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16 - Lauren McLaughlin
| Born: | 01/14/1987 |
| Height: | 5-11 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Torrance, Calif. |
| High School: | South Torrance HS |
| Position: | OH |
UC Santa Barbara
2007
2007 All-Big West First Team
2007 Academic All-Big West
Started every match for the Gauchos during her junior year...Led the team with her 541 kills and 4.36 kills per game, which ranked fourth in the Big West, helping her earn All-Big West First Team honors...Set the UCSB single season kill attempt record with a total of 1,700 while her 541 kills ranks sixth all-time...Had 21 double-double performances, including one in each of the first four matches of the season...Had a career-high 27 kills against Fairfield (Aug. 25) and posted a career-best six block assists earlier that day against Long Island...Her 27 kills were the fourth most in a match by a Gaucho during the rally scoring era...Earned the first Big West Player of the Week honor of the 2007 season after posting three consecutive double-doubles at the San Diego State Invitational and recording a .370 clip against Long Island and a season-best .410 clip in the win over Fairfield...Additionally earned all-tournament accolades in San Diego and was named Golden1/UCSBGauchos.com Athlete of the Week...Had 20 or more kills on 11 occasions...Ranks ninth all-time in the UCSB career record books with her 3,416 kill attempts and needs 190 kills to rank amongst the Gaucho top-10 for career kills (currently has 1,061)...Tied her career-high of three aces on Oct. 27 against Pacific and tallied a career best three solo blocks one month prior at Saint Mary's (Sept. 13)...Named to the Big West Academic All-Conference Team. 2006
Started all 31 of UCSB's matches during her sophomore campaign...Had nine double-double performances including the first match of the season when she totaled 11 kills and 13 digs at Fresno State (Aug. 25)...Had a season-best 16 kills against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 26)...Had three consecutive double-double showings in early November including 12 kills and a career-high 23 digs at Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 4)...Tallied 16 double-digit kill performances and 14 double-digit dig showings...Collected a season-high five block assists vs. UC Davis (Sept. 20) and repeated the performance at Long Beach State nine days later...Amassed 12 kills and 14 digs in the Gauchos' narrow 3-2 loss to BYU in the NCAA Tournament First Round...Second amongst returning players with her 2.64 kills per game average and first with 2.73 digs per game...Earned Big West Academic All-Conference honors. 2005
2005 Big West All-Freshman Team
Quickly became a starter at outside hitter en route to earning a spot on the Big West All-Freshman Team...First of 11 double-digit kill performances was 10 put-aways coupled with a career-high 19 assists at Stanford on Sept. 17...Season best 21 kills in win over Cal State Northridge (Oct. 4) were six more than she had in any other match and were accompanied by 18 digs...Amassed another double-double the following night with 14 kills and 11 scoops as UCSB defeated Pacific...Served up a career-high three aces against the Tigers...Hit .361 (15k, 2e, 36a) on Oct. 22 as the Gauchos avenged an earlier loss to rival Cal Poly, also digging 11 balls in the sweep...Last of six double-doubles was 11 put-aways and 10 digs during sweep of Florida A&M (Nov. 25)...Served up at least one ace in nine of her final 10 contests. High School
Four year varsity starter for South Torrance High School...Was one of PrepVolleyball.com's top-250 "Senior Aces" in 2005, when she was also named First Team All-CIF Division II...Amassed 323 kills, 253 digs, 99 blocks and 21 aces as a senior while leading the Spartans to a CIF Southern Section title and semifinals of the state tournament...Earlier that season helped end Mira Costa's 20-year undefeated streak in Bay League with a team-high 17 kills...First of two straight First Team All-Bay League and Daily Breeze All-Area selections came in 2004...As a sophomore, pounded home 21 balls in the semis en route to a CIF finals appearance under coach Robert Kutsch...Active in Best Buddies, Student's League, and Sister to Sister while at South Torrance. Club
Also gained experience with Southern California Volleyball Club, which placed fifth at the 2004 Junior Olympic Nationals. Personal
Lauren Michelle McLaughlin came into this world on Jan. 14, 1987 in Santa Monica, Calif....Parents are Deanna and Rob McLaughlin...Has one younger sister, Riley...Niece of Gaucho men's head coach Rick McLaughlin and current University of Washington head coach Jim McLaughlin...Is majoring in art history at UCSB...Enjoys barbeques, going to the gym, and playing music while not on the court... "Best in Show" and Frank Sinatra are her favorite movie and musical artist, respectively. Career Stats
2007
2007 All-Big West First Team
2007 Academic All-Big West
