Player Bio: Libba Lawrence - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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2002 (Junior)
Saw significant time as a defensive specialist, playing in 31 matches and 103 games ... tallied 133 digs with a 1.29 digs per game average ... had two double-digit dig performances, both against California ... posted 15 digs versus the Bears on Oct. 17 and 10 digs on Nov. 16 ... recorded second career kill against Louisiana Tech (Sept. 14) ... collected nine digs and two assists versus Arizona State (Oct. 3) and SMS (Nov. 29) ... had just one reception error in first 13 matches ... capped off the season with six digs and two assists against Hawaii (Dec. 6) in the NCAA second round.
2001 (Sophomore)
A key reserve off the bench, appearing in 25 of the team's 27 matches ... logged playing time in 74 games ... missed just one of the team's 18 Pac-10 matches ... finished the season with 57 digs and five service aces ... had a dig in the team's opener with Brigham Young ... season-best eight digs against Texas (Sept. 1) ... saw action in three of the team's four matches at the Air Force Invitational, recording five digs in a win over Illinois-Chicago ... two digs and ace versus both SE Louisiana and Air Force ... had just one reception error in 21 consecutive matches from September 7 - November 10 ... four digs in four games versus UCLA (Oct. 4) ... six digs and an ace in four games against Portland (Oct. 16) and Arizona State (Nov. 10) ... one of three UW players to earn Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention honors.
2000 (Freshman)
One of five Washington players and the only freshman to play in all 27 matches ... appeared in 91 of the 96 games, making 12 starts ... had 120 digs (1.32 per game) and just 11 receiving errors ... fourth on the team in service aces with 11 ... had at least one dig in 25 matches, while recording five or more 12 times ... played in her first game as a Husky versus Portland State in the New Mexico tournament ... tallied only kill of the season in the team's win over Drake ... posted eight digs in four games to help the Huskies past New Mexico ... had six digs in both of the team's matches at Texas ... served one ace against USC, Washington State and California ... had perhaps her best all-around effort in the team's victory against Oregon, posting three assists, three service aces and six digs ... had two aces versus Oregon State ... had a phenomenal defensive outing versus her sister Emily's team, Stanford, more than doubling her previous career-high for digs with 19 in the team's five-game thriller ... had two more aces and reached double-figures for the second time in digs with 10 at Oregon State.
At West Linn High School
Earned three varsity letters for coach Jim Kirby ... team won the state AAAA title her junior and senior years and finished second her sophomore season ... team won the Three Rivers League each of her three seasons ... served as team captain as a senior ... honorable mention all-league as a sophomore and first-team the next two years ... third-team all-state as a senior ... also earned four varsity letters in track ... made the district finals in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles every year ... member of the National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society and Senior Class Council ... graduated with a 3.98 grade point average.
Personal
Born June 11, 1982, in Columbia, Mo. ... parents are Lynn and Jay Lawrence ... has an older sister, Emily, and a younger brother, Daniel ...Emily played volleyball at Stanford ...Daniel plays baseball for Linfield ... a business major.
Lawrence news and features:
• Diggin' Defense - gohuskies.com (Feb. 3, 2004)
