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2026 Volleyball Roster

1 Ava Sarafa

  • Position Setter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class RS JR
  • Hometown Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
  • High School Marian HS
  • Prev School Kentucky

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)

PRONUNCIATION: Suh-ROFF-uh

2025 (Redshirt Sophomore at Kentucky)
• Played in 27 matches and 80 sets for a Kentucky program that reached the final four in 2025
• Finished the season with 136 assists, 57 digs and 10 aces
• Logged 43 assists, 10 digs and six blocks against Nebraska on Aug. 31

2024 (Redshirt Freshman at Kentucky)
• Averaged 0.14 aces per set for the Wildcats, as she recorded nine aces on the year in a serving specialist role
• Had a career-high two aces versus both Missouri and Stanford in two critical matches for Kentucky

2023 (Freshman at Kentucky)
• Redshirted the season

High School/Club
• 3x consecutive Michigan Division 1 State Champion; Setter; Captain; MVP
• 5,092 career assists - 15th all time nationally (MaxPreps)
• 2023 VolleyballMag Girls Fab 50
• 2022 National Player of the Year - Vballrecruiter
• 2022 Andi Collins Award (best setter in the United States) - PrepVolleyball
• 2022 First Team All American - MaxPreps, AVCA, JVA (All-National Team), USA Today (All-USA Today High School Volleyball Team)
• 2022 Michigan Player of the Year by Volleyballmag.com, Max Prep, PrepDig
• Led high school team to two consecutive seasons ending ranked nationally in top 5
• Has family members who have athletics experience at Michigan State, Michigan, Albion College, Northwood, San Jose St, Adrian College

Statistics

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