Lauren Eitler

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Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Johns Creek, Ga.
High School:
Johns Creek HS

CAREER NOTES: A four-year letterwinner at Tulsa … Appeared in 121 matches and 427 sets … Held career averages of 1.60 points (682.5), 1.34 kills (571) and 2.36 digs (1,007) per set … Had 16 double-doubles, 21 double-figure kill contests and 41 double-digit dig matches.

3x American Conference All-Academic Team

2025: Averaged 2.86 points (326), 2.50 kills (285) and 2.66 digs (303) in 114 sets across 32 matches played.

Led TU in kills seven times, digs four times, aces three times and blocks twice this season.
Had seven double-doubles, 12 double-figure kill games and 13 double-digit dig contests.
Led Tulsa with 31 kills at Wyoming’s Rumble in the Rockies tournament, adding two double-doubles along the way.
Got her third double-double (13 kills/16 digs) against Arkansas ... finished with 36 digs and 27 kills at the Razorbacks’ Wooo Pig Invite to go 3-0 against Cal Poly, (RV) Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Led Tulsa with 25 kills at the Texas State Invite, earning 10 at Texas State and 15 against UIW.
Added 19 digs in the win over UIW, earning her fourth double-double of the season.
Named to the Tulsa Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Team after pushing TU to three sweeps over New Mexico State, Oral Roberts and Little Rock.
Earned her fifth double-double against New Mexico State with 13 kills and 12 digs.
Boosted the defense with 16 digs at UTSA and 10 digs at Rice.
Had seven kills in each of the home sweeps over Wichita State, UAB and Memphis.
Led Tulsa with a career-high 18 kills at Memphis.
Produced 12 kills and 17 digs against North Texas for her seventh double-double.
Recorded 15 kills and a team-high five blocks at Temple.
Averaged 3.08 points and 2.92 kills in the American Championship, leading Tulsa with 12 kills against (2) South Florida in the semifinal and 16 digs against (6) FAU in the quarterfinal.

2024: Has played 96 sets and 28 matches and averaged 1.06 points, 0.74 kills and 2.02 digs per set in her junior season.

Had two double-figure kill contests, four double-digit dig matches and two double-doubles on the year.
Had 13 kills and 12 digs against Sam Houston.
Named to the ORU Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after earning 24 kills and nine aces while hitting for .250.
Registered 10 kills and a career-high 21 digs in the 3-2 upset over No. 22 Arkansas.

2023: Started in 23 matches and competed in 117 sets across 32 matches played in her second year at Tulsa.

Finished fifth on the team with 240 digs at a 2.05 average per set.
Reached double-figures in digs 11 times.
Recorded a season-high 18 digs against Sam Houston.

2022: Appeared in 100 sets and started in 27 of 29 matches played for Tulsa in her first year as a Golden Hurricane.

Finished the year ranked second on the team with 714 total attacks and third in kills (182) and digs (270).
Was third on the team with six double-doubles on the year.
Generated 15 kills in 56 total attacks and 20 digs against Memphis.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Johns Creek High School.
Completed her career with 1,328 kills, 900 digs, 427 assists and 168 service aces.
Totaled career-highs of 484 kills, 257 digs and 58 aces as a senior.
Was an All-Region selection her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
Named Region 7-6A Player of the Year in her senior year.
Also named to the AVCA All-America Watch List her senior year.
Made the AVCA Phenom List her junior year.
Was awarded the Max Preps Player of the Year her junior year.

PERSONAL

Parents are Michael and Candace Eitler.
Her grandfather played football at Penn State.
Her favorite actor is Dwayne Johnson.
Her favorite musician is Elvis Presley.
Her hobbies include hiking, throwing the football with her dad, baking and playing tennis.
Majoring in business management and marketing.