2 Ava Sarafa
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Beverly Hills
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- Position:
- S
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- Year:
- 12
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- m
- 2
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- k/s
- 0.71
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- h %
- .417
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- a/s
- 11.29
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- b/s
- 0.71
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- sa/s
- 0.14
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- d/s
- 2.86
Bio
At Marian
- 4-year starting setter, 4x letterwinner
- 181-16 team record (all sets played)
- 499 career sets played, 5092 assists, 10.2 ast/st, 11,738 BHA, 170 errors
- 5,092 career assists (15th all-time nationally, 5th all-time in Michigan)
- Four consecutive seasons of 1000+ assists
- Assisted 21 hitter to 100+ kills each and a collective hitting percentage above .350
- Three consecutive MHSAA Division 1 Championships
- Helped lead team to two consecutive seasons (2021, 2022) of top-5 national rankings
SENIOR (2022)
- Played 123 sets, 1359 assists, 11.0 ast/st (#2 nationally), 2951 BHA, 14 errors
- #1-ranked setter in Michigan, #4-ranked setter nationally (PrepDig)
- Led team to third straight MHSAA Division 1 state championship as smallest school in Division 1.
- Team captain, Most Valuable Player
- CHSL All-Catholic
- MIVCA All-Academic Team
- MIVCA All-Region
- MIVCA 1st team All-State
- MIVCA Miss “Volleyball” Runner-Up
- AVCA National All-Region
- National Player of the Year (Vballrecruiter)
- Andi Collins Award (Top setter in USA – PrepVolleyball)
- 1st-team All-America (AVCA, MaxPreps, USA Today, Sports Illustrated)
- National Player of the Year Finalist (PrepVolleyball, MaxPreps, USA Today, Sports Illustrated)
- Michigan Player of the Year (Volleyball Magazine, MaxPreps)
JUNIOR (2021)
- Played 129 sets, 1443 assists, 11.2 ast/st, 2915 BHA, 40 errors
- Helped lead team to back-to-back MHSAA Division 1 state championship
- CHSL All-League
- MIVCA All-Academic Team
- MIVCA All-Region
- MIVCA 1st Team All-State
- 1st-team All-America (USA Today)
- National High School Volleyball Player of the Year finalist (USA Today, PrepVolleyball)
SOPHOMORE (2020)
- Played 118 sets, 1267 assists, 10.7 ast/st, 3139 BHA, 49 errors
- Helped lead team to MHSAA Division 1 state championship
- CHSL All-League
- MIVCA All-Academic Team
- MIVCA All-Region
- MIVCA 2nd Team All-State
FRESHMAN (2019)
- Played 129 sets, 1023 assists, 7.9 ast/st, 2733 BHA, 67 errors
- Team lost 3-2 in MHSAA Regional semifinal to eventual state champion, Farmington Hills Mercy
- CHSL All-League
CLUB/NATIONAL
- Member of MiElite Volleyball Club (18 Mizuno)
- Member of USA Volleyball National Team Development Program
- 2020 top-10 finish at AAU National Finals, U16 Open Division
- 2021 USA Volleyball qualifier U17 Open National Finals
- 2021 USA Volleyball U18 Open Division Finals All-Tournament Team as a U17 player
PERSONAL
- Ava Marie Sarafa
- Born August 30, 2005
- Daughter of Sarah and Maher Sarafa
- Committed to University of Kentucky
- MEVBA Mini Club Coach (2020-22)
- Covington School Volleyball 7th grade Assistant Coach (2019-20)
- Volunteer at Ava Maria Foundation (sports education for at-risk girls)
- Volunteer at Detroit Children’s Hospital Toy Drive (2019)
- Volunteer at “Out of the Darkness” Suicide Awareness Walk
Player Profile
| Overall | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 2 | |
| Sets | 7 | |
| Kills | 5 | |
| Kills per set | 0.71 | |
| Errors | 0 | |
| Total Attacks | 12 | |
| Total Attacks per set | 1.71 | |
| Hitting Percentage | .417 | |
| Assists | 79 | |
| Assists per set | 11.29 | |
| Service Total Attempts | 2 | |
| Service Aces | 1 | |
| Service Errors | 1 | |
| Service Aces per set | 0.14 | |
| Receptions | 0 | |
| Reception Errors | 0 | |
| Digs | 20 | |
| Digs per set | 2.86 | |
| Block Solo | 0 | |
| Block Assist | 5 | |
| Block Total | 5 | |
| Blocks per set | 0.71 | |
| Block Errors | 0 | |
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | |
| Points | 8.5 | |
| Points per set | 1.2 | |
| Matches started | - | |
