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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2024 UNK Volleyball Roster

Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications
Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications
Todd Gottula
Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications
Ryan Weaver
Corbey R. Dorsey
Corbey R. Dorsey

9 Lauren Taubenheim

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Health Sciences
  • High School Lincoln Pius X
  • Hometown Lincoln, NE

Biography

CAREER NOTES
3-time All-MIAA ... 3-time MIAA Scholar Athlete ... 3-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... 1,025 digs, 305 kills, 105 blocks and 48 aces ... one of 35 Lopers to reach 1,000 career digs 

AS A SENIOR (2023)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... MIAA Scholar Athlete ... second-team All-MIAA ... starting libero for most of the year ... team-highs in digs (463) and dps (4.06) ... also had 34 assists and 16 aces ... one of UNK's primary passers (team-best .962 serve receive pct.) ... seven matches with 20 digs ... 21 in NCAA win over SW Minnesota and 23 in NCAA loss to Wayne ... season-best 26 in sweep of Missouri Southern ... three aces in season-opener vs. Oklahoma Christian ... went 4 for 40 on serve receiver at Missouri Western 


AS A JUNIOR (2022)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... MIAA Scholar Athlete ... honorable mention All-MIAA ... starting right side again ... appeared in 121 of a possible 124 sets ... 334 digs (2.76 avg.), 169 kills (1.40 avg.) and 58 blocks (0.58 avg.) ... third on the Lopers in digs and blocks and fourth in kills ... team-best .965 serve receive pct. ... 740 attempts ranked second on the team ... 19 matches with a double digit dig total including in the last five ... four matches with a double digit kill total ... 12 digs, 10 kills vs. Concordia-St. Paul in the NCAA tourney ... two other double doubles ... season-high 12 kills in sweep of Lincoln Memorial ... also hit .417 in the win ... 21 digs in four-set loss at NW Missouri ... 18 digs in four-set win over Newman ... five blocks in MIAA tourney loss to Washburn


AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... second-team All-MIAA ... starting right side and one of UNK's primary passers ... joined senior DS Breanna Jones as the only Lopers to appear in all 115 sets ... came in at 1.9 digs, 1.2 kills, 0.4 blocks and 0.5 aces per set ... hit .252 ... serve receive pct. of 960 ... five matches with a double digit dig total including 12 in the five-set NCAA loss to Concordia-St. Paul ... also 12 in a sweep of West Texas A&M ... 11 in three other matches ... 10 kills in a road sweep of Missouri Southern ... 10 kills in MIAA tourney semis loss at UCM ... four matches with nine kills ... two aces at Mo West and vs. American International (Mass.)


AS A FRESHMAN (2020)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... helped the Lopers go 16-3 in the non-traditional spring season and win the MIAA Spring Tournament ... 18 digs, eight kills and a block in a fall Blue/Gold scrimmage 

HIGH SCHOOL
Volleyball, basketball and track letterwinner for the Thunderbolts ... tallied 393 digs, 326 kills and 27 blocks as a senior while hitting a solid .357 ... play helped Pius go 32-7 and reach the Class A state semifinals ... team was runners up a fall earlier ... Class A first-team all-state ... also third-team SuperState third-team ... made the AAU National All-Tourney team ... all-state in basketball

PERSONAL
Daughter of Clint and Nancy ... mother played one season of volleyball for Loper head coach Rick Squiers at Hastings College ... Nancy is a member of the Broncos Athletic Hall of Fame ... older sister, Regan, is on the Loper track and cross country teams ... older brother, Tyler, is on the Nebraska Wesleyan track and cross country teams

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2020Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2024Graduate Student

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9