2008 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in all 32 matches
• Recorded at least one kill in 31 contests
• Tallied double-figure kills on 11 different occassions
• Recorded a season-best 17 kills, just one shy of career high in two different contests against Binghamton and East Tennessee State.
• Notched at least one assist in 12 matches
• Ranked second on the team in attacks with 884 on the season and second in kills with 260, averaging 2.24 per set
• Finished third on the team in digs with a total of 234 on the season
• In the first contest of the season broke a career-high in digs, tallying 20 against Eastern Michigan
• Repeated 20 dig performance at Chattanooga (October 3)
• Had nine matches with double-figure digs
• Named to the SoCon fall academic all-conference team

2007 (Freshman)
• Played in 110 games over 31 matches and made 28 starts
• Recorded a kill in every match and a dig in all but two
• Aside from her collegiate debut, played in at least three games of every match
• Averaged over four kills per game in the Southern Conference Tournament
• Recorded double-doubles in consecutive matches with 13 kills and 10 digs at Chattanooga (Sept. 22) as well as 12 kills and 14 digs against The Citadel (Sept. 28)
• Named to the Appalachian State Honor Roll

High School
• Played at Providence High School in Charlotte, N.C.
• Earned South Western 4A Player of the Year honors in 2006
• Was named to the all-Charlotte Observer (2006) and all-Mecklenburg teams (2004-06)
• Also earned North Carolina Regional MVP and all-region honors in both 2004 and 2006 and all-conference accolades in 2005 and ‘06
• Led her team to the state championship matches in 2004-06 with the team winning the state title in 2004 and ‘05

Personal
• Full name is Lauren Taylor Swecker
• Born March 31, 1989
• Is the daughter of Chris and Sue Swecker
• Both parents are alumni of Appalachian State
• Has two older sisters, Ashely and Kristin, a 2008 Appalachian graduate
• Majoring in communications-public relations with a minor in marketing