Laura Purcell records 10 killls in non-conference match
Junior (2010)
Played in just five matches, totaling 14 sets, before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury ... Slammed 12 kills at a .524 clip (12-1-21) in sweep of DePaul ... Added nine kills against Northwestern, eight against Illinois State and seven against Chicago State before leaving the match against Duquesne after two sets.
Sophomore (2009)
Played in 22 matches, totaling 86 sets, as a starting middle ... Missed six matches over the last three weeks of September with a knee injury ... Made tremendous strides offensively, finishing third on the team with 2.06 kills per set (177 kills) ... Finished fourth in the Horizon League in blocks (92, 1.07 bps) and 10th in hitting percentage (.253) ... Reached double figures in kills in six matches, highlighted by a 19-kill, eight-block effort in the season-ending win over UIC ... Drilled 16 kills at Green Bay ... Posted career-best 11 blocks (1 solo, 10 assists) against Cleveland State ... Hit season-best .500 (10-1-18) and added six blocks against Valpo ... Touched DePaul for 14 kills (14-2-26, .462) and five blocks.
Freshman (2008)
Played in 13 matches, totaling 34 sets, in the middle ... Really emerged over the last three weeks of the season ... Had a breakout performance of 18 kills (18-1-36, .472) and seven blocks in home win over Green Bay in final weekend of regular season ... Finished with nine kills against Butler in the Horizon League Quarterfinals ... Tallied eight kills and five blocks against Milwaukee in regular-season finale.
High School
Listed among Chicagoland's Top 50 players by the Chicago Sun-Times ... An All-Area selection by both the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times ... All-conference performer ... Named to the all-tournament team at both Downers Grove North and Rich East tournaments ... Played varsity basketball her freshman and sophomore years ... Played club volleyball for Celtic Force, same as current Loyola middle Colleen Francis ... Member of the National Honor Society.
