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UC San Diego

2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Rishi Yalamarty/UC San Diego

5 Sabire Karacaova

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Istanbul, Turkey
  • High School TED Istanbul College
  • Major International Business
  • College Sixth

Biography

MEDIA
• Feature: Through the Eyes of International Athletes (11/25/21)

AS A SENIOR IN 2024
Big West Fall All-Academic Team…Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll, With Honors...Appeared in 27 matches, making six starts primarily as a serving and reception specialist…Averaged 1.43 digs per set…Recorded 233 service receptions with a .940 reception percentage…Finished fourth on the team with 21 service aces…Recorded double-figure digs in two matches…Tallied a season-best 17 digs against Gonzaga (Sept. 1)…Collected four aces against Cornell (Sept. 8).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2023
Fall Big West All-Academic Team...Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll, With Honors...Appeared in 17 matches, making 10 starts…Averaged 2.73 points, 2.24 kills and 2.50 digs per set…Finished sixth on the team with 114.5 points and ranked second in digs per set…Recorded 275 service receptions (fourth on the team), with a .964 reception percentage…Tallied double-figure kills in four matches and double-figure digs in five with two double-doubles…Recorded season-highs in kills (11), digs (19), aces (4) and blocks (2) at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 11).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022
Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Appeared in 20 matches, making one start…Primarily served as a defensive substitution and serve receive specialist…Ranked sixth on the team with 140 service receptions and finished with a .936 reception percentage…Recorded a season-high seven digs against Cal Poly (Oct. 21)… Collected five kills against Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 15).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021
UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (10/11) ... Played in 24 matches, starting 19 of those ... Made collegiate debut against Cal (9/3) ... Ranked second on the team with 3.22 points per set and 2.86 kills per set ... Third on the squad with 20 service aces ... Her 2.09 digs per set were fourth on the team ... Had a team-high 545 serve receptions ... Among all Big West players in conference matches ranked 10th in kills per set (3.0) ... Recorded seven double-doubles, including a run of four straight in late September/early October ... Established a career-high with 17 kills vs. Hawaii (10/8) and CSUN (10/29) ... Had a season-best 18 digs vs. UC Davis (10/2) ... Top point production was 20 against CSUN (10/29) and again at Cal State Fullerton (11/20) ... Put down four service aces at New Mexico (9/11).

CLUB
Played with Fenerbahce Sports Club (2013-20) ... Won Turkey Clubs Championships in 2016 and 2019 ...  Third at Turkey Clubs Championships in 2017 and 2018 ... Won Istanbul Clubs Championships every year from 2013-19 ... Third in 2018 National Teams' European Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of TED Istanbul Koleji ... Won Turkey Schools Championship in 2018 ... Second in Turkey Schools Championships in 2015 and 2017 ... Third in Turkey Schools Championships in 2016 ... First in Istanbul Schools Championships in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ... Second in Istanbul Schools Championship in 2019.

PERSONAL
Born July 5 in Istanbul, Turkey ... Has an older brother, Mehmet Barhan ... Majoring in international studies: international business out of Sixth College ... Aspires to get a master's degree after graduation ... Cheers for Galatasaray, a football club on the European side of Istanbul ... Admires Earvin N'Gapeth of the French National Volleyball Team ... A fan of the Harry Potter movies ... Listens to The Weeknd ... Calamary (squid) is her favorite food.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Kills 17 multiple times --
Assists 4 multiple times --
Aces 4 multiple times --
Digs 19 at UC Santa Barbara 11/11/23
Blocks 3 vs. Long Beach State 11/19/21
Points 20 multiple times --

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2021Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2022Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2023Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2024Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    5

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