2005 Media Guide - UMKC Athletics
2005 Media Guide - UMKC Athletics
2005 Media Guide - UMKC Athletics
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<strong>2005</strong> <strong>UMKC</strong> Volleyball<br />
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Lauren Starks<br />
Outside Hitter • Right Side Hitter • 5-10 • So. • Olathe, Kan. • Bishop Miege High School<br />
Stark’s Career Statistics at <strong>UMKC</strong><br />
Year MP-GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE<br />
2004 28-106 290 151 790 .176 42 31 36 39 190 3 32 35 6 6<br />
Totals 28-106 290 151 790 .176 42 31 36 39 190 3 32 35 6 6<br />
Stark In Mid-Con Matches<br />
Year MP-GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE<br />
2004 14-51 163 79 420 .200 16 14 21 12 71 2 13 15 2 3<br />
Totals 14-51 163 79 420 .200 16 14 21 12 71 2 13 15 2 3<br />
General -- Experienced outside hitter with a year<br />
of collegiate competition under her feet.<br />
As a Freshman (2004) -- Appeared in 28 matches<br />
and played in 106 games ... recorded first collegiate<br />
double-double against Iowa State (9/8) ...<br />
had a career high kills (18) at Oakland Oct. 30 ...<br />
registered career high with 15 digs against<br />
Wyoming (9/10)... named to the Mid-Con All-<br />
Freshman team.<br />
High School -- A three-year letterwinner for<br />
coach Gwen Pike at Bishop Miege High School ...<br />
led the Stags to back-to-back Kansas Class 5A<br />
state championships in 2002 and 2003 ... a firstteam<br />
all-state selection in 2003 ... named to state<br />
tournament all-tournament team twice ... threetime<br />
all-conference selection and also earned all-<br />
Sun Country honors three times ... a secondteam<br />
Kansas City Star all-metro member in 2003<br />
... helped her club teams to three national tournament<br />
appearances during the last six years ...<br />
played for OZ VBC ... chose <strong>UMKC</strong> over<br />
Marquette, Southwest Missouri State, Kent State,<br />
Southeastern Louisiana and Pittsburg State.<br />
Personal -- Born January 2, 1986 ... daughter of<br />
David and Barbara Starks ... plans to major in<br />
secondary education.<br />
SETTING UP LAUREN<br />
What is your biggest pet peeve<br />
People stepping on the back of my<br />
sandles and people without manners,<br />
especially chewing with their<br />
mouth open.<br />
Favorite Band or Soloist: Nelly,<br />
Emenem, Michael Buble.<br />
Favorite Food: Chips and queso<br />
and Chipotle.<br />
Favorite Movie: “Ace Ventura Pet<br />
Detective”.<br />
What motivates you to play<br />
Division I volleyball The<br />
chance to keep playing volleyball<br />
and volleyball pays for my school.<br />
If you were an actress, who<br />
would you be and why Nicole<br />
Kidman - She is beautiful, talented<br />
and extremely versatile.<br />
I look up to... my mom. She is<br />
very generous and caring and<br />
does an amazing job of balancing<br />
everything in her life.<br />
Starks’ Career Bests<br />
Kills: 18 at Oakland, 10/30/04<br />
Digs: 15 vs. Wyoming, 9/10/04<br />
Assists: 6 at Oakland, 10/30/04<br />
Lauren Starks was a member of the Mid-Continent<br />
Conference all-freshman team last season. At<br />
Oakland, she had a career-best 18 kills to help<br />
lead the Kangaroos to a 3-2 victory.<br />
u m k c k a n g a r o o s . c o m • <strong>UMKC</strong> Volleyball<br />
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