Video: Getting To Know Lauren Bays
2021 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
2023 (As A Junior)
Posted career-best numbers during junior season, leading UW with 3.41 digs per set and ranking second on the team with 0.38 aces per set ... digs per set ranked 7th in the Pac-12 and aces per set ranked fourth ... handled 521 serve-receptions, second most on the team ... led UW in digs in 18 matches and led in aces in 11 matches ... in season finale vs. WSU had 7 digs and 1 ace and surpassed 1,000 career digs ... in 3-1 win over Arizona (11/22) dug 11 with 2 aces and 4 assists ... big match in reverse sweep win at Utah on 11/17 with 21 digs, 3 aces, and 5 assists ... pair of aces with 13 digs and 7 assists on 11/12 vs. UCLA ... in just 3 sets had 18 digs in loss to No. 25 USC (11/10) ... tallied 13 digs and 7 assists in 1-3 result at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) ... dug 18 balls with 5 assists in 3-1 win at Cal on 11/3 ... back at libero spot in 10/29 loss to Oregon, handling 17 serves without an error plus 6 digs ... put up 10 digs with 2 aces in five set road loss at USC (10/22) ... an ace and 7 digs in 3-2 win over Utah on 10/15 ... returned to lineup after missing two matches with a concussion in 3-0 win over Colorado on 10/13, adding 6 digs ... new career-high with 24 digs in 3-1 win at Oregon State (10/1) plus 6 assists and 2 aces ... dug 13 in four set loss at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... picked up 13 digs plus 6 assists in road setback at Arizona State (9/24) ... in 3-1 win over St Mary's (9/16) had 4 aces, 8 assists, and 16 digs ... reached 20 digs in 3-2 win at Cal Poly (9/14) with 3 aces and 7 assists ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Husky Invitational, averaging 4.00 digs per set with 9 aces ... 18 digs and 3 aces in win over FIU on 9/10 ... tied career-high with 6 aces plus 16 digs in 3-2 win over UNLV (9/8) ... dug 14 in sweep of Memphis in home opener on 9/7 ... notched 19 digs, 2 aces, and 6 assists in 3-1 road win over Long Beach State (9/1) ... averaged 4.75 digs per set in the opening weekend matches in Hammond, La., as UW went 2-1 ... matched career-high in the season-opener vs. UTEP (8/25) with 23 digs.
2022 (As A Sophomore)
Started all but three matches at libero and led the team with 3.03 digs per set ... handled the second-most serve-receptions on the team with 543 ... posted 30 aces, averaging 0.28 per set, and was most effective in conference play, with 0.35 aces per set in Pac-12 matches to rank 9th in the league ... led the team in digs in 17 matches and in aces in 9 matches ... had 16 digs in NCAA first round loss against TCU on 12/2 ... team-high 10 digs in loss at Washington State to end regular season (11/25) ... strong serving match with 4 aces in 3-0 win over Utah (11/20) plus 12 digs ... had 14 digs and 4 assists in loss to Colorado (11/18) ... served up 4 aces with 14 digs and 7 assists in 3-2 win at Arizona State (11/13) ... had 17 digs in five set loss at Arizona (11/11) ... team-high 15 digs and 4 aces in the five set loss to No. 8 Stanford (10/30) ... big career-high 6 aces in sweep of Cal on 10/28 ... served 2 aces and had 8 digs in sweep of Arizona on 10/23 ... a season-high 21 digs in five five set loss to Arizona State (10/21) ... in 3-1 win at Colorado had 5 assists and 11 digs ... a team-leading 15 digs in 3-2 win over No. 12 Oregon (10/9) with 5 assists ... in sweep of Oregon State (10/7) had 9 digs and an ace ... in 3-0 win at Cal (10/2) had 9 digs and an ace ... 11 digs in 3-1 loss at No. 9 Stanford (9/29) ... had 8 digs and a big 8 assists in 3-1 road win at UCLA (9/25) ... in sweep of Washington State (9/21) had 12 digs, 6 assists, and an ace ... career-high 9 assists in the 3-2 win over Cal Poly (9/9) ... dug 19 balls in the four set loss to No. 24 Pepperdine (9/9) ... a 10 dig effort in 3-1 win over No. 19 Illinois (9/4) helping hold Illinois to a .186 percentage ... had 14 digs plus 6 assists in sweep of Iowa (9/3) ... a team-leading 14 digs plus 6 assists in 3-1 win at Arkansas (8/27) ... had 10 digs, 5 assists and an ace in 3-1 setback at Arkansas in season opener.
