The University of Mississippi Athletics
2020-21 Volleyball Roster
Lauren Bars
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-1
- Experience:
- 3L
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Harpeth Hall
- Major:
- Banking and Finance
2020 (SENIOR): Appeared in five matches in the fall โฆ Totaled a season-high 32 assists in the second match against Texas A&M (10/23) ... Recorded nine digs at Arkansas (11/1) โฆ Hit for a season best .500 percent in the second match against the Razorbacks โฆ Second on the team with five service aces during the fall season.
2019 (JUNIOR):ย Appeared in all 117 sets, starting all 29 matches โฆ Became just the fourth Rebel in the rally scoring era to surpass 2,000 assists against Tennessee in their league opener (9/27) โฆ Tallied a league-best 16 double-doubles, including posting a career-best 17 digs twice during the season (Tulane 9/8, at Tennessee 11/01) โฆ Had four games with 50 assists or more, including a season-best 53 at Mississippi State (10/04) โฆ Turned in seven kills on four separate occasions and had 11 games hitting at .500 or betterย โฆ Named to the Central Arkansas Classic All-Tournament Team โฆ Finished season with 1,085 assists, 98 kills on a .325 hitting percentage, a team-best 21 aces, 298 digs, and 65 blocks.ย
2018 (SOPHOMORE):ย Played in 29 matches, missing three due to injuryย โฆ Finished season with 818 assists, ranking eighth in the SEC โฆ Turned in a career-high 57 assists at LSU (11/7) โฆ Dished out 52 helpers at Alabama (10/28), guiding the Rebels to their first road win in league play โฆ Recorded three double-doubles this season, (No. 11ย Florida, 10/19) (No. 25Tennessee, 11/2) (Alabama, 11/18)โฆ Led the team with a. .338 hitting percentage, registering 83 kills, including a season-high seven at Texas A&M (11/11) โฆ Averaged 7.37 assists per set and is now ranked 6thall-time with 1,555ย โฆ Named to the Georgia State All-Tournament team.
2017 (FRESHMAN):ย Played in all 138 sets โฆ Finished with 737 assists โฆ Helped lead the Rebels to the NIVC Championship, the most wins (22) in the rally era and their fourth straight winning season for the first time in three decades โฆ Along with fellow setter Jordan Fate, helped the Rebels set a single-season assists record (1,708) โฆ Helped set up an offense that set the single-season kills record (1,846) and had three players with at least 300 kills โฆ Posted double-digit assists in 34 of 36 matches โฆ Recorded a career-high 36 against North Dakota โฆ Totaled 83 assists to help the Rebels hit .274 on their way to the NIVC title โฆ Finished with 25 assists and 5 block assists to help the Rebels to their first win against Texas A&M in program history โฆ Notched 23 assists to help the Rebels hit .300 against Stephen F. Austin for the first postseason win in school history โฆ Finished the season with 51 total blocks to help the Rebels set the single-season record (294) โฆ Recorded 12 blocks in the NIVC โฆ Posted a perfect 4.0 GPA to make the Chancellorโs Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO OLE MISS:ย All-State in 2014, 2015 and 2016 โฆ All-Region in 2014, 2015 and 2016 โฆ All-Region MVP โฆ Harpeth Hall School MVP in 2014, 2015, 2016 ... Named to the Under Armour All-American Watch List โฆ Gatorade POY Nominee โฆ JVA Volleyball Watch List โฆ Honorable Mention Prepvolleyball.com โฆ Team captain โฆ Led Harpeth Hall to third place finish at State Championships โฆ Honor Roll student.ย
CLUB:ย Played for Alliance Volleyball Club โฆ Captain 2014-17 โฆ AVCA Phenom โฆ AVCA Top 5% combine finish โฆ Southern Region League Champions in 2015 and 2016 โฆ AAU Regional Champions in 2014, 2015 and 2016.ย
PERSONAL:ย Daughter of Joe and Sally Bars ... Born August 25, 1998 ... Majoring in banking and financeย โฆ Brother Brad played football at Penn State and for the New York Giants โฆ Brother Blake, played football at Michigan โฆ Brother Alex, played football at Notre Dameย โฆ Father played football at Notre Dame and mother was a swimmer at Michigan State โฆ Grandfather played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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