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2007:
•Played in 28 of Auburn's 31 matches, starting in most as a middle blocker
•Finished the season with a .093 attackpercentage, posting 70 kills and 47 errors on 247 total attempts
•Started in her first match as a Tiger, playing against Troy in the War Eagle Invitational
•Her most efficient offensive outing came on at Denver where she hit .500 with eight kills and one error on 14 attempts
•Had a season-high eight blocks at Georgia State
•Tallied a season-high eight digs against Louisiana Tech at the UTSA Classic
High School:
•Was a three-time All-Northeast first team selection, earning MVP honors as a junior
•Twice named the MVP of the Washington state 1A volleyball tournament
•Selected as the Northeast Region Player of the Year as a senior
•Helped lead her team state championships as a sophomore, junior and senior; taking state runner-up honors her freshman year
•Also lettered in basketball and track
•Was a two-time basketball All-Northeast Region first team selection and a second-team all-state honoree as a senior
•Her basketball team won the state championship in each of her four years
•Named Northeast "A" Region track MVP in 2005, 2006 and 2007
•Finished in the top 10 in the state nine times in six different events; winning the 100m hurdles in 2006 and the 300m hurdles in 2007
•Played for the Spokane Splash club volleyball team that won the 2007 AAU national championship
Personal:
•Full name is Lauren Mellor
•Born April 23, 1989
•Daughter of Kim and Sue Mellor
•Has four sisters, Michelle, Jaime, Lizzy and Olivia; and three brothers, Matt, Sam and John
•Older sister Lizzy played volleyball under current Auburn head coach Wade Benson at Eastern Washington and played professionalvolleyball in Austria
•Plays the violin
•Finished high school with a 3.9 GPA
