Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 10
Samira Lawson Body
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Grossrosseln, Germany
- Major:
- Biology
Bio
Honors and Awards
2021: C-USA All-Academic Team… All-Conference USA Second Team… CoSIDA All-District First Team…
2020: C-USA All-Academic team... C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll... C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal...
2019: C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll... C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal...
2021 (Senior)
- Started all 21 matches and played in 81 sets
- First player to earn CoSIDA All-District First Team honors since 2007
- Received All-Conference USA Second Team honors
- Notched her second Conference USA All-Academic nomination
- Recorded a career high 20 kills and season high .439 attack % in a win over Marshall (10/02)
- Led the Blue Raiders with 274 kills, 296.5 points, and eight double doubles
- Notched double-digit kills in 17 of 21 matches played
- Third on the team with 166 digs and fifth with 22.0 blocks
- Tied her career high of three service aces in a win over Alabama St. (08/27)
2020 (Junior)
- Saw action in all 16 matches and 63 sets, including four starts during the 2020 campaign.
- Led the Blue Raiders with 161 kills, with an average of 2.56 per set.
- She was named to the C-USA All-Academic team. Her selection marks the third consecutive year a Middle Tennessee player has received the honor.
- Tied a career-high in kills with 16 against Marshall (3/7).
- Earned 15 kills with a .682 hitting percentage against FIU (3/15).
2019 (Sophomore)
- Played in 86 sets and 27 matches this season, posting four starts.
- Recorded a season-high 10 kills and two blocks in the first match of the season against Saint Louis (8/30).
- Tallied a season-high 10 digs on three occasions against Southern Illinois, Alabama A&M and Western Illinois.
- Notched a career-best three service aces against Alabama A&M (9/17).
- Posted nine kills and a season-best .333 hitting percentage in the last regular season home match of the season when the Blue Raiders defeated FIU to clinch a spot in the Conference USA Tournament.
2018 (Freshman)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and received the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
- Played in 73 sets for the Blue Raiders this season
- Recorded 98 kills while contributing 128 digs during her freshman campaign
- Opened her collegiate career at the Catamount Volleyball Classic
- Notched five kills hitting on a .333 clip versus Charleston Southern (8/24)
- Recorded 16 kills versus Stetson (.448) while adding nine digs and a service ace
- Recorded her first double-double of the season versus Coppin State at the Hampton Inn-vitational, inking 13 kills and 10 digs (9/8)
- Inked her second double-double of the season in the Middle Tennessee win over Chattanooga (9/12) with 16 digs and 12 kills
Prior to Middle Tennessee
- Was a member of the second division Bundesliga apart of the Allianz MTV Stuttgart II club
- Was a member of the U18 German junior national beach volleyball team
- Named the second division Bundesliga MVP
- Placed ninth with her partner in the 2017 German Beach Championship
Middle Made Moments with senior setter Caroline Macander
Saturday, September 06
Middle Made Moments with Head Coach Alexa Keckler
Saturday, September 06
Season Preview – MTSU Volleyball 2025
Thursday, August 28
2025 MTSU Women's Volleyball Blue & White Game
Monday, August 18
