Lauren Cummings

Position:
Right Side Hitter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Ankeny
Hometown:
Ankeny, Iowa

Cummings at ISU
2007 (Senior)
Played in all 33 matches and 125 games ... second on the team with 422 kills, the 10th most by any Cyclone in a single season ... leaves Iowa State as the second most efficient hitter in school history with a .272 career hitting percentage ... recorded 706 kills and 206 block assists in just two years at ISU ... had 25 double-digit kill efforts this year and 39 in her career, which ties for 11th all-time in school history ... posted four double-doubles on the season ... recorded a career-high 22 kills and had 12 digs as ISU picked up a five-game win over Baylor ... recorded 20 kills at Texas A&M ... helped ISU defeat Missouri at home for the first time in 11 tries by ripping 18 kills ... posted 17 kills to help the Cyclones beat Northern Iowa for the third straight season ... ripped 16 kills and had career-high 10 block assists at Colorado ... had 11 kills and a career-high 13 digs while playing all the way around for the first time in her career as the Cyclones swept Colorado ... recorded 10 kills and nine block assists at Missouri ... had 16 kills and three block assists in her final home match against Oklahoma ... tied for team-high with 18 kills in opening round win over San Diego in the NCAA Tournament ... recorded 14 kills and hit .357 as the Cyclones upset No. 8 Wisconsin in the second round ... had eight kills and two block assists in the final match of her career, a loss to No. 6 Cal in the NCAA Regional Semifinal.

2006 (Junior)
Stepped in for the Cyclones on the right side and proved to be the most efficient hitter on the team ... her team-high .317 hitting percentage ranked 10th in the Big 12 and was the second best single-season percentage in school history ... hit .300 or better in 13 matches ... led team in blocks four times and kills three times ... burst onto the scene with an impressive 19-kill performance against No. 20 San Diego ... had 16 kills with no errors against South Dakota State for a .571 hitting percentage ... recorded 18 kills and eight block assists as ISU beat Kansas State for the first time since 1995 (20 matches) ... had 10 kills at Kansas ... posted 12 kills against Texas ... recorded 10 kills and four block assists in the Cyclones’ first win over Colorado in Boulder since 1987 (18 matches) ... posted 16 kills at Texas Tech and followed that performance with 15 kills against Texas A&M ... helped the Cyclones earn a season sweep of Kansas State with 14 kills and eight block assists ... had 11 kills, three solo blocks and eight block assists in Iowa State’s win at No. 21 Missouri ... posted a team-high 16 kills against top-ranked Nebraska ... had 10 kills and four block assists as ISU beat Texas A&M in College Station for the first time in school history ... recorded 17 kills against Texas Tech and had 16 kills in the home finale against Colorado ... also had a solo block and eight block assists against the Buffs ... had seven kills against both UW-Milwaukee and Wisconsin in the NCAA Championships ... also had two solo blocks and four block assists against UW-Milwaukee.

2005 (Sophomore at NW Missouri State)
Played in 34 matches ... averaged 2.51 kills and a team-high 1.18 blocks per game ... named MIAA Co-Hitter of the Week after hitting .500 with 4.00 kills, 5.0 blocks and .33 service aces in six games to earn the honor ... helped the Bearcats to a 15-19 record under coach Lori Slight.

2004 (Freshman at NW Missouri State)
Played in 33 matches en route to MIAA Freshman of the Year honors ... also earned MIAA Honorable Mention accolades ... averaged 2.99 kills and 1.18 blocks per game ... helped the Bearcats to a 15-18 record.

High School
Was an all-state and all-conference honoree her senior year at Ankeny High School ... helped team to runner-up finishes at state her junior and senior years ... played club for AVBA ... high school coach was David Whims ... also participated in track, earning three letters.

Personal
Marketing major ... born Sept. 27, 1985 ... daughter of Mark and Linda Cummings.