2021 Volleyball Roster
Sustala, Sabrina
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 16
Sabrina Sustala
- Position:
- Libero/Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cypress Ranch
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
Bio
HONORS
2019
- Spring AD Academic Honor Roll
- Dean's Honor Roll (Spring)
| Category | Career High (as of 11/28/21) |
| Kills | 0 |
| Attempts | 3 vs. Mississippi State (11/5/20) |
| Hit% (min. 10 k) | N/A |
| Assists | 8 vs. Alabama (3/6/21) |
| Aces | 1, (eight times) |
| Digs | 19 (two times) |
| Solo Blocks | 0 |
| Assisted Blocks | 0 |
| Total Blocks | 0 |
| Points | 1.0, (eight times) |
2021 (JUNIOR)
Saw four sets of playing time in the season opener against Marquette, finishing with four digs, one assist and a service ace (8/27)... Notched two digs and a service ace in three sets against Fairfield (8/28)... In the Rainbow Wahine Classic finale, recorded five digs and an assist against Hawaii (8/29)... Had a dig and an assist on the road at Cal Poly (9/1)... Logged four digs in the home opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/6)... Booked two assists in the win over Houston (9/10)... Donned the libero jersey in the final three sets against Ole Miss, finishing with 10 kills and four assists (10/13)... Made her first start of the season in the libero slot against Florida (10/16)... Tied her career-high mark in digs with 19 in the first meeting with Mississippi State, adding a service ace and two assists (10/23)... Added 11 digs with two assists in the five-set win over Auburn (11/4)... Notched another double-digit performance in digs with 11 in the second matchup with the Tigers (11/5).
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in all 18 matches, while starting in two…Led the team in digs (171) and digs per set (2.51)…Recorded double-digit digs in seven matches…Appeared in all three sets and had a dig vs. LSU (10/17)…Saw action in all five sets vs. LSU (10/18)…Played in two sets at Ole Miss (10/22)…Recorded an ace and four digs at Ole Miss (10/23)…Made her first collegiate start vs. Mississippi State (11/4) and logged an ace…Tallied seven digs vs. Mississippi State (11/5)…Made her first collegiate start at libero and finished with 17 digs and five assists at Arkansas (11/13)…Recorded 16 digs and four assists at Arkansas (11/14)…Compiled seven digs and three assists against South Carolina (2/10)…Recorded 19 digs at South Carolina and logged five assists (2/11)…Logged 15 digs and six assists vs Alabama (3/5)…Finished with 19 digs and eight assists against Alabama (3/6)…Logged 21 digs in back-to-back matches at Georgia (3/12-13)…Recorded three assists and eight digs at Missouri (3/19)…Finished with seven digs and an assist at Missouri (3/20)…Logged five digs and two assists vs. Florida (3/24)…Tallied three digs vs. Florida (3/25).
2019 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 34 sets in 11 matches...Recorded four digs, three assists and three service aces...Made her collegiate debut at Louisville (Aug. 31)...Saw action in all three sets vs. Arkansas (Nov. 8)...Registered her first collegiate dig at LSU (Nov. 10)...Played in all three sets vs. Auburn (Nov. 13) and recorded a dig....Saw action in all three sets to dish out an assist vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 22)...Played in three sets vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24)...Tallied her first collegiate ace at South Carolina (Nov. 27)...Recorded two digs, one ace and one assist at No. 15 Florida (Nov. 30)...Dished out an assist and dropped in an ace vs. Rice (Dec. 6).
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Enrolled at Texas A&M in January 2019 after spending the last two years as a starting libero for coach Candice Fuchs at Cypress Ranch High School…Is the Mustangs’ record holder for most digs in a match, season and career…Was a two-time all-district first-team selection and was named the District 14-6A co-defensive player of the year as a senior after leading Cypress Ranch to the district championship….Played eight years of club indoor volleyball, most recently competing for Houston Juniors... Her 17 HJV Elite team placed 13th in the 17 Open Division at the 2018 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships, and her 16 HJV Elite team finished 10th at the 2017 national tournament…Also competed in beach volleyball and qualified for the GJNC beach nationals all six years as well as AAU nationals each of the last two years.
PERSONAL
Began playing volleyball when she was nine years old…Her Father, Tommy, and her Uncle, Chris were members of the Texas A&M swimming and diving team…Her aunt, Shelby also attended A&M…Chose to pursue volleyball because she had the best time playing the game…Describes herself as fun on the court, but serious as well…Her strength is defense…Made her only official recruiting visit to Texas A&M…Chose Texas A&M because “A&M felt like home to me and I have loved coming here since I was little, but also loved the volleyball here.”…Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M was senior night in 2019... Looks forward to receiving her Aggie Ring in September of 2021... Hobbies include beach volleyball and cleaning/organizing…Is majoring in psychology.
SUSTALA UP CLOSE
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Psychology
- Favorite quote: Life Your Life
- Favorite volleyball player of all time: Allison Fields
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Allison Fields
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Houston Astros
- Favorite social media site: Instagram
- Favorite type of music: Country
- Favorite Food: Salata
- Favorite binge watching TV show: Pretty Little Liars
- Favorite book: Judy Moody
- Favorite movie: Benchwarmers
- Favorite Disney character: Moana
- Favorite animal: Dog
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: competition/relationships
- Favorite thing about A&M: The traditions
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
- Favorite karaoke song to sing: He Could be the One by Hannah Montana
- Favorite place to vacation: Mexico
- My nickname is: Breezy
- One word to describe me when I'm on the court: Spicy
- One word to describe me away from the court: Sassy
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My dad
- The person I would most like to meet: Zac Efron
- People have told me that I look like: Britney Spears
- The most famous athlete I have met: Carlos Correa
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: Rani Rodriguez
- Best pump-up song: Bricks
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Princess
- Early bird or night owl: Early Bird
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: Keeping Up With The Kardashians
- Few people know that I: Cannot ride a bike
- My most prized possession: My dogs
- My pet peeve(s): Can hear people smacking and chewing
- If I had a million dollars, I would buy: A lambo SUV
- Two things on my bucket list are:
- Meeting Zac Efron
- Go to Santorini, Greece
- Being at A&M has taught me: Family is everything
- Best piece of advice for your freshmen teammates: Be the best you
- I am most thankful for: My family
Teammate who:
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Morgan Christon
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Brooke Frazier
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Faye Wilbricht
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Ciera Hecht
- Teammate most likely to become president: Allison Fields
- America’s Got Talent: Treyaunna Rush
- America's Next Top Model: Ciera Hecht
- American Ninja Warrior: Madison Bowser
- The Amazing Race: Treyaunna Rush
- Big Brother: London Austin-Roark
- Fixer Upper: Lauren Davis
- Lip Sync Battle: Allison Fields
- Shark Tank: London Austin-Roark
- Survivor: Allison Fields
- Top Chef: Taylor Voss
- The Voice: Treyaunna Rush
- Gossip Girl: Ciera Hecht
- Friends: Mallory Talbert
Highlights: Texas A&M vs TCU
Wednesday, September 10
Utah State Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Saturday, September 06
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Utah State 1
Friday, September 05
Utah Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Thursday, September 04
