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Chelsea Lawrence
Junior
Middle Hitter
Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township
At Delaware: Will compete for time as a middle hitter.
2011: Named Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection after she was one of seven UD netters to see action in all 125 sets in 34 games during junior season • ranked second on the squad with 120 total blocks (17 BS/103 BA) • owned 12, five-plus-block games led by two eight-block performances (Oct. 21 vs. Georgia State and Nov. 5 vs. Northeastern) • fourth on the roster with 271 kills (2.17 kills/set) • had nine double-digit kill games capped with a 18 kill match on Oct. 15 at VCU • fourth with 339.5 points (2.72 pts/set) that included 18 double-digit point games, led by a 10 point game on Oct. 15 at VCU • amassed 17 kills, three digs and five blocks to earn a Rice Invitational All-Tournament Team selection • posted career highs with 18 kills (Oct. 15 at VCU) and eight blocks (Oct. 22 vs. UNCW) • named CAA Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 7 after she amassed 19 kills, two digs and 12 total blocks in two games vs. Hofstra and Northeastern during the week during Delaware’s CAA Tournament championship run, she tallied 18 kills, and 10 total blocks • COBRA Magazine All-Northeast Region Team selection.
2010: Appeared in 28 matches including making 18 starts as a middle hitter • second on the team in solo blocks (9), adding 49 block assists for an average of 0.70 per set • fifth on the team in kills (102) and kills per set (1.23) as a sophomore • set a career high with 12 kills on August 27 against Temple, a 3-0 win for the Blue Hens • named to the Temple All-Tournament Team after tallying 21 kills (3.00 per set) on 39 attempts (.436 attack percentage) and five blocks against Temple and Virginia • set a career high with seven blocks (one solo, six assists) at Notre Dame on September 17, in the team's 3-2 come-from-behind victory • tied her career high again with seven blocks (seve block assists) at UNC Wilmington on October 3 • also posted two games with six blocks, first against Santa Clara on September 19 and again versus Penn on September 25 • reached a new career best with five digs against Santa Clara on Septemeber 19 as the team defeated the Broncos, 3-2 • hit a season best .750 at Temple, needing only 16 swings to collect 12 kills, with no errors.
2009: Appeared in 11 matches and 16 sets during her freshman campaign • saw action in three sets against Ohio on Sept. 12 and two frames against Missouri State on Sept. 11, James Madison on Oct. 23, and VCU on Oct. 30 • recorded her first career block on the first rally of her career against UC Santa Barbara’s All-American outside hitter Rebecca Saraceno on Aug. 29 • added another block against UNCW on Oct. 16 and a season-high two stops against James Madison on Oct. 23 • also fired her first career kill against the Dukes.
High School: Standout middle hitter for Evanston Township • garnered 2008 Honorable Mention News- Gazette All-State accolades • earned a spot on the All-Central Suburban League South Division Team • guided Evanston to a school-record 30 wins and a fourth-place finish at the class 4A state tournament • star member of the prestigious Sports Performance Club Team.
Personal: Chelsea Nicole Lawrence • daughter of Deborah Jones and George Lawrence • has two brothers, Andrew and Brent • takes presents to families and children in her mother's home country (Belize) every Christmas • majoring in Psychology with a minor in women's studies at Delaware.
Career Highs
Kills: 18, at VCU, 10/15/11
Assists: 1, six times, vs. Hofstra, 11/4/11
Blocks: 8, vs. UNCW, 10/22/11
Digs: 5, vs. Santa Clara, 9/19/10
| Year | M/G | Kills | Pct. | Assists | Aces | Digs | Blocks |
| 2009 | 11/16 | 1 (0.06) | .200 | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.13) | 4 (0.25) |
| 2010 | 28/83 | 102 (1.23) | .221 | 2 (0.02) | 0 (0.00) | 16 (0.19) | 58 (0.70) |
| 2011 | 34/125 | 271 (2.17) | .264 | 4 (0.03) | 0 (0.00) | 37 (0.30) | 120 (0.96) |
| Totals | 73/224 | 374 (1.67) | .237 | 6 (0.03) | 0 (0.00) | 55 (0.25) | 182 (0.81) |
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