University of Dayton Athletics

2018 (Senior)
• Started at 31 matches and played in all 218 sets the Flyers played in 2018
• Voted onto the Women's Volleyball Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team
• Named to the AVCA All-America Honorable Mention roster
• Named the AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year
• 2019 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team for the second-consecutive year and to the All-Academic Team
• Named to the 2019 A-10 All-Championship Team and was the A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player
• Five-time A-10 Offensive Player of the Week
• Her career-high 502 kills ranked first in the A-10
• Tallied a career-high .303 hitting percentage
• Named to the 2018-19 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2017 (Junior)
• Played in all 31 matches, earning the starting nod 20 times, seeing action in all 108 sets
• Named to the A-10 All-Conference First Team and All-Championship Team
• Recognized as the A-10 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 18
• Led the A-10 with 354 kills on the season and averaged 3.28 kills/set (3rd A-10), both career highs
• Recorded a career-high 22 kills while hitting .600 against Northern Illinois on Sept. 15
• Passed a career-high eight digs at Fordham on Oct. 6
• Named to the 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2016 (Sophomore)
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Played in 108 sets over 32 matches for the Flyers in 2016
• Ranked second on the team and seventh in the Atlantic 10 with 2.84 kills/set
• Recorded 307 total kills, including a then-career-high 19 kills at Wright State on Aug. 27
• Was fourth on the team with 0.66 blocks/set; recorded a career-high eight blocks at Rhode Island on Oct. 7
• Named to both the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2015 (Freshman)
• Played in 47 sets over 19 matches
• Recorded 64 kills on the season

High School
• First Team All-Conference, All-District, and All-State (2014)
• Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2014)
• Holds the school record for most kills in a season with 449
• Volleyball team won a state championship (2013)
• Basketball team won a state championship (2015)
• Member of the Munciana Volleyball Club

Personal
• Full name: Lauren Elizabeth Bruns
• Birthday: April 25, 1997
• Parents: David and Lois Bruns
• Sibling: Chelsea
• Major: finance and marketing

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 28, Tennessee, 09-14,18
Attacks: 56, Tennessee, 09-14-18
Attack Pct: .600, vs Northern Illinois, 09-15-17 (22-1-35)
Assists: 2, Jacksonville, 09-05-15; Saint Louis, 10-13-17
Serve aces: 4, at Miami, 09-05-17
Digs: 8, at Fordham, 10-06-17    
Blocks: 8, Rhode Island, 10-07-16
Block solo: 2, Chattanooga, 09/03/16; Fordham, 11-05-17
Block assist: 7, Rhode Island, 10-07-16