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Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

2022 Women's Volleyball

4 Sakira LaCour

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Position MB
  • Hometown Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Highschool Cleveland HS
  • Major Psychology

Biography

2021 | JUNIOR
All-Summit League First Team
Katrinka Crawford Invitational All-Tournament Team
The Summit League All-Tournament Team

Started all 29 games for the Golden Eagles and tied for the team lead with 106 sets played ... Led the Golden Eagles and Summit League in blocks with 141.0, which ranked 22nd nationally ... Averaged a Summit League-best 1.33 blocks per set, ranking 15th nationally ... Totaled a team-high 342.5 points and ranked second on the squad in kills with 263, averaging 2.48 kills per set ... Owned a team-best .360 attack percentage, which ranked 54th in the nation ... Registered double-figure kills 12 times on the year ... Recorded a season-best in kills (16) and blocks (11) at South Dakota State (10/28).

2020 | SOPHOMORE
Summit League Preseason Player to Watch
2020-21 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

Appeared in all 18 matches earning the start 16 times and played 66 sets ... Totaled 83 kills for the year averaging 1.26 per set behind a .180 hitting percentage ... Posted a season-high 10 kills against Denver (3/1) ... Registered seven solo blocks and 46 block assists totaling 53 averaging 0.8 blocks per set ... Turned away a career-high seven total blocks and three solo blocks at North Dakota State (2/14) ... Matched her career best of five block assists four times during the season ... Finished with nine service aces and a season-best three coming at NDSU (2/14) ... Added 23 total digs, including a career-high five versus North Dakota (1/31).
 
2019 | FRESHMAN
Appeared in 21 matches as a true freshman earning a starting spot seven times totaling 56 sets played ... Made her ORU debut against Louisiana Tech (8/30) recording eight kills ... Posted back-to-back efforts with double-digit kills to end the year, including a career-high 13 at North Dakota State (11/17) in the regular season finale ... Averaged 1.27 kills per set totaling 71 for the campaign hitting at a .224 clip ... Registered a season-best five block assists versus North Dakota State (10/20) tallying 30 total block assists ... Posted solo blocks against Illinois State (9/6) and Purdue Fort Wayne (11/10) averaging 0.57 blocks per set ... Added 16 digs and two service aces for the season.
 
PRIOR TO ORU
Played prep volleyball for Head Coach Brian Ainsworth at Cleveland High School earning two varsity letters ... Helped the Storm reach the state championship quarterfinals in 2016 as the No. 1 seed ... Lists an 11-kill match playing in the state tournament as one of her most memorable high school moments ... Also lettered in tennis during her prep tenure ... Played club volleyball for the Albuquerque Rebels Volleyball Club.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Tony LaCour and Diana LaCour ... Majoring in Psychology at Oral Roberts ... Chose ORU because "I was referred to its camp by alumni and had a great experience, loved the coaching staff and girls. The campus is beautiful and it felt right" ... Lists the Oklahoma City Thunder as her favorite professional sports team and Anthony Davis as her favorite pro athlete.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2019Freshman

    MB
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2020Sophomore

    MB
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2021Junior

    MB
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2022Senior

    MB
    6'0"
    4
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