Nittany Lion Career
2016 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 74 of 108 sets during the 2016 season... Recorded a career high 167 kills hitting .260 for the year... notched eight service aces... posted 41 total blocks... added 101 digs... had a season high 13 kills twice during the season against Lewis (1/16) and Ohio State (3/19)... Academic All-EIVA.
2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 matches during the 2015 season, making five starts ... Had one ace and three blocks against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Matched a career-high mark with seven kills on .462 hitting at No. 10 Hawaii (1/9), while also adding seven digs ... Had a career-high night with nine kills and 10 digs at Ball State (1/16) ... Recorded a career-high 14 kills against No. 1 Loyola (1/30), adding nine digs and a team-high five blocks ... Posted four kills and five digs at No. 2 Lewis (2/20) ... Notched five digs and three kills at No. 1 Loyola (2/21).
2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Had one dig against No. 7 UCLA (1/9) .... Posted one kill and two digs at No. 14 Hawaii (1/10) ... Has seen action on the court in the last three consecutive matches against No. 12 Ohio State (1/11), No. 14 IPFW (1/17) and Ball State (1/18) ... Led the team with a career-high seven kills on .875 hitting against Mount Olive (1/31), adding one dig and three blocks ... Had one dig in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (2/1) ... Played against No. 14 Ohio State (2/5) ... Had one kill and one block against Erskine (2/7) ... Played against Pfeiffer (2/8) ... Tallied six kills on .556 hitting, one ace and two digs against NJIT (2/14) ... Totaled five kills, two digs and one block against Rutgers-Newark (2/15) ... Saw action on the court at Princeton (2/28) and George Mason (3/1) ... Played at No. 1 Loyola (3/21) and at No. 10 Lewis (3/22) ... Saw action against George Mason (3/29)... Competed against Sacred Heart (4/5)...Posted four kills, one service ace, and two digs at Rutgers-Newark (4/18)...Tallied one kill and two digs at NJIT (4/19).
2013 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School
Was a three-year letterwinner and team captain at Naperville North High School in Naperville, Ill. ... led his team to the 2011 Sectional Championship and finished as State Runner-up ... named first-team All-Conference, All-Area and All-State his senior year .. was honored as the All-Area MVP ... selected an AVCA second-team All-American ... had more than 400 kills and 150 digs his senior year ... was a seven-time 4.0 award recipient, and was named to the Golden Honor Roll and was an Illinois State Scholar ... played for Ultimate Volleyball Club - 18 Gold in Frankfort, Ill. ...was a Palos Point Series MVP ... led his team to a fifth place finish at Nationals.
Personal
Born Spencer James Sauter on Aug. 18, 1994 in Woodridge, Ill. ... parents are Jim and Kristi Sauter ... had two sisters, Nikki Potts and Sidney ... sister, Sidney, played volleyball at West Virginia ... sister, Nikki, was a professional snowboarder ... father, Jim, player professional basketball ... majoring in business ... names swimming, golf and music as favorite hobbies, Taylor Swift as favorite entertainer, economics as favorite subject, the Cleveland Browns as favorite professional sports team, Michael Phelps as favorite professional athlete, the Chipotle burrito as favorite food, the Harry Potter series as favorite books, "That 70s Show" as favorite TV show, "The Dark Knight" as favorite movie, Seth Rogan and Scarlett Johanson as favorite actors and Italy as favorite place to visit.
Why Penn State?
"I chose Penn State for the opportunity to receive an excellent education and be a part of a volleyball program with great tradition."
Spencer Sauter Season 2013
#11PositionOHHeight6-7ClassFreshmanHometownWoodridge, Ill.High SchoolNaperville North
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Penn State Men's Volleyball Unveils 2017 Schedule
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Student-Athletes Honored at The Nittanys
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Sauter Named Academic All-EIVA
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Nittany Lion Block Party Leads Penn State Past NJIT 3-0
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No. 11 Penn State Rallies Past Princeton 3-1
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No. 10 Penn State Sweeps Season Series With Lewis in 3-2 Win
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No. 10 Penn State Tops No. 14 UC-Irvine in Four
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No. 4 Ohio State Outlast No. 6 Penn State
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Penn State Falls to Saint Francis (Pa.) in Four
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BLOG: Nittany Lions Extend Winning Streak To 11
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Penn State Rallies Past George Mason 3-1
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Penn State Defeats NJIT 3-1
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BLOG: Nittany Lion Reserves Shine in Straight Set Victory
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No. 8 Penn State Sweeps Mount Olive
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Nittany Lions Down Cardinals In Straight Sets
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No. 10 Penn State Men's Volleyball Outlast No. 9 Lewis
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No. 10 Men's Volleyball Falls To No. 6 Loyola in Straight Sets
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Men's Volleyball Outlasted by No. 1 Loyola
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Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 2 Lewis in Four
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Men's Volleyball Heads to No. 2 Lewis, No. 1 Loyola
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Men's Volleyball Topped by No. 12 Ohio State
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BLOG: Russell and Family Make Noise in Opening Weekend
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No. 15 Men's Volleyball Falls Short in Home Opener
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No. 10 Men's Volleyball Outlasted by Ball State
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No. 3 Men's Volleyball Falls Short at No. 10 Hawaii
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No. 12 Men's Volleyball Rolls By Rutgers-Newark in Three
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Callaway Lifts No. 12 Men's Volleyball Past NJIT
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No. 12 Men's Volleyball Rolls Past Mount Olive in Straight Sets
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No. 11 Men's Volleyball Edged Out by No. 14 Hawaii
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Men's Volleyball Tops Monterey Tech in Three
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Men's Volleyball Defeats Saint Francis in Five
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Meet the Newcomers - Part I
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Men's Volleyball Opens Season in Hawaii Outrigger Invitational
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