Lael Ceriani

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Scripps Ranch HS
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
Prev School:
UT Martin
Major:
Biology

2016: Played in 77 sets over 28 matches with 14 starts ... Reached double-digit kills in four matches ... Posted a season-high 12 kills in a 3-1 road victory at Georgia State (Sept. 17) ... Recorded eight kills and seven digs in a four-set win over Houston (Nov. 17) at home.

2015 (UT Martin): Played in all 125 sets and paced the Skyhawks in kills (329) and kills per set (2.63) … Tallied 171 kills (2.76 per set) and hit .201 in Ohio Valley Conference matches … Notched double-digit kills in 17 contests … Recorded a season-high 19 kills twice - against USC Upstate (Sept. 18) and at Tennessee State (Oct. 24) … Racked up 17 kills, seven blocks, seven digs and a .235 hitting percentage in UT Martin’s five-set victory at Ole Miss (Sept. 1).

2014 (UT Martin): Saw playing time in 40 sets over the span of 20 matches...Recorded 41 kills (1.02 per set) on a .155 hitting percentage while adding 28 digs, seven service aces, five assists and four blocks...Was responsible for at least four kills in seven different matches, including a career-best seven kills at Alabama State (Aug. 29) ... Slammed down five kills (against zero errors) for a .455 hitting percentage in 11 attempts at Tennessee Tech (Nov.15) ... Tallied eight digs in only three sets at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 11) ... Had a multi-block outing at Alabama State ... Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High School: Capped off a remarkable prep career at Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego, Calif. by leading the Falcons to a 35-3 overall record, Western League championship and top-20 state ranking ... Playing under head coach Ronni Olsen, Ceriani helped Scripps Ranch to their seventh section title in the last decade after being named a 2013 All-San Diego Section first teamer and Western League Player of the Year ... Elevated her game in the biggest moments, tallying a match-high 21 kills against Poway in the CIF San Diego Section Division I semifinals ... Was named a “San Diego Section Player to Watch” ... Earned all-tournament accolades while leading Scripps Ranch to a fifth place finish out of 41 teams in the 2013 LJHS Beach Cities Invitational ... Helped guide the Falcons to a 7-1 record in that tournament, including a victory over eventual champion Vista Murrieta ... Was also named Most Valuable Player of the Scripps Ranch Tournament after leading the Falcons to a tournament title.

Personal: Daughter of Geoff and Dylann Ceriani ... Majoring in engineering and natural science.