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SAN DIEGO STATE 2007
One of two Aztecs to have started all 27 matches and played in every game in 2007 ... Played strictly in the front row ... Opened her SDSU career with a 10-kill, seven-block effort vs. UC Santa Barbara in the first match of the season ... The following day, she added 11 kills and seven more blocks while hitting at a .381 clip ... At the Hofstra/Asics Invitational, averaged 2.42 kills and 1.25 blocks per game while hitting .377 over SDSU's three matches ... Named to the all-tournament team at the Islander Holiday Inn-Emerald Beach Invitational at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Set a personal best with 25 kills in the win over UNLV on Sept. 21 ... Her previous high was 17 against Northern Illinois on Sept. 8 ... Her .600 attack percentage in that match vs. UNLV was the highest for an Aztec during the season ... Reached double figures in kills in 16 matches ... Overall hitting percentage of .300 ranked ninth in the MWC ... Was also ninth in attack percentage in league matches with a .292 mark ... Her overall blocking at 1.38 per game was the fourth-best mark in the league ... Career-best 10 block assists at Brigham Young on Nov. 16 to tie teammate Lindsey Mahan for most by an Aztec ... Only SDSU player to have recorded a block in every match during the 2007 campaign ... Season-high three digs at Air Force on Nov. 2 and at Utah on Nov. 17.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball at Carroll High School ... Named to the all-district first team and was the district MVP as a senior ... Stats included 438 kills, 295 blocks and 38 service aces ... A first-team selection by both the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram ... Member of the Texas all-star team and the Texas Sportswriters first team ... Earned academic all-district honors as well ... As a junior, was named first-team all-district and the district co-MVP ... Chosen to the Star Telegram Super Team ... Listed among the top 250 players in the nation in 2006 ... Was a three-time honorable mention player of the week by the Morning News on three occasions during her prep career ... Team won district titles her sophomore and senior seasons ... Played basketball two years and was selected team MVP as a junior ... Played club volleyball for the Texas Advantage Asics ... Team won gold medal at 2005 Junior Olympic tournament ... Named to all-tourney team at that event.
PERSONAL
Lauren Jane Salisbury was born Sept. 28, 1989, in Omaha, Neb. ... Daughter of Scott and Nancy Salisbury ... Hobbies include all sports and spending time with family and friends ... Was also recruited by South Carolina, Florida State and Illinois State ... Favorite athlete is pro beach volleyball player Misty May ... Undeclared major who is interested in a career in sports and entertainment management.
