2017 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Sand, Belle

Jersey Number 11
Belle Sand
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mabel, Minn.
Bio
Notables: Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... Three-time Syracuse Scholar-Athlete of the Week ... 2017 All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... 2017 ECAC Defensive Player of the Year ... Her 540 digs in 2017 were the fifth-most in program history ... Her 1,429 career digs are the fourth-most in program history.
Senior Year (2017): Had a match-high 15 digs against Siena … Tallied a team-high 18 digs versus Grand Canyon ... Totaled a match-high 17 digs and dished out two assists against Niagara ... Had a team-high 21 digs and chipped in six assists against Colgate ... Totaled three digs against Wisconsin ... Tallied 10 digs at Kansas State … Recorded a team-leading six digs versus Arkansas ... Totaled a team-high 16 digs and added two assists at Dartmouth ... Recorded a team-high 23 digs and tallied three assists versus Sacred Heart ... Named to the 2017 Dartmouth Invitational all-tournament team ... Produced a match-high 17 digs at Hofstra ... Totaled a match-high 22 digs and added seven assists against Boston College … Recorded a team-high 12 digs and added five assists at Pittsburgh ... Totaled a match-high 25 digs with four assists at Duke ... Recorded a team-high 14 digs and added three assists at Wake Forest ... Tied for a match-high 13 digs with an assist versus Clemson ... Recorded a match-leading 16 digs and added two assists and an ace versus Georgia Tech ... Produced a team-high 12 digs with three assists at Boston College ... Totaled a match-high nine digs with three assists versus Pittsburgh … Had 26 digs and added three assists with an ace at Georgia Tech … Produced a match-high 11 digs with four assists and an ace at Clemson ... Totaled a match-high 12 digs and two aces with five assists versus Virginia Tech … Produced a team-high eight digs with six assists and two aces against Virginia ... Recorded a team-high 12 digs at North Carolina State … Produced a team-high 19 digs at North Carolina ... Had a match-high 20 digs and added two assists at Florida State … Produced a team-high 19 digs at Miami ... Recorded a team-high 21 digs and three assists versus Wake Forest … Totaled a match-high 22 digs with four assists and an ace against Duke … Produced a career-high 29 digs with three assists versus Notre Dame … Had a match-high 27 digs with four assists against Louisville … Tallied 17 digs and five assists versus Albany in the NIVC … Recorded a team-high 12 digs against Towson in the NIVC … Produced a match-high 16 digs with three assists at West Virginia in the NIVC.
Junior Year (2016): Racked up four assists, one ace and 18 digs against UConn … Tallied one assist, two aces and 22 digs against Colgate ... Had 12 digs against Oregon State at the Nebraska Invite ... Racked up ten digs against Iowa State at the Nebraska Invite ... Named to the 2016 Nebraska All-Tournament team ... Had one assist and five digs against Hofstra … Had three assists, one service ace and nine digs against Siena … Had three assists and nine digs against Penn State ... Had seven assists and 12 digs against Northwestern … Tallied four assists, two service aces and 11 digs against Illinois State … Had one kill, one assist and 14 digs against UNI ... Totaled six assists, one service ace and 14 digs against Boston College … Had 11 digs against NC State ... Had one kill, one assist and 19 digs against Notre Dame … Totaled three assists and 20 digs against Louisville ... Totaled one kill and 22 digs against Clemson … Totaled two assists and 15 digs against Georgia Tech ... Totaled one kill, three assists, one service ace and 20 digs against Wake Forest … Had one kill, two assists and 16 digs against Duke ... Had four assists and 19 digs against Boston College … Had three assists, one service ace and 20 digs against Virginia ... Totaled two assists and 12 digs against Miami … Totaled four assists and 18 digs against Florida State … Totaled two assists, three service aces and 20 digs against Pitt … Totaled five assists, one service ace and 18 digs against Virginia Tech … Had one assist and five digs against Louisville … Totaled one assist, one service ace and 19 digs against Notre Dame.
