March 27, 2003

Washington, DC? Georgetown Volleyball Head Coach Li Liu announced today the winners of the 2002 Georgetown Volleyball Team Awards.

 

Senior outside hitter Lauren Warner (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei) received two honors?both MVP and Most Improved Player. Warner, the 2002 Georgetown team captain, had a fantastic senior season. The 6? 3? outside hitter posted 17 double-doubles during the season and led the squad in kills with 486 over 105 games for a 4.63 per game average. The 4.63 average was the best in the BIG EAST this season.  Warner was second on the team in aces (39) and digs (318); and third in blocks (65). She also tallied 24 assists.  

 

Sophomore middle blocker Sara Albert (Davis, Calif./Davis) received the Coaches Award for the 2002 season. In only her second season, Albert was exceptional in 2002.  She led Georgetown and the BIG EAST all season long in hitting percentage with a .411 average on the strength of 257 kills with just 58 errors in 484 attempts. The .411 hitting percentage also ranked her seventh in the nation among Division I players. In addition, Albert led the team in blocks with 139, including 32 solo stops, and was second on the squad in kills with the 257 total.  She picked up BIG EAST Player of the Week honors during the week of October 7 after recording a triple-double performance against Miami.  Albert had 11 kills, 11 digs and 10 blocks in the Hoyas? 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes.

 

This year?s Leadership Award went to sophomore setter Jen Ward (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei). Ward played in 84 games for the Hoyas and garnered a remarkable 881 assists with an average 10.49 per game.

 

Finally, sophomore outside hitter Julie Grauert (Lake Oswego, Ore./Jesuit) was the recipient of the 100% Award. Grauert saw action in 110 games last season and racked up 344 digs, the most on the team.

 

In her fourth season at Georgetown, Coach Liu finished the 2002 season with an overall record of 17-13 and went 7-6 in Big East conference play.