Erik Lanham Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Center Moriches, N.Y. High School: Center Moriches Last College: Suffolk C.C. Height: 6-5 Position: Middle Blocker

2007: Played in 17 matches and 56 games during the year... Tied for the team lead in blocks per game... Tied for 15th in the nation and fifth in the EIVA in blocks per game with an average of 1.21... Made his debut against Lees-McRae on Jan. 27, finishing with three kills and three blocks... Recorded six digs against NJIT at The Golden Dome Classic on Feb. 25... Recorded two solo blocks, five block assists and seven total blocks against No. 7 Ohio State on March 4... Led the team with six blocks against Princeton on March 9... Registered seven kills and a career-best eight total blocks against No. 15 Ball State on March 23... Hit .875 with seven kills against Quincy on March 24... Registered a match-high seven total blocks against Rutgers-Newark on April 6... Finished with a match-high four total blocks against No. 6 Penn State on April 7... Set a new career high with eight kills against East Stroudsburg on April 13... Served a career-high two aces and recorded a match-high five total blocks against Princeton on April 14... Made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the spring semester.

At Suffolk C.C.: Attended Suffolk Community College in Long Island, N.Y. in 2006... Made the Dean's List and earned the distinction of Pi Alpha Sigma while attending Suffolk C.C... Played for the Creole Big Apple Volleyball Club Team in 2006.

Prep: Three-sport star at Center Moriches High School, competing in volleyball, basketball and track... Graduated from Center Moriches High School in 2000.

Personal: Full name is Erik LeRoi Lanham... Born Aug. 9, 1981... Parents are Edward and Jean Lanham... Has three siblings, Donald, 24, Emmanuel, 23 and Elisibeth, 19... Served five years in the U.S. Army... Played three years for the All-Army Volleyball Team from 2002-2005... Played one year for the Armed Forces Volleyball Team in 2005... Chose Mason over IPFW, Springfield College, Juniata College, St. Francis University and Queens College... Majoring in criminal justice.

CAREER STATISTICS
YR	GP	K	E	TA	PCT	A	SA	D	BS	BA	TB
2007	56	56	32	137	.175	14	7	20	11	57	68
Totals	56	56	32	137	.175	14	7	20	11	57	68
SINGLE-MATCH CAREER HIGHS
KILLS: 8, vs. East Stroudsburg, 4/13/07
TOTAL ATTEMPTS: 17, at Rutgers-Newark, 2/24/07
HITTING PERCENTAGE: .875, vs. Quincy, 3/24/07
ASSISTS: 2, three times, last vs. Rutgers-Newark, 4/6/07
ACES: 2, vs. Princeton, 4/14/07
DIGS: 6, vs. NJIT, 2/25/07
BLOCK SOLOS: 2, twice, last vs. Princeton, 4/14/07
BLOCK ASSISTS: 7, twice, last vs. Rutgers-Newark, 4/6/07
TOTAL BLOCKS: 8, at Ball State, 3/23/07