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  Lauren Lueders

Lauren Lueders

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Jackson, Mo.

High School:
Saxony Lutheran

Height:
5-8

Position:
G

Birthdate:
09/08/1987

Year
G-GS
Min/Avg
FG-A
Pct.
3FG-A
Pct.
FT-A
Pct.
Reb-RPG
A
T
B
S
Pts-PPG
2007-08
29-8
451/15.6
52-143
.364
42-111
.378
3-7
.429
53-1.8
31
26
0
19
149-5.1
2006-07
29-12
314/10.8
33-72
.458
19-44
.432
9-11
.818
43-1.5
19
23
2
7
94-3.2
Career
58-20
765/13.2
85-215
.395
61-155
.394
12-18
.667
96-1.7
50
49
2
26
243-4.2

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2007-08: Hit multiple three-pointers in 14 games... Scored 11 points including three 3's against South Carolina... Six points against Ole Miss were her first SEC points this season... Earned eight straight starts beginning with the Clemson game... Averaged nearly 10 points per game as a starter... Career-high three steals against Colorado... Scored 13 points against St. Mary's... Scored a career-high 14 points, including 3-of-7 from behind-the-arc to lead VU over Iowa State... Hit 3-of-5 three's against Belmont, scoring 12 points.

2006-07: Appeared in 29 of Vanderbilt's 34 games as a freshman, making 12 starts in the middle of the season... Made her first collegiate start on Dec. 3 at UAB... Remained in the starting lineup through the Florida game in January... Averaged 3.2 points in 10.8 minutes per game... Scored in double-figures on three occasions, including a personal-best 12 points against Indiana State in the championship of the 2006 VU Holiday Classic... Shot 43.2 percent from behind the arc to rank fourth on the nation's best three-point shooting team... Also connected on 82 percent of her free throws... Against Dartmouth, posted season highs with four assists and three steals.

High School (Saxony Lutheran): Three-year starter for the boys' basketball team at Saxony Lutheran... Named team captain her senior year... Helped the Crusaders, under the direction of Coach John Daniel, to a 75-24 record in her three seasons... Averaged 9.1 ppg and 6.0 apg as the squad's starting point guard... Won a pair of conference championships... First-team All-State selection following her senior season... Finalist for Miss Show-Me Basketball, an award presented by the Missouri Coaches Association... Took part in the St. John's Sports Medicine All-Star Game with the top girls' basketball players in Missouri... Scored 16 points and added eight rebounds to lead the White squad... Also named to the All-Southeast Missourian girls basketball team... Holds numerous school records, including season and career marks for free throw percentage and three-point shooting... Played AAU ball for Mike Taylor's St. Louis Gameface.

Personal: Last name is pronounced "LEADERS"... Daughter of Doyle and Donna... Has two brothers, Sam and Dan... Lueders Saxony Lutheran, a small, private school in Jackson, Mo., did not adopt a girls' basketball team until 2006... Majoring in Human & Organizational Development.

Off the Court with Lauren Lueders:

Favorite Pro Athlete: Allen Iverson -- he plays with emotion

Sporting Event I'd Most Like to Attend: Super Bowl

Favorite Board Game: Monopoly

Favorite television networks: ESPN, CMT and MTV

Favorite restaurant in my hometown: Dip & Deli

Favorite meal in the Hendrix Room: Grilled chicken w/ honey mustard

Favorite city in Spain:: Valencia

Favorite class this semester: American Popular Music

The first job I ever had: Picking peaches for my grandparents

My dream job: To have no job at all!

My day can't start until: I check my e-mail and facebook

I wear my jersey number because: I always wanted a single digit and I've had No. 5 since fifth grade

Item I brought to VU to remind me of home: Tons and tons of pictures

My advice to young people is: Shoot for the moon; even if you miss, you'll land among the stars

Another interesting fact: About 500 people live in my hometown