Laura Rojas

Position:
Libero
Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
High School:
Cypress Creek H.S.
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
Prev School:
Hillsborough C.C.

2019

MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Appeared in and started 29 matches as SIU’s libero … finished sixth in the MVC in total digs (564) and eighth in digs per set (4.59) … her 564 total digs are the third-most in a single-season in program history and the most since Bailey Yeager’s school record of 630 in 2012 … marked just the fifth time in program history that a Saluki has finished with 500-plus digs in a single-season … tallied a career-high 32 digs to go along with five assists and two aces in SIU’s four-set win over Drake (11/2) … it was the most digs in a four-set match by a Saluki since 2012 … notched double-digit digs in 27 of the 29 matches she played in, which including 13 matches with 20-plus digs … recorded her first career assist-dig double-double with 28 digs and 13 assists in SIU’s five-set win at Bradley (9/27) … dished out at least one assist in all 29 matches she played in, which included 17 matches with five-plus assists … served an ace in nine matches, which included multiple aces in four matches.

2018

Appeared in 27 matches ... posted 160 digs (2.38/set), 18 assists, and three aces on the season ... tallied 10-plus digs in six matches ... recorded a season-best 15 digs against Valparaiso (11/17) ... notched an ace and 10 digs in SIU's win over Indiana State (11/2) ... tied her season-best with four assists vs. Central Arkansas (9/15) ... tallied four assists and 14 digs against CSUN (9/7).

Prior to SIU

2017 NJCAA All-Academic First Team … Helped the Hillsborough Hawks to a 43-20-1 record in her two seasons … Finished the 2017-18 season with 225 digs (2.14/set) and 170 assists (1.62/set) as the Hawks went 22-11-1 … Tallied 168 digs (1.81/set) for a Hillsborough squad that finished the 2016 season ranked No. 12 in the final NJCAA National Poll.

Personal

Daughter of Juan Rojas and Adriana Chavez … Has one sibling … Began playing club volleyball when she was four years old in Puerto Rico … Moved to Florida at the age of eight … majoring in architecture.