Lauren Forbes

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CAREER HONORS

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)

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!"