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#2 Lauren O'Connor Season 2000

Position
Setter
Height
5'7
Class
Senior
Hometown
New Orleans, La.
High School
Ben Franklin

Received her master’s degree in communication disorders in the Spring of 2003.

1999 SEC Academic Honor Roll
1998 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Used the spring to become a more complete player in terms of understanding the game … Heads into senior season in a battle with Katie Kubena for starting setter position … Has the best team attitude on the squad as far as doing anything to help the team be successful.

Junior Season (1999) Played in 30 matches and 88 games while splitting time at setter with freshman Katie Kubena … Became only the second player in school history to lead the Tigers in assists for three consecutive years as she led the team with 790 … Moved ahead of Randi Winn into second place in LSU history for career assists … Had a team season-high 73 assists in the win over Kentucky … The 73 assists is second most in LSU history for assists in a four-game match … Had double-digit digs three times, all leading to double-doubles along with assists … Recorded 157 digs overall which was fifth on the team.

Sophomore Season (1998) Competed in 116 of Tigers 117 games as the starting setter … Recorded career-high as well as set school record with 84 assists against Mississippi State … Was fourth in the Southeastern Conference in assists per game with a 12.31 average … Ranked third on team with 230 digs … Had double-digit digs in 10 matches, including five of her last seven … Was second on team with 35 service aces.

Freshman Season (1997) Started all 30 matches, and was the only rookie to see action in all 106 games … Her 1,081 assists ranked 10th in LSU history and was the most by a freshman since Dani Reis in 1989 … Ranked second on the squad with 237 digs … Averaged 10.2 assists and 2.24 digs per game … Posted 10 double-doubles on the season, including eight matches with over 50 assists … In her second collegiate match, her 64 assists vs. New Orleans ranked 10th in LSU history for a three game match.

High School Won the state championship all four years at Ben Franklin, playing both setter and middle blocker … Was an All-Metro and All-District selection in ?94, ?95, and ?96 … Also earned All-Orleans Parish and All-Louisiana honors her junior and senior seasons … Also played catcher and outfield in softball, earning three letters.

Personal Full name is Lauren Leigh O’Connor … Daughter of Mickey and Gloria O?Connor … Has one younger sister, Lindsay … Speaks Latin … Born on Dec. 23, 1978, in New Orleans.

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