2012: Started 22 of 25 matches played...Paced team with 3.18 kills per set and ranked third with .213 attack percentage...Also tallied 2.07 digs and 0.31 blocks per set...Ranked eighth in MAC in conference matches with 3.36 kills per set...Tied career best with 25 kills vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 5)...Notched career-best .462 hitting mark with 14-2-26 totals vs. Campbell (Sept. 15)...Matched second-best career ATK% with 8-1-17 totals (.412) at No. 24 Ohio State (Aug. 25)...Collected career-high 18 digs vs. Ohio (Oct. 12)...Tallied double-digit kill totals on team-high 16 occasions...Registered double-digit kill totals in nine of last 10 contests before sitting out season’s final three matches due to ankle injury.
2011: Played in 22 contests with seven starting assignments...Tallied 2.48 kills and 0.29 blocks per set with .155 attack percentage...Posted season-high 21 kills and .357 ATK% vs. Miami (Oct. 22)...Produced season-best .389 hitting mark with 19-5-36 totals vs. Oakland (Aug. 27)...Collected 15 kills and .333 ATK% vs. No. 25 Ohio State (Sept. 10)...Garnered season-best 10 digs vs. Xavier (Sept. 17)...Registered double-digit kill totals in five of last seven contests.
2010: Competed in all 30 matches with 24 starting assignments...Notched team-high 2.96 kills per set and also registered .206 attack percentage and 1.80 digs per set...Earned spot on MAC’s All-Tournament Team after averaging 4.73 kills and 3.18 digs per set to go along with .283 hitting mark in three matches...Garnered career-best 25 kills in win over Northern Illinois (Oct. 29)...Posted 20 kills, 14 digs and .348 ATK in MAC Tournament first-round win vs. Kent State (Nov. 16)...Notched 17 kills in upset victory over regular-season champion Ball State (Nov. 19) in MAC Tournament quarterfinals...Registered 15 kills and 15 digs in MAC Tournament semifinals vs. Northern Illinois (Nov. 20)...Tallied season-best .412 ATK% with 8-1-17 totals vs. Furman (Sept. 4)...Collected team-high 13 kills in upset win over No. 12 Michigan (Aug. 28) en route to earning berth on Rocket Classic All-Tournament Team...Recorded double-digit kills totals on 14 occasions and double-figure digs nine times.
Prep: A 2010 graduate of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School...Four-time all-state performer and all-county, second-team as freshman and first-team as sophomore, junior and senior...Three-time member of Indianapolis Star Super Team...Helped team to 34-1 record and Class 3-A state title as senior by posting a team-high .427 ATK% and 364 kills and ranking second in digs (250)...Received All-American accolades as senior...Member of state semifinal squads as sophomore and junior...Tallied 220 kills and 162 digs as junior, 389 kills and 277 digs as sophomore and 317 kills and 205 digs as freshman...Ranked on PrepVolleyball’s list of Top 60 freshman in country.
Personal: Born Lauren Elizabeth Rafdal on September 4, 1991 in Indianapolis, IN...Parents are Jim and Kathy Rafdal...Father works in automobile manufacturing and mother is a registered nurse...Has one sister, Kristen (24) and one brother, Kurt (15)...Has helped coach Special Olympics and is a member of Lifeclub, Conservation Club and National Honor Society...Interests include travel, music, photography and movies...Majoring in nursing.
Lauren Rafdal's Career Highs
Kills:............ 25 (2 times, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/5/12)
Total Attacks:................ 70 vs. Eastern Michigan (10/5/12)
ATK%:..................... .462 (14-2-26) vs. Campbell (9/15/12)
Assists:........... 2 (8 times, last at Bowling Green (10/20/12)
Service Aces:...................... 3 at Bowling Green (10/22/10)
Digs:.............................................. 18 vs. Ohio (10/12/10)
Block Solos:...................... 3 vs. Northern Illinois (11/20/10)
Block Assists:.................................. 4 vs. IPFW (10/16/12)
Total Blocks:................................. 5 vs. Michigan (8/28/10)
Lauren Rafdal's Career Statistics
|
Year
|
SP
|
K
|
KPG
|
E
|
TA
|
Pct.
|
Ast.
|
APG
|
BHE
|
ACE
|
SAPG
|
SE
|
RE
|
DIG
|
DPG
|
BS
|
BA
|
BPG
|
BE
|
|
2010
|
98
|
290
|
2.96
|
104
|
904
|
.206
|
17
|
0.17
|
2
|
12
|
0.12
|
15
|
21
|
176
|
1.80
|
12
|
19
|
0.32
|
4
|
|
2011
|
65
|
161
|
2.48
|
87
|
477
|
.155
|
1
|
0.02
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
1
|
6
|
35
|
0.54
|
3
|
16
|
0.29
|
2
|
|
2012
|
88
|
280
|
3.18
|
108
|
809
|
.213
|
7
|
0.08
|
0
|
3
|
0.03
|
17
|
29
|
182
|
2.07
|
3
|
24
|
0.31
|
7
|
|
Totals
|
251
|
731
|
2.91
|
299
|
2190
|
.197
|
25
|
0.10
|
2
|
15
|
0.06
|
33
|
56
|
393
|
1.57
|
18
|
59
|
0.31
|
13
|
