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Junior Year (2008):  Appeared in 32 matches, starting 31…led team in assists (1,003), assists per game (8.29), service aces (32) and service aces per game (0.26)…ranked third on team with 2.2 digs per game…ranked sixth in MVC in service aces per game and ninth in assists…had a triple-double against UMKC with 30 assists, 12 kills and 14 digs…had six double-double performances…recorded three service aces on four occasions…collected a career-high three solo blocks and 20 digs at Green Bay…had a season-high four block assists at Wichita State…dished out a season-high 51 assists at Indiana State…collected 40 plus assists nine times…moved into third place with 2,150 career assists.

Sophomore Year (2007): Overcame injuries to register 6.74 assists, 1.53 digs, 1.34 kills and 0.45 blocks in 25 matches last season, while making 23 starts...ranked ninth in the MVC in assists and finished eighth in league-only tilts (6.73)...registered her first career triple-double with a dominating 30-assist, 22-kill, 10-dig effort in a 3-2 win at Bradley...her 22 kills established a new career mark...two matches later added another triple-double with a 22-assist, 11-dig, 10-kill performance in a 3-1 victory versus Indiana State...chipped in four additional double-double outings...had seven matches with 10 or more digs, including a career-high 13 against UMKC...added first collegiate solo block against Iowa State, while assisting on five block versus UMKC.

Freshman Year (2006): Established herself as the Bulldogs’ primary setter before injuries cut short her freshman campaign...appeared in 25 matches, including 23 starts and saw action in 78 games...led Drake in assists (547), assists per game (7.01), service aces (22), aces per game (0.28), while registering 1.73 digs per game...led all Bulldog freshmen in hitting percentage (.124), a mark which was good for fifth on the team...ranked 10th and 14th in the MVC in assists and aces per game...finished eighth in league-only tilts in assists (7.51)...posted a pair of double-doubles, including a 35-assist and 12-dig performance in a 3-1 upset victory over Creighton (10/21/06)...also added three block assists against the Bluejays...distributed a season-best 39 assists at Illinois State (9/30/06)...recorded 25 or more assists in 10 matches...served a team season-best six aces in a 3-0 victory over Chicago State (8/26/06)...named to MVC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Tallied 213 kills as senior, and swung .525, while averaging 3.09 kills, to go with 362 assists, 32 aces and 44 blocks...led Watertown High School to the Wisconsin Division 1 finals as a senior, before falling to Muskego, 3-0...earned second team all-state honors as senior and also made all-state tournament team...Little Ten Conference Player of the Year...member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1987...daughter of Glen and Bonnie Lauersdorf...public relations major with minor in marketing...has two older brothers; Raymond and Brandon; a younger brother, Zachary; and a younger sister, Erienne...Drake Presidential Scholarship recipient...awarded the 2008-09 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

CAREER HIGHS
Kills - 22 at Bradley (9/21/07)
Attempts - 50 at Bradley (9/21/07)
Attack Percentage - .750 vs. Northern Arizona (9/6/08)
Assists - 76 at Western Illinois (9/17/07)
Digs - 20 at Green Bay (9/5/08)
Aces - 6 vs. Chicago State (8/26/06)
Solo Blocks - 3 at Green Bay (9/5/08)
Block Assists - 5 vs. UMKC (8/28/07)