Lauren Ditteon

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Terre Haute, Ind.
Position:
Right Side
Height:
5-11

Lauren Ditteon

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Terre Haute, Ind.
	High School: South Vigo

	Height: 5-11
	Position: Right Side

JUNIOR YEAR (2006)
Played in 31 matches and 105 games for the Hoosiers...named MVP of the West Virginia Tournament and IU Student-Athlete of the Week on Aug. 28...garnered All-Tournament team honors at the IU Credit Union Invitational...registered 14 kills two times against Maryland (9/2) and Purdue (10/4)...recorded season-high three service aces at Michigan State on Sept. 23...registered career-high block assist total (6) at Michigan on Sept. 22...placed second on the team in kills (220) and third in service aces (18) and digs (221)...earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2005)
Played in all 32 matches...posted career-high five service aces against Western Kentucky on Aug. 27... five aces against WKU tied her for eighth all-time on the single-match list...additionally, five ace performance tied the five-game single-match University Gym record...tied career high for block assists and total blocks with five against Illinois on Nov. 22...placed second on the team in service aces (26) and third in kills (249).

FRESHMAN YEAR (2004)
Played in all 31 matches for the Hoosiers as a true freshman, including 26 starts...in the top three on the team in attacks (286), kills per game (2.42), hitting percentage (.259), block assists (68) and total blocks (70)...career high 20 kills against Iowa on Nov. 18...strung together five straight double-digit kill performances from Sept. 11 against Texas-Arlington to Sept. 18 against Pittsburgh...notched a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs against Northwestern on Oct. 16...registered a total of 15 double-digit kill efforts...opened career in fantastic fashion with a .524 hitting clinic against IUPUI on Sept. 1...claimed Alpha Beta honors for work in the classroom.

PREP
First team all-state selection...played club ball for Circle City...was invited to try out for the 2003 Senior South All-Stars...set school season records with 361 kills and 68 service aces and broke the school career mark with 151 service aces as a senior...led her team to a fifth-place finish at the 2003 18-Open National Tournament..was named to the Indiana Junior Volleyball All-Stars in 2002..three-time all-conference member (2001-2003)..led her team to the state sectionals in 2002 and 2003...also a member of the basketball team...named all-conference as well as MVP at the Clabber Girl's Basketball Tournament as her team won the state championship...member of the track and field team...National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Rick and Marge Ditteon, Lauren was born March 7, 1986...two sisters, Mary and Paula...psychology major.