Courtney Lawrence
Courtney Lawrence

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Redondo Beach, Calif.

High School:
South Torrance

Height:
5-11

Position:
S

Major:
Language & International Trade

2007
• Played in seven matches and 11 games backing up primary setter Kelsey Murphy
• Concluded her career ranked eighth in school history with 2,053 total assists
• Had a season-best 13 assists in two games played against Florida A&M on Sept. 7 in the Big Orange Bash
• Recorded a solo block and a block assist with a defensive save against the Rattlers as well
• Also saw action against Furman, Appalachian State, Georgia State, NC State, Virginia Tech and Florida State
• Match against the Seminoles was Senior Night, when she recorded her lone kill of the season and her second defensive save
• Totaled 29 set assists for the year
• Had one service ace against Appalachian State on Sept. 14 and three total blocks on the year.

2006
• Played in 25 games during the 2006 season
• Ranked second on the team with 163 set assists
• Also tallied eight total blocks, eight kills, 23 defensive saves and a service ace on the year
• Tallied a season-high 45 assists in first match of the year against Bradley
• Also had four digs and four total blocks in the contest
• Then recorded 41 assists against Northern Iowa on Aug. 26 with five defensive saves
• Also had 25 assists verse 16th-ranked Purdue
• Recorded 13 assists in one game against Western Carolina in the 2006 Big Orange Bash
• Only ace of the season came against Tennessee State in Clemson's tournament
• Then had 20 assists in two games verse Charlotte on Sept. 2
• Played in just two matches in the second half of the ACC season

2005
• Took over the starting setter position in 2005 with the graduation of Stephanie Haskell with 22 starts in 25 matches played
• Missed five games during the season due to an ankle injury
• Set or tied career highs in seven statistical categories in the 2005 season
• Came just three sets shy of 1000 for the year, averaging 10.96 per game
• Tallied a team-best 66 assists for a single match against Wake Forest on Sept. 22
• Also led team with 31 service aces
• Recorded four aces in two matches in 2005, against Western Carolina in the Big Orange Bash on Sept. 3 and verse Alabama A&M in the Mizuno/Auburn Challenge on Sept. 16
• Teamed with Danielle Hepburn to score the Tigers' 17th point on a block in the fifth game against Miami on Nov. 5
• Then scored the final point of the match with a kill to give Clemson the 3-2 victory
• That kill was one of a career-high seven in the match
• Also tallied 60 set assists in the contest
• Posted career-best for blocks earlier in the season against the Hurricanes in Coral Gables, FL with seven
• Had two solo blocks in the match to go along with five block assists
• Totaled 53 blocks during the season with six solo blocks and 47 block assists
• Recorded 173 total defensive saves in 2005 with double-digit digs in eight matches
• Career high 13 defensive saves came against Georgia Tech on Nov. 15

2004
• Developed into the team's most consistent setter by the end of the season, despite being a freshman
• Split time effectively with senior Stephanie Haskell for most of the year
• Led the team with 864 assists
• Also showed an ability to play defense at the net, as she totaled 62 blocks
• Led the Tigers in assists in 20 of 34 matches, including 10 straight at one point during the middle course of the season
• Topped the 20-assist mark 28 different times last year
• Her season-high for assists came in a home win over Virginia
• She had 38 in that contest
• Played very well in the Tigers' early-season upset of Northern Iowa with 31 assists
• Had 32 assists in the regular season match with Georgia Tech
• Had 35 assists in the Florida State match on October 30
• Had 37 assists in the Tigers' regular season win over Maryland in College Park
• Had 34 assists in the ACC Tournament win over Virginia Tech
• Totaled seven block solos and 55 assists
• Had five block assists versus Florida State on October 30
• Had four blocks versus Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia State

High School
• Two-year letterwinner at South Torrance High School
• Led team to 2002 runner-up finish in CIF Division II-A
• Served as 2003 team captain
• Placed second in the U-21 AAU Beach Tournament in 2002
• All-Tournament Award in 2001
• Played for one of the top junior teams in the country, Mizuno Club Long Beach
• Born November 25, 1985
• Majoring in language and international trade

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