Lori Carlson – 6’1 Aurora, Colorado – Outside Hitter

“Lori seemed to get more and more confident as the season went on last year and just kept getting better. She became a solid Division I volley player last year as a junior and we look for her to continue to improve.”

Senior Season - Played in 31 matches and 114 games for the Heels … was second in kills (369) and service aces (36) … recorded a career high 44 block assist and 50 total blocks … her 1,056 kills were good for tenth all time.

Junior Season - notched 346 kills on the season … had a career high 28 kills in the five-game upset of #4 Nebraska … finished with 265 digs for an average 2.45 … played in 31 of the 32 matches for Carolina … had 20 or more kills in three contest, and two of those times were against Duke.

Sophomore Season – Finished third on the teams in kills with 241 … Played in 34 matches and 106 games … had 310 digs, good for second on the squad … had 18 kills versus Arkansas State, a season high … had double-digit kills in 8 contests … had 41 block assist on the season including 4 versus NC State in the ACC Tournament.

Freshman Season - Had 27 block assist on the year, including 4 against Virginia on Nov. 11 … registered 13 kills versus Wyoming, then tallied 10 versus Western Kentucky on the same day … reached double-figure in kills on 4 occasions … had 10 kills versus Pennsylvania and East Carolina.

High School — Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post “Colorado Player of the Year” as a senior … Mizuno High School Honorable Mention All-America selection … helped leader Overland HS to state title with teammate Jill Peden in 1993 … three-time first-team all-league and all-state … played for the Boulder Volleyball Club … listed among Volleyball Monthly’s “Fab 50” … editor of the school yearbook … member of the National Honor Society and Student Council.

Personal — Majoring in communications studies … Lori Rachel Carlson is the daughter of Ron and Sharon Carlson … born 10/29/76

CAREER STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1994 65 100 57 337 .138 9 6 105 1 27 28
1995 106 241 127 759 .150 13 17 310 4 41 45
1996 108 346 179 1053 .159 11 16 264 6 39 45
1997 114 369 184 1119 .165 7 36 279 6 44 50
Total 393 1056 547 3268 .156 40 75 959 17 151 168

ACC TOURNAMENT STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1994 1 1 1 3 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0
1995 3 9 3 25 .240 0 0 12 0 1 1
1996 8 28 17 67 .164 0 1 16 0 3 3
1997 5 21 10 56 .197 0 1 12 0 0 0
Total 17 59 31 151 .185 0 2 41 0 4 4

NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1999 0
2000 0 0
2001 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0