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Jersey Number 15
Lauren Ford
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lenexa, Kan.
- High School:
- Saint Thomas Aquinas HS
From Lipscomb Indoor Team
As a Senior (2014)
Named a CoSIDA Academic All-American and was the first A-Sun player to receive the accolade ... earned AVCA All-American Honorable mention ... A-Sun Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Named to the AVCA South Region Team ... eached A-Sun All-Conference First team honors ... helped the Bisons to their first at-large bid.
As a Junior (2013)
A-Sun All-Conference First Team…Honorable Mention AVCA All-America team…AVCA All-South Region Division I Team…Invitee to U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team open tryout… A-Sun All-Tournament Team…A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team…A-Sun All-Academic Team…Third overall in A-Sun in kills per set (3.77) and third in points per set (4.07)…Ranked third among active career leaders in A-Sun with 1,138 kills…One of only six players in the history of the program to break the 1,000 kills mark in the NCAA era and the seventh overall in the program….Ranked fourth in A-Sun in conference matches only with 3.98 kills per set…Ninth in conference matches only with a .280 hitting percentage…Ford recorded 422 kills…93 digs, .83 per set….41 blocks, ,37 per set…One of four players to play in all 112 sets, 31 matches.
As a Sophomore (2012)
Second on the team with 389 kills and 3.74 kills per set … Played in and started in all 30 matches and played in all 104 sets … Had 21 matches of double-digit kill performances … Had eight double-doubles … Had 11 matches of double-digit dig performances … Tied for second on the team with 25 service aces … Third on the team with 260 digs ... Ford was named on the All-A Sun Second Team and on the All-A Sun Academic Team ... Ford was named to the All-Tournament team in the Kentucky Classic with 32 kills, 28 digs and a double-double in three matches ... Also named to the All-Tournament team in the Arizona Invitational with 46 kills and 16 digs in three matches.
As a Freshman (2011)
Played in 103 sets and started in 28 matches and played in 29 matches … Third on the team with 327 kills and second on the team with 3.17 kills per set … Had 21 double-digit kill totals … Unanimous A-Sun All Freshman team honoree … Selected on the Atlantic Sun all-tournament team.
High School
Kansas Class 5A All-State (2009, 2010) …All-EKL (2009, 2010) …Team Captain (2010) …Kansas 5A State Champions (2007) and State runner up (2008, 2009, 2010)…Prep Volleyball Academic All-America …National Honor Society Officer …Eight semesters of President's Honor Roll …Graduated summa cum laude.
Club
KC Power …2009 Junior Olympic 16 Open National Champion …MEQ First Place (2009, 2010, 2011) …Northern Lights First Place (2009) …Show Me First Place (2009, 2010).
Personal
Parents are Chuck and Angie Ford …One brother, Mike, who plays basketball at Maryville University ... getting a master's degree in athletic administration.
As a Senior (2014)
Named a CoSIDA Academic All-American and was the first A-Sun player to receive the accolade ... earned AVCA All-American Honorable mention ... A-Sun Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Named to the AVCA South Region Team ... eached A-Sun All-Conference First team honors ... helped the Bisons to their first at-large bid.
As a Junior (2013)
A-Sun All-Conference First Team…Honorable Mention AVCA All-America team…AVCA All-South Region Division I Team…Invitee to U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team open tryout… A-Sun All-Tournament Team…A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team…A-Sun All-Academic Team…Third overall in A-Sun in kills per set (3.77) and third in points per set (4.07)…Ranked third among active career leaders in A-Sun with 1,138 kills…One of only six players in the history of the program to break the 1,000 kills mark in the NCAA era and the seventh overall in the program….Ranked fourth in A-Sun in conference matches only with 3.98 kills per set…Ninth in conference matches only with a .280 hitting percentage…Ford recorded 422 kills…93 digs, .83 per set….41 blocks, ,37 per set…One of four players to play in all 112 sets, 31 matches.
As a Sophomore (2012)
Second on the team with 389 kills and 3.74 kills per set … Played in and started in all 30 matches and played in all 104 sets … Had 21 matches of double-digit kill performances … Had eight double-doubles … Had 11 matches of double-digit dig performances … Tied for second on the team with 25 service aces … Third on the team with 260 digs ... Ford was named on the All-A Sun Second Team and on the All-A Sun Academic Team ... Ford was named to the All-Tournament team in the Kentucky Classic with 32 kills, 28 digs and a double-double in three matches ... Also named to the All-Tournament team in the Arizona Invitational with 46 kills and 16 digs in three matches.
As a Freshman (2011)
Played in 103 sets and started in 28 matches and played in 29 matches … Third on the team with 327 kills and second on the team with 3.17 kills per set … Had 21 double-digit kill totals … Unanimous A-Sun All Freshman team honoree … Selected on the Atlantic Sun all-tournament team.
High School
Kansas Class 5A All-State (2009, 2010) …All-EKL (2009, 2010) …Team Captain (2010) …Kansas 5A State Champions (2007) and State runner up (2008, 2009, 2010)…Prep Volleyball Academic All-America …National Honor Society Officer …Eight semesters of President's Honor Roll …Graduated summa cum laude.
Club
KC Power …2009 Junior Olympic 16 Open National Champion …MEQ First Place (2009, 2010, 2011) …Northern Lights First Place (2009) …Show Me First Place (2009, 2010).
Personal
Parents are Chuck and Angie Ford …One brother, Mike, who plays basketball at Maryville University ... getting a master's degree in athletic administration.
The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex Aerial Shot
Thursday, July 06
2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Sand VB Championship
Thursday, July 06
"The Coop" - Speeches from The On-Campus Beach Volleyball Complex Announcement
Thursday, September 12
Ospreys 2016-2017 Year-in-Review
Saturday, July 01
