Lori Kemerer

Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
High School:
Antwerp
Hometown:
Antwerp, Ohio

1999: An All-MAC Second-Team selection ... left BGSU with her name all over the record books ... tied for first in career block assists, with 413 ... ranked second all-time, and fifth in MAC history, with 523 total blocks ... also on the BG career lists for digs (1,197, third), attack attempts (3,313, fourth), kills (1,265, sixth) and solo blocks (110, sixth) .... was the MAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 13 ... hit .255 on the season, with 2.78 kills, a team-best 3.06 digs and a MAC-best 1.34 blocks per game ... in MAC matches only, was fifth in the league with a hitting percentage of .314 ... overall, her 289 kills included 12 double-digit efforts ... went over 10 kills seven times in the last nine matches, including a season-best 21 as Toledo ... had 318 digs, including 22 at Wright State, 21 at Akron and 20 at UT ... had 139 total blocks, tying her career best with 10 at WSU ... had nine blocks vs. Providence, and eight on two occasions ... is just the second player in BGSU history with 1,000 kills, 1,000 digs and 500 blocks in her career.

1998: Started all 32 matches, and played in all 117 games ... had 361 kills (3.09 per game) and an even 400 digs (3.42 per game) ... her dig total led the Falcons and ranked fourth on the BGSU single-season list ... was third in the league in digs in MAC games only ... also led the team with 128 blocks ... ranked eighth in the MAC with 1.08 blocks per game ... her 45 solo rejections tied her for seventh on the school[apos]s seasonal list .... earned MAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors (Sept. 8) ... had 10 or more kills 21 times, including a season-high 21 vs. St. John[apos]s ... had 21 matches of double-digit digs, including a career-high (and a BGSU season-high) 30 vs. Marshall ... had 10 blocks vs. both Toledo and Western Michigan ... had four solo blocks vs. WMU ... led BG in blocks, or tied for the team lead, 23 times ... paced the team in digs 14 times, including in seven of the last eight matches ... earned all-tourney team honors at both the Loyola (Ill.) Kaepa Invitational and the Days Inn/JMU Classic.

1997: Played in all 31 matches, starting 17 ... saw action in all 120 games, one of just two players to do so ... hit .255, with 279 kills on the year ... also recorded 185 digs and 152 total blocks on the season, leading the team in the latter category ... that blocks total ranked seventh on the BGSU single-season list ... was fourth in the MAC with 1.27 blocks per game ... had two solo blocks on seven occasions ... her 125 block assists placed her sixth on that BG seasonal list ... had nine total rejections against Fresno State, Fullerton and Kent ... had a career-best, and a BGSU season-best, 26 kills at Eastern Michigan ... added 18 digs in that match ... posted two double-doubles on the year, with the other coming at Akron ... missed a triple-double by just three blocks at UA ... hit at least .400 six times, including .625 (11-1-16) at Marshall ... had double-digit kill totals 12 times, and had 10 or more digs five times.

1996: The MAC Freshman of the Year ... started 29 matches ... missed just one contest, sitting out the first UT match due to injury ... led BG in digs per game (2.722), ranking 13th in the MAC in that category ... finished second on the team, and 16th in the league, in kills per game (3.11) ... also was second on the team in all blocking categories ... ranked 11th in the conference in blocks per contest and 20th in hitting percentage ... in MAC matches only, posted 3.51 kills and 1.10 blocks per game ... had at least 10 kills on 19 occasions, including a season-high 22 vs. WMU ... added 19 digs in that match ... season-best dig total was 22 vs. Montana ... had a total of nine blocks vs. Arkansas State ... the MAC[apos]s Player of the Week (Nov. 4) after BG swept Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan.

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Antwerp High School ([apos]96), helping squad to three consecutive Green Meadows Conference championships and a four-year record of 86-14 ... led the Archers to District 7 runner-up honors as a junior and senior in addition to a state title as a freshman and a final four appearance as a sophomore ... a two-time all-district first-team selection ... was named to the second team as a sophomore ... earned First-Team All-Ohio honors in 1995 and second-team accolades in 1994 .... earned honorable mention laurels as a sophomore ... was chosen as the GMC Player of the Year as a senior ... was also a two-time first-team all-conference pick ... played club ball for Fort Wayne Volleyball Club, earning AAU Outstanding Volleyball Athlete-of-the-Year honors in 1994 ... named a First-Team All-American that year as well ... a USVBA honorable mention All-American as a junior ... team won AAU national championship in 1995, posting a 62-17 record.

Personal: Full name Lori Mae Kemerer ... born August 21, 1978, in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... daughter of Elaine Kemerer and the late Gary Kemerer ... a technology education major ... sister, Shari, was a four-year volleyball letterwinner at Morehead State, while brother, Ken, played basketball at Tri-State University ... has a younger sister, Renee, who also attended BGSU ... member of BG Student Technology Education Association as well as Fellowship of Christian Athletes.