2020 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Lauren Swartz
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- North Allegheny
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Penn.
Bio
COLLEGIATE HONORS
Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-America (2019)
Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
MSU Kirkby Scholar-Athlete Award (2018, 2019)
2016 MSU Most Improved Player
CAREER CAPSULE:Earned her undergraduate degree in economics in May 2019 and her master's in marketing reseearch in Dec. 2020 ... Appeared in 61 career matches, averaging 1.3 kills, 0.5 digs, and 0.6 blocks per set over 192 sets.
REDSHIRT SENIOR (Spring 2021): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in eight matches and 24 sets overall in a Covid-shortened season ... Averaged 1.4 kills, 0.7 digs, and 0.4 blocks per set, hitting .245 (second on the team) ... Three kills and a block at Minnesota (1/24) ... Came off the bench in the second matchup with Wisconsin (2/21) to deliver six kills, two digs, and hit a team-best .375 (6-0-16) ...In the final weekend series vs. Rutgers (4/2-3), had 10 kills, six digs, and three blocks.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019): Third Team Academic All-America ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Played in 26 matches (93 sets), and averaged 0.75 blocks, 1.40 kills, and 0.61 digs per frame, hitting .182 on the year ... Averaged 1.14 kills and 1.14 blocks per set in a 2-0 weekend at the at the College of Charleston Classic (8/30-31) ... Averaged 1.33 kills and 0.78 blocks in the Spartan Invitational (9/6-7) ... Delivered five kills and a block in a 3-0 sweep of North Carolina (9/15) ... Averaged 1.27 kills and 2.36 digs per set with five blocks at the WMU Invitational (9/20-21), adding six assists and an ace after posting a career-best 18 digs against IUPUI ... Averaged 1.38 kills, 1.38 blocks, and 1.0 digs per set in the OSU/Maryland road weekend (10/4-5), which included a season-best of nine kills and a career-high six blocks in College Park ... Delivered four kills and three blocks against Nebraska (10/11) and followed it up with four kills, four digs, and five blocks at Iowa (10/13) ... Shared the team lead in blocks, tying her career best with six and added four kills in a sweep of Rutgers (10/18) ... Had four kills and a pair of blocks against Penn State (10/20) ... Posted six kills and three blocks, hitting .211, at Michigan (11/6) ... Shared the team lead with a season-best 10 kills and a season-high .364 hitting percentage while adding four blocks in a home win over Northwestern (11/9) ... Tied her season best of 10 kills, hit .296, and added a block and two assists against Nebraska (11/13) ...Had two kills, a block and a dig at Wisconsin (11/16) ... Boasted a match-best .562 hitting percentage will putting down nine kills in a five-setter against Michigan (11/20) .. Had seven kills, shared the team with four blocks, and added two digs in a five-setter with Purdue (11/29) ... Posted nine kills, hit .353 and added five blocks and four digs in the season finale against Indiana (11/30).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average ... Appeared in 19 of 20 Big Ten matches after missing the entire pre-B1G schedule with injury ... Averaged 1.33 kills and 0.62 blocks per set ... Made her season debut in the B1G opener at Iowa (9/21) with two kills in two sets ... Posted a career-best nine kills on 14 swings (9-3-14) in the win over Indiana (10/5) ... Delivered seven kills and a block in a five-set win at Maryland (10/12) ... Had five kills and a pair of blocks at Ohio State (10/14) ... Posted five kills and a pair of blocks at Illinois (10/20) ... Three kills and shared the team high with a career-best three blocks vs. Wisconsin (10/27) ... Posted five kills and two blocks (one solo) in a tough loss at Purdue (10/31) ... Had four blocks (one solo) and added seven kills at Minnesota (11/3) ... Delivered seven kills along with career-bests of five digs and five blocks in a home win over Ohio State (11/7)... Established new career bests in kills (12) and added five digs and three blocks against Iowa (11/10) ... Posted seven kills, an assist, and three blocks in a win at Rutgers (11/14) ... Had three kills, three blocks (one solo) and a pair of digs against Michigan (11/17) ... Credited with three kills and a team-best three blocks vs. Illinois (11/24) ... Had four blocks in the season finale at Michigan (11/24).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in eight matches ... Averaged 0.50 kills and 0.36 blocks per set ... Saw her first collegiate action in the season opener against Furman (8/25) ... Appeared in two of three matches at the Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational (9/1-2) ... Recorded two blocks in the opener of the Shamrock Invitational against Notre Dame (9/15) ... Had a dig and a pair of swings at Nebraska (10/4) ... Posted five kills, hit .364 (5-1-11) and had a solo block at Rutgers (10/14) ... Posted a block and a dig in the NCAA Regional Final vs. No. 1 Penn State (12/9).
FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted the 2016 campaign ... Won the team’s Most Improved Award at the annual team banquet.
CLUB: Played club for Pittsburgh Elite ... Qualified for 2013 Nationals in Dallas and again in 2016 in Indianapolis.
HIGH SCHOOL: Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year nominee ... Three-year varsity letter winner at North Allegheny High School ... Helped the Lady Tigers to a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Championship as a sophomore and runner-up finishes as a junior and senior ... North Allegheny finished fifth in the state in final three scholastic campaigns ... Co-captain in her 2014 and 2015 seasons ... All-Section and All-WPIAL selection as a junior and senior, and added All-State honors in 2015.
PERSONAL: Daughter of John Swartz and Suzanne Girard ... Has two older sisters who also played collegiate volleyball: sister, Sarah (Allegheny College) and Erin (American University) ... Violinist in her high school orchestra ... Also a National Honor Society member ... Attends a yearly mission trip through her church ... Earned the George F. McGregor Scholarship from the Department of Economics at MSU ... Graduated with her BS in economics in May 2019, completing the degree in just six semesters ... Earned her master’s degree in Marketing Research in December 2020, and earned both degrees with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.
Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-America (2019)
Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
MSU Kirkby Scholar-Athlete Award (2018, 2019)
2016 MSU Most Improved Player
CAREER CAPSULE:Earned her undergraduate degree in economics in May 2019 and her master's in marketing reseearch in Dec. 2020 ... Appeared in 61 career matches, averaging 1.3 kills, 0.5 digs, and 0.6 blocks per set over 192 sets.
REDSHIRT SENIOR (Spring 2021): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in eight matches and 24 sets overall in a Covid-shortened season ... Averaged 1.4 kills, 0.7 digs, and 0.4 blocks per set, hitting .245 (second on the team) ... Three kills and a block at Minnesota (1/24) ... Came off the bench in the second matchup with Wisconsin (2/21) to deliver six kills, two digs, and hit a team-best .375 (6-0-16) ...In the final weekend series vs. Rutgers (4/2-3), had 10 kills, six digs, and three blocks.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019): Third Team Academic All-America ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Played in 26 matches (93 sets), and averaged 0.75 blocks, 1.40 kills, and 0.61 digs per frame, hitting .182 on the year ... Averaged 1.14 kills and 1.14 blocks per set in a 2-0 weekend at the at the College of Charleston Classic (8/30-31) ... Averaged 1.33 kills and 0.78 blocks in the Spartan Invitational (9/6-7) ... Delivered five kills and a block in a 3-0 sweep of North Carolina (9/15) ... Averaged 1.27 kills and 2.36 digs per set with five blocks at the WMU Invitational (9/20-21), adding six assists and an ace after posting a career-best 18 digs against IUPUI ... Averaged 1.38 kills, 1.38 blocks, and 1.0 digs per set in the OSU/Maryland road weekend (10/4-5), which included a season-best of nine kills and a career-high six blocks in College Park ... Delivered four kills and three blocks against Nebraska (10/11) and followed it up with four kills, four digs, and five blocks at Iowa (10/13) ... Shared the team lead in blocks, tying her career best with six and added four kills in a sweep of Rutgers (10/18) ... Had four kills and a pair of blocks against Penn State (10/20) ... Posted six kills and three blocks, hitting .211, at Michigan (11/6) ... Shared the team lead with a season-best 10 kills and a season-high .364 hitting percentage while adding four blocks in a home win over Northwestern (11/9) ... Tied her season best of 10 kills, hit .296, and added a block and two assists against Nebraska (11/13) ...Had two kills, a block and a dig at Wisconsin (11/16) ... Boasted a match-best .562 hitting percentage will putting down nine kills in a five-setter against Michigan (11/20) .. Had seven kills, shared the team with four blocks, and added two digs in a five-setter with Purdue (11/29) ... Posted nine kills, hit .353 and added five blocks and four digs in the season finale against Indiana (11/30).