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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

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3 Sara Balli

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lake Park
  • Hometown Bloomingdale, Ill.

Biography

Has earned three letters (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25) ... 

Career Highs
Points - 18 (Nov. 29, 2023 vs. Elmhurst & Dec. 27, 2024 at Trinity Texas)
Rebounds - 10 (March 7, 2025 vs. Centre)
Assists - 7 (Dec. 4, 2024 at North Park)
Steals - 3 (multiple times)
Blocks - 2 (multiple times)
Field goals made - 7 (Nov. 29, 2023 vs. Elmhurst & Dec. 27, 2024 at Trinity Texas)

2024-25: Appeared in all 30 games, averaging a career-high 16.0 minutes per game as a key contributor off the bench ... Averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game ... Tied a career-high with 18 points in IWU's overtime win at Trinity Texas, notching the game-sealing block to sure the win ... Pulled in a career-high 10 rebounds in an opening round NCAA Tournament game against Centre, March 7 ... Posted double-digit points in five games ... 

2023-24: Played in all 29 games, averaging 14.1 minutes per game as a key contributor off the bench ... Averaged 4.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game ... Posted single game-highs of 18 points (Nov. 29 vs. Elmhurst), eight rebounds (Feb. 17 vs. North Central), three assists (Feb. 10 at Carthage), and three steals (Feb. 14 vs. North Park) ... 

2022-23: Appeared in 21 games, averaging 9.6 minutes per contest … Scored 44 points and grabbed 34 rebounds … Posted single game-highs of eight points (Feb. 1 at Elmhurst), five rebounds (Feb. 24 at Millikin), three assists (Feb. 18 vs. Carthage), and two steals (Feb. 1 at Elmhurst) … Played double-digit minutes in each of IWU’s final nine games …

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lake Park High School … Three-year letterwinner in basketball and track & field … Unanimous All-DuKane Conference pick as a junior and senior … Earned All-Dukane Conference Special Mention as a sophomore … Three-time all-area special mention … Daily Herald Player of the Week during junior season … Led team to state tournament berth and DuKane Conference Championship … Broke school’s single-game assists record with 15 in a game during her senior season … 


PERSONAL: Majoring in biology at Illinois Wesleyan …
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2022-23Freshman

    Guard
    5'9"
    1
  • 3

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    3
  • 3

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    3
  • 3

    2025-26Senior

    Guard
    5'9"
    3