Leah Lawrence

Position:
MB
Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.
High School:
Covenant Christian Academy

2017

Has started all 30 matches this season ... stuffed eight blocks in the season opener against Cleveland State (Aug. 25), hitting .389 with nine kills ... had a career-best .714 hitting percentage against Oral Roberts (Aug. 25) ... Mortar Board Premier All-Tournament team ... led the team in kills and hitting percentage in all three matches at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash, earning tournament MVP honors ... had a combined 24 kills and five service aces against Southern and Murray State (Sept. 15) ... hit .400 and stuffed six blocks against Troy (Sept. 16) ... Crimson-White All-Tournament team ... earned a career-high 12 blocks against Arkansas (Sept. 27), one shy of the school record, along with 13 kills for a double-double ... had a career-high 19 kills at Tennessee (Oct. 8), hitting .562 in the five-set win ... had seven blocks against Alabama State (Oct. 12), including four solo blocks ... had 11 kills and a .360 hitting percentage against South Carolina (Oct. 22) ... became Alabama's career blocks leader after scoring six in the five-set win over Tennessee (Nov. 12).

2016

Appeared in all 31 matches, including 29 starts ... posted a career-high 15 kills and a .500 hitting percentage in the season opener against South Dakota (Aug. 26) ... finished with 14 kills and a .400 hitting percentage in the five-set loss to Tulsa (Aug. 26) ... named to the Hurricane Classic All-Tournament team ... finished with five blocks in consecutive matches, first against Northwestern State (Sept. 9) and then later that same day against Southern Miss (Sept. 9) ... finished with 10 kills, five blocks and a career-best six digs against Presbyterian (Sept. 17) ... had eight kills against both Texas A&M (Sept. 23) and Florida (Sept. 25), hitting .500 against the Gators ... tied a then-career high with nine blocks at Mississippi State (Oct. 2) ... tied a career high with four service aces at Auburn (Oct. 9) ... scored four-consecutive aces against Mississippi State (Oct. 12) and hit .600 with 10 kills ... stuffed five blocks against Missouri (Oct. 16) ... hit .438 with seven kills and no errors on 16 swings against Tennessee (Oct. 28) ... finished with a season-high eight block assists against Arkansas (Nov. 6) ... led the team with four blocks at South Carolina (Nov. 18) ... stuffed a career-best 11 blocks at LSU (Nov. 26).

2015

Started all 32 matches ... Academic All-SEC ... hit a season-high .625 against Georgia (Oct. 25) along with four service aces and four blocks ... finished with 10 kills against both Southern Miss and College of Charleston (Sept. 5) ... went error-free offensively with six kills on 10 swings, good for a .600 hitting percentage against Troy (Sept. 11) along with four blocks ... totaled seven blocks, one solo and six assisted, in the four set win over Northern Illinois (Sept. 18).

2014

Started all 34 matches for the Crimson Tide at middle blocker ... led the team with 114 blocks (17 solo, 97 assisted) ... her 36 aces ranked second on the team while she also knocked in 186 kills (1.48/set) with a .270 hitting percentage ... made her collegiate debut against Northern Iowa (Aug. 29) ... earned a season-high nine blocks against Southeast Missouri (Aug. 29) ... knocked in a season-high nine kills against Memphis (Aug. 30) ... hit .571 with five kills and two blocks in the win over Towson (Sept. 13) ... set season highs with a .667 hitting pct. and three solo blocks in four-set win over San Diego State (Sept. 19) ... totaled a season-high 19 attack attempts at Texas A&M (Oct. 10).

High School

Led Covenant Christian Academy to a fifth-place finish in the 2013 National Christian Home School Championships ... a 2013 National Christian Home School Volleyball All-American ... the 2013 Alabama Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year ... ranked No. 34 nationally by PrepVolleyball.com in their recruiting rankings, ninth among all middle blockers ... four-time selection for the USA Volleyball Olympic Development Program, winning three bronze medals at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships. including 2013 all-tournament team honors ... played club volleyball with the North Alabama Spikers Association (NASA) in Huntsville and Alliance-Mizuno out of Nashville, Tenn. ... advanced with her club teams to the USAV Girls Junior National Championship three times.