University of South Alabama Athletics

at South Alabama
SOPHOMORE (2024)
- Earned Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors
- Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District 
- Ranking second on the team in kills (288) and kills per set (2.85), points (329.5) and points per set (3.26) coming off the bench
- Also recorded 17 aces, 100 digs and 38 total blocks
- Emerged as offensive threat in Sun Belt play as she averaged 3.23 kills per set, which ranked 10th in the league
- Had 25 sets with four or more kills – second-most on the club – including 11 of five or more  
- Of her 25 sets with four or more, 23 came against Sun Belt foes 
- Twice recorded 10 kills in a single set, both against league foes (at James Madison and vs. Coastal Carolina) 
- Led the club in kills in 11 matches 
- Recorded nine or more kills in 17 of her last 21 matches, including 14 of her final 16, and 13 in double figures over the 21-match stretch 
- Had 14 matches of 10 or more kills, with 12 coming against SBC foes 
- Also had four matches with a .400 or better hitting percentage 
- Recorded 120 kills and averaged 3.16 kills per set during South’s season-best 10-match win streak, which saw the Jags sweep five-straight SBC series 
- Had a then career-high 17 kills in the series finale at Troy 
- Recorded 21 total kills and hit over .375 in the series sweep of ULM 
- Had 31 kills, 17 and 14, respectively in the road series at Southern Miss 
- Best offensive output came at James Madison where she had 35 kills combined, including a career-high 22 kill effort in the finale where she also hit .429 
- Posted 18 kills in the series finale at Arkansas State (11/9)
- In the regular-season, series-finale versus Coastal Carolina, she recorded 42 kills (4.20 per set)

At West Virginia
Lettered one season at West Virginia.

FRESHMAN (2023)
- Played in 55 sets in 21 matches, starting four matches for the Mountaineers 
- Recorded seven kills and seven aces, while also registering 64 digs
- Had a season-best four kills versus LeMone (8/25), an ace and four digs 
- Twice recorded a season-best nine digs: vs. College of Charleston (8/26) and North Carolina (8/31)

HIGH SCHOOL AND CLUB
- Lettered four seasons in volleyball at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Fla. 
- During her prep career, she was a four-time all-conference selection, a three-time SAC All-Academic honor roll recipient and a two-time FACA all-state selection 
- Was a Prep-Volleyball Top-150 recruit, an AAU All-American (2022), a USAV NTDP and an AVCA All-American 
- Led the Patriots to a regional title in 2022 and a Final Four appearance in 2021 
- Over the course of her prep career, she recorded 904 kills, 141 aces, 131 blocks and 930 digs 
- Left holding the program marks in kills and aces and had her jersey retired 
- Played at the club level for 10 years for both Winter Park and Top Select Volleyball Academy 
- Helped Winter Park qualify for the Junior Nationals from ages 12-15 where her U15 team placed third 
-  Helped Top Select qualify for the Junior Nationals from ages 15-17 where the club’s U17 team placed eighth at the AAU and ninth at Junior Nationals

PERSONAL
- Full name is Sarah Gooch 
- Born in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
- Daughter of Frank and Heidi Gooch 
- Has two older brothers, Bo and Brad, and a sister, Anna 
- Brother, Bo, played basketball at Flagler, while Brad played collegiate baseball 
- Majoring in sports management