Syracuse University Athletics

Position: Setter
Class: Freshman
Hometown: St. Charles, Ill.
High School: St. Charles East HS

2009: Named the first BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for her performances against New Hampshire (39 assists), Siena (35 assists) and Sacramento State (46 assists, 16 digs) ... Earned Big Orange All-Tournament Team honors ... At Niagara, had 35 assists and four kills ... Against Michigan State, dished out 40 assists and had four block assists ... At Cleveland State, set career-high's with 49 assists and six total blocks ... Named to the Rhode Island all-tournament team ... Against Brown, had 11 assists and three digs ... At Rhode Island, matched a career-high with 49 assists, also had three kills and three digs ... Against New Hampshire, posted 27 assists and a career-best three service aces ... At Buffalo, had a career-high four service aces, also had 47 assists, six digs and two block assists ... Versus William & Mary, had 42 assists and six digs ... At Southern Methodist, posted 42 assists and nine digs ... Against Texas State, dished out 33 assists and eight digs ... Versus Cornell, had 31 assists, a service ace, a dig and an assited block ... At West Virginia, registered 35 assists, six digs and a pair of block assists ... At Pittsburgh, had 31 assists and three digs... At Rutgers, had two kills, twenty eight assists and one dig...At Seton Hall, recordeed two kills, forty eight assits, one ace, and nine digs...Against St. John's, had seven kills, thirty nine assits, and  six digs...At Connecticut, had two kills, forty five assists and three digs.

High School: Garnered Prep Volleyball All-America honors in 2008 … Dished out 1,100 assists as a senior to rank second on the Illinois single-season charts … Helped St. Charles East capture the 2008 Illinois state championship title ... Recorded 90 blocks, 163 digs, 44 kills and 33 service aces during her senior campaign … Two-time Illinois All-State, unanimous all-conference and Captain of the Daily Herald All-Area team selection … Garnered ESPN Rise September Athlete and Sun Times All-Area team honors in 2008 … Named Kane Chronicle Female Athlete of the Year following her senior season … Team won three consecutive regional and sectional championships … Led her team to back-to-back super sectional championships during her junior and senior seasons as team captain … Team MVP as a senior … Third-place Illinois state finals finish as a junior … Three-time academic all-conference selection … Wirth Gustafson Award winner for highest GPA.

Personal: Laura Jean Homann … Born in May 1991 … Daughter of Craig and Carol Homann … Has one brother and two sisters … Sister Barbara plays volleyball at the University of Northern Michigan … Member of the National Honor Society ... Majoring in civil engineering.