A senior forward/center from Blythewood, South Carolina, Lauryn Taylor averaged 18.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals in two league wins last week.
Taylor had 23 defensive rebounds in the two games to go along with three steals. Taylor was part of a Patriot defense that held their opponents to just 61.5 points per game on 33.8 percent shooting. The team forced 30 turnovers in the two league victories for the Patriots.
Taylor has now claimed weekly honors from the conference eight times in the 2023-24 season. Taylor leads all of NCAA Division II with 14.8 rebounds per game. She is also third in Conference Carolinas in scoring with 18.0 points per game.
2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 15 (Feb. 26, 2024)
Player of the Week: Tynasia Bunting, Chowan
Defensive Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.