Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2021 Fall Women's Volleyball Roster
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Lawson Body, Samira
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Jersey Number 10
Samira Lawson Body
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- 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
MTSU Volleyball Recap 9/5/25-9/7/25
Tuesday, September 09
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