Sophomore Year (2015): Had one ace and six digs against Rhode Island at the UConn Invitational ... Led the team in digs with eight, posted one ace, and one assist against Hartford at the UConn Invitational ... Tallied 15 digs against UConn at the UConn Invitational ... Led the team in digs with 21 and recorded three assists and one ace against Auburn ... Racked up 12 digs, three assists, and one ace against Georgia ... Posted four assists, one ace and 19 digs against Arizona ... Recorded one assist, three aces and 12 digs against Ohio State ... Had one assist, one ace, and 14 digs against LIU Brooklyn ... Totaled four assists, four aces and 18 digs against New Hampshire ... Tallied three assists and 18 digs against Navy ... Posted one assist, two aces and 14 digs against Buffalo ... Had three assists, two aces and 14 digs against Boston College ... Totaled three assists and 22 digs against Clemson ... Recorded three assists and 14 digs against Louisville ... Recorded a season with 26 digs and six assists against Notre Dame ... Tallied one assist, two aces and 13 digs against Pittsburgh ... Posted three assists and 15 digs against Virginia Tech ... Had one assist, one ace and eight digs against Boston College ... Totaled six assists and 19 digs against Virginia ... Contributed two assists and eight digs against Florida State ... Led the team with 11 digs and contributed two assists against Miami ... Led the team with 21 digs and had four assists against Georgia Tech ... Posted 20 digs and six assists against Clemson ... Tallied two assists and 14 digs against North Carolina ... Recorded two aces and eight digs against NC State ... Led the team with 23 digs and four assists at Duke ... Had four digs, one ace, and seven digs against Wake Forest.
Freshman Year (2014): Played in first collegiate match against Chicago State, recording two digs ... Had two digs against Xavier ... Posted seven digs against Ohio ... Recorded one ace and nine digs against Albany ... Tallied a season high four service aces and 13 digs against Colgate ... Posted 11 digs, one ace and two assists against Cornell ... Recorded one assist and three digs against No. 12 North Carolina ... Posted nine digs against Boston College ... Against Wake Forest, recorded two assists and eight digs ... Against Georgia Tech, registered 10 digs ... Tallied 12 digs and two assists against Louisville ... Recorded 16 digs against Clemson ... Tallied 20 digs against Boston College, which tied for a single game team high ... Posted 13 digs against Miami ... Tallied 10 digs and collected her first collegiate kill against Virginia ... Member of the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
High School: Conference Player of the Year at Mabel-Canton High School ... Also was a four-time First Team All-Conference member ... Elevated to the All-State team as a senior after earning honorable mention in 2011 and 2012 ... In her senior season, led the Cougars to a 33-3 record and the Southeastern Conference Title, while compiling 279 kills and 245 digs ... For her career, recorded 1,277 kills and 1,387 digs.
Personal: Born in September of 1995 ... Daughter of Tim and Tricia Sand ... Has two sisters ... Was a member of the Student Council and National Honor Society in high school ... Also lettered in basketball, softball and track ... Major is economics in the College of Arts and Sciences ... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Senior Year (2017): Had a match-high 15 digs against Siena … Tallied a team-high 18 digs versus Grand Canyon ... Totaled a match-high 17 digs and dished out two assists against Niagara ... Had a team-high 21 digs and chipped in six assists against Colgate ... Totaled three digs against Wisconsin ... Tallied 10 digs at Kansas State … Recorded a team-leading six digs versus Arkansas ... Totaled a team-high 16 digs and added two assists at Dartmouth ... Recorded a team-high 23 digs and tallied three assists versus Sacred Heart ... Named to the 2017 Dartmouth Invitational all-tournament team ... Produced a match-high 17 digs at Hofstra ... Totaled a match-high 22 digs and added seven assists against Boston College … Recorded a team-high 12 digs and added five assists at Pittsburgh ... Totaled a match-high 25 digs with four assists at Duke ... Recorded a team-high 14 digs and added three assists at Wake Forest ... Tied for a match-high 13 digs with an assist versus Clemson ... Recorded a match-leading 16 digs and added two assists and an ace versus Georgia Tech ... Produced a team-high 12 digs with three assists at Boston College ... Totaled a match-high nine digs with three assists versus Pittsburgh … Had 26 digs and added three assists with an ace at Georgia Tech … Produced a match-high 11 digs with four assists and an ace at Clemson ... Totaled a match-high 12 digs and two aces with five assists versus Virginia Tech … Produced a team-high eight digs with six assists and two aces against Virginia ... Recorded a team-high 12 digs at North Carolina State … Produced a team-high 19 digs at North Carolina ... Had a match-high 20 digs and added two assists at Florida State … Produced a team-high 19 digs at Miami ... Recorded a team-high 21 digs and three assists versus Wake Forest … Totaled a match-high 22 digs with four assists and an ace against Duke … Produced a career-high 29 digs with three assists versus Notre Dame … Had a match-high 27 digs with four assists against Louisville … Tallied 17 digs and five assists versus Albany in the NIVC … Recorded a team-high 12 digs against Towson in the NIVC … Produced a match-high 16 digs with three assists at West Virginia in the NIVC.
