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Fast Facts: Looks to have an increased offensive and blocking role after off-season shoulder surgery ... a 2006 All-MWC selection ... one of the top five blockers in the conference ... best hit is the slide ... increased her strength in the off-season.
2006: Started 31 matches and played in 107 games ... averaged 2.44 kills, 1.34 blocks and 0.27 aces ... hit .333 ... named all-conference and All-MWC Tournament ... honorable mention All-West Region ... set school record for hitting in a match against Missouri State (9/9), hitting at a .923 (12-0-13) clip ... tallied one double-double with an 11-kill, 13-block effort at Wyoming (10/14) ... recorded 12 double-digit kill matches, posting a season-high 13 kills three times (vs. then-No. 14 USC, 9/2; New Mexico, 11/4; and Wyoming, 11/9) ... recorded 12-kill matches against Missouri State (9/9), UNLV (9/21) and New Mexico (11/23) ... had 10 kills in MWC Tournament title match against Colorado State (11/25) ... led team in MWC Tourney, hitting .549 ... hit .667 (12-0-18) versus New Mexico (11/23) and .533 (8-0-15) against UNLV (11/24) in MWC Tournament ... hit .643 (9-0-14) against UVSC (10/10) and .615 (9-1-13) against San Diego State (10/20) ... tallied nine six-plus block matches with a season-high 13 at Wyoming (10/14) ... nine blocks at New Mexico (11/4) ... had eight blocks to end regular season at Colorado State (11/18) ... tallied a season-high three aces against Arkansas State (8/25) and New Mexico (11/4).
2005: Played in all 32 matches, making 31 starts ... appeared in 114 games ... turned in averages of 2.54 kills, 0.13 assists, 0.68 digs and 1.34 blocks ... hit .287 ... ranked among the top rookies in the league in hitting and blocking all season ... tallied 16 double-digit kill outings and two double-doubles ... named MWC Player of the Week (10/24) for leading the Utes to wins over UNLV and San Diego State ... had an 11-kill, 15-dig double-double against Missouri State (9/10) ... double-doubled with 12 kills and 10 blocks against New Mexico (9/24) ... hit a career-best .714 on 14 swings against Air Force (9/24) ... hit better than .380 in five matches ... three times tallied a career-high 14 kills (vs. UNLV on 11/18, San Diego State on 10/22 and Brigham Young on 9/28) ... knocked down 13 kills against Wyoming (11/11) ... career-high 15 digs at Missouri State ... career-high 10 blocks against New Mexico ... turned in nine-block outings against Idaho (9/15), San Diego State (10/22) and Colorado State (11/25).
High School/Club: Named 4A MVP by Salt Lake Tribune and 4A first team all-state by Deseret Morning News senior year... averaged 18 kills, 17.2 digs and 4.5 blocks as a senior ... second team all-state and first team all-region as a junior ... led Murray to 4A state tournament four times ... played junior level club ball for High Country.
Personal: Majoring in communication science disorders ... born April 21, 1987 ... parents are Rick and Sherri Baird ... full name is Lori Marie Baird.
BAIRD, Lori
Season GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G 2005 114-32 290 2.54 98 669 .287 15 0.13 22 0.19 59 77 0.68 1 9 144 153 1.34 28 2 393.0 3.45 2006 107-32 261 2.44 77 552 .333 12 0.11 29 0.27 57 68 0.64 3 13 130 143 1.34 10 3 368.0 3.44 TOTAL 221-64 551 2.49 175 1221 .308 27 0.12 51 0.23 116 145 0.66 4 22 274 296 1.34 38 5 761.0 3.44
