Sara Scalia
Scalia with Minnesota in 2021
No. 14 – Indiana Hoosiers
PositionGuard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
BornMay 22
Stillwater, Minnesota
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolStillwater Area High School (Stillwater, Minnesota)
CollegeMinnesota (2019–2022)
Indiana (2022–present)

Sara Scalia is an American basketball player for the Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team.[1][2][3]

Early life edit

Scalia was born in Stillwater, Minnesota, to an athletic family.[3] Her father, Peter, was a college basketball player at Centenary College of Louisiana, while her mother, Sheri, was a softball and volleyball player at the University of Minnesota Duluth.[3][4] Scalia's older sister, Taylor, was also a basketball player and a defensive volleyball player at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire for four years,[5][6] while her younger sister, Amber, plays college basketball for the St. Thomas Tommies and softball.[3][7]

At a young age, Scalia began playing basketball, which included shooting 20 feet (240 in) from the basketball hoop at the age of 8.[3] During her elementary school tenure, she sustained an injury to her right arm, but also attended several practices at Target Center in Minneapolis during her elementary and middle school years.[6]

Scalia was positioned as a guard on the girls' varsity basketball team at Stillwater Area High School, before graduating in 2019.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Mizutani, Dane (March 9, 2024). "The legacy of Indiana basketball's Sara Scalia lives on in Stillwater". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sara Scalia". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Peterson, Chloe (January 16, 2024). "'This is not normal.' How Sara Scalia became one of the Big Ten's best 3-point shooters". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Jordan, Haley (December 13, 2022). "'She Was the Missing Piece For Us': Sara Scalia of Indiana Women's Basketball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Gjerde, Kayla (February 16, 2017). "Sara Scalia following in father's footsteps with basketball". The Pony Express. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Tow, Seth (March 4, 2023). "Sara Scalia's competitiveness fueled her development and led her to IU women's basketball". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Q&A: Stillwater's Amber Scalia on committing to St. Thomas women's hoops". KSTP-TV. June 15, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Addy, Jason (March 31, 2022). "Stillwater High Grad, Gophers Basketball Star To Transfer Away". Patch Media. Retrieved May 14, 2024.