Scott Sanders

At Sage:

•             Scott Sanders had a banner start to his Sage career as a member of the men's volleyball program.

•             He arrived at Sage in 2017-2018, after serving in the U.S. Army, where he served two tours in Afghanistan. He was a forward observer Sergeant and served six years with the U.S. Army.

•             Sanders was tapped as the Rookie of the Year by both the UVC and the Empire 8. He was also named to the 2018 UVC Honorable Mention Team, as well as the Empire 8 Second team.

•             Over the course of the season, Sanders earned Empire 8 and UVC rookie of the week honors six times. The latest coming on Monday after he helped Sage to a 2-0 week after adding a .688 hitting percentage. He also added 12 kills with 19.5 points on the week. He added two aces and had 10 total blocks as well with a perfect reception percentage. He nine block assists with two digs.

•             In that first season with Sage, Sanders certainly made an impact on the court. He connected for 185 kills to go with his 2.26 kills per set average. He owns a team-best .464 attack percentage. Sanders also had 233.5 points on the season, which was third on the squad. He was first total blocks with 68, while adding 56 block assists.  

•             He backed up that season with a team-leading 227.5 points to go with his 180 kills. He added an impressive .369 attack percentage in 25 matches started. He racked up 21 aces with a .940 serving percentage and also led Sage with 44 total blocks. He averaged 2.88 points per set with 0.56 blocks per set in 2019.

•             Sander has collected 365 career kills to open the 2020 season, which stands 10^th best. He 112 career total blocks, which ranks ninth entering the 2020 campaign, while racking up 460 points. He is poised to become the 11^th Sage player to score 500 or more career points as he takes to the court this year.

Academics at Sage:

• He is majoring in business administration at Sage and was named to the Sage Scholar-Athlete Team in the spring of 2019.
• He serves as a student veteran ambassador at Sage.

High School:

•             A graduate of Taft, Sanders was tapped as the 2010 Los Angeles City Player of the Year and the 2009 All-City Second Team pick. He helped to lead Taft to the 2010 Los Angeles City Championship title as well.

Personal:

He is the son of Rex Sanders and Bobianne Lacy.

My Favorite Professional Athlete is:

Josh Jacobs

My Favorite Sports Team is:

Oakland Raiders

The Thing I like Best about Sage is:

The Small Class Size!