University of Tennessee Athletics
Lauren Woodford Set to Join Lady Vols
April 12, 2023 | Volleyball
On Wednesday, head volleyball coach Eve Rackham Watt announced the addition of setter Lauren Woodford. A transfer from Syracuse, Woodford will join the program in the summer and has two years of eligibility remaining.
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"We are looking forward to Lauren joining our program this summer," Rackham Watt said. "She will bring great maturity and match experience from her time at Syracuse. Lauren is a top-notch student-athlete who will pursue her MBA, while having two seasons of eligibility left. I am excited for what she will bring culturally and the work ethic she will add to our gym. Everyone is excited to get Lauren to campus and watch her development."
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Starting in all 28 matches for the Orange last season, Woodford led the team with 568 assists and averaged 5.51 assists per set. She recorded a personal-best 33 assists on Nov. 26 against NC State. Versus Bryant on Sept. 16, she notched a career-high 14 digs.
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The setter finished her 2022 campaign with four double-doubles.
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For her career, she has totaled 820 assists – averaging 4.34 per set – with 203 digs, 32 kills and 25 service aces.
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A native of Edina, Minnesota, Woodford was selected to the 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. The award added to her list of academic honors which include Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades from Syracuse and 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
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Prior to her time in Upstate New York, Woodford was a two-year captain at Spring Lake Park High School and was named to the NWSC All-Conference Team in 2017 and 2018. She set the school single-season record with 899 assists as a sophomore and finished with a career-record 2,202 assists despite graduating after her junior year.
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She helped guide her Northern Lights club team to the 2016 AAU 14 Premier National Championship title.
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"We are looking forward to Lauren joining our program this summer," Rackham Watt said. "She will bring great maturity and match experience from her time at Syracuse. Lauren is a top-notch student-athlete who will pursue her MBA, while having two seasons of eligibility left. I am excited for what she will bring culturally and the work ethic she will add to our gym. Everyone is excited to get Lauren to campus and watch her development."
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Starting in all 28 matches for the Orange last season, Woodford led the team with 568 assists and averaged 5.51 assists per set. She recorded a personal-best 33 assists on Nov. 26 against NC State. Versus Bryant on Sept. 16, she notched a career-high 14 digs.
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The setter finished her 2022 campaign with four double-doubles.
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For her career, she has totaled 820 assists – averaging 4.34 per set – with 203 digs, 32 kills and 25 service aces.
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A native of Edina, Minnesota, Woodford was selected to the 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. The award added to her list of academic honors which include Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades from Syracuse and 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
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Prior to her time in Upstate New York, Woodford was a two-year captain at Spring Lake Park High School and was named to the NWSC All-Conference Team in 2017 and 2018. She set the school single-season record with 899 assists as a sophomore and finished with a career-record 2,202 assists despite graduating after her junior year.
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She helped guide her Northern Lights club team to the 2016 AAU 14 Premier National Championship title.
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