Laura Broerman Season 2016

2016 (Senior): Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree … Played in 30 matches, logging 81 sets of action in 2016 … Recorded 29 digs, eight service aces and two assists in 2016 … Played in all three matches during the Penn State Classic ... Logged a career-high five digs against No. 19 North Carolina (8/27) ... Appeared as a serving specialist in all three matches during the Penn State Invitational, notching a pair of digs against Howard (9/17) and Clemson (9/17)... Recorded a career-high three aces against Rutgers (10/8)...Matched a career-high of five digs against No. 19 Ohio State (10/19) and No. 16 Michigan (10/22)...Notched three digs against No. 1 Nebraska (11/4)...Posted two digs and an ace vs. Maryland (11/11)...Served up two aces against Ohio State (11/12) … Posted two digs at Nebraska (11/16) … Logged a dig against Pitt (12/3).

2015 (Junior): Missed the 2015 season due to an injury.

2014 (Sophomore): Totaled 16 appearances on the court during the 2014 season ... Played in six Big Ten matches as well as the NCAA Tournament opener against Siena ... Saw action on the court against TCU (8/29), Iona (8/30) and William & Mary (8/30), posting one dig against the Horned Frogs ... Played in three matches at the Villanova Classic, recording one dig against Yale (9/13) ... Had one ace against DePaul (9/19) ... Played at No. 17 Minnesota (9/27) ... Posted an ace at No. 8 Nebraska (10/3) ... Saw action against No. 15 Illinois (10/11) and at No. 14 Purdue (10/17) ... Had one ace against Michigan (10/24) ... Played against Ohio State (10/28).

2013 (Freshman): Saw action in five matches during the 2013 season ... Made her collegiate debut for the Nittany Lions against Syracuse (8/31), tallying one dig ... Saw action at FGCU (9/14) ... Totaled one dig against Albany (9/20) ... Played against Iowa (10/26) ... Recorded her first collegiate ace against Indiana (11/9).

High School: Four-year member of the honor roll ... Letterwinner all four years at St. Mary's, also played basketball ... Served as team captain in her senior year.

Personal: Born Laura Lynn Broerman on January 18, 1995 in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Has three sisters, Sarah, Rachel and Emily ... Sister, Sarah, played volleyball at UCCS and sister, Rachel, played at Dayton ... Lettered in basketball and track & field ... Majoring in biobehavioral health with an accelerated nursing post-grad track... Names hiking as hobby, Harry Potter as favorite book, Tim McGraw as favorite entertainer, "Rocket Power" as favorite TV show, "Cars 2" as favorite movie, favorite pro sports team as the Broncos, favorite athlete as Carley Muller, favorite actresses as the Kardashians and favorite food as BBQ chicken.