boards versus Massachusetts and Charlotte...Dished out a season-high five assists to go with 14 points and 13 rebounds versus No. 21 Wyoming...Scored 16 points and added eight rebounds, two blocks and two assists in the Hawk Classic title game win over No. 15 Auburn...Scored 10 points and added eight rebounds vs. No. 5 Rutgers...Posted 10 points and 11 rebounds in collegiate debut at Lehigh...Played in all 31 games, making 30 starts...Led the A-10 in field goal percentage and ranked 18th in the A-10 in scoring, third in rebounding, and fifth in blocks...Finished 57th in rebounds per game, 83rd in blocks per game and 405th in scoring.
High School: Led Greater Nanticoke to a 58-2 record her final two seasons, twice winning the Wyoming Valley Conference and AAA District II Championships...As a senior, averaged 22 points, 18 rebounds and 10 blocks per game, earning Second Team All-Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association accolades...Named both the 2006-07 Citizens Voice and Times Ledger Player of the Year...A three-time Wyoming Valley Conference MVP and Wyoming Valley Conference First Team All-Scholastic honoree...A 2006-07 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee and All-American Honorable Mention by Street & Smith's...Finished her high school career with over 1,500 points, 1,500 rebounds and 500 blocks...Also earned All-PIAA honors after leading Greater Nanticoke to the Girls AA District II Volleyball Championship....Lettered in track and field.
Personal: Born October 7, 1988...Daughter of Lorraine and Terry Acker...Majoring in social science.
