Lauren Sauer 12 6-4 Outside Hitter Huntsville, AL (Grissom/ Rocket City)

Attack Set Serve   Dig Blocking   Year G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE Dig Dig/G BS BA Tot B/G BE BHE 2001 90 175 1.94 82 416 .224 12 0.13 0 1 0.00 0 34 0.38 5 58 63 0.70 10 7 2002 143 484 3.38 196 1208 .238 4 0.03 0 3 0.00 0 62 0.43 34 80 114 0.80 18 4 2003 128 541 4.23 168 1159 .332 11 0.09 1 0 0.01 1 69 0.54 22 63 85 0.66 24 2 2004 109 506 4.64 176 1176 .281 2 0.02 0 2 0.00 0 62 0.57 38 68 106 0.97 23 1 Totals 470 1706 3.63 622 3959 .274 29 0.06 1 6 0.00 1 227 0.48 99 269 368 0.78 75 14 Summary Outside hitter who was in the starting lineup for all four seasons at Tech One of three players from Georgia Tech named to the 2004 ACC Preseason All-Conference team Earned ACVA District III honorable mention All-Region honors in 2003 and 2004 Named second team All-ACC in 2003 and 2004 Earned AVCA honorable-mention All-America honors in 2003 Hit .944 (17-0-18) in match against NC State on Oct. 1, 2002, which ranks second in the NCAA Record books which ranks second in a match with 15 or more attempts Named the 2001 ACC Rookie of the Year, joining teammate Kele Eveland as the only Tech players to win the award Made improvements during the spring season on her defense and shot selections Finished her career ranked fourth on the Tech career kill list (1706), second on the career solo block list (99), fourth on the career kills per game list (3.60), seventh on the career total block list (368), and seventh on the career block assist list (269) Named to the ACC all-freshman team in 2001 Is the tallest person to ever play at Georgia Tech Dean’s list student majoring in Management who was named to the District III academic second team in 2003 and 2004 Named to the ACC Honor Roll in 2002, 2003 and 2004 At the end of her volleyball career, she joined the Georgia Tech women's basketball team, where she will return for the 2005-2006 season 2004 Earned 2nd team all-ACC for the second time in her career Earned all-tournament honors at the Miami University Invitational Second on the team with 506 kills Fourth in the ACC in kills per game (4.64) Had a season high 25 kills at Minnesota in the NCAA Tournament Led the team in kills 15 times Had double-figure kills in all but one match Fourth on the team in hitting percentage (.281) Had two matches that she posted a career-high four solo blocks Led the team in total blocks 11 times Had five matches with 20 or more kills Had 8 total blocks against Virginia In the NCAA Tournament, she averaged 5.09 kills per game and hit .331. 2003 Named to the NCAA East all-region team after averaging 4.0 kills per game and hitting Named MVP of the Georgia Tech Invitational and also earned all-tournament honors at the Buckeye Classic, US Bank/Arby's Invitational and the ACC Tournament Finished the season tied with teammate Lynnette Moster with 541 kills Tied for second in the ACC with Moster in kills per game (4.23) Had a career high 30 kills against #24 Wisconsin Led the team in kills 16 times Had double-figure kills in all but four matches this year Finished third on the team in hitting percentage (.322) Recorded her 1,000th kill against Duke Named ACC Player of the Week twice Led the team in total blocks seven times Had two matches with 20 or more kills Had 6 total blocks in matches against Long Beach State and NC State Recorded a career high six digs against Wake Forest on Nov. 9 2002 Finished the season second on the team with 484 kills Ranked ninth in the ACC in kills per game (3.34) Named to the all-tournament team at the South Florida Invitational Against No. 19 Michigan State, she was virtually unstoppable, recording 26 kills on 47 attempts (.511) Had a career high 28 kills against Duke on Nov. 16 Recorded 34 solo blocks on the season, which ranks as the third most recorded in a season at Tech Had a career high three solo blocks on four different occasions during the year Had three matches that she tallied a career high four digs 2001 Notched a career high 18 kills in match against Maryland on Nov. 10 Recorded double-figure kills on six occassions Began the season as Tech’s rightside hitter, but moved to outside hitter against Virginia on Nov. 9 Led the Jackets in kills in match against Maryland on Nov. 10 Hit .306 in last six matches of the season for Tech Notched a career high seven block assists against North Carolina on Nov. 2 Finished the year fourth on the team in kills with 175 High School/Personal Decorated athlete who graduated from Grissom High School in Huntsville, Ala., but grew up in Columbia, SC and attended Irmo High School for two years Named the 2001 Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year Helped Grissom High School to the State Finals in ’99 and 2000 Named all-State in Alabama in ’99 and ’00 Holds the record for kills at Grissom High School (687) Earned all-tournament honors at the prestigious Mother McCauley tournament in Chicago, Ill., in ’99 and ’00 Captain of the basketball and volleyball teams at Grissom High School Holds the record for most assists in a season in basketball at Grissom High School Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, German Club and was a “Deserving Dozen” of her senior class Served as Vice President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes her senior year Helped Irmo High School to the 4A State Title in ’98 Earned all-region honors in South Carolina in ’97 and ’98 Named the South Carolina Player of the Year in ’98 Competed in basketball and track at Irmo High School Father, John, played basketball at Middle Tennessee State in the 70’s Parents are John and Leslie Sauer Has an older brother, Justin, who is attending Lipscomb University Birthday is February 8, 1983 Enjoys reading and spending time outdoors in her spare time