Lauren Claybaugh bio
8/11/2008 4:08:00 AM | General
Junior (2010): Played in 53 sets and posted 89 kills in her third year in the program... Tallied a .173 hitting percentage... Recorded two of her five service aces in the season opener against UT Martin (8-27)... Posted 37 digs on the year and recorded 17 blocks... Set a season high with six digs in the 3-1 win at North Florida (11-2) and recorded 10 kills in the match... Started the first three matches of the year and had six kills in each of them... Went a perfect two-for-two against South Carolina State (9-28)... Posted a .444 hitting percentage in the 3-0 win over UNC Greensboro (10-15)... Tallied seven kills in back-to-back home conference matches agaisnt Elon (10-17) and Wofford (10-30).
Sophomore (2009): Appeared in 111 of 116 games...Ranked second on the team in kills (275), kills per set (2.48) and blocks (51), third in aces served (21) and fourth in digs (204)...Recorded five double-doubles...Posted season-high 16 kills at UNC Greensboro (10-18) and season-best 21 digs at College of Charleston (11-6)...Had 14 kills and 20 digs against Furman (10-30)...Highest hitting percentage came against The Citadel (10-9) with a .565 (13-0-23)...Served up five aces in same match...Posted 14 kills and 13 digs against College of Charleston (10-10)...Recorded 15 kills at Winthrop (9-18)...Posted 17 digs at Wofford (9-25)...Dished out six assists against Western Carolina (10-25)...Posted solo blocks versus Gardner-Webb (9-19) and against North Florida (10-6)...Had season-best seven block assists against Appalachian State (10-24).
Freshman (2008): Played in 97 games her freshman season...Ranked third on the team in kills (206) and assists (48)...Posted 123 digs for the season...Recorded her first career double-double at The Citadel (10-4) with 15 kills and 19 digs...Second double-double came vs. Wofford (11-15) with 13 kills and 14 digs...Posted season-best 18 kills at Furman (10-26)...Recorded five of her 48 assists against UNC Greensboro (10-20)...Had 59 blocks on the season with season-high seven vs. College of Charleston (11-9).
High School: Attended San Ramon Valley High School...Earned four varsity letters for coach Tom Bauhs and served as team captain two seasons...Led Wolves to two straight 20-win seasons her junior and senior campaigns...Named to two All-East Bay Athletic League teams...Totaled 456 kills, 336 digs, 54 aces and 45 blocks in 2007...Honorable Mention All-Conference as a freshman at Mahwah High School in New Jersey...Academic honors include North Coast Section Scholar Athlete, Renaissance Award...2004 Scholastic Athlete, Academic Letterwinner and North Coast Section Scholastic Team...SRVHS finished second in North Coast Sectional...Played for club team Golden Bear (16-18) and Cut Shot (14-15)...Competed in three Junior Olympics with GB and won Colorado Crossroads and were NCVA Region champions.
Personal: Full name is Lauren Paige Claybaugh...Born Aug. 4, 1990 in Honolulu, Hawaii...Daughter of Daniel and Carolyn Claybaugh...Majoring in communication studies and Spanish...Hobbies include photography, reading, writing and exploring...Chose Georgia Southern because the team and staff "felt like family and the school felt like home".
