Completed Event: Volleyball at Florida Gulf Coast on August 30, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 3 , (19-25, 11-25, 25-16, 20-25)
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2008 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Lauren Fanelli
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Moon Township, Pa.
- High School:
- Moon Area
- Previous:
- Colorado
Bio
As a senior:
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
- JMU Days Inn Invitational All-Tournament team
- Ranks 10th in school history with 4.24 assists per set
- Appeared in 26 matches, starting 25 of them
- Tied for third on the team with seven double-doubles
- Finished season with 570 assists (5.82/set), 17 service aces, 212 digs, and a block
- Season-highs in assists (46) and digs (14) against William & Mary
- 31 assists and 14 digs against Georgia State
- 31 assists and six digs against Delaware State
As a junior:
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
- Finished the season averaging 7.96 assists/set and a total of 358 assists
- Six matches with five or more digs and seven matches with two or more kills
- 10 assists, season-high two blocks, and two kills against Morehead State
- Career-high 55 assists, six digs, three kills, and four points against Duquesne
As a sophomore:
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
- Three-matches of 15 or more digs
- Career-high three aces against Murray State
- Career-high 17 digs against Brown
- Played setter with 12 assists and two kills against Northeastern
As a freshman:
- Competed at University of Colorado... 33 assists in eight sets
Before JMU:
- 4 Year Letterwinner in Volleyball
- All Section Honorable Mention
- MVP setter at MACS
- Two time First Team All-Section
- Two time MVP setter, Moon Tournament
- Lettered in track & field
- Two time First Team All WPIAL
- First Team All-State with 752 assists
- YMCA Top 100 Scholar Athletes
- Led Moon Area to 35-3 record combined in junior and senior seasons
Personal:
- Daughter of Amy and Neal Fanelli
- Kinesiology major with a concentration in exercise science
Getting to know Lauren...
Why did you choose JMU?
I loved the campus and support athletics receives. I knew the academics would provide me with a lot of opportunities.
What is your major?
Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science
What is your favorite?
Food: PB& J's
Movie: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Song: "Beautiful" by Damian Marley & Bobby Brown
Athlete: The Williams' Sisters
What is something unique about you?
I can ride a unicycle.
What are your favorite things to do off the court?
Watch the Food Channel, sleep, and hang out with friends!
What is your favorite place on campus and why?
UREC, because I love to dunk on everyone.
What is your favorite thing about JMU volleyball?
My teammates.
What do you want to accomplish in the 2010 season?
Win the CAA tournament and make it to the dance!
What is your favorite place you've traveled to with JMU volleyball?
California.
What do you want to do after college?
Be successful in a career I love and move to Colorado.
What is the best advice you have received?
Life is too important to be taken seriously.
What is your favorite JMU volleyball memory?
There are too many to count!
JMU Volleyball | Recap SBC Championship Game
Friday, December 09
JMU Volleyball | Cinematic Recap vs. South Alabama
Friday, December 09
JMU Volleyball | Travel Video - SBC Tournament
Friday, December 09
JMU Volleyball | Practice - SBC Tournament
Friday, December 09
