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Hillsdale College

2012 Women's Volleyball

9 Lauren Grover

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Olentangy
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio

Biography

2011: Dominant middle hitter who enters the newseason as one of the very best at her position in thenation…Named to the NCAA Division II Elite EightAll-Tournament Team after getting 20 kills with a .415 hittingpercentage in the national quarterfinal and semifinalmatches…Had 12 kills and one error in the national semifinalagainst Cal State-San Bernardino, while being matched up withDivision II National Player of the Year SamanthaMiddleborn…Named Second-Team All-GLIAC after finishing theseason ranked second in the conference in hitting percentage (.392)and fifth in blocks per set (0.91)…Had career-high 15 killsin 3-1 win over Findlay Oct. 2…Had at least five totalblocks in eight matches during the season, with a high of eight inthe regional championship win over the University of IndianapolisNov. 20…Had at least seven kills in 32 of the team’s34 matches during the season…Finished second on the teamwith 310 kills and 107 total blocks…Had a hitting percentageof .500 or better 11 times…Had 15 double-digit kill matches,and had a .429 hitting percentage in five NCAA Tournamentmatches…Named the GLIAC South Division Player of the Week onSept. 26…Member of the GLIAC All-Academic Team.


2010: Emerged as one of the most powerful middlehitters in the GLIAC...Named the GLIAC South Division Player of theWeek on Sept. 20 after getting 15 kills versus one error in twowins at Tiffin and Ohio Dominican over the course of a singleweekend...Had a dominant performance in First Round GLIACTournament match versus Ashland, getting 10 kills with no errors on15 attempts with three blocks on Nov. 11...Followed that up with 11kills on one error in the championship match victory over GrandValley State three days later...Had seven kills on eight attemptswithout an error in sweep of Findlay Oct. 20...Second on the teamwith 113 total blocks...Already ranks eighth in school history incareer total blocks with 196 after just two seasons...Was a veryconsistent blocker, getting at least two total blocks in 29 of theteam's 31 matches played during the season...Ranked seventh in theGLIAC in hitting percentage and sixth in total blocks.

2009: Stepped into a starting role as middlehitter and upgraded the middle hitter position into one of astrength of the team in her first year...Finished second on theteam with 83 total blocks...Had her best match of the season in amemorable 3-1 win over Grand Valley State on Oct. 2, picking upfive kills and nine total blocks, including four solo blocks...Hasa nice combination of strength and athleticism...Had season-high 12kills vs. St. Joseph's College on Sept. 4 at the University ofFindlay Tournament...Had seven total blocks in the regionalsemifinal match vs. Indianapolis.

High School: A big and strong middle hitter,Grover led Olentangy High School to a perfect home volleyballrecord in 2008 and won multiple conference and districtchampionships throughout her career...Was named team MVP,First-Team All-Conference three times and First-Team All-Districtthree times...Earned Scholar-Athlete accolades in highschool...Played for the Club M m.81 club volleyball team undercoach Mike Carter...Had a 3.5 overall grade point average in highschool...Volunteers at the Worthington Christian Retirement Centerand has served as a member of the Service Club and DECA, aColumbus-area youth group...Born March 26, 1991...Parents are Steveand Kim Grover, and Renee Grover...Is a Marketing Managementmajor...Member of Chi Omega...Will serve as the Hillsdale CollegeSenior Class President in the 2012-13 school year.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2010Sophomore

    MH
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2011Junior

    MH
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2012Senior

    MH
    6'2"
    9