Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2011: Honorable mention Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-American. ... Repeated as American Volleyball Coaches Association Northeast Region Player of the Year and Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. ... Led the NAIA in assists per game for second consecutive season with 11.79 assists per set. ... Named KIAC Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 26. ... Grace College Ramada Plaza Tournament All-Tournament Team as Red Wolves three-peated as team champions. ... NAIA National Championship team Champions of Character Award honoree. ... Season-best 62 assists in five-set win against Saint Ambrose University on Sept. 16. ... Season-high six kills in win against Olivet Nazarene University on Sept. 30. ... Made career-high 18 digs in IU East's win against then-No. 12 Doane College on Aug. 19. ... Played in all 46 IU East matches. ... Finished season with 70 kills (0.48 per set), .158 hitting percentage, 1,709 total assists, 24 aces (01.7 per set), .923 service percentage, 320 digs (2.21 per set), 6 block solos and 33 block assists (0.27 blocks per set) in 145 sets.

2010: Put together the most accomplished season in IU East history. ... Became IU East's first second-team Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-American. ... Also named American Volleyball Coaches Association Northeast Region Player of the Year and Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. ... Led the NAIA in assists per game with 12.03. ... Named KIAC Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 11. ... Named to the Grace College Invitational all-tournament team and Defiance College Invitational all-tournament team. ... Broke own school record for assists in a season with 1,721. ... Established school record for assists per game in a season with 12.03. ... Posted season-high 61 assists in win against the University of Northwestern Ohio on Nov. 4. ... Made season-high seven kills in win against Defiance College on Sept. 11. ... Posted season-high 13 digs in win against Rochester College on Sept. 25. ... Served up season-high five aces Oct. 2 against Brescia University. ... Played in all 43 IU East matches. ... Finished season with 72 kills (0.50 per game), .178 hitting percentage, 35 aces (0.24 per game), .930 service percentage, 257 digs (.180 per game), 8 blocks solos and 35 block assists (0.30 blocks per game) in 143 games.

2009: First team All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection. ... Named to American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Northeast Region team. ... Established school records in assists in a single match (67 against University of Northwestern Ohio on Nov. 10), assists in a single season (1,499) and career assists (1,499). ... Voted to Grace College Ramada Plaza Tournament All-Tournament team in first collegiate competition. ... Cedarville University Invitational All-Tournament team honoree. ... Named KIAC Player of the Week for week of Sept. 21. ... Led KIAC and 32nd in NAIA with 9.93 assists per game. ... Second on team with 45 aces (0.30 per game). ... Played in 41 IU East matches. ... Finished season with 96 kills (0.64 per game), .194 attack percentage, 281 digs (1.86 per game), 12 block solos and 39 block assists (0.34 blocks per game) in 151 games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Scecina Memorial High School. Team captain and team MVP. First team all-city and all-conference honoree. Played for South All-Stars in Indiana All-Star Game.

ALL ABOUT LAUREN

AREA OF STUDY: Communication

WHY LAUREN CHOSE IU EAST: To be a part of something new, exciting and successful

MOST MEMORABLE VOLLEYBALL MOMENT: Biting high school coach's shoulder at practice during a blocking drill.

PARENTS: Joe and Rozanne Crump

SIBLINGS: Monica, Sam, Olivia and Abby