LAURA BUTLER ‘16 Recruiting Profile

Personal Statement

University of Nevada, Las Vegas TRANSFER...  Last season, Starting DS, Recruited as a Libero/DS at UNLV.  Team finished regular season 23-7 overall record and played four teams who went to the NCAA D1 tournament.  Contributed to higher end rank at #34 in American Volleyball Coaches Association's Division I Top-25 Poll.  Finishing third in the Mountain West Conference, UNLV earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship, marking their second trip to the tournament and first since 2007. UNLV opened the NCAA tournament with a historic four-set victory over No. 22 Utah on Dec. 2.   The win gave UNLV their first NCAA tournament victory in program history and first win over a ranked team since 2014.   Only Freshman volleyball player rto make Fall Academic All-MW Team with 3.5 GPA.

Overall record: 24-8 Conf: 12-6 Home: 13-2 Away: 7-6 Neutral: 4-0

Link to individual stats from UNLV : http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/w-volley/stats/2016-2017/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND

                                    ATTACK       SET             SERVE ## Player  SP  MP-MS K  K/Set  E       TA      Pct      A      A/Set    SA    SA/Set     SE#7 Butler, Laura97      26-19         0   0.00      0        4      .000    21     0.22      13      0.13      31UNLV................ 117    32-32    1617 13.82 602    4290   .237  1479 12.64     125   1.07       223

               DIG                  BLOCKING   POINTS ## Player        SP   RE   Dig   Dig/Set     BS    BA     Total    Blk/Set   BE    BHE    Points    Pts/Set #7  Butler, Laura  97     20   187     1.93          0        0          0         0.00      0        0           13.0        0.13 UNLV................    117   107 1721    14.71      43     517    301.5      2.58     49      20        2043.5      17.47

Link to UNLV vs UT @ BYU- NCAA Championships Round 1: https://campusinsiders.com/live/12-2-16-utah-vs-unlv/

2015 SENIOR High School... I've been playing competitive volleyball for eight years now and enjoyed playing with some of the best players in Southern California while taking on top teams nationwide.  Last season, my club, Seal Beach VBC, team ranked #11 of all 17's teams in SCVA.    This year with my school Varsity team,  I earned:  

SoCal Prep Legends Fans Choice for Girls Volleyball Athlete Of The Year 

Max Preps 2015 California High School All State Division lll Team All-Around Player

Whittier Daily News 2015 Girls Volleyball Player Of The Year.  

All-CIF Team,  and.....  '14 & '15 League MVP,  1st Team All Area,  1st Team All League, '14 & '15 Team MVP,  & '14 & '15 Team Capt.   

So happy to return to Seal Beach for my last club year as the starting Libero with DS/OH support if needed.  Last year, in the L.A. & Spokane Qualifiers Open Div, we finished 9th & 8th.  Our team ended the season placing 10th in Open Div at AAU's.   I've have a 4.0 GPA of mostly honors & AP classes.   In my spare time,  I volunteer through the National Charity League and watch sports with my dad.  My goal is to join a  competitive team where I can study Kinesiology.  My dream has always been to play volleyball in college!

Laura Butler