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2023 Volleyball Roster

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5 Lauren Forbes

  • Position L
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Springfield, Mo.
  • High School Kickapoo

Biography

Opendorse profile

CAREER HONORS

  • 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
  • 2023 SEC Volleyball Community Service Team
  • 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021-22 First-Year Academic SEC Honor Roll

JUNIOR (2023)

  • Appeared in all 31 matches of the season for the Tigers
  • Made nine starts in 2023
  • Played 105 sets and tallied 124 digs in the season
  • Posted 14 digs against Colgate (8/27)
  • Tallied three aces against Northern Kentucky (9/1)
  • Recorded a career-high 18 digs against Bellarmine (9/8)
  • Notched 13 digs against Eastern Illinois (9/15)
  • Completed four digs against LSU (9/29), Arkansas (10/8) and Ole Miss (10/29)
  • Knocked down two service aces against Georgia (11/5)
  • Produced three digs and one service ace against Auburn (11/12)
  • Tallied two digs in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament against Delaware (12/1) and Nebraska (12/2)

SOPHOMORE (2022)

  • Competed in 24 matches (86 sets) with 15 starts
  • Grabbed 161 digs, averaging 1.87 digs per set
  • Tallied a season-best 14 digs at Butler (9/16)
  • Notched three assists at South Carolina (10/1)
  • Posted four aces against Auburn (10/15)
  • Compiled three-straight double-digit dig matches from Sept. 7-16 (13 at Kansas State, 10 vs. Ohio, 14 at Butler)
  • Had seven double-digit dig matches
  • Totaled 15 aces and 21 assists on the season

FRESHMAN (2021) 

  • Appeared in all 27 matches, earning two starts 
  • Recorded 150 digs (1.88 digs per set) this season 
  • Registered a career-best 16 digs and six assists with an ace at Georgia (11/14)
  • Produced six serves aces this season
  • Tallied 24 assists this season 

HIGH SCHOOL (KICKAPOO)

  • 2020 first team all-conference, tallying 141 digs, 95 kills and 18 aces
  • 2019 first team all-district and all-conference accolades, producing 102 digs, 109 kills and 25 aces
  • Tallied all-district and all-conference honors in all four years at Kickapoo
  • For her career, finished with 500-plus digs and kills and 89 aces
  • Led Kickapoo to undefeated conference championships all four years
  • Also excelled academically, producing four all-academic team accolades and member of the National Honor Society
  • Competed for Springfield Juniors club, playing key role into squad's four-straight appearances at nationals
  • Picked Mizzou over Arkansas and Illinois State
  • Majoring in Health Science at Mizzou

FORBES ON JOINING MIZZOU

  • "I chose Mizzou because of the family atmosphere. The coaches and future teammates were so welcoming and made me feel at home. After getting a feel for the coaches and the campus, I knew this was where I wanted to continue my volleyball career!"

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    DS
    5'8"
    16
  • 5

    2021Freshman

    DS
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2022Sophomore

    DS
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2023Junior

    L
    5'8"
    5