University of St. Francis (IL) - 2009 Volleyball Roster

Record: 27-16 Home: 14-3 Away: 4-7 Neutral: 9-6 CCAC: 8-2

#3 Lauren Hoffman

Fighting Saint Profile

Height:

6-0

Class:

Position:

MH/OH

Hometown:

Plainfield, IL

Previous School:

Plainfield South H.S.

At USF: 2008: Enjoyed a fine sophomore season as one of the Saints' starting middles … Led USF in solo blocks with 31, in block assists with 100 and in total blocks with 131 … Also posted the fourth-best hitting percentage on the club with a .238 mark … Her 215 kills were also the fourth-highest total on the team … Posted a career-best 10 total blocks (1 solo, 9 assists) in a 3-game conference win over Cardinal Stritch on Oct. 7 … Matched her career best of 3 solo blocks on three different occasions in 2008 … Had at least 1 block in all but four matches on the season … Missed her career-high kill total of 12 by just a single swing when she garnered 11 in a 4-game loss to Taylor (IN) at USF's Big Guns Classic.

2007: Steadily improved throughout her freshman season and finished the year as one of USF's two starting middle blockers … Owned the third-highest hitting percentage on the team (.290) and led the Saints in total blocks with 153 … Her average of 1.05 blocks per game was easily the best on the team … Posted a season-best 9 blocks (2 solos) in a four-game win at Cardinal Stritch (WI) and had three matches with 8 blocks each … Registered double-digit kill numbers on three occasions, topped by a season-best 12 in a 5-game win over Waldorf (IA) in the NAIA Region VIII quarterfinals … Also had 11 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) in just three games and 10 in a four-gamer vs. Mount Mercy.

In H.S.: H. S. coach: Michelle Fish … Named MVP and captain of her Plainfield South team as a senior … Also a two-time All-Southwest Prairie Conference pick as a junior and senior and was the league's MVP as a senior … A first-team all-area pick by the Joliet Herald News as a senior and a second-team choice as a junior.

Other: Born 8-12-89 … A biology major.

Single-Match Career Highs

Kills: 12 (vs. Waldorf IA, 11/14/07)

Assists: 2 (two matches)

Aces: None

Digs: 4 (four matches)

Passes: 3 (two matches)

Total Blocks: 10 (vs. Cardinal Stritch WI, 10/7/08)

Solo Blocks: 3 (five matches)

Assisted Blocks: 9 vs. Cardinal Stritch WI (10/7/08

2009 Volleyball Roster

#	Name	Cl.	Pos.	Ht.	Hometown	Previous School
1	Sarah Ahline	SO	OH/RSA	5-11	Lemont, IL	Lemont H.S.
2	Kelsey Polte	SR	S/RSA	5-10	Spring Valley, IL	Hall H.S.
3	Lauren Hoffman	JR	MH/OH	6-0	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield South H.S.
4	Dana Wettergren	FR	OH/DS	5-6	Oak Forest, IL	Oak Forest H.S.
5	Courtney Ambrosch	SR	DS	5-7	Joliet, IL	Joliet Township H.S.
6	Nicole Brown	SO	DS/OH	5-8	Chicago, IL	Queen of Peace H.S.
7	Erin McNeil	FR	OH/RSA	6-1	Plymouth, IN	Plymouth H.S.
8	Stephanie Shostok	FR	MH/RSA	5-9	Mokena, IL	Lincoln-Way Central H.S.
9	Karen Gruber	SR	OH/DS	5-7	Bourbonnais, IL	Bradley-Bourbonnais H.S.
10	Kyrsten Becker	JR	DS/OH	5-10	Arlington Heights, IL	Rolling Meadows H.S.
11	Laura Shain	SO	S	5-7	Joliet, IL	Plainfield Central H.S.
12	Kristee Conrad	SO	OH	6-0	Hickory Hills, IL	Stagg H.S.
13	Jazzmyne Robbins	FR	OH	6-1	Peru, IL	La Salle-Peru H.S.
14	Breanna Rivera	FR	DS/OH	5-6	Shorewood, IL	Minooka H.S.
15	Ashley Richards	FR	S/DS	5-4	Wilmington, IL	Wilmington H.S.
16	Ashley Thompson	FR	OH/RS	5-8	Portage, IN	Portage H.S.
20	Chelsea Rimington	FR	DS	5-6	Lena, IL	Lena-Winslow H.S.