Junior Year (2016): Racked up four assists, one ace and 18 digs against UConn … Tallied one assist, two aces and 22 digs against Colgate ... Had 12 digs against Oregon State at the Nebraska Invite ... Racked up ten digs against Iowa State at the Nebraska Invite ... Named to the 2016 Nebraska All-Tournament team ... Had one assist and five digs against Hofstra … Had three assists, one service ace and nine digs against Siena … Had three assists and nine digs against Penn State ... Had seven assists and 12 digs against Northwestern … Tallied four assists, two service aces and 11 digs against Illinois State … Had one kill, one assist and 14 digs against UNI ... Totaled six assists, one service ace and 14 digs against Boston College … Had 11 digs against NC State ... Had one kill, one assist and 19 digs against Notre Dame … Totaled three assists and 20 digs against Louisville ... Totaled one kill and 22 digs against Clemson … Totaled two assists and 15 digs against Georgia Tech ... Totaled one kill, three assists, one service ace and 20 digs against Wake Forest … Had one kill, two assists and 16 digs against Duke ... Had four assists and 19 digs against Boston College … Had three assists, one service ace and 20 digs against Virginia ... Totaled two assists and 12 digs against Miami … Totaled four assists and 18 digs against Florida State … Totaled two assists, three service aces and 20 digs against Pitt … Totaled five assists, one service ace and 18 digs against Virginia Tech … Had one assist and five digs against Louisville … Totaled one assist, one service ace and 19 digs against Notre Dame.
Sophomore Year (2015): Had one ace and six digs against Rhode Island at the UConn Invitational ... Led the team in digs with eight, posted one ace, and one assist against Hartford at the UConn Invitational ... Tallied 15 digs against UConn at the UConn Invitational ... Led the team in digs with 21 and recorded three assists and one ace against Auburn ... Racked up 12 digs, three assists, and one ace against Georgia ... Posted four assists, one ace and 19 digs against Arizona ... Recorded one assist, three aces and 12 digs against Ohio State ... Had one assist, one ace, and 14 digs against LIU Brooklyn ... Totaled four assists, four aces and 18 digs against New Hampshire ... Tallied three assists and 18 digs against Navy ... Posted one assist, two aces and 14 digs against Buffalo ... Had three assists, two aces and 14 digs against Boston College ... Totaled three assists and 22 digs against Clemson ... Recorded three assists and 14 digs against Louisville ... Recorded a season with 26 digs and six assists against Notre Dame ... Tallied one assist, two aces and 13 digs against Pittsburgh ... Posted three assists and 15 digs against Virginia Tech ... Had one assist, one ace and eight digs against Boston College ... Totaled six assists and 19 digs against Virginia ... Contributed two assists and eight digs against Florida State ... Led the team with 11 digs and contributed two assists against Miami ... Led the team with 21 digs and had four assists against Georgia Tech ... Posted 20 digs and six assists against Clemson ... Tallied two assists and 14 digs against North Carolina ... Recorded two aces and eight digs against NC State ... Led the team with 23 digs and four assists at Duke ... Had four digs, one ace, and seven digs against Wake Forest.
Freshman Year (2014): Played in first collegiate match against Chicago State, recording two digs ... Had two digs against Xavier ... Posted seven digs against Ohio ... Recorded one ace and nine digs against Albany ... Tallied a season high four service aces and 13 digs against Colgate ... Posted 11 digs, one ace and two assists against Cornell ... Recorded one assist and three digs against No. 12 North Carolina ... Posted nine digs against Boston College ... Against Wake Forest, recorded two assists and eight digs ... Against Georgia Tech, registered 10 digs ... Tallied 12 digs and two assists against Louisville ... Recorded 16 digs against Clemson ... Tallied 20 digs against Boston College, which tied for a single game team high ... Posted 13 digs against Miami ... Tallied 10 digs and collected her first collegiate kill against Virginia ... Member of the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
High School: Conference Player of the Year at Mabel-Canton High School ... Also was a four-time First Team All-Conference member ... Elevated to the All-State team as a senior after earning honorable mention in 2011 and 2012 ... In her senior season, led the Cougars to a 33-3 record and the Southeastern Conference Title, while compiling 279 kills and 245 digs ... For her career, recorded 1,277 kills and 1,387 digs.
Personal: Born in September of 1995 ... Daughter of Tim and Tricia Sand ... Has two sisters ... Was a member of the Student Council and National Honor Society in high school ... Also lettered in basketball, softball and track ... Major is economics in the College of Arts and Sciences ... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
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