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Saint Michael's Athletic Hall of Fame

Sarah Turkington Kallajian

Sarah Turkington Kallajian

  • Class
    1992
  • Induction
    2019
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball

Sarah was a talented and reliable post player during some of the women’s basketball team’s greatest years in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Despite being nagged by injuries throughout her career, she scored 1,063 points and pulled down 945 rebounds in 113 games. Sarah graduated ranked sixth on the program’s all-time scoring list and second in rebounding. Her career field goal percentage (52.0) was a record when she graduated, and her 102 blocks were second. Sarah broke into the starting lineup as a rookie in 1988-89, as the Purple Knights finished the year at 16-12 and advanced to the NE10 Championship quarterfinals. As a sophomore, she helped 17-14 Saint Michael’s advance to both its first NE10 Final Four and ECAC Tournament. Sarah almost had a double-double in the ECAC semifinals, posting 11 points and nine rebounds during a 62-59 win over Mercyhurst University, before totaling 13 points and seven rebounds in the title game against UMass Lowell. Sarah’s junior year was her best in terms of averages, as she posted 12.0 points and 9.9 rebounds. The team was 17-11 and participated in both the NE10 and ECAC tournaments. In her senior season, Saint Michael’s advanced to another NE10 Final Four. The Purple Knights finished the 1991-92 season 17-13. During her career, Saint Michael’s was 67-50 overall and 44-28 in NE10 play.

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