A 5-foot-11 center from Blythewood, South Carolina, Taylor averaged 27.5 points, six rebounds and five assists per game while shooting 70 percent (21-of-30) from the field in a pair of Conference Carolinas wins for the Patriots. In helping the program to 11 straight wins, which is sixth-best in program history, the junior scored 55 total points on the week to come within four points of 1,000 for her career. She began the week with 23 points, six rebounds and six assists in an 82-58 win over Barton on Tuesday, Jan. 24. She finished the week with a career-high 32 points and six rebounds with four assists and two steals in a 97-65 win over Lees-McRae on Saturday, Jan. 28. Taylor is second in Conference Carolinas in scoring at 17.2 points per contest.
2022-23 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Nov. 14, 2022)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan
Week 2 (Nov. 21, 2022)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan
Week 3 (Nov. 28, 2022)
Player of the Week: Kiana Lee, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Jazmin Allen, Emmanuel
Week 4 (Dec. 5, 2022)
Player of the Week: Zaria Clark, UNC Pembroke
Defensive Player of the Week:
Destiny Robinson, Chowan
Week 5 (Dec. 12, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jeanetta Elder, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Laila Harris, Mount Olive
Week 6 (Dec. 20, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jasmine Stanley, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week:
Laila Harris, Mount Olive
Week 7 (Jan. 3, 2023)
Player of the Week: Maleiya Hill, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Abigail Crain, Belmont Abbey
Week 8 (Jan. 9, 2023)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Kiana Lee, Francis Marion
Week 9 (Jan. 16, 2023)
Player of the Week: Jasmine Stanley, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Amareya Turner, North Greenville
Week 10 (Jan. 23, 2023)
Player of the Week: Abigail Crain, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Sydney Wilson, Converse
Week 11 (Jan. 30, 2023)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan