Lauryn Hovey

Oakland

Sep 17 (Wed)

6 p.m.

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Career Highlights

2024 MAC Player of the Year
2024 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
Three-Time All-MAC First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
2024 AVCA All-Midwest Region Team
2024 NIVC All-Tournament Team
Two-Time Academic All-MAC (2023, 2024)
2023 AVCA All-Northeast Region Team
2022 AVCA All-Northeast Region Honorable Mention
2022 MAC Freshman of the Year
2022 MAC Tournament MVP
Two-Time MAC All-Tournament Team (2022, 2023)
2022 MAC All-Freshman Team
10-time MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26, 2022; Nov. 14, 2022; Sept. 25, 2023; Oct. 16, 2023; Oct. 23, 2023; Oct. 20, 2023; Nov. 13, 2023; Nov. 16, 2023; Nov. 4, 2024; Nov. 18, 2024)
Two-time MAC East Setter of the Week (Oct. 17, 2022; Nov. 14, 2022)
Two-time MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (Nov. 13, 2023; Nov. 22, 2023)
Named to the 2024 Best Western Invitational All-Tournament Team
Landed 59 aces in both 2023 and 2024, setting the Rally Scoring Era single-season record and tying for second all-time
Averaged 0.44 aces per set in 2024, ninth all-time and second in Rally Scoring Era
Totaled 449 kills in 2024, eighth during Rally Scoring

2024 | Junior

Appeared in and started all 35 of BGSU’s matches, playing in all 133 sets
Matched her own Rally Scoring Era record for aces in a single-season with 59, tying for second all-time and tied for 12th in the nation
Pushed her career aces total to 144, ranking fourth all-time in program history and first during the Rally Scoring Era
Averaged 0.44 aces per set, finishing 47th in the nation, second in the program’s Rally Scoring Era and ninth all-time
Led the team in aces eight time with the Falcons going 6-2 in those matches
Landed a team-leading 449 kills, placing eighth during the Rally Scoring Era for kills in a single-season
Increased her career kills total to 1,275, ranking eighth during the program’s Rally Scoring Era
Led the team in kills 17 times over the course of the season, going 13-4 in those matches
Recorded 101 total blocks, ranking third on the team, with four solo blocks and 97 block assists
Brought her career block assists total to 254 and her career total blocks mark to 267, both ranking ninth during the Rally Scoring Era.
Ended the season with a career-high 330 digs, finishing second on the team
Concluded the season with four double-doubles
Recorded double-digit kills in 26 matches for the Falcons, including a season-high 23 against Ohio (Nov. 16)
Registered double-digit digs in 12 matches for BGSU, including a career-high 28 against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 10)

2023 | Sophomore

One of two Falcons to appear in all 32 matches, making 30 starts, and the only Falcon to play in all 124 sets
Led the team in both kills (500) and aces (59)
Hovey’s 500 kills finished seventh in program history for kills in a single-season, 18th in the country and first in the MAC.
Her 59 aces finished second in program history for aces in a single season, ranked 10th in the country and second in the Mid-American Conference
Finished the season sixth in program history, second in the MAC and 19th in the nation for aces per set with a mark of 0.48
Wrapped up the season 13th in the nation for points with a MAC-leading 601.0
Ended the campaign 25th in the country for points per set with an average of 4.85
Concluded the season second in the MAC and 41st in the nation for kills per set at 4.03
Logged a .302 hitting percentage, finishing ninth in the conference
Registered a triple-double against Toledo on Oct. 6 with 17 assists, 16 kills and 12 digs
Logged four double-doubles for the Falcons
Landed a season-high 32 kills against Central Michigan on Oct. 27
Tallied nine blocks on Sept. 17 against Michigan
Finished the season with 78 blocks, second on the team

2022 | Freshman

Played in 109 of BGSU’s 118 sets, appearing in 31 of the team’s 32 matches.
Logged three triple-doubles, being one of 10 players in the nation with three or more and one of just two freshmen to do so
Recorded the only 20-kill match of the season for the Falcons, landing 22 in the MAC Championship as part of one of her triple-doubles, ending with 22 kills, 16 assists and 11 digs in the five-set MAC Championship victory.
Registered eight double-doubles for the Orange and Brown, including 14 assists and 11 kills in the NCAA Tournament.
Finished the season second on the team in kills with 326, averaging a team-high 2.99 kills per set. Logged a .267 attack percentage, third on the team among players with at least 200 attack attempts.
Tallied 266 assists for Bowling Green, second on the team, along with 122 digs and 26 aces, both fifth on the team.
Concluded the season with the most points on the team with a total of 397.5, being fourth in the Mid-American Conference.
Ended the year third on the team in blocks with 88, having three solo blocks and 85 block assists.

Represented Canada at the 2021 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Girls' U18 World Championship, held in Durango, Mexico. Represented Canada again in the U21 Pan Am Cup
Awarded tournament MVP at the U18 2022 Nationals
Four-year letter winner at Waterloo Collegiate Institute, guiding the Vikings to back-to-back CWOSSA Championships.
Named WCSSAA Senior Team MVP in 2019 and 2020
Led the Vikings to Provincial Silver Medalists and WSSSAA Champions in 2020.
Named a 16U Ontario Volleyball All-Star with Team Ontario Red, playing as a 15U athlete.
Earned 16U Ontario Volleyball MVP and named 17U Ontario Volleyball All-Star as a 16U athlete.
Spent eight seasons in the KW Predators Volleyball Club, earning three team MVPs, three Provincial Championships, and three National Championships.