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University of Houston Athletics
Volleyball
- Title:
- Graduate Assistant
Lauren Deaton arrived in Houston in the summer of 2023 as a graduate assistant.Â
Deaton joins the Cougar Volleyball staff after five seasons as an outside hitter at Samford University. The program's record holder in kills and attacks, she also sits at fourth all-time on the team's digs list. After a COVID-delayed 2020 season where tallied 337 kills, averaging 4.49 per set, Deaton was an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention and the Southern Conference (SoCon) Player of the Year.
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A five-time member of the SoCon All-Conference Team, she was a first team selection in 2019 and the COVID-delayed 2020 season. She was also the 2018 SoCon Freshman of the Year and was the Most Outstanding Player in the 2020 SoCon Tournament.Â
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Over her career, she posted 1,811 kills with 120 aces, while also tallying 1,566 digs and 158 total blocks.
