Lauren Ross

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Muskegon, Mich.
High School:
Reeths-Puffer
Prev School:
Western Michigan/Michigan State

• 2024-25 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
• 2024-25 All-Horizon League First Team
• Horizon League Player of the Week (12/9/2024, 1/20/2025)
• DI-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team (2024-25)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team (2024-25)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team (2022-23)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23, 2024-25)
• All-Mid-American Conference Honorable Mention (2022-23)
• Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (12/7/2021, 2/15/2022, 12/19/2022)
• Academic All-Mid American Conference (2021-22)
• Third Team All-Mid-American Conference (2021-22)
• Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team (2021-22)

2024-25: Became the first player in NCAA history to lead the country in both 3-point percentage (47.6) and free throw percentage (94.8) ... 47.6 percent from 3-point range ranked as the 26th-best in NCAA history and 94.8 free throw percentage ranked as the 13th-best in NCAA history ... Named Horizon League Newcomer of the Year and All-League First Team ... Selected as the Horizon League Player of the Week twice ... Averaged 15.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in her one season in Fort Wayne ... 47.6 percent mark from 3-point range, 94.8 free throw percentage and 111 triples all ranked as the best in program history ... Her 546 points ranked ninth in the program's single-season records ... First Mastodon to have three 25-point games in a row since 2014 ... Missed just one free throw over her final 52 attempts, spanning more than three months ... Scored in double-digits in 30 games and over 20 in nine ... Scored 21 at No. 15 Kentucky (Nov. 18) ... Had a season-high of 27 points against Furman (Nov. 28) and Western Michigan (Nov. 21) ... Notched a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds against Old Dominion (March 25) in the WNIT Second Round ... Scored 14 with four 3-pointers against Cleveland State (March 31) in the WNIT Great 8.

2023-24 (at Michigan State): In her first game as a Spartan, scored two points against Oakland (Nov. 8) ... Went 2-for-3 from beyond the arc for six points against Wright State (Nov. 12) ... Drained at least two 3-pointers for three-straight games, scoring a season-high 11 points against Evansville (Nov. 19) ... Scored five points with one steal against Miami (OH) (Dec. 3) ... Went 2-for-6 from beyond the arc for six points against Coastal Carolina in the Cherokee Invitational (Dec. 21) ... Scored two points against Michigan (Jan. 27).

2022-23 (at Western Michigan): Named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team selection ... Named CSC Academic All-District ... Named All-MAC Honorable Mention ... Two-time MAC Player of the Week (Dec. 19) ... Missed the remainder of the 2022-23 season due to a knee injury suffered during at Buffalo (Jan. 22) ... Averaged 21.8 points per game on 46.5 percent shooting from the field for a total 371 of points ... Recorded 34.3 percent from beyond the arch and 83.9 percent from the line ... Averaged 4.8 rebounds per game, 40 assists, 24 steals, and one block ... Led the team in field goals (121), points (371), and points per game (21.8) at time of injury.

2021-22 (at Western Michigan): Named Third Team All-MAC ... Earned All-MAC Freshman Team honors ... Garnered Academic All-MAC accolades ... Two-time MAC Player of the Week (Dec. 7, Feb. 15) ... Played in 29 games, averaging a team-high 31.3 minutes per game ... Led team with 17.3 points per game, 178 made field goals ... Scored 26 points at Purdue (No. 14) ... Had a career-high 37 points at Ohio (Feb. 12) ... Made career-high 11 field goals on two different occasions: at Purdue (Nov. 14) and at Ohio (Feb. 12) ... Made 10 or more field goals in four different games: at Purdue (Nov. 14), at Central Michigan (Jan. 5), vs. Akron (Feb. 9) and at Ohio (Feb. 12) ... Shot 42.9 percent from field, 33.1 percent from long range and 81.1 percent from free throws ... One of two MAC players to make seven 3-point attempts in a game ... One of two MAC players to go 10-for-10 from the charity stripe.

2020-21 (at Western Michigan): Played in four games, averaging 23.0 minutes per game prior to injury ... Averaged 9.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ... Totaled two assists and two steals ... Shot 35.3 percent from the field and knocked down four 3-pointers ... In collegiate debut, scored 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field vs. UIC (Dec. 5) ... Recorded 10 points with six rebounds at Central Michigan (Dec. 9).

High School: Four-year varsity basketball player at Reeths-Puffer High School ... Three-year team captain ... Reeths-Puffer all-time leading scorer (1,587 career points) ... Member of 1000-Point and 1500-Point Club ... Division 1 First Team All-State.

Personal: Daughter of Kim and Brent Ross... Has one brother, Blake, who wrestled at Muskegon Community College ... Pursuing a master's degree in organizational leadership.