2015-16 (Senior): Received Big South Conference All-tournament laurels alongside Crema...Led the team in kills (276), attacks (959) and service aces (40)...Averaged 2.51 kills per set and totalled 339.5 points on the season, a team-high...Appeared in 110 sets across all 31 matches....Recorded a season-high 18 kills in the semi-final match of the Big South tournament against Radford (11/20)...Tallied five service aces twice (vs. Grambling State - 8/29, vs. Winthrop 10/17)...Collected 14 digs three times landing her third in overall digs with 242...Had 10 solo blocks and 27 assisted totalling 37 for the season...Finished her career with 883 kills on 3099 attacks, 116 assists, and 99 service aces...She had 958 digs, 17 solo blocks, 134 assisted blocks and 1,066 points...Moved into fourth in the individual career records in sets played appearing in 454 sets...
2014-15 (Junior): The only other player to play in all 32 matches and 123 sets alongside Crema…Recorded 273 kills, second most on the team and a 2.22 per set average…Had the most attacks of the returning players at 913 with a 0.163 attack percentage…Tallied 42 assists, 20 service aces and 235 digs (1.91 D/S)…Ended the season with 42 total blocks, two solo and 40 assisted, and 315.0 points for the Fighting Camels
2013-14 (Sophomore): Played all 125 sets in 31 matches as a sophomore…Totaled 239 kills with 1.91 per set…Added 38 assists…Produced 21 service aces…Tallied 314 digs good for 2.51 per set…Registered 4 solo blocks and 50 block assists…Recorded 6 double-doubles…Set a career high with 16 kills and added 15 digs against Presbyterian (10/18)…Registered a career-high 20 digs in wins over East Carolina (9/10) and at High Point (9/27)…Blocked a career-high 5 times against Hampton (9/13)…Served up 3 aces at Gardner-Webb (11/1)
2012-13 (Freshman): Entered 96 sets, playing in all 31 matches...Averaged 0.95 kills and 1.71 digs per set as a six-rotation player...Totaled the fourth-most digs with 164...Registered 91 kills on 396 attempts...Blocked down 18 attacks including one solo...Hit double-digits in kills two times and digs on seven occasions...Compiled a .300-or-better attack pct. in three matches...Posted a pair of three-or-more block performances...Tallied a .308 hitting pct. (12-4-26) with 12 kills and 13 digs for first career double-double against Manhattan (9/1)...Recorded a personal-best with 13 kills, nine digs at Winthrop (10/13)...Tied a season-best with 13 digs and eight kills for .368 attack pct. (8-1-19)...Amassed 12 digs and four kills vs. Liberty (11/3/12)...Set a career-high with four blocks and two aces vs. N.C. A&T (9/22)...Totaled seven digs and three blocks at East Carolina (8/24)...Generated 11 kills vs. UNCA (10/27) and Western Carolina (9/8)...Served up a season-high three aces at Presbyterian (10/12)
Prep/Personal: Four-year starter at Chapel Hill High School..2011 CHHS Volleyball Player of the Year and team MVP...Finished runner-up for 2011 conference player of the year...Captained the Tigers to two 3A East District Championships...Three-time Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team (2009-11) and 2010 Tiger Invitational MVP...Four-time All-Conference First Team (2008-11)...Participated with the Jammers Volleyball Club (2009-10, 2012) and NC Elite (2011)...2012 MVP of her club team...2011 All-Tournament 17 Platinum...2010 Best Attacker-18 at the Capitol Hill Classic...2008 All-Tournament 17 Gold, MVP Jammers 17 Red and Carolina Regional High Performance MVP...Sarah Katelyn Layden was born June 18, 1994 in Durham, N.C...Daughter of Keith and Yvette Layden...Has a brother, Noah...Majoring in Accounting
