2021 Men's Volleyball Roster
LaVanchy, Nick
Jersey Number 4
Nick LaVanchy
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Wildwood, Mo.
- High School:
- Lafayette
Bio
2020: Played in all 18 matches and appeared in 64 sets … tallied a career high with 17 digs in BSU’s win against McKendree … also earned a career-high seven assists in a win over Daemen … recorded double-digit digs in three consecutive matches … finished second on the team with 116 digs … added 41 assists in a season cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
2019: Played 83 sets for Ball State... was featured on SportsCenter's Top-10 Plays in BSU's match at Lindenwood... finished the year with 24 assists and 128 digs... had a season-high 12 digs at Harvard... named to the Academic All-MIVA Team.
2018: Competed in 29 matches for the Cardinals… tallied 168 digs, including a season high 14 at Saint Francis… added 28 assists on the season
2017: Earned first letter at Ball State… MIVA All-Freshman Team honoree… MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 10)… appeared in 68 sets… tallied 129 digs and 19 assists on the season… recorded a career-high 15 digs in his collegiate debut in the Outriggers Invitational against Princeton (Jan. 5)… one of two Cardinals named to the Outriggers Invitational All-Tournament Team… had 12 digs against then No. 7 Hawaii (Jan. 7)
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters under head coach Doug Ell at Lafayette High School… helped team to a 34-4 mark as a senior… second team all-conference as a junior… first team all-conference as a senior… holds the school record for total digs in a single season (522), total digs in a career (1,334), digs per set in a season (6.35), and digs per set in a career (4.78)… Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior… first team all-state a senior… second team all-state as a junior… third team all-metro as a junior… first team all-metro as a senior… helped team to three time Suburban West Conference Championships, three district championships and two state runners-up… had 20 aces, 41 assists, and 522 digs as a senior… played 171 games in his career with a total of 42 aces, 88 assists and 1,334 digs
PERSONAL: Son of Matt and Tracy Lavanchy… three sisters and one brother… finished high school with a 3.8 grade-point average… awarded the Presidential Academic Award and Scholar Athlete… born Dec. 14, 1997, in Wildwood, Missouri… full name is Nicholas Matthew Lavanchy
2019: Played 83 sets for Ball State... was featured on SportsCenter's Top-10 Plays in BSU's match at Lindenwood... finished the year with 24 assists and 128 digs... had a season-high 12 digs at Harvard... named to the Academic All-MIVA Team.
2018: Competed in 29 matches for the Cardinals… tallied 168 digs, including a season high 14 at Saint Francis… added 28 assists on the season
2017: Earned first letter at Ball State… MIVA All-Freshman Team honoree… MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 10)… appeared in 68 sets… tallied 129 digs and 19 assists on the season… recorded a career-high 15 digs in his collegiate debut in the Outriggers Invitational against Princeton (Jan. 5)… one of two Cardinals named to the Outriggers Invitational All-Tournament Team… had 12 digs against then No. 7 Hawaii (Jan. 7)
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters under head coach Doug Ell at Lafayette High School… helped team to a 34-4 mark as a senior… second team all-conference as a junior… first team all-conference as a senior… holds the school record for total digs in a single season (522), total digs in a career (1,334), digs per set in a season (6.35), and digs per set in a career (4.78)… Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior… first team all-state a senior… second team all-state as a junior… third team all-metro as a junior… first team all-metro as a senior… helped team to three time Suburban West Conference Championships, three district championships and two state runners-up… had 20 aces, 41 assists, and 522 digs as a senior… played 171 games in his career with a total of 42 aces, 88 assists and 1,334 digs
PERSONAL: Son of Matt and Tracy Lavanchy… three sisters and one brother… finished high school with a 3.8 grade-point average… awarded the Presidential Academic Award and Scholar Athlete… born Dec. 14, 1997, in Wildwood, Missouri… full name is Nicholas Matthew Lavanchy
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