Paul Lotman

Paul Lotman helped lead the U.S. Team to the gold medal.

MPSF Player of the Year Paul Lotman and his 49er teammates are headed to the NCAA Championships.

Paul Lotman had a career-high six service aces on Friday evening.

Senior Paul Lotman leads the 49ers into action this week.

Paul Lotman had 12 kills, four aces and four digs in the win over Pacific.

Paul Lotman had 24 kills in Friday's contest against Northridge.

Paul Lotman pounded down 20 kills Saturday at Ohio State.

Position:
OH
Height:
6-7
Class:
Senior
Major:
Sociology
Hometown:
Lakewood, Calif.
Prev School:
Los Alamitos HS

2007: Led the 49ers averaging 4.51 kills per game coupled with a .308 hitting percentage... named honorable mention All-MPSF... his 496 kills led the squad... also led the team with 176 digs (1.60 dpg) and was third on the team with 96 total blocks (0.87 bpg)... led the team with 34 service aces... finished tied for ninth in the country in kills per game and eighth in points per outing (5.29), while in the MPSF stats he was fourth in points (5.14), sixth in kills per game (4.39) and seven in aces (0.31) (league matches only)... hit double figures in kills in 27 matches and registered seven double-double's... had a career-high 29 kills against CS Northridge at the UCSB/E-Bar Tournament in Santa Barbara... had a career-high 11 blocks, to go along with 19 kills, in a five-game loss to Hawaii... was named MVP of the Active Ankle/Long Beach Guesthouse Classic as he averaged 4.8 kills and 1.4 blocks per game while hitting .387 as the 49ers defeated IPFW and Penn State... was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I Men's National Player of the Week, and MPSF Player of the Week, for March 19... led the squad in kills in 20 of its 28 matches and in digs eight times... hit .591 (14-1-22) at Pacific.

2006: Had a strong first year as a full-time starter ... averaged 2.00 kills, 1.66 digs and 0.72 blocks per game while hitting .234 ... hit double digits in kills seven times ... career-high 18 kills in win at UC Santa Barbara ... also had nine digs and five blocks while hitting .615 (18-2-26) against the Gauchos ... had 16 kills and a career-high 12 digs in a home win over USC, hit lone double-double of the year ... had 13 kills in opener against USC and 13 kills at UC Irvine ... finished tied for second on the team with his 204 total digs ... in MPSF matches he averaged 2.05 kills and 1.66 digs per game while hitting .230 ... second on the team with 30 service aces ... against BYU in the MPSF quarterfinals he had seven kills, five digs and four blocks while hitting .455 (7-2-11).

2005: Played in 23 matches and 64 games on the year ... averaged 1.23 kills per game while hitting .238 ... seventh on the team with 11 service aces and tied for fifth on the squad with 88 digs (1.38 dpg) ... 36 total blocks in 64 games (0.56 bpg) ... career-high 11 kills in 25 attempts vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/15) ... had seven kills against three opponents: USC (1/29), Hawaii (4/8) and UCSB (2/18)... had five kills in 10 attempts in two separate matches against No. 1-ranked Pepperdine ... hit an impressive .778 (7-0-9) in win over USC ... hit .462 (7-1-13) vs. Hawaii ... career-best nine digs vs. UCSB and tallied eight digs on three other occasions ... season-high five blocks (1/4) vs. CS Northridge.

2004: Redshirt season

High School: Played two-seasons of volleyball at Los Alamitos for head coach Sue Monsoor... named to the Press-Telegram "Dream Team" his senior season... named all-Sunset League and the Orange County all-star team his senior year as well... notched over 500 kills his senior season for the Griffins... played for the Surf City club team in Huntington Beach for two years (2002-03) for Tim Johnson.

Personal: Born Paul Michael Lotman on November 3, 1985 in Lakewood, California... son of Albert and Kathleen Lotman... major is sociology.