The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2010 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Lauren Dickson
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Westlake
- Prev School:
- Virginia
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
HONORS & AWARDS
• Two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team (2008-09)
• Three-time All-ACC Academic Team (2006, 2008-09)
• VaSID (Virginia Sports Information Directors) All-State First Team (2009)
• 2009 MVP of the Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup
• 2009 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
• 2009 Virginia Team MVP and Captain
• 2008 JMU Days Inn Invitational Most Valuable Player
• ACC Player of the Week (Oct. 6, 2008)
• VaSID All-State Second Team (2008)
• 2006 All-ACC Freshman Team
• 14th player in Virginia history to record 1,000 career kills
• Ranks eighth all-time at UVA with a 2.91 kills per-set average
• Ranks 13th all-time in kills (1,006) and eighth all-time in attacks (3,131) at Virginia
Played four seasons at the University of Virginia, but received a medical redshirt for the 2007 season after suffering a season-ending ankle injury during a September practice. Joins the Texas team after earning her degree in finance/accounting from UVA in the Spring of 2010.
AS A SENIOR AT TEXAS (2010)
• appeared in 28 matches and earned five starts
• played primarily as UT's serving specialist before making four late season starts in place of Amber Roberson
• registered one kill, two aces, one dig and a solo block in Texas' sweep of McNeese State (Aug. 28)
• notched an ace, one kill and two digs in a 3-0 win over Florida A&M (Sept. 2)
• recorded one ace and two digs in UT's 3-1 victory at Missouri (Sept. 22)
• posted two aces and two digs as UT swept past Texas Tech (Oct. 16)
• recorded aces in the Horns' wins against Kansas State (Oct. 22) and Oklahoma (Nov. 6)
• tallied four kills, a season-best 15 digs and three blocks in her first start at outside hitter to help UT to a 3-1 win at Baylor (Nov. 10)
• connected for a season-best eight kills and hit .381 with 11 digs as Texas downed Texas Tech, 3-1 (Nov. 13)
• notched eight kills, nine digs and one service ace in UT's 3-1 win against Kansas (Nov. 19)
• totaled six kills and six digs in a 3-1 road win over No. 16 Iowa State (Nov. 27)
• played back row for Amber Roberson in both matches of the NCAA Austin Regional (Dec. 10-11)
• recorded two kills, two aces and four digs in UT's 3-2 win over No. 14 Illinois (Dec. 10)
• collected a team-best 12 digs and added three kills in Texas' 3-1 win against No. 24 Purdue (Dec. 11)
AS A SENIOR AT VIRGINIA (2009)
• played 23 matches and started 19 (missed eight ACC matches due to an ankle injury)
• registered four kill/dig double-doubles
• produced double-digit kill totals nine times and collected double-digit digs nine times
• recorded 16 kills and hit .577 with seven digs in a 3-0 win over North Carolina Central (Sept. 4)
• posted a season-high 17 kills on .304 hitting, while adding 12 digs in a 3-2 win over Virginia Commonwealth (Sept. 4)
• notched 14 kills and nine digs in a 3-1 loss to UCLA (Sept. 11)
• tallied 16 kills and hit .273 with two assists and 13 digs in a 3-1 victory over BYU (Sept. 12)
• totaled 15 kills, hit .293 and collected seven digs and three blocks in a 3-1 win over Virginia Tech (Sept. 18)
• picked up a season-best 21 digs in Virginia[apos]s 3-1 loss to Wake Forest (Oct. 3)
AS A JUNIOR AT VIRGINIA (2008)
• posted a team-best 307 kills and a team-high 2.84 kills per-set
• totaled a team-high 37 service aces, a mark that ranked fifth-best in the ACC
• ranked second on the club with 324 digs
• connected for 15 kills and hit at a .351 clip in UVA[apos]s season-opening sweep of Murray State (Aug. 29)
• hammered out 17 kills and posted a .324 attack mark, while adding 20 digs in a 3-2 loss to Iowa (Sept. 6)
• collected 13 kills, nine digs and hit at a .310 clip in a 3-0 loss to UCLA (Sept. 19)
• registered 15 kills, eight digs and four total blocks in a sweep of Georgetown (Sept. 20)
