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Sara Larquier
Sara Larquier

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Burbank, Calif.

High School:
John Burroughs

Height:
5-7

Position:
Third Base

B/T:
R/R



A 2006 team captain ... the 2005 ACC Player of the Year ... has quick reactions, a strong arm, and is an excellent hitter ... very versatile ... a 2004 third-team All-American ... UVa's returning starter at third base ... is one extra-base hit shy of the school record ... stands second all-time at Virginia with 27 career home runs ... is first in slugging percentage (.629), second in career RBI (154), tied for second in doubles (51), and fifth in total bases (371), hits (209), triples (15) and assists (384) ... holds the school single-season record for multiple-RBI games with 17 (2003) ... needs seven more doubles to capture both the Virginia all-time doubles record and the ACC career record - which are held by UVa's Kristen Dennis (1999-02) ... first Cavalier to register 100 RBI as a sophomore ... has started 188 of the 189 games she has played.

2005- Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year ... a first-team All-ACC selection for the third consecutive season ... named to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Southeast Region Second Team ... selected as the VaSID Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and to the VaSID All-State Team for the third straight year ... named ACC Player of the Week (Apr. 4) ... set a new school single-season record with 34 extra-base hits and tied doubles mark with 19 ... ranked 27th in the nation with 0.30 doubles per game and 15th with 0.11 triples per game ... led the team with 21 multiple-hit and 14 multiple-RBI games ... drove in the game-winning run 12 times (10 with hits, one with a sacrifice fly and one with a fielder's choice ... started all 63 games (60 at third base, two at second and one at designated player) ... second on the team with a .348 batting average (73 hits in 210 AB) ... her 73 hits led the team and tied for the third most in school history ... led the ACC with 54 RBI ... scored 34 runs ... hit eight home runs (fifth in the ACC) and seven triples (first in the ACC) ... had a nine-game hitting streak (Mar. 26-Apr. 5) ... also had three other hitting streaks of at least five games ... had four-RBI games vs. Radford (Apr. 21) and Mt. St. Mary's (Apr. 27) ... tied the school record with two home runs in the game vs. Radford and had three in the doubleheader ... was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI vs. Nevada (Mar. 10) ... was 2-4 with a home run and three RBI vs. NC State (Mar. 26) ... went 2-3 with a double, triple and 2 RBI vs. #19 Georgia Tech (Apr. 3) ... was 5-8 with a triple and four RBI in a twinbill vs. George Washington (Apr. 20).

2004- Selected as a Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Third-Team All-American as a third baseman ... a first-team All-Southeast Region pick ... garnered All-ACC honors for the second consecutive season ... named the VaSID Co-Player of the Year and to the All-State First Team ... started all 64 games, including 39 at third base and 25 at second ... led team with a .365 batting average (72-197) and 49 RBI ... finished fourth among all ACC players with her .365 batting average ... the 49 RBI tie for the third most in a single season at Virginia and 72 hits are the fourth highest total ... paced team with 31 extra-base hits and 123 total bases which is the third-highest mark in school history ... her 18 doubles ties for the third best total at UVa and is one shy of the school record ... also notched a career-best six triples to go along with seven home runs ... registered a team-best .624 slugging percentage, which was also third among all ACC players ... led team with five game-winning hits and also stole home to account for another game-winning run ... scored 27 runs and drew 12 walks ... led team with 21 multiple-hit contests and 12 multiple-RBI games ... had a 12-game hitting steak during the season ... had 13 RBI in eight at-bats with the bases loaded ... hit .442 (19-43) with 24 RBI with runners on base and two outs ... hit an impressive .452 (14-31) in 10 ACC contests ... eight of 14 hits went for extra bases (three doubles, three home runs and two triples) for a .968 slugging percentage ... was 3-4 with a double, a home run, and four RBI in UVa's 8-2 win over #17 Pacific (Mar. 10) ... went 3-3 with two doubles, a homer, three RBI and three runs scored vs. Campbell (Mar. 20) ... had a stretch of five consecutive games in the Hoo's Who Tournament with two hits - NC State (Mar. 26), Penn State and Binghamton (Mar. 27), and Penn State and NC State (Mar. 28) ... went 6-7 with two doubles and a triple, and six RBI in a twinbill vs. James Madison (Apr. 21) ...was 4-8 with two homers, four RBI and three runs scored in a doubleheader against Maryland (Apr. 25).

2003- An All-ACC selection and was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team ... a 2003 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I All-Star First Team pick ... named to the VaSID All-State First Team ... her 12 home runs, 51 RBI and 118 total bases are school records for a freshman ... the 12 homers are one shy of the overall school record ... her 51 RBI also rank second on UVa's single season list and her 118 total bases are fifth ... played in 62 of 63 games with 61 starts at four different positions ... started 40 games at second base, 11 at catcher, seven at designated player, and three in right field ... led team with 17 multiple-RBI outings, including six three-RBI games ... was also second on the team with 16 multiple-hit contests ... had a nine-game hitting streak ... led team with a .350 (64-183) batting average ... tied for team lead with 64 hits and was third in runs (41) and doubles (14) ... had 28 extra-base hits, including five games with two, for an impressive .645 slugging percentage ... was 3-3 with a double and homer and three runs vs. St. Bonaventure (2/28) ... tied school record with two home runs against St. Francis (3/1) ... drove in four runs with three hits in a doubleheader against Bowling Green (3/16) ... was 2-3 with three RBI and three runs scored vs. Hawaii (3/29) while earning MVP honors in the Tar Heel Invitational ... against Virginia Tech (4/29) was 3-4 with a double and home run, two RBI and two runs scored ... selected to the Cougar Classic All-Tournament Team (2/28-3/2).

High School- All-Foothill League First Team pick in 2001 and 2002, a second-team selection in 2000 and honorable mention pick in 1999 ... a two-time first-team All-Area selection ... 2000 Gatorade Will to Win Athlete and Offensive Player of the Year ... two-time All-League honoree in volleyball and basketball ... in basketball set school record for steals in a season in 2000-01 ... captain of basketball team ... 2001-02 Burbank News Press Athlete of the Year ... Scholar Athlete ... member of the California Scholarship Federation and Associated Student Body Athletic Commissioner ... Who's who among High School students .... member of Principle's Highest Honor Roll.

Personal- Born February 22, 1984 in Glendale, Calif. ... daughter of Charna and Paul Larquier ... has an older brother, Matthew ... member of UVa's Student Athlete Advisory Council in 2004-05 and 2005-06 ... majoring in American politics.

Larquier's Career Statistics

Year G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SO SB PO AST E
2003 62 .350 183 64 14 2 12 41 51 11 32 6 177 76 12
2004 64 .365 197 72 18 6 7 27 49 12 31 4 110 145 13
2005 63 .354 210 73 19 7 8 34 54 6 42 8 60 163 23
Career 189 .354 590 209 51 15 27 102 154 29 105 18 347 384 48