Long Beach State University Athletics
Lawlor Leaves For White House
8/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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Lawlor
Off To White House LONG BEACH – Senior setter Dyanne Lawlor is heading to Washington D.C. after accepting a new position. The 2006 graduate was part of a select group to serve as an intern in the White House, an appointment for which Lawlor leaves this week. “Dyanne’s ability to work in the White House is a tremendous honor to her, her school and her program,” said head coach Brian Gimmillaro. “It’s a very rare and exciting opportunity. We’re lucky to have such a distinguished person representing Long Beach in this capacity. We will certainly miss her, but we’re very excited about following the opportunities for her future.” A redshirt during her first year on campus, Lawlor was completing her final year of eligibility with the 49ers after graduating last spring with a degree in psychology. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, worked as a presidential ambassador on campus, and has a 4.0 GPA halfway through her master’s work in political science. A multiple 49er Academic All-Star, Lawlor was named to the Big West Academic All-Conference team each year since 2004, when she made her first appearance in the lineup in mid-September. She finished the season with 194 kills while playing primarily on the outside. Showing her versatility, she was used in a setter’s role in 2005, where she led the team in assists with 758, averaging 12.85 per game, and also added 39 kills for a career-best .305 hitting percentage. She had 107 digs during the season, and was named the Big West Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 11, when she helped lead Long Beach State to two convincing wins over Pacific and UC Irvine. Last season, she transitioned back to playing primarily as an outside hitter, where she recorded 194 kills to go along with 21 service aces and 75 digs. She finishes her career with 1126 assists, 368 kills and 73 aces. A Yorba Linda native, Lawlor was a graduate of Esperanza High School.
Following her time in Washington, she plans to finish her political science
graduate work and enter law school. |
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