2021 (As A Freshman)
Named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team ... Huskies went 19-2 after she moved to starting libero role ... led the team with 2.92 digs per set and third with 529 serve-receptions ... tallied 24 aces and 100 assists ... in round of 16 loss at No. 2 Texas (12/9) had 12 digs ... had 10 digs in 3-0 win over Hawaii in NCAA round two (12/4) ... new career-high 4 aces with 14 digs in NCAA round one sweep of Brown on 12/3 ... in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/24) had 13 digs with 2 aces and 6 assists ... put up 6 assists in just 3 sets in win over No. 16 Oregon (11/21) with 9 digs ... a couple aces and 12 digs with 5 assists in sweep of Oregon State (11/19) ... dropped in 3 aces with 12 digs in 3-0 win at Cal (11/14) ... handled 48 serves with just one reception error and had 8 digs and 5 assists in 3-1 win at No. 20 Stanford (11/11) ... a team-best 14 digs in home sweep of Arizona State (11/5) ... dug 8 with 4 assists in 3-1 win at USC (10/29) ... notched 11 digs in sweep of No. 15 Stanford (10/24) ... in 3-1 win over Cal on 10/22 had 10 digs, 2 aces, and 6 assists ... in just 3 sets had 18 digs to help produce sweep of Oregon State (10/17) ... in 0-2 comeback win at No. 13 Oregon (10/14) had 19 digs and 4 assists ... broke 20 digs for the first time in 3-2 win at Arizona State (10/10) with 23 and 7 assists ... team-high 15 digs and 3 assists in four set win at Arizona on 10/8 ... notched 12 digs and 5 assists in 3-1 win over USC on 10/3 ... in first start at libero, had 13 digs and 6 assists with an ace in 0-2 comeback win over No. 15 UCLA (10/1) ... played libero in 4 of 5 sets in 2-3 loss at Washington State (9/26) and had season-highs with 16 digs and 7 assists ... dug 14 balls in five set setback vs. Utah on 9/22 ... 8 digs in 3-0 win over Fresno State (9/16) ... served first 3 aces of career in 3-2 win over Montana State on 9/16 ... in two sets, three digs and 1 assist in 3-1 win over Cal Poly (9/11) ... played one set and had 1 assist in 3-1 win over Iowa (9/4) ... made her collegiate debut in the season-opening sweep of Ohio (8/27) and had her first 2 digs.
High School and Personal: Born in Orange County, California ... parents are Patty and Stephen Bays ... has one older brother, Thomas ... one of the top liberos in the nation, Lauren Bays was ranked fifth nationally at the position by PrepVolleyball.com and ranked 41st overall in the class of 2021 ... helped Foothill High School to the CIF Div. I SoCal Region finals as a sophomore and semifinals as a junior, earning first team all-league accolades ... played club for Tstreet in Irvine, Calif. and won a national title for the club, taking the 2019 16-Open title at Junior Nationals where she was named MVP of the All-Tournament Team ... that squad was named USA Volleyball Club Team of the Year ... named one of PrepVolleyball’s top-50 juniors in 2019 ... helped Tstreet place 11th in the Open division at 2021 Junior Nationals ... played soccer as a freshman at Santa Margarita High School, starting and helping her squad to the CIF finals.