Career Bests

Kills: 23, vs. UTC (11-6-99)
Digs: 4, vs. ETSU (10-31-99)
Blocks: 8, vs. UTC (10-1-99)

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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... Undecided on major.