TITANS `10: Was one of four Titans to play in
all 112 sets Reached double figures in kills on seven
occasions and tied her career best performance with 15 kills on
Oct. 30 versus Cal Poly Hit a career-best .500 on Sept. 11
versus Eastern Kentucky, tallying 12 kills in 20 swings with just
two errors Had 13 kills in 27 swings without an error (.481)
on Oct. 23 against Long Beach State Tied her career high
with a pair of service aces on Aug. 28 at USC and again on Sept. 17
against Penn Had her only double-double of the season,
registering 10 kills and a career-high 12 digs on Sept. 18 against
Yale Tallied the most points of her career (19.0) on Oct. 30
at home versus Cal Poly when she scored 15 kills and six blocks
Led the team with 82 total blocks Set a new career
high with six blocks twice against Cal Poly, once on Oct. 1 (six
block assists) and once Oct. 30 (two solos and one assist)
Had six kills and three blocks in the Titans' first postseason
appearance on Dec. 3 against Colorado State.
UNLV `09: Played in 26 matches, making her way
into 68 sets Had her best performance on Nov. 27 at Long
Beach State when she had eight kills, eight digs, two aces (career
high) and a block assist in the Rebels' 3-1 loss to the 49ers
Had seven kills without an error on Sept. 10 vs. UC Santa
Barbara, good for a solid attack percentage of .636 Tallied
a career best nine digs on Nov. 21 at Colorado State Had one
kill and six digs against Cal State Fullerton in the final match of
the season on Nov. 28 (at Long Beach State).
UNLV `08: Played in 22 matches and 57 sets
Had two matches of 10-or-more kills, including a season-high
15 vs. Nevada (Sept. 28 Had a total of 17 digs with a
season-high two on seven occasions Had a total of 31 blocks
(three solo, 28 assisted) with a season-high one solo block on
three occasions; four assisted blocks vs. TCU (Sept. 25); and a
total of four on two occasions: TCU (Sept. 25) and at TCU (Oct. 25)
Had a kill and two block assists on Sept. 6 at Cal State
Fullerton Was named to the 2008 Academic All-Mountain West
Conference team.
BISHOP MIEGE HS: A 2008 graduate of Bishop
Miege High School in Shawnee Mission, Kan. Lettered three
years in volleyball and two in track split between Bishop Miege and
Shawnee Mission East High Schools Helped Bishop Miege to the
Eastern Kansas League Championship before finishing the year as the
runner-up in the Kansas 5A State Championships The Stags
closed out 2007 with a 42-2 overall record Earned EKL
Honorable Mention in 2007, while earning Sunflower League First
Team honors in 2006 and Second Team honors in 2005 Also
participated in basketball (2004-06), softball (2004-05) and soccer
(2005-06) Won the 2008 Kansas 5A State Championship in
javelin In 2008, was named to the All-Sun Girls Track and
Field team, All-Star Johnson County Girls Track first teams and to
the All-Metro Girls Track and Field Second Team Her club
volleyball team, Invasion-SWAT 18's, placed 5th at the Junior
Olympics in 2008 Is a National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 12, 1989, in Shawnee
Mission, Kan. Full name is Leah Michelle Maurer
Parents are Mark and Michelle Maurer Has three siblings:
Kyle (27), Dustin (25) and Adrianna (19) Majoring in
business administration Her sister, Adrianna, is a freshman
center on the University of Nebraska's women's basketball team
Favorites include: "Sweet Home Alabama" (movie), "Tough
Love" (TV show), Eric Church (musical artist), ice cream and
Italian (food), horseback riding and fishing (hobbies/outside
interests).