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average ... Appeared in 19 of 20 Big Ten matches after missing the entire pre-B1G schedule with injury ... Averaged 1.33 kills and 0.62 blocks per set ... Made her season debut in the B1G opener at Iowa (9/21) with two kills in two sets ... Posted a career-best nine kills on 14 swings (9-3-14) in the win over Indiana (10/5) ... Delivered seven kills and a block in a five-set win at Maryland (10/12) ... Had five kills and a pair of blocks at Ohio State (10/14) ... Posted five kills and a pair of blocks at Illinois (10/20) ... Three kills and shared the team high with a career-best three blocks vs. Wisconsin (10/27) ... Posted five kills and two blocks (one solo) in a tough loss at Purdue (10/31) ... Had four blocks (one solo) and added seven kills at Minnesota (11/3) ... Delivered seven kills along with career-bests of five digs and five blocks in a home win over Ohio State (11/7)... Established new career bests in kills (12) and added five digs and three blocks against Iowa (11/10) ... Posted seven kills, an assist, and three blocks in a win at Rutgers (11/14) ... Had three kills, three blocks (one solo) and a pair of digs against Michigan (11/17) ... Credited with three kills and a team-best three blocks vs. Illinois (11/24) ... Had four blocks in the season finale at Michigan (11/24).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in eight matches ... Averaged 0.50 kills and 0.36 blocks per set ... Saw her first collegiate action in the season opener against Furman (8/25) ... Appeared in two of three matches at the Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational (9/1-2) ... Recorded two blocks in the opener of the Shamrock Invitational against Notre Dame (9/15) ... Had a dig and a pair of swings at Nebraska (10/4) ... Posted five kills, hit .364 (5-1-11) and had a solo block at Rutgers (10/14) ... Posted a block and a dig in the NCAA Regional Final vs. No. 1 Penn State (12/9).
FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted the 2016 campaign ... Won the team’s Most Improved Award at the annual team banquet.
CLUB: Played club for Pittsburgh Elite ... Qualified for 2013 Nationals in Dallas and again in 2016 in Indianapolis.
HIGH SCHOOL: Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year nominee ... Three-year varsity letter winner at North Allegheny High School ... Helped the Lady Tigers to a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Championship as a sophomore and runner-up finishes as a junior and senior ... North Allegheny finished fifth in the state in final three scholastic campaigns ... Co-captain in her 2014 and 2015 seasons ... All-Section and All-WPIAL selection as a junior and senior, and added All-State honors in 2015.
PERSONAL: Daughter of John Swartz and Suzanne Girard ... Has two older sisters who also played collegiate volleyball: sister, Sarah (Allegheny College) and Erin (American University) ... Violinist in her high school orchestra ... Also a National Honor Society member ... Attends a yearly mission trip through her church ... Earned the George F. McGregor Scholarship from the Department of Economics at MSU ... Graduated with her BS in economics in May 2019, completing the degree in just six semesters ... Earned her master’s degree in Marketing Research in December 2020, and earned both degrees with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.
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