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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

2 Lauren Holden

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cape May, N.J.
  • Highschool Lower Cape May Regional

Biography

2018-19: Team captain… Set the program record for career minutes played with 4,492… Finishes her career with 1,141 career points, currently ranked 17th all-time, 213 three-pointers (3rd), and a 85.3% free-throw rate (4th)… Is tied for second in program history with 132 games played and is solo third with 117 career starts… Led all of NCAA Division I in minutes played per game (38.6) and was fourth with 1,311 total minutes… Named the Al Carino Girls’ Basketball Club of South Jersey’s College Player of the Year… One of two players to start all 34 games, as a senior… Finished second on the team with 85 assists and third on the team with 9.0 points per game and 58 three-pointers… Averaged 9.8 points on 34.9% shooting with 45 total assists, second on the team, over 16 conference contests… Made 49-of-55 free-throws (89.1%)… Besides a blowout win over Duquesne in the A-10 quarterfinal, played at least 35 minutes in every contest… Began her senior campaign with nine points, three assists, three steals, and two rebunds in a win over Wagner (11/9)… Scored 14 points in a win over Ball State in the opening game of the Gulf Coast Showcase (11/23)… Chipped in nine points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals in the semifinal against Washington (11/24)… Began a stretch of six straight double-digit scoring efforts with 12 on 5-of-9 shooting in a win over Columbia (12/11)… Played all 45 minutes of a win over Maine in the opening game of the Fordham Holiday Classic, scoring 11 points with a season-high six assists (12/29)… Played all 40 minutes to clinch the Holiday Classic against Middle Tennessee State with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 3-of-5 from deep, with three assists (12/30)… Sank 5-of-9 shots, including a season-best four threes, for 14 points and a pair of steals at George Washington (1/5)… Again hit 5-of-9 shots overall, including 4-of-5 from behind the arc, for 14 more points in a win over Richmond (1/9)… Tied her season-high with six dimes against VCU, adding 11 points and four boards (1/16)… Scored her 1,000th career point at Dayton on a stepback three-pointer (1/20)… Scored a season-high 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting, 2-of-7 from deep, with three boards, an assist, and a steal over 40 minutes at La Salle (1/31)… Matched that 15 points in the next game, hitting 6-of-13 shots, 3-of-5 from downtown, with four boards and three assists in a win over Duquesne (2/3)… Combined for 15 points, eight assists, and two steals in wins over Saint Louis and George Mason at home (2/6-10)… Set the program’s all-time minutes played record by playing the entire first quarter at Davidson, finishing the contest with 11 points, including three threes, and four assists (2/13)… Went for nine points and five assists against Massachusetts (2/24)… Handed out four assists in the quarterfinal against UMass (3/8)… Scored 10 points with three boards and two assists against Duquesne (3/9)… Scored six points in the championship game against VCU (3/10)… Finished her career with nine points on 3-of-11 long-range shooting, three rebounds, and three assists at #12 Syracuse (3/23)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017-18: One of two Rams to start all 34 contests as a junior… One of three team captains… Set program record for minutes played in a season with 1,333, which ranked fourth in Division I… Was second in the country with 39.2 minutes played per contest… Finished the season joint-seventh with 155 career three-pointers and sixth with a career 83.8% free-throw percentage… Led the Rams with 86 assists, a 36.6% three-point field goal percentage, and a 87.8% conversion rate from the line… Third in scoring on the team with 10.6 points per game… Scored 13 points on 3-of-6 long-range shooting and 4-of-4 from the line in her season debut against UMBC (11/10)… Scored 10 points to go with five rebounds and two assists at Boston College (11/16)… Played all 45 minutes of an overtime loss at Albany, scoring 11 points to go with a pair of offensive rebounds, assists, and steals (11/19)… Scored 14 points with four three-pointers at Penn State (12/6)… Scored five points and handed out five assists against Iona (12/9)… Played all 50 minutes of a double-overtime win at St. John’s, scoring eight points (12/12)… Scored 14 points and handed out a season-high six assists against Bucknell (12/17)… Fell one point shy of her career-high with 17 points on 4-of-11 shooting and matched her best with 6-of-6 from the charity stripe, adding three three-pointers and five rebounds against Hartford (12/28)… Scored 15 against UC Davis (12/29)… Scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from deep against George Washington (12/31)… Was held scoreless against Saint Louis but matched her season-high with six assists while playing all 40 minutes of a win over Saint Louis (1/6)… Scored 17 points again on 6-of-10 overall and 4-of-7 from downtown with three assists against Davidson (1/10)… Scored 13 points on 3-of-7 shooting and 4-of-4 from the line to go with three dimes at VCU (1/14)… Posted 10 points, three boards, and three dimes against St. Bonaventure (1/25)… Started a run of four straight games with at least 15 points and five of six with 17 points on a career-high seven field goals (14 shots) while playing all 50 minutes at Saint Louis (1/31)… Scored 16 on 6-of-12 shooting, 4-of-9 from deep, with three assists against Rhode Island (2/4)… Hit a personal-best five three-pointers on six attempts to score 15 points at Davidson (2/10)… Scored 16 in a win over La Salle (2/13)… Scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Duquesne (2/21)… Scored 16 points and dished out six assists in the opening round win over Rhode Island in the A-10 Championship (2/27)… Scored 12 points and added two boards, three dimes, and two steals in a win over Harvard in the WNIT first round (3/16)… Scored five and notched four assists in the win at Drexel (3/18)… Posted eight points, four boards, an assist, and a steal in the season-ending loss at Virginia Tech (3/22)... Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and ECAC Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17: Started all 33 games she was available for as a sophomore… Played the second-most minutes on the team, 1,083, and averaged 8.5 points across 32.8 minutes per game… Took and made the third-most field goals, finishing 91-of-271 overall, and adding 49 threes at a 31.2% clip… Finished third in the squad with 60 assists… Notched 12 points and three threes with two assists and a steal across 29 minutes in the season-opening win over Furman in the opening round of the preseason WNIT (11/11)… Scored a career-high 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field, including two threes, and 6-of-6 from the free throw line, adding a personal-best six rebounds to go with three assists and a steal across 43 minutes of a wild double overtime win against Albany (11/22)… Scored 10 points in a win over Grambling State in the consolation game of the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (11/27)… Enjoyed a run of double-digit scoring outputs in seven of eight straight games from early December to New Year’s Day, chipping in 2.1 assists per game and playing an average of 35.0 minutes per game… Scored 14 on 6-of-11 shooting in a win over UNC Asheville in the consolation game of the Fordham Holiday Classic (12/30)… Missed the Davidson win at home due to illness but returned three days later to post eight points and three rebounds in 36 minutes in a win at George Mason (1/7)… Took and made the most shots of her career, 7-for-17, including the most three-point attempts of her stay in the Bronx, 10, while playing all 40 minutes, finishing with 17 points, two rebounds, three assists, and a steal in a way at St. Bonaventure (1/15)… Handed out four assists to go with five points against VCU (1/21)… Her shot wasn’t falling in a win at home against the Bonnies but she still chipped in four points, three rebounds, and four assists (2/4)… Scored 17 again, this time on an efficient 6-of-10 from the field, including a career-best five triples on seven attempts, to go with three dimes and a steal in a win over Massachusetts at home (2/11)… Aside from a scoreless outing in the season finale at Penn State, she scored between nine and 14 points over the previous five contests… Scored 14 in a home win over eventual league champion Dayton (2/19)… Notched a pair of steals for the first time in a Ram uniform, adding nine points and four assists in 39 minutes against Davidson in round one of the A-10 Championship (2/26)… Hit three threes to finish with 13 points, plus three assists, in a loss to Saint Louis in the quarterfinals (3/3)… Scored 10 in a comeback win at Georgetown in the opening round of the postseason WNIT (3/17).

