Sara Puskas

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Sara Puskas
  • Height:
    6'0
  • Hometown:
    Budapest, Hungary
  • Position:
    OH/OP
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    XIII. Keruleti Ady Endre Gimnazium
  • m
    41
  • k/s
    3.05
  • h %
    .371
  • a/s
    0.34
  • b/s
    0.41
  • sa/s
    0.40
  • d/s
    0.89
Bio
Coach’s Comments: "Sara is an exciting player who will add a dominant presence to our offense and defense with her powerful attack and all-around abilities. She is such an impact player who can elevate a match with those abilities and confident play. Sara has played at a high level in the best volleyball programs in Hungary and we look for her to bring that experience and grow in the college game."
 
2023 (Freshman): First season at Cowley.
 
Before Cowley: Prepped at XIII. Keruleti Ady Endre Gimnazium in Budapest, Hungary. She began playing volleyball for Hercules in 2015. She led her team to a second-place finish in the United World Games and was named team Most Valuable Player. In 2017, she went to the BVSC-Zuglo club in Budapest, where she was named Most Valuable player in 2017 and 2020. In 2020, her team finished 6th in the U17 Hungarian championships. In 2022, she led her team to a first-place finish in the NB II. She was also awarded the honor of great athlete and great student in 2016 and 2017.
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 41 10
Sets 128 32
Kills 391 88
Kills per set 3.05 2.75
Errors 79 21
Total Attacks 840 205
Total Attacks per set 6.56 6.41
Hitting Percentage .371 .327
Assists 43 12
Assists per set 0.34 0.38
Service Total Attempts 54 0
Service Aces 51 15
Service Errors 50 13
Service Aces per set 0.40 0.47
Receptions 83 12
Reception Errors 4 1
Digs 114 31
Digs per set 0.89 0.97
Block Solo 4 2
Block Assist 49 13
Block Total 53 15
Blocks per set 0.41 0.47
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 4 1
Points 470.5 111.5
Points per set 3.7 3.5
Matches started 41 10
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 1 Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0
Nov 4 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0
Nov 15 North Dakota State College of Science W, 3-0
Nov 16 Illinois Central College W, 3-0
Nov 17 Pensacola State College W, 3-0
Nov 18 vs. Scottsdale Community College W, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 11 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 at Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 16 .438 0 9.0
Aug 18 Kansas Wesleyan University JV W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 15 .467 0 9.0
Aug 23 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 15 .267 0 10.5
Aug 30 at Independence Community College W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 20 .350 1 13.0
Sep 4 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 13 .692 0 14.0
Sep 4 at John Brown University JV W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 23 .348 4 11.5
Sep 6 Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 25 .360 4 14.0
Sep 8 at Butler Community College - KS W, 3-0 1 3 13 5 27 .296 1 13.0
Sep 9 Ottawa University JV W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 19 .421 1 12.0
Sep 13 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 20 .350 1 11.0
Sep 16 vs. Cisco College W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 13 .538 1 8.5
Sep 16 at Ranger College W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 22 .500 2 14.0
Sep 20 Seminole State College W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 16 .313 3 10.5
Sep 22 at Southeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 15 .333 1 9.0
Sep 22 vs. Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 18 .611 2 11.5
Sep 23 at Park University JV W, 3-1 1 4 5 4 19 .053 2 6.5
Sep 23 vs. St. Louis Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 12 .500 2 8.5
Sep 27 Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 14 .143 2 6.5
Sep 29 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 18 .222 0 10.0
Sep 29 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 19 .421 0 12.0
Sep 30 vs. Missouri State University - West Plains W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 19 .526 3 11.5
Sep 30 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 15 .467 1 8.0
Oct 4 at Labette Community College W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 18 .333 1 11.0
Oct 6 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 13 .692 1 11.5
Oct 7 Ottawa University JV W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 17 .588 0 11.5
Oct 11 at Johnson County Community College W, 3-2 1 5 16 4 37 .324 0 17.0
Oct 13 vs. Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 22 .545 1 17.0
Oct 13 at Cloud County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 21 .571 1 14.0
Oct 18 Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 28 .286 2 11.0
Oct 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 21 .524 0 15.5
Oct 20 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 1 3 11 4 29 .241 2 11.0
Oct 21 vs. North Iowa Area Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 16 .188 0 7.0
Oct 21 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 21 .190 0 10.0
Oct 25 Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 17 .471 1 9.5
Oct 28 at Hesston College W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 11 .364 0 8.0
Nov 1 Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 15 .333 0 7.5
Nov 4 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 13 4 26 .346 1 15.0
Nov 15 North Dakota State College of Science W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 29 .414 1 15.5
Nov 16 Illinois Central College W, 3-0 1 3 10 4 27 .222 0 11.5
Nov 17 Pensacola State College W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 21 .286 1 9.0
Nov 18 vs. Scottsdale Community College W, 3-2 1 5 22 5 58 .293 0 24.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 11 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 at Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 18 Kansas Wesleyan University JV W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 23 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Aug 30 at Independence Community College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 4 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 at John Brown University JV W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 6 Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 8 at Butler Community College - KS W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 Ottawa University JV W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 13 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 16 vs. Cisco College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 16 at Ranger College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 20 Seminole State College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 22 at Southeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 22 vs. Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 23 at Park University JV W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 2
