| Lauren Christman |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Oak Brook, Ill.
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| High School:
Hinsdale Central
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| Height:
6-1
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| Position:
MB
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2007 • JUNIOR
Finished the season third in the A-10 with 1.24 blocks per game in all games and second in conference-only games with 1.39 ... enters the 2008 campaign ranked fifth at SLU in career blocks assists (335) and seventh in total blocks (363) ... her 125 block assists in 2007 tie for eighth on SLU's single-season list ... turned in a team-best nine blocks twice in 2007 ... hit a season-high .700 in the season-opening match against Louisiana-Monroe ... recorded 12 double-digit kill efforts in 2007 ... hit better than .400 in six matches ... one of four Billikens to appear in all 109 games ... hit .619 with a season-best 15 kills in the Bradley win ... collected season highs of nine blocks (also a match high), 33 attack attempts, five assists and four digs in the season finale vs. Xavier ... posted nine blocks and a .438 hitting percentage in SLU's win over Fordham ... narrowly missed a double-double with 11 kills and eight blocks in the IUPUI win ... registered at least three kills in every match ... logged at least two blocks in all but two matches with only one in the Northern Iowa victory and none in the Western Illinois match ... tied for match-high honors with 12 kills in the A-10 Championship opener vs. George Washington ... led the Bills with a match-best five blocks to go with 11 kills in the Rhode Island win ... turned in a match-high three blocks in the Duquesne win ... had a team-best six blocks in the four-game loss to #17 Dayton ... collected a match-high seven blocks in the win over GW ... led all players with eight blocks at Charlotte ... tied for match-high accolades with six blocks at Temple ... led all players with nine blocks vs. Fordham ... led the Bills with a match-high eight blocks while also tying for match-high honors with 11 kills in the IUPUI victory ... led all players with five blocks in the season-opening win over Louisiana-Monroe.
2006 • SOPHOMORE
Had eight kills on only 11 swings and eight blocks against Dayton in the A-10 Championship title match ... finished with eight kills and five blocks versus Temple in the A-10 semifinals ... hit .333 with seven kills, five blocks and three assists against Fordham in the A-10 Championship ... hit .455 with five kills, three blocks, three digs and three assists at Dayton ... had five kills with a match-high six blocks in the Xavier match ... dominated defensively against Rhode Island with eight blocks while adding four kills and two digs ... hit .304 with 11 kills, five blocks and three digs at Duquesne ... hit .429 with 12 kills and six blocks against Xavier ... hit .500 with six kills on just 10 swings and had five aces versus Duquesne ... hit .583 with eight kills and two blocks against George Washington ... notched 14 kills with a .381 hitting percentage versus Charlotte ... registered eight kills and hit .316 at Illinois State ... notched 13 kills with five blocks while hitting .600 against Temple ... chipped in seven kills and four blocks in the La Salle match ... hit .538 with nine kills and nine blocks against Loyola ... notched 12 kills while hitting .500 to go along with five blocks versus Oakland ... had 10 kills, four digs and three assists in the Jacksonville State match ... had six blocks in the Creighton contest ... finished with eight kills, five digs and two blocks against Illinois-Chicago ... finished the LSU match with six kills and three blocks ... chipped in four kills with five blocks and two aces in the Texas A&M match ... had six kills and two blocks against No. 22 Minnesota ... was named to Northern Illinois' Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational All-Tournament team ... finished the Eastern Kentucky match with 11 kills and three blocks, tied her career best with five digs and set a career high with three assists ... notched 15 kills against Northern Illinois ... hit .290 with 14 kills and five blocks versus Western Illinois.
2005 • FRESHMAN
Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team ... was fourth on the squad with 212 kills and second with 97 blocks ... played in every game of every match ... recorded double-digit kills in six matches ... pounded down 12 kills with five blocks in the season finale at Rhode Island ... enjoyed a strong outing against IPFW with 12 kills while hitting .348 and adding five blocks ... ended the Rhode Island match with nine kills and three blocks ... finished with 13 kills while hitting .417 against Dayton ... added seven kills in the Xavier match ... enjoyed a career night at Arkansas with 18 kills and a .615 hitting percentage as well as a career-best five digs ... had five kills and a match-high six blocks against Charlotte ... hit .409 with 11 kills at George Washington with seven blocks ... contributed nine kills and a block at Duquesne ... had nine kills and four blocks versus Illinois State ... finished with eight kills and had a match-high four blocks against La Salle ... registered a career-high 13 kills with four blocks and three digs against Washington State ... had seven kills and a team season-high 12 blocks against Middle Tennessee State ... finished with seven kills against Oakland and added three blocks ... hit .333 with six kills and three blocks against Eastern Michigan ... added six kills and four blocks in the Valparaiso contest ... added five kills and hit .364 against Bradley ... chipped in four kills with four blocks versus Pacific ... had seven kills on only 11 swings along with four blocks in the UALR match ... served six aces against Southeast Missouri State to go with four kills and two blocks.
AT HINSDALE CENTRAL
Was a three-year starter at Hinsdale Central ... missed her junior year due to a knee injury ... totaled 349 kills and 257 blocks in her career ... an All-West Suburban Conference selection as a senior after finishing with 148 kills ... earned honorable mention honors her freshman and sophomore seasons ... finished her career as the all-time blocks leader at Hinsdale Central, posting 90 blocks as a senior after tallying 125 as a sophomore ... also holds the single-season record for service aces with 46 ... voted the team's H.U.S.T.L.E. award winner for 2004 ... an All-West Suburban Academic Team selection and was chosen as a Hinsdale Central Scholar-Athlete ... played for the Sports Performance club that was AAU Champion, National Junior Classic Champion and winner of the of the Southeast and Northeast qualifiers ... club squad also finished second nationally in the U-16 Club division.
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 12, 1986, in Downers Grove, Ill. ... daughter of Jane and James Christman ... has an older sister, Jill ... majoring in psychology.
