2014 Men's Volleyball Roster
Andrew Sato
- Position:
- L
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Kinesiology - Sport Psychology
- Hometown:
- Calabasas, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Agoura HS
2016 AVCA ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION
2016 & 2014 ALL-MPSF HONORABLE MENTION
2013 MPSF ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Career: Enters his senior season ranked seventh in school history with 725 career digs.
2016 (Junior): Earned AVCA All-America and All-MPSF honorable mention recognition ... Played and started 32 matches at libero ... Finished third on the team with 225 digs (1.91/set) ... Led all of LBSU's primary passers with a .964 serve receive percentage ... Committed only 23 errors on 646 attempts ... Recorded nine double-figure dig matches ... Had a season-best 13 digs at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 29 ... Totaled 12 digs vs. Cal Baptist (Jan. 15) and at UCLA (Jan. 27) ... Notched 11 digs at UC Irvine on April 9 ... Also had 10 vs. USC (Jan. 16), vs. Lewis (March 11), vs. Ohio State (March 12), vs. UCLA (March 26) and at Pepperdine (March 31).
2015: Redshirted.
2014 (Sophomore): Garnered All-MPSF honorable mention recognition ... Finished second in the conference and third in the nation with 2.80 digs per set ... Established the second-best mark in LBSU single-season history with 291 digs ... Registered a career-high 19 digs in a five-set win over Pepperdine on Jan. 24 ... Reached double figures in five of the last six contests ... Had 16 digs at UC Irvine, 16 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 11 vs. UCLA, 10 vs. CSUN and 17 in an MPSF quarterfinal match at Pepperdine ... Finished with 10 or more digs on 17 occasions ... Posted a .963 serve receive percentage.
2013 (Freshman): Named to the MPSF All-Freshman Team ... Ranked ninth in the conference with 1.82 digs per set ... Tied for the team lead with 209 digs ... Reached double figures seven times ... Compiled a season-high 16 digs vs. UCLA on March 13 ... Totaled 15 digs at Cal Baptist (Jan. 29) ... Also notched 13 digs at Pacific (March 29), 12 at UCLA (Jan. 15), 11 vs. UC San Diego (Jan. 5), 11 vs. UC Irvine (March 9) and 11 at Stanford (March 30) ... Had nine digs in a season-opening win over Loyola Chicago on Jan. 4 ... Added nine digs and a career-best six assists in a five-set victory at BYU (Feb. 1) ... Registered a .960 serve receive percentage.
High School: Lettered three years at Agoura High School ... Two-time team captain and three-time All-Marmonte League selection ... Earned first-team All-CIF honors as a junior ... Also named to the all-area team by the Daily News and the Ventura County Star ... Recognized by Volleyball Magazine as part of its Fab 50 list and Top 25 Underclassmen to Watch.
Quick Facts: Played six years for the Santa Monica Beach Club ... Led his team to a second-place finish in the 18-Open division of the Boys' Junior National Championships in 2010 and 2011 ... Earned all-tournament team honors in 2011 ... Also a member of the U.S. Youth and Junior National Teams for three years ... Comes from a volleyball family ... Father, Gary, is an assistant men's volleyball coach at USC and had previously been involved with the U.S. Men's National Team for over 20 years ... Gary was an assistant under Alan Knipe at the 2012 London Olympics ... Also an assistant coach for the 1988 Olympic team that won the Gold Medal in Seoul, Korea, and for the 1992 squad that claimed bronze in Barcelona, Spain ... Uncle, Eric, was a player on both the 1988 (Gold) and 1992 (Bronze) U.S. Olympic teams, while aunt, Liane, also played in two Olympics, winning bronze in 1992.
Major: Kinesiology - Sport Psychology