Sep 23 vs. St. Louis Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 27 Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 29 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 29 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 30 vs. Missouri State University - West Plains W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 30 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 4 at Labette Community College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 6 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 7 Ottawa University JV W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 11 at Johnson County Community College W, 3-2 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 13 vs. Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 13 at Cloud County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 18 Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 20 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 vs. North Iowa Area Community College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 25 Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 28 at Hesston College W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 2 0 3 0
Nov 1 Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 4 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 North Dakota State College of Science W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 16 Illinois Central College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
Nov 17 Pensacola State College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 vs. Scottsdale Community College W, 3-2 1 5 5 0 1 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 11 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - -
Aug 15 at Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0
Aug 18 Kansas Wesleyan University JV W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0
Aug 23 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 2 0 0
Aug 30 at Independence Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 2 4 0
Sep 4 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 0 5 3 2 0
Sep 4 at John Brown University JV W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0
Sep 6 Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0
Sep 8 at Butler Community College - KS W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0
Sep 9 Ottawa University JV W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 4 1
Sep 13 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0
Sep 16 vs. Cisco College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 16 at Ranger College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 20 Seminole State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0
Sep 22 at Southeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0
Sep 22 vs. Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 2 0
Sep 23 at Park University JV W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 4 0
Sep 23 vs. St. Louis Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 27 Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 3 1
Sep 29 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 5 0
Sep 29 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0
Sep 30 vs. Missouri State University - West Plains W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 3 0
Sep 30 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 2 0
Oct 4 at Labette Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0
Oct 6 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 1 0
Oct 7 Ottawa University JV W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
Oct 11 at Johnson County Community College W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 5 3 0
Oct 13 vs. Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 1 3 0
Oct 13 at Cloud County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0
Oct 18 Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 20 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 4 0
Oct 21 vs. North Iowa Area Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 3 0
Oct 21 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 5 0
Oct 25 Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Hesston College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0
Nov 1 Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0
Nov 4 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 2 2 0
Nov 15 North Dakota State College of Science W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 1 8 1
Nov 16 Illinois Central College W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 1 5 1
Nov 17 Pensacola State College W, 3-0 1 3 18 2 2 0 0
Nov 18 vs. Scottsdale Community College W, 3-2 1 5 14 2 1 6 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 41 128 391 3.05 79 840 6.56 .371 43 0.34 470.5 3.7
2024-25 40 122 408 3.34 86 944 7.74 .341 28 0.23 473.5 3.9
Total 81 250 799 3.20 165 1784 7.14 .355 71 0.28 944.0 3.8
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 41 128 114 0.89 4 49 53 0.41
2024-25 40 122 143 1.17 3 49 52 0.43
Total 81 250 257 1.03 7 98 105 0.42
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 41 128 54 51 0.40 50 83 4
2024-25 40 122 43 38 0.31 49 44 2
Total 81 250 97 89 0.36 99 127 6
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 41 128 391 3.05 79 840 6.56 .371 43 0.34 470.5 3.7
Conference 10 32 88 2.75 21 205 6.41 .327 12 0.38 111.5 3.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 17 51 145 2.84 29 326 6.39 .356 16 0.31 177.0 3.5
Away 14 45 136 3.02 30 288 6.40 .368 17 0.38 164.5 3.7
Neutral 10 32 110 3.44 20 226 7.06 .398 10 0.31 129.0 4.0
Result
Wins 41 128 391 3.05 79 840 6.56 .371 43 0.34 470.5 3.7
Losses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August 4 12 32 2.67 7 66 5.50 .379 1 0.08 41.5 3.5
September 18 55 155 2.82 29 327 5.95 .385 30 0.55 192.0 3.5
October 13 41 132 3.22 26 271 6.61 .391 9 0.22 154.0 3.8
November 6 20 72 3.60 17 176 8.80 .313 3 0.15 83.0 4.2
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 41 128 114 0.89 4 49 53 0.41
Conference 10 32 31 0.97 2 13 15 0.47
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 17 51 52 1.02 0 24 24 0.47
Away 14 45 34 0.76 3 15 18 0.40
Neutral 10 32 28 0.88 1 10 11 0.34
Result
Wins 41 128 114 0.89 4 49 53 0.41
Losses - - - - - - - -
Month
August 4 12 7 0.58 0 9 9 0.75
September 18 55 54 0.98 0 26 26 0.47
October 13 41 35 0.85 4 10 14 0.34
November 6 20 18 0.90 0 4 4 0.20
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 41 128 54 51 0.40 50 83 4
Conference 10 32 0 15 0.47 13 12 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 17 51 40 20 0.39 19 32 4
Away 14 45 0 18 0.40 22 23 0
Neutral 10 32 14 13 0.41 9 28 0
Result
Wins 41 128 54 51 0.40 50 83 4
Losses - - - - - - - -
Month
August 4 12 0 5 0.42 8 4 0
September 18 55 0 24 0.44 20 32 2
October 13 41 0 13 0.32 13 25 0
November 6 20 54 9 0.45 9 22 2
News mentions
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  • Article
  • November 20, 2023
National Champs! Cowley volleyball wins title in five sets

