2001: Led the team and the conference in hitting percentage, with a .363 mark... Tallied 342 kills and 279 digs on the season... Also managed a team-high 72 blocks... Recorded double-digit kills in 19 matches, with a career-high 24 in Nov. 2 match at Davidson... Had double figure digs 14 times with career-high 20 versus Wyoming on Sept. 1... Tallied six total blocks in three matches and had five block assists four times... Served up a season-high four aces in Nov. 16 match versus Georgia Southern... Also ranked 10th in the league in kills, with a 3.35 per game average... Named All Southern Conference for the second year in a row... Also earned SoCon Academic Honor Roll... Tied for 10th with Carrie Rowley on Furman's all-time kills list, with 966, 34 away from 1,000... Also ranks 10th on Furman's blocking list, with 238 in her career... Ninth in career block assists, with 196.

2000: Took over a dominant role on the Furman squad, leading the team and Southern Conference in hitting percentage (.312)... Also led the team in blocks (0.88/game), while ranking second in service aces (0.29)... Named All-Southern Conference, All-Southern Conference Tournament, and to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll... Recorded a team superlative 10 blocks on two occasions: Nov. 4 versus Chattanooga and again on Nov. 18 against the College of Charleston... Recorded 18 matches with double digit kills and 12 with double digit digs... Knocked down a season-high 20 kills in Nov. 13 match against Wofford... Also tallied a season high in Wofford match with 19 digs - one of 10 kill-digs double-doubles on the year... Managed a triple-double on Nov. 18 with 13 kills, 10 digs, and 10 blocks against College of Charleston.

1999: Played in 28 matches and 107 games as a true freshman... Recorded double-digit kills in 20 matches, including a career-high 23 versus Chattanooga on Nov. 6... Ranked eighth in the Southern Conference with a .248 hitting percentage... Managed four digs versus East Tennessee State on Oct. 31, and had two block solos on three occasions... Also had a career-high eight total blocks versus Chattanooga on Oct. 1... Ranked first on the team in block assists, with 66 and total blocks, with 74... Also ranked second in kills, with 290, and was third in total attempts (697).

High School: Helped her Sullivan South team to the district, region, and sub-state championship, and the state runner-up... Named to the All-State Tournament Team, as well as the all-district, conference, and region teams... Named to All-Tournament Team at the Pickens Tournament of Champions... Team posted a 180-8 record in her three years... Former teammate of Kelly King and Laura Hooks... Also played three years of basketball and ran track... Set school record in the high jump and was the Sullivan County Triple Jump Champion... Class vice president as a freshman and sophomore... National Honor Society president as a senior and a member of the Beta Club and Mu Alpha Theta.

Personal: Laura Elizabeth Bush was born October 1, 1980, in Johnson City, Tenn.... Daughter of Jerry and Doris Bush... Majoring in history.