Coach Tool on Sara

“Falcone had a very strong freshman year offensively and I am looking for her to increase her consistency another notch. Getting the ball more in transition will be her main focus offensively and putting up a solid block will be her defensive focus. Falcone’s weakness last year was her blocking so I am anxious to see how her spring training and summer workouts have made her a stronger, more consistent blocker.”

2008

•First Fall Practice - Aug. 12

Made a career-best 17 digs at South Dakota (10/2), just missing her first career double-double with nine kills ... averaging 0.91 blocks in the past three matches ... leading Northwest with .224 hitting percentage in the past three matches with 18 kills off 49 attempts ... second on the team with a .255 hitting percentage this season

2007

Honorable Mention All-MIAA ... played and started all 34 matches ... top MIAA freshman in hitting percentage with .285 and kills with 3.13 per game, ranking 10th and 15th overall, respectively ... led team in hitting percentage and ranked in top three in blocks (86), points (477.5) and kills (391) ... finished season third in freshman kill records ... hit .560 (15-1-25) against Pittsburg State (10/31), the fourth-best mark in school four-game matches ... hit double-digit kills for 11-straight matches from Sept. 7-22, coinciding with an 11-match home stretch ... 16 of 23 matches with double-digit kills happened in Bearcat Arena

Gross Catholic High School

First-team all-state and all-area selection as a senior in 2006 … helped lead Gross Catholic to a state championship in 2005, a runner-up finish in 2006 and a trip to the semifinals in 2004 … ended her senior season with 374 kills, 90 blocks and 29 aces while hitting .365 … first-team all-state tournament selection in 2005 … earned second-team all-area honors as a junior … varsity letterwinner all four years … played extensive club ball with the Nebraska Elite and Nebraska One teams … also competed in soccer and cross country ... attended same high school as teammates Katie Swenson and Rachel Nisi

Personal Bio

Daughter of Scott and Jani Falcone

Career Stats

Year GP MP-MS K K/G E TA Pct. A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE PTS PTS/G

2007 125 34-34 391 3.31 128 924 .285 10 0.08 36 0.29 60 70 0.56 2 15 71 86 0.69 20 1 477.5 3.82

2008 107 32-22 253 2.36 87 634 2.62 11 0.10 7 0.07 20 139 1.30 22 6 74 80 0.75 10 3 303.0 2.83

Total 232 66-56 644 2.78 215 1558 .275 21 0.09 43 0.19 13 209 0.90 24 21 145 166 0.72 30 4 780.5 3.36

About Sara

Born: March 19, 1989

Parents: Scott and Jani Falcone

Brother: Anthony

Dog: Missy

Pregame Superstitions/Rituals: Listening to music

Goals for the Season: Win championship

Best Thing About Maryville: The people

Favorite Pro Athlete: Michael Jordan

Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bears

Favorite Music Artist: Blake Shelton

Current Cell Phone Ring: “That Song in My Head” – Julianne Hough

Sports You’re Least Successful At: Basketball

First Job: Cleaning at dad’s work

Best Player You’ve Played Against: Nebraska’s Jordan Larson

If You Could Travel Anywhere in the World: Anywhere with a beach -
Cancun

Something You Have to Do Before Turning 40: Swim in the ocean

If You Could Have Any Talent: Be able to sing

My Parents Were Right When They Told Me: That everything goes by so
fast

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who chew food loud

Most Influential Person: Mom & Dad

If You Won The Lottery, You Would: Go shopping

Most Prized Possession: Phone

Most Memorable Match: Nebraska-Omaha

Best Thing About Coach Tool’s Practice: Variety of drills and the
speed of practice

Best Thing About Home Matches: Fans

Best Thing About Road Matches: Beating teams on their home court