2010 Women's Volleyball
Lauren Jones
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OH
- Hometown:
- Kentwood, Mich.
- Prev School:
- East Kentwood
- High School:
- East Kentwood
Kent State Awards & Honors
GETTING TO KNOW LAUREN |
Greatest volleyball memory: Getting my foot caught in the net. |
Pre-match rituals: Listen to music. |
Person I admire the most: My brother. |
Places I have always wanted to visit: New Zealand. |
The one thing that creeps me out the mostis: Bugs. |
Favorite sport other than volleyball: Hockey. |
When I was 13 years old, I started playing volleyballbecause: I wanted to play every sport I could. |
I wear my jersey number because: It is an odd number. |
Achievement I am most proud of: Becoming Michigan’s Miss Volleyball in high school. |
THIS OR THAT? New York orLos Angeles Breakfast orDinner Television or Internet Dine-in or Takeout Day orNight Hot dogs orHamburgers Summer orWinter Ice cream orFrozen yogurt Mild orSpicy Singing orDancing |
•Ranks fourth on the school’s career records list inaces per set with 0.41.
•Ranks 10th on the school’s career records list inkills per set with 2.31.
•2009 Kent State/Mizuno Open All-Tournament Team
•2008 Academic All-MAC
•2008 University of Maine Tournament All-TournamentTeam
•2008 Air Force Academy All-Tournament Team
•2007 Mizuno/Golden Flash Invitational All-TournamentTeam
•Letterwinner: 2007, '08, '09
2010 Senior Season Highlights
•Has started three of the five matches she's played in,appearing in 18 sets.
•Recorded a team season-best 17 digs vs. Providence College(Aug. 27) in the Spartan Classic. Also matched her career matchhigh for set assists with six.
2009 Junior Season Highlights
•Started 27 of the 30 matches she played in, appearing in113 sets.
•Ranked second on the team in service aces with 21, thirdin service aces per set with 0.19 and third in digs with 296.
•Posted career season highs in set assists (63) and digs(296).
•Hit the double-digit mark in digs 15 times, with ahigh-water mark of 26 vs. Evansville (9/12) in the RaiderChallenge. Also tallied a season-best six blocks against the PurpleAces.
•Reached double figures in points on five occasions,including a high of 16.5 against Butler (9/19) at the KentState/Mizuno Open. Also posted a season-high 13 kills and acareer-match high .591 hitting percentage against the Bulldogs.
2008 Sophomore Season Highlights
•Started 28 of the 30 matches she played in, appearing in111 sets.
•Led the team with a career-high 335 kills and 403.5points. Also paced the team with 44 service aces.
•Finished second on the team in digs with 277.
•Reached double digits in kills 19 times and in digs 12times.
•Posted a career season-high 23 kills vs. Florida Atlantic(9/13) in the Air Force Academy Tournament.
•Registered a season-best 27 digs at Northern Illinois(11/18) in the MAC Tournament.
2007 Freshman Season Highlights
•Played in 30 matches, appearing in 104 sets.
•Finished the season ranked fourth in the MAC in serviceaces per set with 0.43 and tied for fourth in service aces with 45,ranking tied for 10th on the school's single-season records list.Finished second on the team in both categories.
•Placed third on the team with 300 kills, 374 points and acareer season-high 964 total attack attempts.
•Tallied double-digit kills in 18 matches, including astretch of seven straight matches and a season-high 21 vs.Binghamton (9/8) in the KSU Golden Flash Invitational.
•Reached double figures in scoring in 23 matches, includingher first 12 collegiate matches. That stretch was highlighted by acareer season-best 26 points vs. Binghamton (9/8) in the KSU GoldenFlash Invitational.
Prior to Kent State
•Named to the First Annual AVCA High School SeniorAll-America Team in 2007.
•Earned all-conference, all-region, all-area and all-stateselection three times at East Kentwood High School under thecoaching of Roxanne Steenhuysen.
•Named Michigan’s Miss Volleyball in 2007.
•Named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior.
•Helped guide the Falcons to a state title in 2006.
•The Falcons posted a record of 76-6 during her career.
•Selected to the all-tournament teams in the Ferris StateTournament and Mattawan Tournament as a junior.
•Member of the FaR. Out Volleyball Club, which finishedfifth at the Junior Olympics in 2006.
Personal
•Born Dec. 20, 1988.
•Daughter of Dan and Janet Jones. Sibling is Matt.
•Majoring in nutrition and dietetics.
•Nickname is “Lo.”
Career Match Highs
Kills: 23 (vs. Florida Atlantic, 9/13/08)
Attack Attempts: 67 (vs. Binghamton,9/8/07)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 kills): .591(Butler, 9/19/09)
Set Assists: 6 (twice, last time: vs.Providence College, 8/27/10)
Aces: 5 (twice, last time: vs. Boston College,8/30/08)
Digs: 27 (at Northern Illinois, 11/18/08)
Solo Blocks: 2 (three times, last time: atColgate, 8/29/08)
Block Assists: 6 (vs. Evansville, 9/12/09)
Total Blocks: 8 (Youngstown State, 9/7/07)
Points: 26 (vs. Binghamton, 9/8/07)
Career Season Highs
Kills: 335 (2008)
Attack Attempts: 964 (2007)
Hitting Percentage: .225 (2008)
Set Assists: 63 (2009)
Aces: 45 (2007)
Digs: 296 (2009)
Solo Blocks: 8 (2007)
Block Assists: 42 (2007, ‘09)
Total Blocks: 50 (2007)
Points: 403.5 (2008)
