Saj McBurrows

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
OPP
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Phoenix, Ariz.
High School:
Pinnacle

Graduate Student (2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Appeared in 21 matches, playing 51 sets with 11 season-starts
• Recorded 65 kills and 27 total blocks
• Tallied 5 blocks against Maryland (Nov. 5)
• Recorded 8 kills against Penn State (Oct. 27)
• Recorded 8 kills and a season-high 5 blocks against Northwestern (Oct. 21)
• Tallied 6 kills against Nebraska (Oct. 7)
• Recorded 10 kills against Northwestern (Oct. 6)
• Made her Michigan Volleyball debut against Boston College (Aug. 25)

Prior to Michigan
• Played four seasons at Columbia

Senior (Fall 2022)
• All-Ivy Honorable Mention
• Appeared in 21 matches and 74 sets, totaling 197 kills and 56 blocks
• Recorded a season-high 19 points, three assists and two aces against Penn (Nov. 12)
• Had career-high 17 kills against Harvard (Oct. 15)

Junior (Fall 2021)
• Played in 14 out of 24 matches, starting four
• Finished the season with 12 total bocks, 0.33 blocks per set, 38 total kills, 1.06 kills per set, 45 total points and 1.25 points per set
• Posted season-highs in kills (10) and hitting percentage (.348) at Maryland (Sept. 18)

Sophomore (Fall 2020)
• Season canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Freshman (Fall 2019)
• Played in 11 matches, starting one
• Finished the season with eight kills, 11.0 points and 5.0 total blocks
• Collegiate Debut: Howard (Sept. 6)

Prep
• Three-sport athlete at Pinnacle High School (Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Field)
• Earned First-Team 6A All-Region and All-District honors in Senior season
• Set senior season game highs in kills (12); points (15.5); digs (nine) and blocks (11)
• Helped Pinnacle complete best finish since 2007 during senior season
• National Honor Society Member

Club
• Virginia Elite 17’s (2017-18)
• Livewire 18 Adidas (2018-19)

Personal
• Saj Elle McBurrows
• Daughter of Kelly and Marvin McBurrows
• Father played basketball at New Mexico and professionally in France
• Enrolled in Rackham Graduate School pursuing a Masters in Environment and Sustainability