Started every match for the Gauchos during her junior year...Led the team with her 541 kills and 4.36 kills per game, which ranked fourth in the Big West, helping her earn All-Big West First Team honors...Set the UCSB single season kill attempt record with a total of 1,700 while her 541 kills ranks sixth all-time...Had 21 double-double performances, including one in each of the first four matches of the season...Had a career-high 27 kills against Fairfield (Aug. 25) and posted a career-best six block assists earlier that day against Long Island...Her 27 kills were the fourth most in a match by a Gaucho during the rally scoring era...Earned the first Big West Player of the Week honor of the 2007 season after posting three consecutive double-doubles at the San Diego State Invitational and recording a .370 clip against Long Island and a season-best .410 clip in the win over Fairfield...Additionally earned all-tournament accolades in San Diego and was named Golden1/UCSBGauchos.com Athlete of the Week...Had 20 or more kills on 11 occasions...Ranks ninth all-time in the UCSB career record books with her 3,416 kill attempts and needs 190 kills to rank amongst the Gaucho top-10 for career kills (currently has 1,061)...Tied her career-high of three aces on Oct. 27 against Pacific and tallied a career best three solo blocks one month prior at Saint Mary's (Sept. 13)...Named to the Big West Academic All-Conference Team. 2006
Started all 31 of UCSB's matches during her sophomore campaign...Had nine double-double performances including the first match of the season when she totaled 11 kills and 13 digs at Fresno State (Aug. 25)...Had a season-best 16 kills against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 26)...Had three consecutive double-double showings in early November including 12 kills and a career-high 23 digs at Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 4)...Tallied 16 double-digit kill performances and 14 double-digit dig showings...Collected a season-high five block assists vs. UC Davis (Sept. 20) and repeated the performance at Long Beach State nine days later...Amassed 12 kills and 14 digs in the Gauchos' narrow 3-2 loss to BYU in the NCAA Tournament First Round...Second amongst returning players with her 2.64 kills per game average and first with 2.73 digs per game...Earned Big West Academic All-Conference honors. 2005
2005 Big West All-Freshman Team
Quickly became a starter at outside hitter en route to earning a spot on the Big West All-Freshman Team...First of 11 double-digit kill performances was 10 put-aways coupled with a career-high 19 assists at Stanford on Sept. 17...Season best 21 kills in win over Cal State Northridge (Oct. 4) were six more than she had in any other match and were accompanied by 18 digs...Amassed another double-double the following night with 14 kills and 11 scoops as UCSB defeated Pacific...Served up a career-high three aces against the Tigers...Hit .361 (15k, 2e, 36a) on Oct. 22 as the Gauchos avenged an earlier loss to rival Cal Poly, also digging 11 balls in the sweep...Last of six double-doubles was 11 put-aways and 10 digs during sweep of Florida A&M (Nov. 25)...Served up at least one ace in nine of her final 10 contests. High School
Four year varsity starter for South Torrance High School...Was one of PrepVolleyball.com's top-250 "Senior Aces" in 2005, when she was also named First Team All-CIF Division II...Amassed 323 kills, 253 digs, 99 blocks and 21 aces as a senior while leading the Spartans to a CIF Southern Section title and semifinals of the state tournament...Earlier that season helped end Mira Costa's 20-year undefeated streak in Bay League with a team-high 17 kills...First of two straight First Team All-Bay League and Daily Breeze All-Area selections came in 2004...As a sophomore, pounded home 21 balls in the semis en route to a CIF finals appearance under coach Robert Kutsch...Active in Best Buddies, Student's League, and Sister to Sister while at South Torrance. Club
Also gained experience with Southern California Volleyball Club, which placed fifth at the 2004 Junior Olympic Nationals. Personal
Lauren Michelle McLaughlin came into this world on Jan. 14, 1987 in Santa Monica, Calif....Parents are Deanna and Rob McLaughlin...Has one younger sister, Riley...Niece of Gaucho men's head coach Rick McLaughlin and current University of Washington head coach Jim McLaughlin...Is majoring in art history at UCSB...Enjoys barbeques, going to the gym, and playing music while not on the court... "Best in Show" and Frank Sinatra are her favorite movie and musical artist, respectively. Career Stats
SeasonGPMPKK/GETAPctAA/GSASA/G 200591282162.37127738.126180.21270.31 2006115313042.641651009.138180.1680.07 2007124325414.362001700.201210.17150.12 TOTAL3309110613.224923447.165570.17500.15 SeasonDIGD/GREBSBATBB/GBEBHEPointsPts/G 20052082.2923428320.3572261.02.87 20063142.7335642480.4268339.02.95 20073883.13271154650.5293594.04.79 TOTAL9102.7785211241430.4322131187.03.60
