WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2010
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Published by The Record Searchlight, June 25th, 2010
Written by Jeffrey Jen
WEST VALLEY GRADUATE HEADING TO NEWBERRY COLLEGE IN S.C.
There were times when Sarah Scott began to think that her volleyball career would not continue after Shasta College.
However, a drawn out recruiting process ended Monday when Scott signed her national letter-of-intent to NCAA Division II program Newberry College out of South Carolina.
Scott, who is expected to fax back the letter today, is already cleared to enroll in the school but was only waiting on the letter to make it official.
“I’ve been verbally committed for a while now,” Scott said. “But I figured I would wait until I get the letter to sign. It has been a crazy recruiting process.”
A 2008 West Valley High School graduate, Scott led the Knights in kills (257) and digs (504) in 2009, earning all-conference honors as a sophomore outside hitter. She finished with the fifth-highest digs total in the state despite an uneven season from Shasta.
Uneven would be a good way to describe Scott’s recruitment process. There was contact from the likes of Hawaii Pacific, Cal State Dominguez Hills and D-I program Florida Atlantic.
In the end, Newberry College came in late with its need for an experienced hitter for next season. Newberry is coming off an 18-16 season and a sixth-place finish in the South Atlantic Conference.
At the time that Newberry came along with a full scholarship offer, Scott was still being looked at by Florida Atlantic. She took trips out to both schools last month. However, she was uncertain about how much Florida Atlantic would be offering. Newberry was offering a full ride.
“Nothing concrete ever came of it,” Scott said. “I wasn’t sure what they would be offering until August, so I figured I would take the sure thing I had with Newberry instead of more uncertainty.”
Newberry College is a liberal arts college in Newberry, S.C., located 43 miles northwest the state capitol of Columbia. It has an enrollment of slightly over a thousand. A couple of years ago, the school retired its mascot name Indians. Earlier this month, it was announced Newberry’s athletic teams will be called the Wolves.
Scott was impressed with Newberry on her trip, and that made the decision easier.
“I did like it there,” Scott said. “It was really pretty. I like the coaches, both the head coach and the assistant.”
Scott was told by head coach David Nicholson that she would have to earn her spot on the team, but that suits Scott fine.
“I know there is an outside hitter spot open and they have a lot of younger players out on the roster,” Scott said. “They were looking for a JC transfer to come in right away for them.”
All things considered, Scott is happy with the way things turned out.
She had a partial scholarship offer from Hawaii Pacific coming out of West Valley. However, she wasn’t sure if she was ready yet to leave home.
“I was pretty young when I graduated,” Scott said. “I’ve seen so many times people rushing to leave the area to someplace only to come back. I didn’t want to go through that. When I did leave, I wanted it to be for good. I decided to stay around for another two years and go to Shasta and see what I get from there.”
Scott said she will be studying physical education as her major at Newberry with a concentration toward leisure studies. She would like to one day become an activities coordinator at a resort or on a cruise ship.
But, she still wants to continue playing volleyball. Now, with a trip to South Carolina, she’s still got two more years with the sport.
Congratulations Swiffer!
Coach Justin
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