Missouri State

Honors: MVC All-Newcomer Team (2025)...MVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 25, 2024; Jan. 6, 2025)...CSC Academic All-District Team (2025)...Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025).

Career Summary: Played in 102 career games with 40 starts…Totaled 450 points, 312 rebounds, 63 assists and 34 steals across her entire career…Owned a career .542 field goal percentage and .440 free throw percentage.

2024-25: MVC All-Newcomer Team…Two-time MVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 25, Jan. 6)…Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team…Played and started in all but one game for the Lady Bears in 2024-25…Averaged 11.1 points and a team-leading 6.3 rebounds per game…Shot .539 (171-317) from the field…Posted 22 double-figure scoring performances and led the team in double-figure rebounding games (5) and double-doubles (5)…Led the Lady Bears in rebounding 13 times and in scoring seven times…Began her Lady Bear career with a 10-point, 11-rebound performance against Tulsa (Nov. 10)…Scored in double figures in four games to begin the season…Poured in a career-high 20 points at UT Martin (Nov. 19)…Dished out a career-high six assists with no turnovers, in addition to scoring 11 points and grabbing seven rebounds at Saint Louis (Nov. 23)…Collected a career-best three steals against Southern Illinois (Jan. 12)…Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds to pair with 15 points in MoState’s quarterfinal victory over UIC in the MVC Tournament (March 14)…Logged her fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds in the Lady Bears’ WBIT first round victory against Oral Roberts (March 20)…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.

Background: Transferred to Missouri State after spending three seasons at the University of Missouri…Played in 68 total games for the Tigers…Averaged 1.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game while shooting 56 percent from the field for her career at Mizzou…All-SEC Community Service Team member and was named to the First-Year SEC All-Academic Honor Roll in 2021-22…Three-time member of the Dean’s List…Native of Jefferson City, Mo., where she was a four-year starter for the Lady Jays…Helped lead Jefferson City to a state runner-up finish as a sophomore…Two-time all-state selection and a three-time all-district honoree.
 
Personal: Sarah Linthacum is the daughter of Larry and Angie Linthacum…Born May 29, 2002 in Bethany, Mo….Has one brother, William, and two sisters, Micah and Hannah…Played basketball with both of her sisters at Mizzou…Father, grandfather and great-grandfather all played football at Missouri…Cousin, Audrey Holt, played basketball at Missouri State from 2015-18…Majoring in Elementary Education.