Lexi Egler Biography

Career Summary: Second YSU player to earn All-Horizon League honors twice and the first two do it in consecutive seasons… Became the program’s fifth player to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs… Was the first Penguin to reach 1,000/1,000 in 15 years… Both milestones came at Valparaiso on Oct. 3, 2014… One of four players in school history with back-to-back seasons with 300 kills and 300 digs and one of only two with four consecutive 200/200 seasons… Finished her career ranking fourth in program history with 1,147 kills… Was also second in sets played (449), third in attempts (3,327), ninth in points (1,317) and 11th in digs (1,139).

2014 (Senior) | Match-By-Match Stats: Named All-Horizon League for the second straight season... Became YSU's second student-athletes (Ruth Boscaljon) to be named All-Horizon League twice, and she was the first two accomplish the feat in back-to-back seasons... First Penguin to earn all-league honors in consecutive seasons since Kristen Meech in 1999 and 2000... Played in all 117 sets and started all 31 matches... Ranked fifth in the Horizon League with 3.06 kills per set, and she added 2.85 digs per set... Totaled 358 kills, 334 digs and 61 blocks... In league play, ranked seventh in the circuit with 3.05 kills per set... Was one of three Horizon League players to finish with both 300 kills and 300 digs... Collected her 1,000th career kill and 1,000th career dig on Oct. 3 at Valparaiso... Became the fifth Penguin to record 1,000 of each... Her 358 kills tied for the 13th most for a season in program history, and her 1,001 attempts were the 10th most... Named to the Belmont Invitational All-Tournament Team... Recorded double digits in kills in 23 matches, including the final eight of the regular season, and reached double digits in digs 19 times... Had 16 double-doubles... Had a career-high 22 kills in a five-set win over Virginia, leading YSU to its first win over an ACC opponent in 12 years (9/12)... Set a new career high with six blocks at Wright State (10/24)... Had a season-best 19 digs to go along with 15 kills at Green Bay (11/8)... Named team captain.

2013 (Junior) | Match-By-Match Stats: Was one of three Penguins to play in all 121 sets and was one of four to start all 31 matches... Voted All-Horizon League and became the first Penguin in school history to earn Horizon League All-Tournament Team honors... Named Youngstown State's Most Valuable Player... On YSU's single-season records list, her 987 attempts are the 10th most, her 343 kills are the 17th most... Her 343 kills were also the fifth-most by a Penguin junior... Added 329 digs, the eighth-most by a YSU junior, 20 aces and 47 blocks... Turned in the 16th 300 kills, 300 digs season in school history... Led the team in serve receive percentage... Ranked 10th in the Horizon League with 2.83 kills per set... In conference matches, ranked seventh in the conference with 2.98 kills per set... Registered 13 double-doubles, five of which came in conference play... Finished in double digits in kills 20 times, including the first six matches of the year... Reached double figures in digs 19 times... Her 18 kills in YSU's five-set win over Green Bay were the most ever by a Penguin in the Horizon League Tournament... Added 19 digs in the tournament victory over the Phoenix... Also had a career-high-tying 18 kills against Miami (Ohio) (9/14)... Had a career-high 49 attempts against Miami (9/14) and Valparaiso (11/9)... Added three block assists and two aces to her 18 kills against the RedHawks to finish with a career-best 21.5 points... Tied her career high with 22 digs (to go along with 17 kills) in a five-set win at Valparaiso (11/23)... Had a career-best five blocks at Robert Morris (9/24).

2012 (Sophomore) | Match-By-Match Stats: Played in 109 sets and started all 29 matches... Was the only player on the squad to start every match... Made one of those starts at libero (at Coppin State)... Finished with 234 kills and 270 digs, surpassing 200 in both for the second straight season... Set new career highs with both totals and with averages of 2.15 kills and 2.48 digs per set... Also set career highs with a .175 attack percentage, 18 service aces (0.17 per set) and 38 total blocks (0.35 per set)... Averaged 2.35 kills and 2.76 digs per set against Horizon League opponents... Was outstanding in serve receive, passing successfully on 97.4 percent of her attempts... That was the best on the team... Registered seven double-doubles... Reached double figures in kills 10 times and in digs on 13 occasions... Hit at least .276 in each six of her first seven double-digit kill matches... Set a new career high with 22 digs while adding 15 kills in a five-setter at Green Bay (9/22)... Her highest kill total of the season came in a four-set loss at Valparaiso (10/6)... Blocked a season-high four attacks in a home-win over UIC (9/28)... Had four aces in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky (8/24)... Posted four assists and two aces against Wright State (11/3).

2011 (Freshman) | Match-By-Match Stats: Appeared in 102 sets over 28 matches, 27 of which she started... Ranked third on the team in both kills and digs with 212 and 206, respectively... Became the first YSU freshman to finish with at least 200 kills and 200 digs since Jessica Fraley in 2004... Also had 17 aces and 27 blocks... Had an impressive .954 serve receive percentage with 21 errors in 455 chances... Averaged 2.08 kills, 0.17 aces, 2.02 digs and 0.26 blocks... Among Horizon League freshmen, ranked sixth in kills and aces and eighth in digs... Averaged 2.06 kills and 2.27 digs per set in Horizon League play... Registered four double-doubles, three of which came in her final five matches... Finished with double digits in kills even times and had at least 10 digs on 10 occasions... Posted a career-high 18 kills and hit .378 in her Beeghly Center debut against Eastern Michigan (9/6)... Had a career-best 17 digs in the season opener against Siena (8/26)... Posted three aces at Kent State (8/30) and against UIC (11/5)... Had a carer-best four blocks against Syracuse (8/27)... had 15 kills and 10 digs in a four-set win at Chicago State (10/29)... Had 11 kills and 10 digs in a five-set win over UIC (11/5)... Registered 13 kills and 11 digs while hitting .407 in a four-set loss to Green Bay (11/11).

High School: Was named to the AVCA Under Armour All-America Watch List prior to her senior season... In addition to playing on the outside, Egler also set for Clarkston High... Set school records for most assists, sets and serves... Named all-league and all-district in each of her last three seasons, and she was an honorable mention all-county pick as a junior... Her team won the league and district titles each of her last three years... Was one of 22 players from Michigan on the All-America Watch List... Played for the Mizuno Legacy Volleyball Club.

Personal: Daughter of Don and Deanna Egler... Has a brother (Austin)... Major is physical and health education.

Single-Match Highs:

Kills: 22, vs Virginia, Sep 12, 2014
Attacks: 51, at Wright State, Oct 24, 2014 ; at Wright State, Oct 24, 2014
Attack pct: .500, vs Kennesaw State, Aug 30, 2014 (14-2-24)
Assists: 4, 6 times
Serve aces: 4, vs Eastern Kentucky, Aug 24, 2012
Digs: 22, at Valparaiso, Nov 09, 2013 ; at Green Bay, Sep 22, 2012
Blocks: 6, at Wright State, Oct 24, 2014
Block solo: 2, at Robert Morris, Sep 24, 2013
Block assist: 5, at Wright State, Oct 24, 2014