Honors and Awards

• AU Most Improved Player (2008)
• Academic All-MCC (2008, 2009)
• Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2009)

LaMasse's Career Highs

• Kills - 13, vs. Clarke College (8/28/09)
• Blocks - 8, vs. University of Wisconsin-Stout (9/27/08)
• Digs - 5, four times with most recent vs. Graceland University (10/2/09)

2009 (Senior): Appeared in 112 games during her senior year…Earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors…Academic All-MCC selection…Recorded 158 kills, racking up double-digit kill totals vs. Cardinal Stritch University (Aug. 28) and against Morningside College (Aug. 29)…Set a season-high .429 hitting percentage vs. Clarke College (Aug. 28) after connecting for 13 kills on 21 attempts…Ranked second on the team with 94 total blocks…Posted the fourth-best blocks per game average in the MCC (0.88/game).

2008 (Junior): Appeared in 124 out of a possible 163 games in her first year at Ashford after transferring from Harper College…Voted Ashford's Most Improved Player as selected by the coaches…Earned a spot on the Academic All-MCC team…Ranked third in the Midwest Collegiate Conference and paced the Saints in blocks with 119…Recorded 167 kills, racking up double-digits with 10 against St. Ambrose University (9/30/08)…Averaged one block per game.

At Harper College: Two year starter while at William Rainey Harper College (Palatine, Ill.) and currently holds four school records (blocking, hitting, hitting efficiency and blocks per game)…Made respective all-regional, all-conference and all-tournament teams…Selected as the regional and conference Most Valuable Player as a sophomore in 2007…Nationally ranked in several statistical categories as a freshman in 2006 including kills per game (2.917, 37th in NJCAA Div. III) and blocks per game (1.325, 13th)…Earned a selection on the Harper College All-Tournament Team in 2006 (Oct. 14)…Coached by Bob Vilsoet.

Prior to Ashford: Played four years of basketball (forward) and volleyball (starting middle hitter) while at Hoffman Estates High School…Played three seasons of AAU basketball, helping her team to two national tournament appearances and a national title (2005)...Coached by Beth Roesner.

Personal: Born Lisa Marie LaMasse on Feb. 24, 1988…Daughter of Frank and Betty LaMasse…Father, Frank, played football for Montana State University…Has a younger sister, Lauren…Enjoys photography, traveling and spending time with family and friends…Chose Ashford over Northern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.

Major: Psychology with minor in Social Science.