As a Junior in 2000: Competed in 24 matches, 51 games...averaged 1.14 kills and 0.29 blocks per game...maintained a .277 hitting percentage in conference matches...tallied 10 kills against Fordham (Oct. 1)...recorded three blocks against Hofstra (Sept. 9) and Rhode Island (Sept. 27)...Dean’s List recipient...named to the UMass Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...selected to the A-10 Commissioner’s Cup Honor Roll.
As a Sophomore in 1999: Did not compete for the entire season due to a knee injury … named to UMass Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. As a Freshman in 1998: Saw action in 74 games and 26 matches ... averaged 1.53 kills and 0.55 blocks per game ... was third on the team in block assists with 35 ... tallied 10 kills, five blocks and a .444 hitting percentage in a victory over Dayton ... registered a career-high of 10 digs vs. Rutgers (9/24) ... named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during the Fall 1998 and Spring 1999 semesters. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Bishop O’Dowd High School... posted a .290 hitting percentage and added 205 total blocks during her senior season... earned first team All-Conference honors in the Hayward Area Athletic League in 1997... placed third in the Division I North Coast Section... named team captain in 1997... earned honorable mention in the H.A.A.L. as a junior in 1996... led team to the H.A.A.L. Championship in 1996... runner up in the Division I North Coast Section … a member of the Golden Bear Volleyball Club.
Personal: Full name is Lauren Joell Vander Veen...born on Oct. 8, 1980 in Oakland, Calif. ...daughter of Duane and Renata Vander Veen... has two older sisters, Lea and Denise...an Exercise Science major. |
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