Sarah Barcello Season 2023-24

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PositionG
Height5-11
ClassSenior
HometownPhoenix, Ariz.
Previous SchoolMarist

Honors & Awards
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023-24)
- Malik Award (2023)
- Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022-23)
- Mountain West All-Academic Team (2022-23)


2023-24 Season

Started all 33 games she played in, averaging 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 29.9 minutes per game… Led the team with a 36.7 three-point percentage… Scored in double-digits 10 times with a season-high of 14 vs. Fresno State (1-7-24)… Averaged career-highs in minutes, free throw percentage (86.1%), assists and steals… Was second on the team in minutes played and played 30 or more minutes in 20 games… Had a career-high eight rebounds vs. Colorado State (12-30-23)… Tied a career-high with four assists vs. San Jose State (3-10-24)… Tied a career-high with three blocks vs. UNLV (1-17-24)… Tied a career-high with four made threes vs. Boise State (1-13-24)… Was second on the team in minutes per game (29.9)… Was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team after the season.

2022-23 Season
Appeared in 33 games with one start in her first year at SDSU… Averaged 2.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game… Shot 45.2 percent from three in conference play… Had a season-high 11 points at Utah State (12-31-22)… Had nine points on three three-pointers vs. Fresno State (1-26-23)… Had a season-high seven rebounds in three straight games in November… Played 20 or more minutes in seven games.

At Marist (2018-22)
Appeared in 74 games while making 57 starts at Marist… Averaged 7.6 points per game over that span and shot 34.9 percent from three, which is top ten all-time at Marist… Missed the 2021-22 season due to injury… Was an All-MAAC Third Team selection in 2020-21 after averaging a team-high 12.6 points per game and helping the Red Foxes win the MAAC Championship and make the NCAA Tournament… Scored in double figures 11 times, including a career-high 25 points at Quinnipiac… Averaged 13.7 points, 4.3 steals and 4.0 rebounds per game during the MAAC Championships… In 2019-20 as a sophomore, appeared in 24 games while making 21 starts and averaged 6.3 points on 43.9 shooting from the field in 21.3 minutes…. In 2018-19, shot 41 percent from three and started 19 games while scoring 5.8 points per game… Was named to the MAAC All-Championship team after averaging 9.3 points in the 2019 conference tournament… Was a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team honoree.

High School
Attended Seton Catholic Prep in Chandler, Arizona, where she won three state championships… Was a two-time Arizona Division II Player of the Year and two-time 4A All-State First-Team selection… Averaged 16.0 points and 6.3 rebounds as a senior and 18.4 points and 7.1 rebounds as a junior… Was in the National Honors Society.

Personal
Born in Phoenix, Arizona… Her older sister Julia was the 2014 Gatorade State Player of the Year in Arizona and went on to play at Colgate while her brother Alex was a standout at BYU after spending two years at Arizona… Graduated from Marist with a psychology degree... At SDSU earned a master's degree in education with an emphasis and is currently working on her second master's (liberal arts and sciences).