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 | vs. L'Anse Creuse North | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 20 | vs. Adams | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 20 | vs. Anchor Bay | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 20 | vs. Sterling Heights Stevenson | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 20 | at Bedford | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 20 | vs. Mercy | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 24 | at Fr. Gabriel Richard | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 25 | vs. Byron Center | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 25 | at Rockford | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 25 | vs. Clarkston | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 26 | Mercy | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 29 | Divine Child | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | at St. Catherine of Siena | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | vs. Powers Catholic | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at Notre Dame Prep | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | vs. Garber | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | vs. Grand Blanc | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | vs. Utica Eisenhower | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | vs. Davison | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | vs. Riverview | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | vs. Clarkston | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 14 | Divine Child | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Fr. Gabriel Richard | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Grand Haven | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Lake Orion | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Lowell | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Mercy | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | St. Catherine of Siena | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | vs. Brighton (MI) | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | vs. Mt. Pleasant | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | vs. Lakeland | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | vs. Notre Dame Prep | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | vs. North Branch | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | vs. Northville | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | vs. Dakota | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Divine Child | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | vs. Portage Northern | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | vs. Bloomfield Hills | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | vs. Stoney Creek | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | vs. Dakota | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | vs. Forest Hills Central | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | vs. Grand Rapids Christian | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | vs. Mercy | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | vs. Groves | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | at Bloomfield Hills | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | Stoney Creek | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 10 | Dakota | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 15 | vs. Clarkston | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 17 | vs. Forest Hills Northern | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .429 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Northville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 12 | .417 | 79 | 11.29 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 8.5 | 1.2 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Neutral | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 12 | .417 | 79 | 11.29 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 8.5 | 1.2 | |
| Result | Wins | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 12 | .417 | 79 | 11.29 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 8.5 | 1.2 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Month | November | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 12 | .417 | 79 | 11.29 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 8.5 | 1.2 |
News Mentions
All-American Sarafa named State Champs! Michigan Volleyball Player of the Year
The crew of State Champs! surprised Sarafa at lunch to present the state player of the year award.
December 1, 2022
Mustangs Complete Volleyball Three-Peat!
Marian avenges regular season loss to Northville
November 19, 2022
This sophomore is keeping Bloomfield Hills Marian volleyball's chances of a 3-peat alive
Night after night, Izzy Busignani continues to lift the Mustangs to new heights. And Thursday's state semifinal was no different.
November 18, 2022
Marian finds a way past Clarkston in five-set D1 quarterfinal to keep title defense alive
Marian survived a five-set marathon against the Wolves.
November 15, 2022
How Molly Banta's paving Bloomfield Hills Marian volleyball's road to Battle Creek
If the Mustangs three-peat as state champions, all of those frequent oil changes and tire rotations will be worth it for senior Molly Banta.
November 11, 2022
Sarafa Among All-Time Marian Stars, Greatest Setters in MHSAA History
Sarafa closes in on MHSAA all-time assists mark.
September 29, 2022
Marian opens volleyball season where it ended — No. 1 in USA and in Michigan
Mustangs hope to capitalize on season vets and newcomers in 2022.
September 6, 2022
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