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Truman State University Athletics

2019 Volleyball Roster

Kara Mackenzie
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Kara Mackenzie
Kara Mackenzie
Kara Mackenzie
Kara Mackenzie
Kara Mackenzie
Kara Mackenzie
Kara Mackenzie

9 Lauren Wacker

  • Position Libero
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Villa Duchesne
  • Hometown Chesterfield, Mo.

Biography

Career Highs
Kills: 1 (ten times, most recently vs William Jewell 11/1/2019)
Assists: 9 at Indianapolis (9/8/2018)
Points: 5 (four times, most recently vs at Lindenwood 10/30/2018)
Aces: 5 (four times, most recently vs at Lindenwood 10/30/2018)
Digs: 39 vs Rockhurst (11/11/2017)

Truman
2019: The senior libero rewrote the Truman record book her senior year as she became the program’s all-time leader in digs per set with 5.05 and in 20+ dig matches with 55, tied for the program lead in 30+ dig matches with seven…played in 107 sets in 29 matches over the course of the year…finished her career second in digs all-time with 2,326…crossed the 30 dig plateau four times this season (35 vs William Jewell, 32 vs Cedarville and Nova Southeastern and 30 vs Wayne State)… averaged 5.85 digs per set for the year, easily the highest single season mark in program history and a mark that ranked 17th in the nation…led the team with 25 aces, which gave her 142 for her career which is sixth in program history…her season high was three aces at Quincy and against Charleston…named to the Nova Southeastern all-tournament team…her efforts earned her first team all-GLVC honors and solidified herself as one of the best defensive players in program history

2018: Was tops in the GLVC and 20thin the NCAA Division II with 52 service aces, 28 coming in conference matches…was 10thoverall in digs per set at 4.89 and finished with a team-high 567 digs in 116 sets played…had 12 matches with 20 or more digs and posted a season-high 31 digs in season finale against Lewis (November 8)…led the team in serves with 547 with 52 aces and a .943 serve percentage…was named the GLVC Defensive Player of the Week on September 17…earned Academic All-GLVC honors.

2017: Wacker has become an elite defender for the Purple and White after a stellar sophomore campaign that included 111 of a possible 118 sets played, 30 of the team's 32 matches played and two starts in those 30 outings ... became the program's first ever first-team all-conference libero ... in the school's career record book Wacker surpassed one of the all-time greats in Abby Moser for digs per set and currently ranks first in that category with a mark of 4.77 ... Wacker also moved up to third in 20+ dig matches with 27 and tied for sixth in 30+ dig matches with two ... in the single season record book, Wacker's 2017 effort ranks second in digs per set (5.27), second in 20+ dig matches (18), tied for third in 30+ dig matches (2), and fourth in total digs (585) ... on Nov. 11 at Rockhurst, she racked up 39 digs, which are the second most in a single match in program history behind Casey Bruno's 40 vs. Central Missouri on Oct. 7, 2009 ... among the national ranks, Wacker was 47th in digs per set and 50th in total digs ... had at least 10 digs in all but four of her 30 matches played ... named Academic All-GLVC.

2016: Needless to say, Wacker turned in quite the campaign as a freshman in 2016 as she was one of just three Bulldogs to play in all 128 of the team's sets and one of six to play in all 35 of the team's matches ... led the team in digs with 554 and digs per set with 4.33 ... in the program's record book for a career, she is already fourth in digs per set ... for the single-season charts, Wacker is tied for fifth in matches with at least 10 digs and ninth in digs per set ... Wacker also proved to be a valuable asset when it came to serving as she was behind just Kayla Bastian in service aces with 37 and aces per set with 0.29 ... sent home at least two aces in a match nine times including five at Maryville on Oct. 7, four vs. Drury on Oct. 21 and three vs. Lewis on Nov. 19 in the GLVC Tournament semifinals ... entered double-digits for digs in all but four matches including 15+ 23 times and 20+ nine times ... named Academic All-GLVC.

High School
Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Villa Duchesne in St. Louis, Mo. ... helped the Saints to a state title for Class 3 in 2015 and a runner-up finish in 2014 ... first-team all-state in 2015 and first-team all-region the same season ... was a member of the Under Armour All-American Watch Team in 2015 as well as the state's all-academic team from 2012-14 ... also a national champion for U16 in 2014 for the National Division and placed fifth in the U17 Open the same year ... named most valuable player for the President's Day Tournament in 2013 ... totaled 158 service aces, 645 kills, 1,163 digs, 134 assists, and a serve receive percentage of at least 90 percent all four seasons ... excelled in the classroom as well where she was a member of the National Honory Society for two years, the Distinguished Honor Roll in 2014 and the regular Honor Roll in both 2012 and 2013.

Personal
Daughter of Steven and Jennifer Wacker ... is majoring in health sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2016Freshman

    Libero
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2017Sophomore

    Libero
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2018Junior

    Libero
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2019Senior

    Libero
    5'7"
    9