Laura Purcell pounds out 18 kills to lead Ramblers
Senior (2012)
Played in 18 matches and 36 sets as a back row substitute ... Finished the year with 36 digs (1.00 dps) and five aces ... Posted season-best 10 digs at home against Cleveland State ... Racked up six digs and two aces in win over Chicago State ... Dug four balls at home against Wright State.
Junior (2011)
Played in all 26 matches and 94 sets, primarily in the back row ... Big part of Loyola's back-row defense and saw some time in the front row over the last six matches ... Reached double figures in digs in seven matches, including three straight from Sept. 23-30 ... Dug season-high 14 balls at home against Valparaiso ... Had 13 digs and a pair of service aces against Green Bay and posted 12 digs in win over Oakland ... Ripped career-high seven kills and added 10 digs in season finale against Youngstown State ... Racked up four kills, nine digs and four aces at home against Wright State ... Finished with six kills and nine digs at home against Butler.
Sophomore (2010)
Played in 25 matches, totaling 95 sets, as a back row substitute ... Key cog in Loyola's defense ... Recorded double-digit digs in nine matches, including each of the last four ... Team went 6-3 when she had at least 10 digs ... Racked up a career-high 17 digs and added a pair of aces in four-set home win over Cleveland State ... Posted 15 digs in win over Murray State ... Finished with 10 digs and three kills at Cleveland State ... Had 12 digs and a pair of kills from the back row in Alumni Gym finale against Valparaiso.
Freshman (2009)
Played in eight matches, totaling 13 sets, as a back-row substitute ... Saw action in four of Loyola's last five matches ... Recorded first career kill against Chicago State ... Fired up service ace against Cleveland State ... Notched digs against Chicago State, Milwaukee and Cleveland State.
High School
Four-year starter who led St. Edward to a third-place finish in the Illinois Class 2A tournament as a senior ... Named player of the match after recording 12 kills and eight digs in third-place match win over Princeton ... Twice selected to all-area teams by the Daily Herald and The Courier News ... Two-time team captain and team most valuable player.
