The 2010 season marks the seventh season for head coach Jennifer Lawrence to serve at the helm of the Lady Chaps.  The Lady Chaps are coming off of back-to-back trips to the NAIA National Championships.
   
Last season, the Lady Chaps posted a 27-8 record en route to their 12th Sooner Athletic Conference title and their fifth under Lawrence.  They defeated University of St. Thomas in the National Championship Opening Round match at LCU before falling in Pool Play at the final site (Sioux City, Iowa).  Lawrence claimed her second Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year accolade.

LCU posted a 36-6 record in 2009 and earned a trip to the NAIA National Championships for the first time under Lawrence’s coaching tenure.  The Lady Chaps did not disappoint at the Championships, as they were Elite Eight finalists for the second time in program history.  Lawrence claimed SAC Coach of the Year honors, as the Lady Chaps claimed the SAC title. During the season, she collected her 100th victory and is one of three LCU coaches to have at least 100 victories.

LCU enjoyed a tremendous turnaround in 2007 after a tough 2006 season.  They claimed their third SAC title under Lawrence’s guidance with a 30-8 overall record and 12-0 conference mark, but finished a win away from a trip to the NAIA National Championships.

In her first season, Coach Lawrence’s Lady Chaps went 26-9, won LCU’s eighth consecutive Sooner Athletic Conference title, and advanced to the NAIA Region VI tournament final.    In 2005, amid a rash of injuries that forced her girls to run a six-two offense with two setters, LCU went 23-14, but still managed another SAC title and advanced to the NAIA Region VI semi-finals.

The Lady Chaps suffered through a tough start in 2006 and hovered around the .500 mark for most of the season before falling just below it as the season ended; however, despite the 19-21 record, the Lady Chaps still finished tied for second in the SAC and advanced to both the SAC and NAIA Region VI post season tournaments.

A Chaparral herself during her collegiate career, Lawrence was an NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete in 1994 before graduating from LCU in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Kinesiology and English.  Her appointment as head coach not only signified a new era in LCU volleyball, but also the first time a woman has held a head coaching position at LCU. She continues to strive for excellence in coaching and became a USAV Coaching Accreditation Level II Volleyball Coach in 2006.

Prior to her appointment at LCU, Lawrence had been the head volleyball coach at Denver City High School in Denver City, Texas, where she compiled an impressive 173-77 record over seven seasons.  During that time, Lawrence’s Fillies won six district championships, and in 2002 and 2003, Denver City advanced to the Regional Finals.  While at the high school level, she coached five district MVPs and two All-State players.  Prior to taking over the Fillies, Lawrence coached eighth and ninth grade volleyball at Denver City and taught high school English.

Jennifer attributes much of her strength and success to her marriage to Jerry Lawrence, a Principal for Brownfield High School, and their beautiful children.  They have two daughters, Cailey (10) and Carsynn (4), and a son, Camden, who was born January 17, 2003 and passed away on January 7th, 2004.