Laura Witt

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Freeport, Ill.
High School:
Freeport
Prev School:
UT-San Antonio

2013 (Senior):

Appeared in 16 matches with three starts
Ranked second on the team with 136 assists
Recorded a triple-double at The Citadel (10 kills, 27 assists, 15 digs) on Sept. 14, which was the first for DePaul since 2004 and only the third since 2000
Her 10 kills at The Citadel were a career-high
Witt also registered her ninth career double-double with 34 assists and 15 digs versus Butler on Nov. 22

2012 (Junior):

Appeared in 28 matches with 14 starts at the setter position
Led the team with 629 assists and a 6.35 assist per set average
Also displayed solid defense, ranking third on the team with 202 digs
Recorded a career-high 52 assists and 18 digs on Sept. 26, 2012 versus Green Bay
Ranked second on the team with seven double-double performances

2011 (Sophomore at UT-San Antonio):

Saw action in 20 sets and 10 matches
Recorded 57 assists (2.85 aps), one kill, 14 digs and three service aces
Recorded a season-high 16 assists August 26 versus Creighton

2010 (Freshman at UT-San Antonio):

Appeared in 42 sets and 20 matches during rookie year with the Roadrunners
Made two starts and set a career-high with 40 assists in both contests (Oct. 6 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Oct. 9 against McNeese State)
Finished season with 186 assists (4.43 aps), 49 digs, four kills and three service aces
Handed out 16 helpers in her collegiate debut against Texas Tech on August 28
Made appearances in both the Southland Conference Tournament and NCAA Tournament

High School:

Four-year starter at setter for Freeport High School
Led team to Illinois 3A State Tournament Regionals three times (2007-09)
Helped Freeport to an unbeaten conference season at 16-0 and its first conference championship since 1977 in 2008
Four-year Northern Illinois Conference-10 Scholar-Athlete
NIC-10 All-Conference Team in 2009
All-Tournament Team at Moline, IL High School Tournament (2008-09)
Played three years of club volleyball with the Fusion Volleyball Academy

Personal:

Daughter of June and Tom Witt
Has one sibling, Valerie, who played volleyball collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Intends to major in entrepreneurship

Witt by the Numbers:
Career & Match-By-Match

Career Highs

Kills: 10, at The Citadel, Sept. 14, 2013
Attacks: 16, Butler, Nov. 22, 2013
Assists: 52, Green Bay, Sept. 26, 2012
Serve aces: 1, 6x, Rutgers, Nov. 3, 2012
Digs: 18, Green Bay, Sept. 26, 2012
Blocks: 4, at Cincinnati, Sept. 23, 2012
Block solo: 1, 2x, at Cincinnati, Sept. 23, 2012
Block assist: 3, at Cincinnati, Sept. 23, 2012