Lauren Utchen Season 2016

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PositionS
Height5-7
ClassSophomore
HometownSan Ramon, Calif.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2015
Shared setting duties with Hailey Jones over the final 21 matches of the season ... Turned in a season-high 27 assists on two occasions: vs. Boise State on Oct. 17 and vs. Air Force on Oct. 22 ... First career double came at Fresno State on Oct. 10 when she finished with 20 assists and 14 digs ... The 14 digs were a career best ... Also notched double-doubles vs. Boise State on Oct. 17 (27 assists, 11 digs) and vs. UNLV on Nov. 7 (18 assists, 10 digs) ... Season-high two service aces at University of San Diego (Oct. 20).

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year varsity volleyball letterwinner at Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif. ... Coached there by her mother, Jenyth Utchen ... First-team all-East Bay Athletic League and league MVP as a senior ... Also named an East Bay Player of the Year ... Team won league and Regional titles, finishing eighth in the state ... Averaged 9.5 assists and 2.1 digs per set ... An all-East Bay and a second-team all-league selection as a junior ... Team captain of junior varsity squad as a freshman ... Member of the honor roll her final two years at MVHS.

CLUB
Competed three years for the Vibe Volleyball Club in Danville, Calif. ... Team captain and MVP ... Played two season with Xceleration Volleyball Club in Concord, Calif. ... Team captain.

PERSONAL
Lauren Mackenzie Utchen was born Feb. 25, 1997, in San Ramon, Calif. ... Daughter of Frank and Jenyth Utchen ... Mother played volleyball at Stanford and professionally for Club Cecina in Italy ... Sister, Audrey, is a junior libero at Washington College in Chestertown, Md. ... Enjoys art, rick climbing and interior design ... Winner of Youth Chili Cook-Off ... Favorite athletes is volleyball player Misty May-Treanor ... Was also recruited by TCU, San Francisco, Chico State, Western Illinois and San Francisco State ... Undeclared major minoring in art.