Dyanne Lawlor

Position:
S
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Major:
Master's in political science
Hometown:
Yorba Linda, Calif.
High School:
Esperanza HS
Prev School:
Esperanza HS

2006 (Junior): Appeared in 65 games on the season... averaged 2.03 kills, 0.88 digs and 0.52 blocks per game... hit double digits in kills five times... season-best 14 kills vs. Cal Poly... had 13 kills at UC Riverside and 11 kills in a home win over Pacific, also adding four digs and four blocks... had a career-high four aces, to go along with 10 digs, in a home win over Cal State Fullerton... appeared in two matches as a setter, recording 21 assists vs. Alabama State and 36 assists against Saint Mary's in the Walter Pyramid.

2005 (Sophomore): Big West Player of the Week (11/21)… Averaged 12.85 assists and 1.81 digs per game in ’05… Started at UC Irvine (Oct. 6) and recorded 38 assists, three kills, a pair of blocks and an ace… Notched a career-high 66 assists and a career-high 14 digs vs. Cal Poly on Oct. 28… Had a career-high seven blocks, while directing the 49er offense to a .323 attack percentage in the 3-0 win over UCSB on Oct. 29… Recorded 40 assists, 10 digs (her first double-double of the season) and directed the 49er offense to a .429 attack percentage vs. CS Northridge on Nov. 19… Posted her second double-double with 60 assists and 11 digs vs. Florida A&M on Nov. 26… Her 12.85 assists per game was the ninth highest per game average for a single-season in school history.

2004 (Freshman): Inserted into the starting line-up in mid-September... Posted back-to-back 11 kill performances vs. CS Northridge (10/22) and Pacific (10/23)… Added seven kills, four digs, and three blocks at Idaho on 10/28… Netted six kills and two aces vs. UC Irvine on Nov. 6… Registered 10 kills in the 3-1 loss to UC Santa Barbara (11/12)… Poured in nine kills and three aces in the 3-0 sweep over Cal Poly on Nov. 13… Posted a solid match at UC Riverside on Nov. 20 with 13 kills (.522 attack percentage), four digs and two blocks… Tallied nine kills, four digs, and three aces vs. American on Nov. 26… Connected for 14 kills, three aces, and six digs vs. Notre Dame on Nov. 27… Netted 10 kills and three aces in the first-round NCAA playoff win vs. Utah (12/3)… Lawlor averaged 2.34 kills per game and had 30 aces in ’04.

2003: Redshirt Season

High School: Graduated from Esperanza High School with several honors... As a senior, Lawlor was named the Esperanza Female Athlete of the Year... Earned first-team All-CIF and All-Orange County honors... She was named a fourth-team All-American, and was the MVP of the inaugural LA County vs. Orange County All-Star game... Student Sports listed Lawlor as a "Fab 50" recruit... She was a three-time All-Sunset League selection and helped her team reach the CIF semi-finals her sophomore and junior years... Lawlor also helped her team win two Sunset League titles in 2000 and 2001... In the summer of 2002, Lawlor was named to the all-tournament team at the Junior Olympics... She also lettered two years in track, and earned an AP Scholar Award and was a member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Brother, Darryl, plays basketball at UC San Diego... Graduated in Spring ‘06 with a B.A. in Psychology ... member of Phi Beta Kappa ... Working on her Masters in Political Science... Has future aspirations of attending law school... Lawlor is a multiple 49er Academic All-Star, and was named to the Big West Academic All-Conference team for the last three years.