Lauren Slusser

Lauren Slusser

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Columbus Grove, Ohio

High School:
Columbus Grove

Height:
5-11

Position:
Middle Hitter

2005: Saw action in 21 matches, making three starts: American (9/9), Maryland (9/10) and Xavier (11/25) ... amassed a career-high eight digs against Northern Colorado (9/17) in the Miami Classic ... knocked down at least one block in 10 matches, including a season-high four against American (9/9) at the Pittsburgh Invitational ... hit .500 or better in five matches ... enjoyed one of her more effective hitting nights against Kent State (9/12), tying a season high with six kills off nine attempts with no attack errors, resulting in a .667 hitting percentage ... member of the MAC Honor Roll.

2004: Played in 26 of Miami's 27 matches, making 14 starts ... started final nine matches of the season and 11 of the RedHawks' last 13 contests ... knocked down 76 blocks, ranking second on the team and 15th among Mid-American Conference statistical leaders in blocks per game (1.03) ... in league contests, averaged 1.23 blocks per game, which ranked second on the team and 11th in the MAC ... amassed a career-high eight block assists in a four-game win over Ball State ... recorded four or more blocks in nine matches, including Miami's final eight matches of the season ... tallied six or more blocks in five matches ... posted a career-high seven digs in a five-game match at Maryland in the RedHawks' season finale ... named to the Miami University "Hurricane Frances" Classic All-Tournament Team the opening weekend of the season ... averaged 3.43 kills per game and hit .432 for the tourney.

2003: Named to the six-member MAC All-Freshman Team ... became the first player since Susan Poll in 2000 to earn the honor ... one of only three players to play in all 33 matches (Angie Zent and Suzy Wolford were the others) ... started 32 matches ... posted a .230 hitting percentage to rank second on the team and averaged 2.29 kills per game to rank third on the team ... drilled a career-high 23 kills against Kent State and hit a stellar .571 (23-3-35) ... was in double figures for kills in 13 matches ... led the RedHawks with 82 block assists and a 0.82 block-per-game average ... posted a career-best six block assists against Northern Illinois ... posted four or more blocks in 11 matches ... her 33 service aces ranked second on the team ... launched a career-high four service aces in her collegiate debut against Virginia Tech ... had 10 multiple service ace matches ... recorded a career-high eight assists against Marshall ... posted a season-high five digs against Tennessee, at Wright State and at Ball State ... a member of the MAC Honor Roll.

2002: Redshirted.

High School: Named the Putnam County and Northwest County Player of the Year as a senior in both volleyball and basketball ... averaged 3.0 blocks, 8.0 kills, 2.0 aces and 3.3 digs per game as a senior ... broke Bulldog volleyball records in every category except assists ... led Columbus Grove to a 16-4 record as a senior and a district title as a junior ... a three-time first-team all-NWC and all-PCL selection in volleyball and basketball ... a three-year letterwinner in volleyball, captaining the team as a senior ... also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and track ... captained both teams as a senior ... named the District 8 Player of the Year and named to the District 8 all-star team in basketball ... eclipsed the 1,500 point-plateau ... the 2001 Ohio State Champion in the 800-meter run ... anchored the 2002 4x100 meter relay state champion team ... owns six school records in track ... a member of National Honor Society and earned Columbus Grove Scholar Athlete Awards.

Personal: Daughter of Ted and Deb Slusser ... sister, Erin, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Miami ... majoring in family studies with a minor in coaching.

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