A senior forward/center from Blythewood, South Carolina, Lauryn Taylor of Francis Marion averaged 21.0 points, 17.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in two road wins last week for the Patriots.
Taylor, who has six double-doubles this season, now has 33 in her career. She picked up her first double-double last week with 22 points and 19 rebounds in a road conference victory at Young Harris. She also had four assists in the game. Taylor followed that up in Francis Marion’s strong non-conference region win over Augusta with double-double No. 2 on the week with 20 points and 15 rebounds. She also had five assists.
Taylor shot 55 percent (17-of-31) from the field last week, while also connecting on six of her seven (86 percent) free throw attempts. She moved into 18th place on the Francis Marion all-time scoring list last week (1,310 points). She is in the 15th position all-time in program history in rebounding with 706.
Taylor is the only player in Conference Carolinas averaging a double-double on the season with 18.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. She is first in the league in rebounding and third in scoring. Taylor has now claimed weekly honors from the conference three times in the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 6 (Dec. 18, 2023)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Aleysha Hill, Lees-McRae