Lauren Litzau joins the Saints staff for her first season, being named a volunteer assist coach in August 2024. Litzau comes to Emmanuel with a wealth of high-level collegiate volleyball experience after playing four seasons in the Big Ten with the University of Minnesota.
Primarily a defensive specialist and libero for the Golden Gophers, Litzau was a three-time Big Ten All-Academic Team selection, was selected to the Big Ten All-Sportsmanship Team in 2019, and was named the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2018.
Following her collegiate career, Litzau's coaching experience expanded to the McCutcheon Volleyball Camp, Minnesota Select Volleyball, and Northeastern University.
She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2019 with a degree in Biochemistry and a minor in Spanish. Litzau is currently seeking her PhD in Chemical Biology from Harvard University.Â
