Laura Cramer

Laura Cramer

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Abilene, Texas

High School:
Cooper

Height:
6-0

Position:
Middle Blocker

Experience:
3L

Honors:
2005 SLC Player of the Year; 2004 Honorable Mention All-SLC

As a Junior (2005): Was named the 2005 SLC Player of the Year and a first-team All-SLC selection after leading the Southland Conference in kills (449), kills per game (4.12), total points (524.5) and points per game (4.81)... was also named second-team academic all-conference... collected double-digit digs 21 times with a career-high 25 at Texas State... had 20 double-double matches throughout the season... had double-digit kills in all but two matches... had 22 kills with 11 digs against nationally-ranked Wichita State... put up five blocks twice, against Montana and Nicholls State... was named the SLC Offensive Player of the Week four times... her 4.12 kills per game is the 10th best single season mark in school history... had a career-high 25 kills against Drake... was also named First-Team Academic All-SLC.

As a Sophomore (2004): An honorable mention All-Southland Conference selection... finished second on the team with 340 kills, also recorded 31 assists... 36 service aces, 316 digs, 51 total blocks and 404 points... played in 111 games and started 30 matches...had 18 double-figure kill matches and 17 double-figure dig nights...recorded 13 double-doubles... recorded a 13-kill, 11-dig performance against Austin Peay... carded a season-high 21 kills and had 18 digs at Northwestern State... recorded 13 kills and a season-high 20 digs against Texas-Arlington... recorded three 10-kill efforts and four 12-kill performances... recorded 15 kills versus Murray State and at Texas-Arlington... recorded 17 kills and 10 digs at McNeese State and followed that up with an 18-kill, 15-dig performance against the Cowgirls in the Southland Conference tournament... also carded 17 kills in the victory at Sam Houston State... dug 11 balls against the Bearkats... had a season-high five blocks against North Texas and at Louisiana-Monroe.

As a Freshman (2003): Recorded 10 double-figure kill performances in her last 19 matches... carded her lone double-double of the season when she notched 14 kills and a season-high 19 digs at Southeastern Louisiana... also had four blocks against the Lady Lions... recorded a 12-kill, nine-dig outing against Nicholls State... recorded the first double-figure kill match of her career with 15 in the win over Lamar... followed that up with 12-kill and 15-kill outings in the team's next two matches... recorded a season-high 16 kills and five digs at Northwestern State... had a 12-kill effort at Nicholls State and followed that up with 11 kills versus NSU in the SLC tournament... recorded eight kills three times and seven kills three times... had five six-kill matches... dished out 18 assists on the season, with a season-high three against McNeese State... recorded a career-high six blocks twice (McNeese State and Texas-Arlington).

High School: A two-sport letterwinner at Cooper High... guided her prep squad to consecutive bi-district championship titles... selected to the TGCA All-Star team... earned second-team all-district honors during her sophomore season... named team MVP and MVP Hitter of the District her junior year... followed up a strong junior campaign, earning team MVP honors and being named MVP Hitter of the District for a second-straight year... she also earned second-team all-state honors... a versatile athlete, Cramer also was named track team MVP... played for the Abilene Attack Club team... another Ladyjack success in the classroom, garnering National Honor Roll recognition and being named to Who's Who in American Athletes.

Personal: Daughter of David and Kay Cramer... born July 29, 1985, in Abilene, Texas... is a marketing major.