Russ Rose Then (1994): “Saundi’s done more for the program with less recognition than almost any other player we’ve ever had. She starts every match and is very durable. She always plays hard. Saundi’s never the center of attention but she’s on the floor a lot when the team wins. She’s just a great natural blocker and what she did in the final match (Long Beach State) against Danille Scott, the NCAA Division I Player-of-the-Year, is the type of thing Saundi’s been doing for us for the past three years.”
1994 Season (Senior) Highlights and Awards: CoSIDA Academic All-American … AVCA All-American … Academic All-Big Ten … First-Team All-Big Ten … Led the Big Ten with 1.52 blocks/set … her .276 hitting % tied for 8th-best in the Big Ten.
Season Recap: Played in all 35 matches and 112 of 117 sets … totaled 228 kills (2.02 kills/set), 116 digs, and 170 total blocks.
NCAA Tournament: NCAA Mideast All-Region Team.
Before Penn State: Recognized by Volleyball Monthly as a “Fab 50” selection, Lamoureux was one of the nation’s top prospects … a First Team All-State and all-conference pick in volleyball and basketball at Horseheads HS, she was voted most valuable player and served as captain in both sports … also was a 2-year starter at middle hitter for the Southern Tier Volleyball Club … presented the Best Female Athlete Award by the Star-Gazette newspaper. .. also voted “Favorite Athlete” by readers of the Star-Gazette … selected Kiwanis Athlete-of-the-Month 5 times … a standout at center and forward for the basketball team, Lamoureux twice was the MVP of the Sullivan Trail Conference … broke school records for scoring, rebounding and shot blocking … won the Female Basketball Sportsmanship Award sponsored by the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials … played on teams that won 4 conference, section and region titles in volleyball and 1 section and 2 conference championships in basketball … won bronze medals in volleyball at the 1987 and 1990 Empire State Games … a member of the National Honor Society, she ranked 4th in a class of 311.
