Colorado University Athletics
2022 Volleyball Roster
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Nov 13 (Thu)
7 PM
Jersey Number 13
Sterling Parker
- Position:
- Right Side
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Martinez, Calif.
- High School:
- Alhambra
- Major:
- Psychology (Sociology and Sports Media Minors, Critical Sport Studies Certificate)
Awards:
Kills: 16 vs Oregon (11/27/19)
Digs: 7 vs UCLA (10/28/22)
Assists: 2 vs UCLA (10/28/22)
Blocks: 8 at Arizona State (10/04/19)
Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 501
Digs: 100
Assists: 9
Blocks: 159
2022 (SENIOR):
- Academic All-District Team by College Sports Communicators (2022)
- 3X Pac-12 All-Academic Team (2022, 2021, 2020)
- All-Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2019)
- 2X All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2020, 2019)
- 1X CU Athlete of the Week
Kills: 16 vs Oregon (11/27/19)
Digs: 7 vs UCLA (10/28/22)
Assists: 2 vs UCLA (10/28/22)
Blocks: 8 at Arizona State (10/04/19)
Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 501
Digs: 100
Assists: 9
Blocks: 159
2022 (SENIOR):
- Played in 25 matches, making 88 set appearances
- Recorded eight kills with a .444 hitting percentage, two digs and two blocks against Stanford
- Finished the season with 76 kills, 32 digs, 36 blocks and five assists
- Redshirted
- Played in 20 matches, making 76 set appearances
- Had six matches with double-digit kills including 15 in a win against No.12 UCLA with a .464 hitting percentage
- Had five matches with a .385 hitting percentage or greater
- Named to the All-Pac-12 honorable mention
- Finished the season with 172 kills with a .217 hitting percentage, 32 digs, 36 blocks
- Started every match for the Buffs at right side
- Hit double-digit kills in her second match with 12 kills against UC-Santa Barbara with a .375 hitting percentage and four blocks
- Started the match against Oakland 7-for-7 with kills to swings tying an unconfirmed school record
- Recorded a career-high .556 hitting percentage against Campbell with 10 kills and no errors
- Named Colorado Classic All-Tournament Team
- Finished the season second on the team with 253 kills and a .270 hitting percentage
- Hit greater than .300 in 14 matches
- Named to the Pac-12 All Freshman Team
- Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention
- Named to the volleymag.com Freshman All-America team
- Led the team in plus-minus (201.0) with the second-best total for a freshman in school history behind Meghan Barkman in 1999.
- A 6-2 hitter from Alhambra High School in Martinez, Calif.
- Was a three-time League CoMVP and a four-time member of the Academic Honor Roll
- Finished her career with an outstanding senior season where she hit 495 kills with a .361 hitting percentage
- Also had 259 digs, 53 blocks and 49 aces
- In her career with the Bull Dogs, she had more than 1,000 kills (1,175) with a .398 hitting percentage
- Also had more than 100 aces, 150 blocks and 300 digs
- Was a part of her varsity team as a freshman that made the North Coast Section for the first time in three decades
- In her club, Absolute Volleyball Club, she was a Junior National Qualifier in 2017
- Sterling is the daughter of Warren and Allison Parker
- She has two younger siblings
- She plays the piano and is a vocalist and published poet
- Was recruited by several other schools, including; CSU, Washington State, Pitt and Oregon
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