• equaled a season-high with 17 kills and chipped in 21 digs as UVA fell to Clemson, 3-1 (Sept. 27)
• recorded 15 kills and 21 digs in a 3-1 win at Maryland (Oct. 4)
• recorded a career-high six total blocks against Miami (Oct. 24)
• notched 16 kills, nine digs and three total blocks in a 3-1 loss at Wake Forest (Nov. 21)
AS A SOPHOMORE AT VIRGINIA (2007)
• appeared in 15 matches, including nine starts
• missed 16 matches due to an ankle injury suffered during a September practice
• posted 112 kills and averaged 2.26 kills per-set
• registered double-digit kill totals in seven matches
• hammered out 21 kills, hit at a .425 clip and added 11 digs in a 3-1 win over Texas Tech (Aug. 24)
• tallied a kill/dig double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs in UVA[apos]s 3-2 win against Arizona State (Aug. 25)
• amassed 11 kills and 14 digs to lift UVA to a 3-0 win over Virginia Tech (Sept. 14)
• notched a season-best 24 kills on .258 hitting in a 3-2 loss to Miami (Sept. 27)
• appeared in a serving role in her final six matches before ending her season on Oct. 26 at Miami
AS A FRESHMAN AT VIRGINIA (2006)
• recorded a team-best 372 kills (3.44 per set) while hitting at a .251 clip
• ranked eighth in ACC in kills per-set (3.79) during conference play
• posted double-digit kill totals 21 times
• tallied 13 kills on .323 hitting, while adding six digs in a 3-0 loss to Virginia Tech (Sept. 15)
• hammered out 15 kills and collected 16 digs in a 3-1 win against North Carolina (Sept. 22)
• connected for 16 kills to lead UVA to a 3-1 victory over North Carolina State (Sept. 23)
• registered a kill/dig double-double with 21 kills and 13 digs as Virginia downed Virginia Tech, 3-1 (Sept. 26)
• pounded out 18 kills and added 10 digs in a 3-1 win at Boston College (Sept. 28)
• totaled 18 kills, 15 digs and hit at a .250 clip to lead UVA to a 3-1 win over Clemson (Oct. 20)
• recorded a career-best 25 kills and hit .380 as Virginia knocked off Georgia Tech, 3-2 (Oct. 21)
• set a career-high with five service aces in the Cavaliers[apos] sweep of Maryland (Nov. 3)
• totaled 18 kills and chipped in five digs and two blocks in a 3-2 win over Florida State (Nov. 10)
• connected for 16 kills and posted a .483 attack mark in UVA[apos]s 3-1 win against Wake Forest (Nov. 17)
BEFORE TEXAS
Ranked No. 44 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com ... 2005 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American ... finalist for PrepVolleyball.com[apos]s 2005 National Senior of the Year ... 2005 Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-State selection ... 2005 TGCA 4A-5A Volleyball Athlete of the Year ... 2005 Texas Sports Writer[apos]s Association All-State First-Team ... two-time All-District 16-5A First Team pick ... LoneStarVolleyball.com All-Texas First Team as a senior (2005) and second team as a junior (2004) ... LoneStarVolleyball.com[apos]s 2005 Outstanding Hitter of the Year ... 2005 Austin American Statesman Central Texas Player of the Year ... 2004 Austin American Statesman All-CenTex First Team ... led Westlake High School to the Texas 5A State Championship in 2004 and to a state runner-up finish in 2005 ... 2005 UIL State Tournament All-Tournament Team selection ... 2005 Pearland Tournament Most Valuable Hitter ... holds Westlake[apos]s records for kills in a career (1,002), season (583) and match (29 - twice) ... played club volleyball for the Austin Juniors ... 2005 academic all-state ... National Honor Society member ... National Merit Commended Scholar.
PERSONAL
Full name is Lauren Dickson ... born Feb. 3, 1988 in Phoenix, Ariz.... daughter of Bruce and Becky Dickson ... has two older brothers, Neal and Andrew ... her father, Bruce, swam collegiately at Indiana ... her maternal grandfather, Bob Hicks, played football at Tennessee (1947) and spent one season as the head football coach at Indiana (1957) .... her paternal grandfather, Bob Dickson, played collegiate basketball at Virginia Tech ... four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll selection ... received her degree in finance/accounting from Virginia and is pursuing a masters degree in public accounting.
