Sarah Chlebana Title: Assistant Coach Experience: 2nd Year Alma Mater: Sacramento State, '02 Email: schleban@csus.edu Bio:     Sarah Chlebana, who starred for the Sacramento State volleyball team from 1997-00, enters her second season as an assistant coach with the Hornets. She serves as the team’s recruiting coordinator and assists in all areas of on-floor coaching, scouting and team training.      Chlebana, who is one of 10 players in Sacramento State history to accumulate 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs, has a total of six years of coaching experience. That includes the 2007 season as an assistant at Div. I Long Island University, where she helped coach the team to the Northeast Conference regular season and tournament championships, and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.      Prior to coaching at Long Island, Chlebana spent the 2006-07 season as an assistant coach for the Belgian semi-professional team Volleybalclub Oudegem. In two years as an assistant at Syracuse (2004, 2005), she helped lead the Orange to back-to-back Big East Conference Tournament appearances for the first time since 1999. In addition, Syracuse combined to post a 50-17 overall record during her tenure with the team. She also spent one season (2003) as an assistant at Div. I Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.      Chlebana was a four-year starter for the Hornets, and helped lead the team to four consecutive Big Sky Conference championships and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. A two-time second team all-Big Sky selection (1999-00) and 1998 Big Sky all-tournament choice, the Calgary, Alberta, native never missed a match during her career, and finished with 1,116 kills, 1,348 digs, 271 blocks and 85 aces.      Chlebana served as the team captain her senior year, and the Hornets combined to post a 92-40 overall record during her four seasons. She graduated from Sacramento State in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, and a minor in mathematics.

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