In a battle of the top two teams at the national tournament, the top-seeded Cowley College volleyball team defeated second-seeded Scottsdale (AZ) Community College 25-9, 23-25, 25-18, 18-25, 18-16 in the title game of the NJCAA Division II Volleyball National Championships played Saturday in Cedar Rapids, IA.

  • November 20, 2023
Lady Tigers volleyball players celebrating the win
  • Article
  • November 17, 2023
Lady Tigers remain unbeaten, advance to semifinals of the national tournament

The Lady Tigers defeated No. 8-seed Illinois Central Community College 25-21, 25-21, 25-11 Thursday at the NJCAA Division II Volleyball National Championships.

  • November 17, 2023
Anna Kiss led Cowley with 15 kills
  • Article
  • November 16, 2023
The Lady Tigers win their opening game at the Volleyball National Championships

The top-seeded Cowley College volleyball team improved its record to 38-0 on the season with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-17 win over 17th-seed North Dakota State College of Science.

  • November 16, 2023
Tiger Volleyball Moves on to Region Championship
  • Article
  • November 03, 2023
Tiger Volleyball Moves on to Region Championship

Hoping to make a return trip to the national tournament, the No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team made it one step closer with a 25-8, 25-11, 25-4 victory over Fort Scott Wednesday in the Plains A District Tournament played inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

  • November 03, 2023
Cowley volleyball knocks off three ranked teams while improving to 33-0
  • Article
  • October 23, 2023
Cowley volleyball knocks off three ranked teams while improving to 33-0

With the playoffs looming, the No. 2-ranked Cowley College volleyball team traveled to Iowa Central for the Triton Invitational Tournament. At the tournament, the Lady Tigers played against No. 5-ranked Kirkwood, No. 3-ranked Iowa Central, North Iowa Area Community College, and 12th-ranked Des Moines Area Community College.

  • October 23, 2023
Lady Tigers battle conference-leading Barton to another 1-1 tie
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  • October 19, 2023
Lady Tiger volleyball inches closer to conference title with home win over Kansas City

Continuing its dominance at W.S. Scott Auditorium, the No. 2-ranked Cowley College volleyball team has still not dropped a set on its home court following a 25-14, 25-21, 25-13 victory over Kansas City Kansas Community College on Wednesday.

  • October 19, 2023
Second-ranked Lady Tigers remain unbeaten with wins at tri-match
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  • October 16, 2023
Second-ranked Lady Tigers remain unbeaten with wins at tri-match

Nothing seems to slow down the second-ranked Cowley College volleyball team.

  • October 16, 2023
Cowley volleyball takes down a pair of Texas teams
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  • September 19, 2023
Cowley volleyball takes down a pair of Texas teams

Getting solid play throughout its roster, the No. 4-ranked Cowley College volleyball team improved its record to 12-0 with a couple of wins at the Ranger Tri-Match played Saturday in Ranger, TX.

  • September 19, 2023
Lady Tiger volleyball dominates tri-match
  • Article
  • September 06, 2023
Lady Tiger volleyball dominates tri-match

The No. 5-ranked Cowley College volleyball team remained unbeaten on the season by going 2-0 at the John Brown University Tri-Match held Monday in Siloam Springs, AR.

  • September 06, 2023
Lady Tigers roll to easy road win at Independence
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  • August 31, 2023
Lady Tigers roll to easy road win at Independence

The No. 5-ranked Cowley College volleyball team fared well in its first road contest of the season, defeating Independence Community College 25-11, 25-14, 25-10 Wednesday in Independence.

  • August 31, 2023
Cowley College volleyball team
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  • August 24, 2023
Lady Tigers open conference play with a straight-set win over Coffeyville

Cowley College volleyball team remained unbeaten at 3-0 on the season as they won its third straight home game in a six-day span by taking down Coffeyville Community College 25-22, 25-8, 25-19 Wednesday night.

  • August 24, 2023
Lady Tiger volleyball team opens season with dominating win over Pratt
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  • August 18, 2023
No. 5-ranked Lady Tiger volleyball team opens season with dominating win over Pratt

Playing in front of a large home crowd, the No. 5-ranked Cowley College volleyball team fed off the energy in the gym to defeat Pratt Community College 25-12, 25-10, 25-15 Thursday night.

  • August 18, 2023
Cowley College volleyball
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  • August 01, 2023
Lady Tigers gear up for another national title run

Entering the program’s 47th season, the Cowley College volleyball program has high expectations as they enter the 2023 season.

  • August 01, 2023