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2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

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99 Sara Pustahija

  • Position Outside/Rightside Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Belgrade, Serbia
  • High School Sports Gymnasium
  • Major Business

Biography

CUSA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2025)
CUSA All-Freshman Team (2022) 
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team (2024)


2024 | JUNIOR

  • Started 21/32 matches (110 sets) 
  • Tallied 202 kills (1.84 per set) with a .265 hitting percentage, 64 digs, 66 total blocks including 14 solo, and totaled 242.0 points (2.20 per set) over the season. 
  • Season highs: 12 kills, 13 points vs. WKU (10/25); 6 digs at South Dakota (9/15); 5 total blocks vs. Oklahoma (12/6, NCAA tournament) 
  • Recorded three double-digit kill performances, hitting .300 or better twice with a season-best .391 (10-1-23) against Iowa State on September 13. 
  • Helped the Miners achieve a 27-6 record and earn the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. 
  • Aided the Miners in securing a No. 15 national ranking in match win-loss percentage (.818), the highest in Conference USA. 
  • Contributed to the Miners ranking No. 8 nationally in hitting percentage (.287), which ranked second in Conference USA. 
  • Helped the Miners rank No. 13 nationally in blocks per set (2.76) and No. 19 in total blocks (320.0), leading Conference USA in both categories. 
  • Contributed to the Miners finishing No. 25 nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.168), the best in Conference USA. 
  • College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team (12/17) 


2023 | SOPHOMORE

  • Started 11/11 matches (44 sets) before suffering a season-ending injury 
  • Posted 93 kills, 17 aces, 68 digs, and 27 blocks 
  • Posted double-digit kills twice: 13 (.591 PCT) versus San Francisco (8/31) and 15 (.412 PCT) at Ohio (9/7)  
  • Matched career-high 6 blocks at Southeastern Louisiana (8/26) 
  • Helped the Miners to a team program record for total block assists (613) and aces (255) 
  • Contributed to UTEP’s No. 2 national ranking in team total blocks (355.5) and service aces (255) 
  • National Invitational Volleyball Championship Runner-Up (12/12)

2022 | FRESHMAN

  • Played in 115 sets over 29 matches while making 28 starts 
  • Four-time C-USA Freshman of the Week: Aug. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, and Oct. 24 
  • Led the Miners in service aces (55), aces per set (0.48) and receptions per set (0.35) 
  • Ranked second on the team in points per set (2.98), digs (208), and digs per set (1.81) 
  • Slotted third on the squad in points (342.5), kills (28), and kills per set (2.24) 
  • Season-highs: 19 kills versus Rice (10/8), 17 digs at Oral Roberts (9/10), six total blocks versus North Texas (10/2), and .571 PCT versus LA Tech (9/30) 
  • Recorded 12 double-digit kills 
  • Posted four double-doubles (kills & digs) 
  • Hit for .250 or better on 10 occasions 
  • C-USA All-Freshman Team selection (11/11) 
  • Ranked second in C-USA in aces and third in aces per set 
  • Finished 17th in NCAA in aces and 22nd in aces per set 
  • Broke the all-time service aces record in a single season with 55 aces 

CLUB & HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS | SPORTS GYMNASIUM 

  • Multi-medalist for multiple volleyball clubs including Batajnica, Radnicki, and Indjija.  
  • Two-time Serbian Championship silver medalist 
  • Received silver medals in the U17 Balkan Championship and the International City Tournament 
  • Won gold and silver in the Belgrade Championship 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 99

    2022Freshman

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    6'0"
    99
  • 99

    2023Sophomore

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    6'0"
    99
  • 99

    2024Junior

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    6'0"
    99
  • 99

    2025Senior

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    6'0"
    99