Vaiva Laniauskas

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Mentor, OH
High School:
Lake Catholic

2007: Appearedin 29 matches and 79 games last season...registered a season-high three blocksversus Clemson (9/14)...tallied a season-high two aces and 11 digs while hitting.667 in the season-opening match against Iona (8/24).

2006: Selectedto the 2006 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team for the firsttime...appeared in 100 games (28 matches)...established career highs in kills(14) hitting percentage (1.000), digs (21), and points scored(16.0)...registered a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs versus Buffalo(9/22)...totaled 21 digs twice, in a 3-2 win over Evansville (8/26) and a 3-0sweep of Akron (10/13)...totaled 117 kills, 428 attacks, 28 service aces, 296digs, 19 blocks, and 159 points.

2005: Appearedin 80 games (31 matches)...established season-highs in kills (nine), totalattacks (34), and points (10-tied) in the season finale versus Xavier(11/26)...registered season-high 13 digs versus Buffalo (10/15)...totalledthree aces, three blocks, and 10 points versus Miami (11/12)...also totaledthree aces versus Northern Illinois (10/21), Toledo (10/7), and Buffalo(9/23)...totaled 44 kills, 193 total attacks, 14 assists, 17 service aces, 125digs, and six blocks last season...also scored 65 points.

2004: Redshirted

High School: Afirst team all-state, all-county, all-district, and all-conference selectionfor the Cougars...named District II and North Coast League Player of the Yearin 2003...also received Player of the Year honors from the News Herald andPlain Dealer newspapers... member of the four-time district championship squadand advanced to the state final four twice...member of the National HonorSociety...coached by Rich Severino.

Personal: PronouncedVY-vah Lah-NOW-skus...born Nov. 7, 1985...daughter of Egle and MariusLaniauskas...graduated from Kent State in May 2008 with a degree in educationalstudies...attending graduate school...pursuing a master’s degree in middlechildhood education.