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  Laura Kuhn

Laura Kuhn

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Tiffin, Ohio

High School:
Calvert

Height:
6-1

Position:
Rightside Hitter

Birthdate:
11/11/1982

Experience:
3 years

At Tech: Strong, physical athlete who moved to the rightside position following her freshman season and started every match her last three years. . . Had a lightning-quick armswing and strong blocking hands . . . Named Most Improved Player following the 2003 season.

2004: Ended the season fourth on the team in kills with 266 and fifth on the team in hitting percentage (.276) . . . Recorded a career-high 18 kills at #23 Wisconsin . . . Notched a season-high five block assists against Winthrop . . . Tallied double-figure kills nine times . . . Recorded a season-high .667 hitting percentage against Middle Tennessee State (9-1-12) . . Averaged 2.45 kills per game and hit .353 in the NCAA Tournament.

2003: Finished the year fifth on the team in kills with 251 and sixth on the team in hitting percentage (.267) . . . Matched her season-high with 14 kills at Nebraska and against Maryland . . . Notched a career-high six block assists at Long Beach State . . . Tallied double-figure kills six times. . . Matched her career high with four digs against Maryland on 10-3 . . . Led the Jackets in total blocks three times including a career-high seven against Florida State in the ACC Tournament . . . Recorded a 1.000 hitting percentage against Temple (4-0-4) . . . Hit over .300 in 16 matches and had six matches with over a .500 hitting percentage.

2002: Finished the season ranked fourth on the team in hitting percentage (.277) . . . Tallied 314 kills during the season which was fourth on the team . . . Had 11 matches with double figure kills . . . Recorded a career high 14 kills in matches at Clemson and at North Carolina . . . Had a then-career-high five block assists in matches against Miami (Ohio), Alabama, Florida State and Duke . . . Also had a career-high four digs in matches at Georgia, at Clemson, at Florida A&M and against Wake Forest.

2001: Saw action in eight matches . . . Had a then-career-high three kills and three block assists against Wake Forest . . . Recorded her only dig of the year against Georgetown . . . Notched two block assists against LSU . . . Hit .600 against Wake Forest.

High School/Personal: Dynamic two-sport athlete who earned Junior Olympic all-America honors for the Toledo Volleyball Club in '00 . . . Member of the National Honor Society in high school . . . Played in both the District all-Star game and the East-West all-Star game her senior year in volleyball . . . Helped lead Calvert to the Sectional Championships in '97 and '98 . . . Also excelled in basketball as a guard and post at Calvert . . . Daughter of Denise and James Kuhn . . . Has an older brother, Bryan, and an older sister, Lisa . . . Lisa played volleyball at both UNC-Charlotte and Wright State University . . . Full name is Laura Lafleur Kuhn . . . Born November 11, 1982 . . . Enjoys rollerblading, lifting, swimming, spending time with friends and family and is a huge fan of the band Chicago . . . Majoring in management and has interests in owning her own restaurant.

Kuhn's Career Statitics

Year	GP/MP	Kills	  K/GM	Err	Att	 Pct	  SA	BS	 BA	 B/GM	  A	 Digs

2001 10/8 8 .80 5 24 .125 0 0 6 0.60 0 1 2002 142/39 314 2.21 113 726 .277 2 8 83 0.64 62 40 2003 126/38 251 1.99 95 585 .267 0 6 76 0.65 27 37 2004 114/34 266 2.33 102 595 .276 0 0 61 0.54 54 36 Total 392/119 839 2.14 315 1,930 .272 2 14 226 0.61 143 114

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