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Lauren Ross Named Horizon League Player of the Week
12/9/2024 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS - Lauren Ross of the Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team was named the Horizon League Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday (Dec.9).
Ross had back-to-back 25-point games to lead the Mastodons to a 2-0 start to Horizon League play. She 25 points in the Mastodons' first-ever win over Green Bay, including all 14 of Purdue Fort Wayne's points in the fourth quarter. She added nine rebounds in the Mastodons' victory over Robert Morris. The Muskegon, Michigan native shot 65.2 percent (15-of-23) from the floor and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from 3-point range, including 6-for-6 from deep against Green Bay.
Ross' 25 points per league game leads the Horizon League and 7.0 rebounds is fifth. She is second in field goal percentage (65.2 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage (68.8 percent). Her 5.5 3-point makes per league contest is a league-best by 1.5 per game.
Nationally, no player in Division I has made more 3-pointers than Ross this season. She also ranks 10th in the nation with a 51.4 clip from beyond the arc in her final season of eligibility.
This season, Ross is shooting 51.3 percent from the floor, 51.4 percent from 3-point range and 91.7 percent from the charity stripe. She is one of three players in the Division I to do so through this point in the season, and is looking to be the first player since at least the 3-point line was added to college basketball.
With Ross at the helm, the Mastodons beat the reigning Horizon League champ Green Bay to start 2-0 in league play. They will look to make it 3-0 with a trip to IU Indianapolis on Wednesday (Dec.11).
Ross had back-to-back 25-point games to lead the Mastodons to a 2-0 start to Horizon League play. She 25 points in the Mastodons' first-ever win over Green Bay, including all 14 of Purdue Fort Wayne's points in the fourth quarter. She added nine rebounds in the Mastodons' victory over Robert Morris. The Muskegon, Michigan native shot 65.2 percent (15-of-23) from the floor and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from 3-point range, including 6-for-6 from deep against Green Bay.
Ross' 25 points per league game leads the Horizon League and 7.0 rebounds is fifth. She is second in field goal percentage (65.2 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage (68.8 percent). Her 5.5 3-point makes per league contest is a league-best by 1.5 per game.
Nationally, no player in Division I has made more 3-pointers than Ross this season. She also ranks 10th in the nation with a 51.4 clip from beyond the arc in her final season of eligibility.
This season, Ross is shooting 51.3 percent from the floor, 51.4 percent from 3-point range and 91.7 percent from the charity stripe. She is one of three players in the Division I to do so through this point in the season, and is looking to be the first player since at least the 3-point line was added to college basketball.
With Ross at the helm, the Mastodons beat the reigning Horizon League champ Green Bay to start 2-0 in league play. They will look to make it 3-0 with a trip to IU Indianapolis on Wednesday (Dec.11).
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