2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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31 Laila Lawrence

31 Laila Lawrence

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Lewisville HS
  • Hometown:
    Lewisville, Texas

Summary

Biography

2024-25 (Senior): MEAC Defensive Player of the Year… First Team All-MEAC… MEAC All-Defensive Team… BOXTOROW HBCU First Team All-American… Second Team All-ECAC… Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Midseason Watch List… MEAC All-Tournament Team… 4x MEAC Player of the Week (11/18, 12/23, 2/3, 2/17)… 5x MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (12/2, 12/9, 12/23, 12/30, 2/17)… Started in all 34 games, averaging a team-high 16.1 points (2nd in MEAC) and 10.6 rebounds (1st in MEAC) with 81 assists (8th in MEAC) while also leading the Eagles with 85 steals (2nd in MEAC) and 45 blocks (4th in MEAC) in 31.6 minutes per game… Ranked 2nd nationally with 22 double-doubles… Set CSU single-season record with 359 total rebounds… Hit 200-of-481 (41.6%) from the floor, 21-of-70 (30.0%) from deep and 127-of-202 (62.9%) from the line.
 
Season Highs
Points: 31 vs. Delaware State (2/1)
Rebounds: 19 vs. Bryant (12/28)
Assists: 7 (2 Times)
Blocks: 4 (2 Times)
Steals: 6 vs. Maine (12/29)
FG Made: 11 vs. Delaware State (2/1)
3FG Made: 4 at South Carolina (11/14)
FT Made: 11 vs. Maine (12/29)


2023-24 (Junior): MEAC Defensive Player of the Year… First Team All-MEAC… MEAC All-Defensive Team… BOXTOROW First Team All-American… MEAC All-Tournament Team… 1x MEAC Player of the Week… 6x MEAC Defensive Player of the Week… Played in all 30 games with 29 starts, averaging a team-high 14.1 points (2nd in MEAC) and 10.4 rebounds (1st in MEAC/23rd in NCAA) along with 30 assists, 52 steals (5th in MEAC) and 37 blocks (3rd in MEAC) in 31.3 minutes per game (5th in MEAC)… Notched a league-high 15 double-doubles which ranked 27th nationally… Also ranked 10th nationally in offensive rebounds (4.3)… Made 46.9% from the field (3rd in MEAC), 7-of-25 (28%) from deep and 94-of-172 (54.7%) from the line… Tied for 3rd in the league in made free throws and 2nd in free throw attempts…  Scored in double digits in 25 games with six 20+ point games… Grabbed 10+ rebounds in 16 games… Dished out multiple assists in eight games… Blocked multiple shots in 11 games and credited with multiple steals in 15 games… Scored career-high 30 points to go with 17 rebounds, three blocks and two steals in regular season finale at Morgan State… Recorded 27 points with ten rebounds along with three steals at Binghamton… Had 22 points with 13 rebounds, four blocks and two steals against Howard and another 22 points with 16 rebounds at NC Central… Tallied 20 points and ten rebounds while adding two blocks and three steals against La Salle… Posted 20 points, 11 rebounds, season-high four assists in win at FIU… Tallied 19 points in two of three games against Maryland Eastern Shore… Went for 19 points and 16 rebounds against Saint Francis… Pulled down NCAA season-high 25 rebounds while scoring 16 points against Delaware State, tying her for the 2nd-most rebounds in CSU history… Pulled down another 19 rebounds while scoring 13 points against Norfolk State… Went for 16 points and 12 rebounds in win at Pittsburgh… Went toe-to-toe with Angel Reese and notched double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds with three steals against #6 LSU… Credited with career-high seven steals against South Carolina State.

2022-23 (Sophomore at Texas A&M – Commerce): Played in all 33 games and made 25 starts, averaging 12.2 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds in 23.0 minutes per game… Also led the team with 30 blocked shots while adding 55 assists and 26 steals… Ranked second in the Southland Conference with a 49.2 field goal percentage, sixth in rebounds and seventh in blocks… Scored in double figures 24 times, going for at least 20 points in three games, including a career-high 29 points on a career-best 10-of-17 shooting and 9-of-10 from the line against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/23)… Also had 22 points with a career-high 18 rebounds along with four blocks, three steals and three assists against Northwestern State (2/9)… Added 21 points with nine rebounds against McNeese State (1/7)… Posted eight double-doubles and nine games with at least ten rebounds.
 
2021-22 (Freshman at Texas A&M – Commerce): Lone Star Conference Sixth Woman of the Year ... Third Team All-LSC ... All-Freshman Team ... Played in all 32 games and started four ... Averaged 9.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Totaled 302 points, 158 rebounds, 25 assists, 25 steals, and 14 blocks ... Reached double-digit scoring in 16 games ... Scored 24 points on 10 for 14 shooting at Angelo State (2/24) ... Grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double at UT Tyler (2/12) with 15 points ... Scored in double digits at an exhibition game at Baylor.
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  • 31

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    6'2"
    31
  • 31

    2024-25Senior

    Forward
    6'2"
    31