Whitney Lauenstein Season 2022

Honors & Awards
• AVCA All-Region Team (2022)
• Husker Invitational All-Tournament Team (2022)
• Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2022; Spring 2022)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022)

2022 (Sophomore)
• Earned AVCA All-Region honors in her second season as a Husker after averaging 2.78 kills per set with a .238 hitting percentage to go with 1.07 blocks per set and a team-high 28 service aces in 32 matches played 
• Recorded eight kills and seven blocks with a .368 hitting percentage in the season opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Aug. 26)
• Had 15 kills on .429 hitting with four digs and three blocks against Tulsa (Aug. 26)
• Named to the Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team after 3.44 kills and 1.44 blocks per set with a .353 hitting percentage
• Posted nine kills and six blocks while hitting .350 in a sweep of Ole Miss on Sept. 3, earning Husker Invitational All-Tournament Team honors
• Led the Huskers to a 3-2 win at No. 17 Creighton with a career-high 25 kills on .385 hitting to go with two blocks (Sept. 7)
• Put down 12 kills on .381 hitting with four blocks in a sweep of Long Beach State (Sept. 10)
• Had 11 kills, seven digs, three blocks and two aces against Stanford (Sept. 13)
• Followed with 11 kills on .370 hitting with two service aces, three blocks and two digs at No. 13 Kentucky (Sept. 18)
• Logged seven kills, two aces, three digs and four blocks in a 3-2 win over No. 7 Ohio State (Sept. 24)
• Had 11 kills on .391 hitting at Rutgers (Sept. 30)
• Notched 10 kills and six blocks in a sweep at No. 24 Michigan (Oct. 8)
• Recorded seven kills and a season-high eight blocks in a 3-0 sweep of No. 14 Penn State (Oct. 14)
• Posted 13 kills with a .346 hitting percentage to go with one ace, five digs and three blocks in a win at Illinois (Oct. 22)
• Tied her season high with eight blocks and added seven kills in a 3-0 win over Maryland (Oct. 29)
• Tallied 16 kills while hitting .353 with seven blocks in a 3-2 win at Northwestern (Nov. 6)
• Had 11 kills and hit .364 vs. Minnesota (Nov. 26)

2021 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 27 matches in her inaugural season as a Husker
• Had at least five kills in nine matches
• Made her collegiate debut vs. Colgate (Aug. 27), posting three kills and a season-high three blocks
• Finished with eight kills on .429 hitting with blocks and three digs vs. Georgia (Sept. 3)
• Notched a season-high 11 kills on .529 hitting to go with two blocks and three digs vs. Arizona State (Sept. 4)
• Had five kills and two blocks off the bench at No. 16 Stanford (Sept. 14)
• Totaled nine kills and a block vs. No. 5 Louisville (Sept. 18)
• Gathered six kills, three digs and a season-high-tying three blocks vs. Maryland (Nov. 12)
• Had five kills on .500 hitting with two blocks in a sweep of No. 15 Penn State (Nov. 19)
• Got the start at No. 5 Wisconsin (Nov. 26), finishing with six kills, three digs and three blocks

Before Nebraska
• Ranked the No. 16 overall prospect by PrepVolleyball.com
• Ranked the No. 2 2021 prospect in the state of Nebraska by PrepVolleyball.com
• Played three varsity seasons for Waverly High School in Waverly, Neb.
• Named to the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State First Team in 2019
• Helped the Vikings reach the Class B State Tournament in 2018, 2019 and 2020
• Was named to the Class B All-Tournament Team at the 2019 Nebraska State Championships
• Was a two-time Class B all-state pick, earning first-team honors as a junior in 2019 and second-team honors as a sophomore in 2018
• Named all-conference in 2018 and 2019
• Played a total of 281 sets and finished with 1,366 career kills, 121 career blocks, 740 career digs and 87 aces
• Finished her career with a .338 hitting percentage, which included a career-best .407 as a junior in 2019
• Also ran track for Waverly
• Played club for VC Nebraska

Personal
• Born on Sept. 24, 2002
• Is the daughter of Carla Lauenstein and the late Ryan Lauenstein
• Has one older brother, Tyler and two younger sisters, Hallie and Gracie.