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Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

2021 Women's Volleyball

2 Sylvia Lawson

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position S
  • Hometown Joplin, Mo.
  • Highschool Carl Junction HS
  • Major Accounting

Biography

2020 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
2020-21 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

Made five starts and appeared in 14 matches playing a total of 47 sets ... Finished with a pair of double-doubles coming against North Dakota (2/1) and South Dakota State (3/20) ... Ranked second on the team totaling 234 set assists averaging 4.98 per set ... Recorded double-digit assists in 12 of 14 outings, including a season-best 38 against South Dakota State (3/20) ... Posted 41 total kills from her setter position behind a .223 hitting percentage ... Put away a career-best eight kills at home against North Dakota (1/31) ... Registered 38 digs averaging 0.8 per set and reached double digits twice with 14 versus North Dakota (2/1) and 10 against South Dakota State (3/20) ... Tallied three solo blocks and 13 block assists for 16 total blocks ... Added two service aces coming against South Dakota State (3/20).
 
2019 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
2019-20 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
Appeared in all 31 matches for the Golden Eagles, including 30 starts ... Made her ORU debut against Louisiana Tech (8/30) and posted a career-best 59 set assists ... Recorded 1,127 set assists and 9.16 assists per set, ranking third in The Summit League in both categories ... Reached 40 or more assists 14 times and had at least 50 twice ... Led the Golden Eagles with 27 service aces, ranking 12th in The Summit League ... Finished third on the team totaling 46 block assists averaging 0.37 blocks per set ... Ranked second on the team posting 13 double-doubles ... Averaged 2.33 digs per set totaling 287, including a career-high 17 against Louisiana Tech (8/30) ... Achieved her most kills in a match registering seven on 11 attempts versus North Dakota (10/18) and totaled 88 kills for the year.
 
2018 | FRESHMAN
Took a redshirt in her first year at Oral Roberts.
 
PRIOR TO ORU
Closed her three-year prep career at Carl Junction High School ranked second all-time in assists with 1,605 and added 503 career digs, 201 kills and 63 service aces playing for Head Coach Cheryl Sharples ... Named all-state as a senior in 2017 after helping the Bulldogs to a district championship and reaching the state sectionals serving as team captain ... Was a first team all-conference, all-district and District 12 all-tournament team selection in 2017 ... Honored on the all-district first team, second team all-conference and honorable mention all-region in 2016, while earning a spot on the academic all-state team ... Club team Star Aquila qualified for the 18U National Volleyball Championship USA Division in 2017.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kelly and Ronda Lawson ... Is a bone marrow donor for her younger sister ... Major in Accounting at ORU ... Chose ORU because "it's a Christian university and has great academics. The volleyball program has a winning tradition and it feels like home" ... Father was a running back at Pittsburg State and grandfather played football and baseball at Northeastern State, playing in two national championships, while other grandfather ran track at Pittsburg State ... Was a member of National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honors Society ... Enjoys calligraphy, painting and serving others through church in her free time ... Lists Tim Tebow as her favorite professional athlete and the USA men's volleyball national team as her favorite sports team.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

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    2019Redshirt

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    2020Redshirt Sophomore

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    5'11"
    2
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    2021Redshirt Junior

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    5'11"
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