A 5-foot-11 center from Blythewood, South Carolina, Taylor averaged 19.0 points and 12.0 rebounds in two wins last week as the Patriots ran their winning streak to 13 games (5th longest in length in program history). The junior shot 48.0 percent (12-25) from the floor, including 3-for-6 (50 percent) from behind the arc, and was 11-of-14 (79 percent) from the foul line. In a 62-60 road win over Chowan on Wednesday, Feb. 1, Taylor Became the 30th Patriot to reach 1000 career points (now has 1034) as she scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to go with two blocked shots. She finished the week with 22 points and 10 rebounds with two steals and a block in a come-from-behind 72-64 road win at Belmont Abbey who was previously unbeaten in league play. Taylor is tied for the league lead in scoring at 17.4 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
Week 12 (Feb. 6, 2023)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Reagan Hune, Mount Olive