Beau Vanderlaan

Photo by: Erica Denhoff

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

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Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Photo by: Richard McEnery

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Oak Park, Ill.
High School:
Fenwick

2024: Named Honorable Mention All-Ivy ... Finished tied for second in the Ivy League and led Brown with 1.12 blocks per set ... Finished her career with the top marks in Brown program history in blocks per set (1.11) and hitting percentage (.364), while becoming the second Bear to reach 400 career blocks, finishing with 401 ... Was second on the team with 168 total kills and third with a 2.05 kills per set average ... Led Brown with a .273 hitting percentage ... Finished the season with 29 digs ... Had eight matches with at least 10 kills and nine matches with at least five blocks ... Had 11 kills, hitting .450 , with five blocks against Rhode Island (Sept. 7) ... Finished with a season-high eight blocks in back-to-back matches against Bowling Green (Sept. 13) and DePaul (Sept 13) ... Collected 12 kills and six blocks at UIC (Sept. 14) ... Had 13 kills, hitting .400 at New Hampshire (Sept. 21) ... Finished with 10 kills in matches against Penn (Oct. 5), Cornell (Oct. 12) and twice against Harvard (Oct. 19 and Nov. 8).

2023: Named First Team All-Ivy and to the Ivy League All-Tournament Team ... Named Ivy League Player of the Week on Sept. 18 ... Finished second in the Ivy League, 17th in the NCAA and set a school record in hitting percentage (.402) ... Finished fourth in the Ivy in blocks per set (1.09) and seventh in kills per set (2.70) ... Led Brown with 246 kills and 99 blocks on the season ... Had 11 matches with at least 10 kills and eight matches hitting over .500 ... Played in and started all 26 matches, appearing in all 91 sets ... Had 10 kills, hitting .600 against Rhode Island (Sept. 1) ... Posted 12 kills, hitting .429 with five blocks at Rhode Island (Sept. 2) ... Had 10+ kills in six-straight matches from Sept. 9 to 22 ... Finished with 13 kills, hitting .722 with three blocks against Michigan State (Sept. 16) ... Hit .667 with 10 kills and a season-high eight blocks in a three-set win at UConn (Sept. 17) ... Posted a season-best 16 kills, hitting .538 with four blocks at Yale (Sept. 22) ... Finished with 14 blocks, hitting .591 and adding six blocks in a sweep against Harvard (Oct. 14) ... Posted 14 kills and four blocks in the Ivy League Semifinal against Princeton (Nov. 17) ... Had 10 kills against Yale in the Ivy League Final (Nov. 18).

2022: Named AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention ... Unanimously selected First Team All-Ivy ... Named Ivy League Player of the Week on Oct. 10 ... During Ivy League play, led the league with 1.35 blocks per set and a .473 hitting percentage ... Her hitting percentage with .71 points higher than second-place in the Ivy League ... Was second in the Ivy League in hitting percentage (.379) and blocks per set (1.20) for the season ... Played in and started all 25 matches and 97 sets ... Was third on the team in kills per set (2.35) and total kills (228) ... Tied for second on the team with 24 service aces and added 48 digs ... Finished the year with 11 matches with double-figure kills ... Hit .400 or better in 16 matches on the year, including 13 of the 14 Ivy League regular season matches ... Had 10 kills with four blocks to start the season against Rhode Island (Sept. 2) ... Finished with 13 kills and seven blocks at Bryant (Sept. 6) ... Had 12 kills, hitting .455 against Rice (Sept. 9) ... Started Ivy League play with 17 kills, hitting .467 and collecting six blocks and three aces against Yale (Sept. 23) ... Posted 11 kills (.450%) and four blocks at Columbia (Oct. 1) ... Had 12 kills, hitting .524, with seven blocks at Dartmouth .... Finished with 14 kills, hitting .737 at Harvard (Oct. 8) ... Had 10 kills, hitting 500 with seven blocks against Cornell (Oct. 29) ... Had 10 kills and eight blocks at Princeton (Nov. 4) and 12 kills and eight blocks at Penn (Nov. 5), hitting .478 against the Quakers.

2021: Unanimously named Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... Earned First Team All-Ivy honors ... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 8 ... Led the Ivy League, and tied a Brown program record, with a .390 hitting percentage and was seventh in the league with 1.02 blocks per set ... During Ivy League play, finished second in hitting percentage (.410) third in blocks (1.18) and 10th in kills (2.84) in the Ivy League ... Appeared and started in 26 matches, playing in 92 sets ... Finished the season with 236 kills, 94 blocks and 22 digs ... Was tops on the team with 19 solo blocks and 75 block assists ... Posted nine matches with double-figure kills ... Had 10 kills with six blocks, hitting .500 against Bryant (Sept. 7) ... Finished with 15 kills, hitting .480 against Yale (Sept. 24) ... Hit .591 with 13 kills and five blocks against Columbia (Oct. 2) ... Had a stretch of four games with double-figure kills from Oct. 9 to Oct. 22 ... Hit .542 with 13 kills and three blocks against Harvard (Oct. 9) ... Posted seven blocks and 11 kills against Penn (Oct. 15) ... Hit .550 with 12 kills against Princeton (Oct. 16) ... Posted a season-best 17 kills with six blocks against Yale (Oct. 22) ... Tallied 14 kills, hitting .458, and added six blocks against Penn (Nov. 6).

Before Brown: Earned GCAC Player of the Year honors in 2019-20 … Gained GCAC All-Conference accolades in 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 … Garnered Pioneer Press First Team All-Area in 2019 … Tallied 143 kills (2.34 per set) and 125 blocks (2.05 per set) in 2019-20 … Played for head coach Kathleen O’Laughlin … Competed on the club level for 1^st Alliance; Selected for the Prep Volleyball Class of 2021 Watchlist … College Board African American National Recognition and high honor roll student … Gained AAU Academic All-America honors.

Personal: Beau is the daughter of Michelle and Dale Vanderlaan … Has one older sibling, Grant Vanderlaan … Plans to concentrate in International and Public Affairs.

Why Brown? “When I visited Brown, the team atmosphere was unlike anywhere else. Everyone was so genuine towards each other and wanted to help one another succeed. Not to mention, Coach Kim’s emphasis on technique is exactly the coaching style I need to take my game to the next level.”