| Lauren Peterson |
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2005 (Junior)
Played in all of team's 31 matches and 117 games, making 18 starts on the season ... Named to the 2005-06 ACC Honor Roll ... Received team's Most Improved Player award ... Led the squad with 360 kills, averaging 3.08 per game ... Also led the team in total attempts with 982 ... Finished fifth on the team with 59 total blocks (10 solo, 49 assists) ... Tallied season career-highs in kills, attacks, digs, block solos and block assists ... Registered double figures in kills 19 times, including a career-high 23 against Clemson (Oct. 28) ... Began the season at Louisville in the Courtyard by Marriott Airport Classic (Sept. 2-3) with nine total blocks in three matches ... Had four block assists against Tennessee State and three against Ohio in the tournament ... Returned to her home state of Texas to tally double digit kill totals in two of three matches at the UTA Invitational (Sept. 9-10) ... Opened with 19 kills and three block assists against Arkansas-Little Rock ... Finished the weekend against Iowa with a career-best hitting percentage of .538, tallying 15 kills with just one error in 26 attempts ... Registered 30 kills and nine block assists in three matches at the Black and Gold Challenge (Sept. 16-17) ... Opened ACC play with 16 kills at Clemson (Sept. 22) ... Tied her career-high with five block assists at Georgia Tech (Sept. 23) ... Earned first career double-double with 18 kills and a career-high 10 digs against North Carolina (Sept. 30) ... Also tallied a career-high 54 attempts against the Tar Heels ... Recorded 14 kills against NC State (Oct. 1) ... Had 10 kills at Virginia Tech (Oct. 7), giving her three double-digit kill totals in three of four matches ... Also recorded a career-high three block solos against the Hokies ... Began a seven-match streak of double figure kill totals with 13 at Boston College (Oct. 16) ... Registered double-digit kill totals in 11 of 12 matches between Oct. 16 through Nov. 19 ... During the streak, tallied a career-high 23 kills in a four-game win over Clemson (Oct. 28) ... Hit .465 for the match and recorded one block solo and two block assists ... Also during the streak, tied her career-high with five block assists against Florida State (Oct. 21) ... Hit .476 with 13 kills at NC State (Nov. 4) ... Tied her career-high with 54 attempts against Maryland (Nov. 12) ... Finished the season with three block assists at FSU (Nov. 25).
2004 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 23 matches with 12 starts ... Played in 71 games total ... Finished fourth on the team with 29 total blocks (six solo, 23 assists) ... Opened the year at the Deacon Invitational with nine kills, a season-high three aces and one block solo against South Carolina (Sept. 3) ... Recorded two aces and two digs against Marshall (Sept. 4) ... Rounded out the Deacon Invitational against Connecticut (Sept. 4) with another pair of aces and four digs ... Tallied eight kills and a season-best .444 hitting percentage (zero errors in 18 attempts) against Purdue (Sept. 11) ... Began ACC play against Virginia (Sept. 24) with seven kills and four digs ... The next night against Maryland (Sept. 25) recorded season-highs with eight digs and five block assists ... Had one block solo to give her six total blocks in the four-game match with Maryland ... Tallied nine kills and four digs in a three-game match with Georgia Tech (Oct. 8) ... Posted 14 kills and two block assists against Duke (Oct. 12) ... Tied her season-high with eight digs at Virginia (Oct. 23) ... Totaled season-highs with 15 kills and 42 attempts in a four-game win over Virginia Tech (Nov. 13) ... Also had five digs and two block assists in the win over the Hokies ... Recorded 12 kills and three block assists against Maryland in the ACC Tournament (Nov. 18) ... Had eight kills against Towson (Nov. 26) ... Ended the season with 11 kills at St. John's (Nov. 27).
2003 (Freshman)
Appeared in 27 matches with 18 starts ... Played 74 total games ... Finished the year second on the squad with a career-best 31 service aces ... Was fifth on the team with 2.07 kills per game ... Also finished fifth with 26 total blocks (four solo, 22 assists) ... Made her collegiate debut against Kentucky (Aug. 29) and tallied a career-best five aces ... Also had eight kills and one block solo in her debut ... Had a season-high three block assists against Evansville (Sept. 5) ... Totaled nine kills and five digs at Illinois the next night (Sept. 6) ... Hit .391 with 10 kills against William & Mary (Sept. 13) ... Tied her career-high with five aces against Campbell (Sept. 20) ... Tied her season-high with three block assists at Virginia (Sept. 26) ... Recorded 11 kills and seven digs at Maryland (Sept. 27) ... Tied her season-high with three block assists at Florida State (Oct. 4) ... Had third double-digit kill total of her career with 10 kills at NC State (Oct. 17) ... Hit a season-best .400 against North Carolina A&T (Oct. 28) ... Set season-highs with 17 kills, 42 attempts and nine digs against North Carolina (Nov. 14).
High School
Played club volleyball with Texas Advantage and helped her team finish 19th at the 2002 U-18 National Championships ... Named team MVP senior year ... Two-time Arlington Morning News Girls Athlete of the Week as a senior ... Two-time all-district selection ... Two-time All-Tournament Team selection at the Arlington Inv. ... All-Tournament Team at the 2001 New Braunfels Volleyfest ... Named Tournament MVP at Lewisville her sophomore year ... Named the team's Offensive Player of the Year as both a sophomore and a junior ... Named the Newcomer of the Year by both the Arlington Morning News and the Ft. Worth Star Telegram ... Graduated with honors and was magna cum laude.
Personal
Majoring in communications ... Born May 10, 1985 ... The daughter of Mary Jo and Craig Peterson ... Has one younger sister, Lindsey, who is a sophomore volleyball player at Cincinnati ... Mother, Mary Jo, played volleyball at Indiana ... Picked Wake Forest over Florida State, LSU, Kentucky and NC State.
