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Lauren Dooley - Volleyball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Lauren Dooley

Position Middle Blocker
Height 6'6"
Class Grad
Hometown Plano, Texas
High School Plano East Senior
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AWARDS & HONORS (Florida)

  • Three-time 2020-21 SEC Defensive Player of the Week
  • 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 Honda of Gainesville Gators Invitational MVP
  • 2019 Honda of Gainesville Gators Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • One-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14)

2021 (SENIOR)

  • Saw action in 22 matches and 70 sets during her senior campaign
  • Registered a season-high eight kills and 10.5 points against Mississippi State on consecutive nights (Sept. 23, 24)
  • Recorded a season-best nine blocks against Baylor on Sept. 10
  • Finished the season with 86 kills, 77 blocks, nine digs and 127.5 points
  • Ranked third on the team in blocks, as well as seventh in kills and points
  • Finished her career as a Gator 21st in the record books for total blocks (313)
    • During her tenure, she became just the second Gator player to earn back-to-back-to-back SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors

2020 (JUNIOR)

  • Started all 25 matches for the Gators in the 2020-21 campaign
  • Finished the season ranked first in the league and 17th in the nation in blocks per set (1.40)
  • Earned three-straight SEC Defensive Player of the Week awards this season
    • That streak ties Rhamat Alhassan for the most consecutive weeks as Defensive POW and those two have been the only Gators to achieve the feat in the history of the award
  • Notched a season-high 10.0 blocks against Alabama (Oct. 31) helping the Gators to a program record of 19.5 blocks (three-set match)
  • Led the team in blocks (120.0), recording at least 4.0 total blocks in 18 matches this season
  • Recorded a career high two service aces at Ole Miss (Jan. 30)
  • Finished the season with 120.0 blocks, 154.0 points, 86 kills, eight digs, and three service aces

2019 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Saw action in 31 matches and 101 sets, including 27 starts during her sophomore season
  • Recorded a career-high 14 kills and 16.5 points against Long Beach State (Sept. 14) – Named MVP of the Honda of Gainesville Gators Invitational for this performance
  • Posted 12.0 blocks against Arkansas on Oct. 11, the third-best total in a match in program history
  • Recorded double-figure kills in three matches this season
  • Registered at least 5.0 blocks in eight matches in 2019
  • Led the team in total blocks (105), blocks per set (1.04) and finished fifth in kills (134)
  • Finished the season with 134 kills, 105 blocks, 190.5 points
  • Averaged 1.04 blocks per set, good for sixth in the league
  • Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week on 10/14

2018 (FRESHMAN)

  • Saw action in 11 matches and 15 sets this season
  • Recorded the match-winning kill against UCF on Sept. 2
  • Notched a season-best three blocks twice throughout the season (UCF and BYU)
  • Finished the season with six kills, 11 blocks and two digs