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Lauren Williams |
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2008
Williams should see a lot of playing time as a 2008 redshirt freshman.
2007
She redshirted in her 2007 freshman season.
National Team
She played on the U.S. Youth National Team in 2004 and 2005 and was a member of the High Performance squad in 2003...played for the squad that finished fourth at the World 18 and Under Games in 2005 and the gold-medal squad at the 2004 NORCECA Championship.
High School/Club
Williams was a 2007 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection...earned all-state honors as a senior at Stratford High in Houston, Texas under coach Becky Palermo...named to the Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Area first team in her senior season as well as being named as the best blocker...earned all-district first team honors in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons...named best attacker at the 2007 Kingwood Tournament....played club volleyball for Texas Elite and Texas Tornados under coach and four-time Olympian Tara Cross-Battle...also named to the Lone Star Volleyball All-Texas Team in her junior and senior seasons...named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Team in her senior season...member of the 17 Division squad that finished fifth at the national championships and won the Las Vegas Tournament.
Personal
Lauren Elaine Williams was born on Oct. 10, 1988...parents are Craig and Shirley...has two twin sisters, Jessica and Alicia...favorite movie is Peter Pan...favorite television shows are One Tree Hill and Desperate Housewives...enjoys listening to Something Corporate, Maroon 5 and Jimmy Eat World...enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and watching movies in her spare time...majoring in public relations.
