2006-07 (W) Basketball Roster
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Cain, Sara
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Jersey Number 42
Sara Cain
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Walford, Iowa
- High School:
- Cedar Rapids Prairie
Bio
2006-07 (Junior)
Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team after leading the Bluejays to the championship game and averaging a team-best 15.7 points per game and shooting 52.5 percent from the field at the tourney ... Honored on the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team with a 3.65 GPA ... Edged Ally Thrall (338) for the team-scoring lead with 339 points ... Also topped team with 10.7 points per game in MVC play ... Led team with 145 field goals and 48.5 field goal percentage ... Topped the team with 19 double-digit scoring games, including nine of the final 11 games of the year ... Averaged 12.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game over CU’s final 10 contests ... Scored career-high 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field at Drake (March 11) in the MVC Tournament title game ... Played career-high 30 minutes, scoring 13 points against Illinois State (March 10) in the MVC semifinals ... Attempted first career three-pointer against Illinois State (March 3) in the regular-season finale ... Had 19 points and eight rebounds at Wichita State (Feb. 25) ... Averaged 12.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in a three-game span from Feb. 3-15 ... Tied career-high with nine rebounds against Oregon State (Dec. 15), Southern Illinois (Jan. 18) and Evansville (Feb. 15) ... Scored 16 points in 17 minutes off the bench against Drake (Jan. 14) ... Shot 8-for-12 from the field and scored 19 points in 19 minutes off the bench against Bradley (Jan. 6) ... Named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week Jan. 4 after averaging 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in CU’s Valley opening weekend ... Logged 15 points and nine rebounds against Oregon State (Dec. 15) ... Keyed CU’s first win of the season with 13 points, six rebounds, season-high four steals and career-best five assists at Memphis (Dec. 6) ... Had a perfect shooting day in the season opener, going 7-for-7 from the field for a then career-best 14 points at Arkansas-Little Rock (Nov. 11) ... Marked first perfect shooting day by a Bluejays (with as many attempts) since Angie Janis went 10-for-10 on Feb. 20, 2004.
2005-06 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 28 games, making three starts for the Bluejays ... Led all players (at least 50 attempts) in field goal percentage, making 46.1 percent of her shots ... Scored in double-figures six times ... Made her final 13 free-throw attempts of the season ... Scored eight points in only six minutes of play against Northern Iowa (March 4), making 2-of-3 field goals and 4-of-4 free-throws ... Logged six rebounds, four points, two blocked shots and season-high three assists against Bradley (March 2) ... Poured in 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor and 3-of-3 shots from the charity stripe at Wichita State (Feb. 4) ... Had 12 points in her first career start against Illinois State (Jan. 26), playing a season-high 24 minutes ... Also had 12 points in her home state at Drake (Jan. 14) ... Scored 10 points and swiped a season-best three steals against Wichita State (Jan. 7) ... Had a solid game against Houston (Nov. 30), scoring a season-best 13 points and tied her career-high nine rebounds ... Opened the season with her first career double-digit scoring game, pouring in 10 points and five rebounds at Northwestern (Nov. 19).
2004-05 (Freshman)
Played in all 29 games as a rookie ... Led CU rookies with 22 steals ... Averaged 4.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game over Creighton’s final 12 games after starting the year averaging 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game through the first 17 contests ... Pulled down seven rebounds to lead the team, while playing a season-high 23 minutes at Iowa (March 18) in the WNIT ... Swiped a career-high five steals against Evansville (March 5) ... Had six points and four rebounds while attempting a season-high eight shots at Northern Iowa (Feb. 26) ... Went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line at Drake (Feb. 13) ... Led all players with a career-high nine rebounds at Illinois State (Feb. 6) ... Took four charges in a seven-minute span at Indiana State (Feb. 4) ... Poured in a season-high eight points against Bradley (Jan. 30), shooting 4-of-6 from the floor ... Had three points and three rebounds in three minutes of play at Colorado (Dec. 4) ... Scored her first career points, going 2-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe for six points against UMKC (Nov. 22).
Cedar Rapids Prairie High School
Earned first-team all-state honors from both the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association as a junior ... Tabbed second-team all-state as a senior, honorable-mention as a sophomore ... Earned first-team all-metro area and first-team all-conference recognition on three occasions ... McDonald’s All-American Nominee as a senior, while averaging 13.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game ... Named the co-Player of the Year in the Mississippi Valley Conference as a junior, averaging 17.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game ... Earned first-team 4A all-Northeast district recognition from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association three times ... Averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore and was the leading 4A Iowa freshman scorer as a rookie ... Led team in free-throw percentage as a sophomore and junior and named team MVP as a sophomore ... Team captain on the basketball, volleyball and soccer squads ... Also named first-team all-metro in volleyball, earning three letters in volleyball ... Also participated in tennis, golf and soccer at Prairie ... Served as the executive secretary on student council and the senior class secretary.
Personal
Daughter of Gary and Sandy Cain, Sara Nicole was born June 11, 1986, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... Has older twin brothers, Nathan and Brett (25) and a younger sister, Lindsey (18) ... Nathan played football at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, while Brett played basketball at Wayne (Neb.) State ... Enjoys going to the lake, swimming, shopping, laughing and spending time with friends and family ... Athletes she admires most are Lance Armstrong and Steve Nash ... Roommates with fellow Bluejay senior Ally Thrall, volleyball player Carolyn Decker and soccer player Tristan Moser-Bleil ... Nickname is Cainer ... Majoring in exercise science (pre-med) with a minor in biology ... Aspires to become an anesthesiologist ... Earned Dean’s List honors every year at Creighton.
Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team after leading the Bluejays to the championship game and averaging a team-best 15.7 points per game and shooting 52.5 percent from the field at the tourney ... Honored on the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team with a 3.65 GPA ... Edged Ally Thrall (338) for the team-scoring lead with 339 points ... Also topped team with 10.7 points per game in MVC play ... Led team with 145 field goals and 48.5 field goal percentage ... Topped the team with 19 double-digit scoring games, including nine of the final 11 games of the year ... Averaged 12.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game over CU’s final 10 contests ... Scored career-high 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field at Drake (March 11) in the MVC Tournament title game ... Played career-high 30 minutes, scoring 13 points against Illinois State (March 10) in the MVC semifinals ... Attempted first career three-pointer against Illinois State (March 3) in the regular-season finale ... Had 19 points and eight rebounds at Wichita State (Feb. 25) ... Averaged 12.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in a three-game span from Feb. 3-15 ... Tied career-high with nine rebounds against Oregon State (Dec. 15), Southern Illinois (Jan. 18) and Evansville (Feb. 15) ... Scored 16 points in 17 minutes off the bench against Drake (Jan. 14) ... Shot 8-for-12 from the field and scored 19 points in 19 minutes off the bench against Bradley (Jan. 6) ... Named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week Jan. 4 after averaging 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in CU’s Valley opening weekend ... Logged 15 points and nine rebounds against Oregon State (Dec. 15) ... Keyed CU’s first win of the season with 13 points, six rebounds, season-high four steals and career-best five assists at Memphis (Dec. 6) ... Had a perfect shooting day in the season opener, going 7-for-7 from the field for a then career-best 14 points at Arkansas-Little Rock (Nov. 11) ... Marked first perfect shooting day by a Bluejays (with as many attempts) since Angie Janis went 10-for-10 on Feb. 20, 2004.
2005-06 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 28 games, making three starts for the Bluejays ... Led all players (at least 50 attempts) in field goal percentage, making 46.1 percent of her shots ... Scored in double-figures six times ... Made her final 13 free-throw attempts of the season ... Scored eight points in only six minutes of play against Northern Iowa (March 4), making 2-of-3 field goals and 4-of-4 free-throws ... Logged six rebounds, four points, two blocked shots and season-high three assists against Bradley (March 2) ... Poured in 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor and 3-of-3 shots from the charity stripe at Wichita State (Feb. 4) ... Had 12 points in her first career start against Illinois State (Jan. 26), playing a season-high 24 minutes ... Also had 12 points in her home state at Drake (Jan. 14) ... Scored 10 points and swiped a season-best three steals against Wichita State (Jan. 7) ... Had a solid game against Houston (Nov. 30), scoring a season-best 13 points and tied her career-high nine rebounds ... Opened the season with her first career double-digit scoring game, pouring in 10 points and five rebounds at Northwestern (Nov. 19).
2004-05 (Freshman)
Played in all 29 games as a rookie ... Led CU rookies with 22 steals ... Averaged 4.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game over Creighton’s final 12 games after starting the year averaging 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game through the first 17 contests ... Pulled down seven rebounds to lead the team, while playing a season-high 23 minutes at Iowa (March 18) in the WNIT ... Swiped a career-high five steals against Evansville (March 5) ... Had six points and four rebounds while attempting a season-high eight shots at Northern Iowa (Feb. 26) ... Went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line at Drake (Feb. 13) ... Led all players with a career-high nine rebounds at Illinois State (Feb. 6) ... Took four charges in a seven-minute span at Indiana State (Feb. 4) ... Poured in a season-high eight points against Bradley (Jan. 30), shooting 4-of-6 from the floor ... Had three points and three rebounds in three minutes of play at Colorado (Dec. 4) ... Scored her first career points, going 2-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe for six points against UMKC (Nov. 22).
Cedar Rapids Prairie High School
Earned first-team all-state honors from both the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association as a junior ... Tabbed second-team all-state as a senior, honorable-mention as a sophomore ... Earned first-team all-metro area and first-team all-conference recognition on three occasions ... McDonald’s All-American Nominee as a senior, while averaging 13.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game ... Named the co-Player of the Year in the Mississippi Valley Conference as a junior, averaging 17.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game ... Earned first-team 4A all-Northeast district recognition from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association three times ... Averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore and was the leading 4A Iowa freshman scorer as a rookie ... Led team in free-throw percentage as a sophomore and junior and named team MVP as a sophomore ... Team captain on the basketball, volleyball and soccer squads ... Also named first-team all-metro in volleyball, earning three letters in volleyball ... Also participated in tennis, golf and soccer at Prairie ... Served as the executive secretary on student council and the senior class secretary.
Personal
Daughter of Gary and Sandy Cain, Sara Nicole was born June 11, 1986, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... Has older twin brothers, Nathan and Brett (25) and a younger sister, Lindsey (18) ... Nathan played football at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, while Brett played basketball at Wayne (Neb.) State ... Enjoys going to the lake, swimming, shopping, laughing and spending time with friends and family ... Athletes she admires most are Lance Armstrong and Steve Nash ... Roommates with fellow Bluejay senior Ally Thrall, volleyball player Carolyn Decker and soccer player Tristan Moser-Bleil ... Nickname is Cainer ... Majoring in exercise science (pre-med) with a minor in biology ... Aspires to become an anesthesiologist ... Earned Dean’s List honors every year at Creighton.
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