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Women's Volleyball
Getting to know LauraFavorite athletes: Misty May and Kerri Walsh Dream date: A walk on the beach at sunset What I do to relax away from volleyball: Watch movies Favorite Illinois volleyball memory: Winning at home to get into the Sweet Sixteen. What attracted you to play volleyball at Illinois? The awesome coaches and the family environment Favorite restaurant: Dos Reales Nickname: Debbie, Rocket Career Plans: Coach college volleyball Favorite Food: Anything that's sweet Favorite TV Show: House Favorite Musical Group: Taylor Swift Favorite Movie: Any of the Harry Potter movies My dream job would be: To be a dolphin trainer at Sea World. If you weren't playing volleyball, which sport would you want to play? Badminton Tell us about a unique or quirky habit of yours. If I see something that is crooked I have to straighten it. What's your favorite cartoon character, and why? Tom and Jerry If you could have a t-shirt printed with a message, what would it be? That's awesome because it's so cool! One thing most people don't know about you: I'm a twin AT ILLINOIS2008• Second-Team All-American • First-Team All-Mideast Region • NCAA All-Regional Tournament • Unanimous choice for All-Big Ten • Named Academic All-Big Ten • Through three rounds, ranked third in the NCAA Tournament in kills with 46. • Surpassed the 1,000-career kill mark vs. Minnesota on Nov. 8 becoming just the second Illinois player with 1,000 kills in her first two seasons • Ranked sixth in the nation and first in the Big Ten in kills per set at 4.66 • Named AVCA and CVU.com National Player of the Week, the first for Illinois in five years, after posting 65 kills at the State Farm Illini Classic • Earned her third Big Ten Player of the Week of the year and fifth of her career on Nov. 24 after posting two double-doubles in victories over Purdue and Michigan State. Against the nationally ranked Boilermakers, tallied 17 kills and 17 digs • Also earned the honor on Nov. 10 after totaling 22 kills and 14 digs vs. Iowa and 29 kills and 13 digs vs. Minnesota • DeBruler averaged 5.4 kills per set to lead Illinois to the Illini Classic title. The sophomore recorded a double-double in each match with 14 kills and 15 digs against North Carolina, 20 kills and 11 digs vs. New Mexico State and 31 kills and 12 saves against No. 11 Oregon. She had 22 kills in the final three sets in a comeback victory over the Ducks. • Named to the All-Tournament team at the Billiken Invitational, leading the Illini to a 2-1 finish. Hit .370 with 12 kills vs. no. 3 Stanford • Named to the All-Tournament team at the Tennessee Comcast Classic after tallying 48 kills and 42 digs, including a career-high 20 digs at Tennessee • Was second on the team to Ashley Edinger in digs with 379, ninth-best in a season in school history • Has 27 20-kill matches for her career, which is third on Illinois' all-time list • Tallied 24 kills and 22 digs vs. Minnesota, the first member of the Illini 20-20 club since Sue Webber had 22 kills and 26 digs vs. Minnesota on Oct. 12, 2002 • Followed that with 21 kills and 15 digs the next night vs. Indiana and 26 kills and 16 digs vs. Northwestern • Had eight kills in the fifth set in a dramatic 25-22 victory over Michigan and tallied 22 digs overall • Had a habit finishing strong, hitting .500 with seven kills in the fourth set vs. Purdue on Nov. 19 and .600 with six of Illinois' 15 points in the deciding fifth set vs. Michigan State on Nov. 22 • Had seven kills and hit .333 in the final set in the win over Cincinnati. 2007
High School
Personal Career Statistics Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE 2007 30 118 577 264 1579 .198 11 32 62 59 285 0 47 47 17 0 2008 34 126 587 195 1547 .253 9 28 60 37 379 3 66 69 8 0 Total 361 244 1164 459 3126 .226 20 60 122 96 664 3 113 116 25 0 |
