The University of Akron Athletics
2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

Lauren Baker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Penn HS
- Hometown:
- Osceola, Ind.
2024: Appeared in 29 matches… played in 113 sets… named to the Academic All-MAC Team...recorded 384 kills… had 16 assists… recorded 27 aces… had 234 digs… recorded 47 total blocks… recorded a career high 434.5 points… recorded a career high 25 kills against Miami (OH) (Oct. 12)… had a career high four assists against Western Michigan (Oct. 25)… had a career high five blocks against Wyoming (Sep. 5)…
2023: Appeared in 23 matches and started 22... played in 89 total sets... recorded 226 kills... averaged 2.54 kills per set... recorded nine assists... recorded 11 aces... recorded 31 total blocks... recorded a season-high 19 kills at Miami (OH) (Nov. 10)... recorded a season-high three aces against Bucknell (Sept. 8)... recorded a season-high 19 digs at Western Michigan (Oct. 28)...
Prior to Akron: Played two seasons at Tennessee at Chattanooga
2022: Played in 17 matches... 46 total sets...finished with 29 kills on 105 total attacks... .114% hitting percentage...career-high 10 kills at a .240% attacking percentage against UNC Asheville (9/7)... added five digs and two block assists...recorded 39 digs at a 0.85 per set average... career-high 10 digs against Southern Indiana (9/9)...Registered five block assists...two service aces...Dean's List... AD's Honor Roll... Academic All-Southern Conference
2021: Played in 12 matches and made four starts...made her first career appearance vs. Toledo (9/4) and slotted seven kills on 18 swings adding a season-best three blocks...posted 27 kills, averaging 1.04 per set, 16 digs and seven blocks throughout the season.
High School: Helped the team to a 123-24 record over four years...2018 Regional Champion, 3x regional runner-up...four-time Conference and Sectional Champion...2020 Under Armour All-America Watch List and PrepDig.com Indiana Ranked Top-15 Prospect...2020 JVA and IHSVCA Watch List...2019 AVCA Phenom...four-time Academic All-State
Personal: Daughter of Cody and Kristin Baker...Father played football at Anderson University (1992-95)...Major, Business/Marketing