2015-16: Played in all 31 contests, making 16 starts, fifth-most on the team, and averaging 6.3 points per contest across an average of 24.7 minutes per game… Fourth on the squad with 55 assists… Compiled solid percentages with 33.8% from the field, 35% from deep, and 80.6% from the line… Made the fifth-most field goals of the team, with 67, and the second-most three-pointers, with 35, missing only six free throws all season… Named A-10 Rookie of the Week once... Made her collegiate debut in the team’s season-opening loss at Penn State, grabbing one rebound in 11 minutes of action (11/15)… Notched several collegiate firsts with seven points on 2-of-4 shooting, including one three-pointer, and two made free throws in two attempts, plus two rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes against Lafayette (11/24)… Scored seven points against Texas Tech (11/27)… Enjoyed a very efficient game over 22 minutes at Syracuse, scoring 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting from downtown with three boards and one assist (11/28)… Garnered her first career start in a loss at St. Bonaventure, scoring six points on two three’s, two rebounds and one steal (1/7)… Came off the bench in her next contest but still set career-highs with 14 points and five boards in 32 minutes, making six field goals, two from deep, with two assists against Duquesne (1/10)… Moved back into the starting lineup for good over the next 15 contests, averaging 8.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists over 34.6 minutes per contest… Posted five points, four rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes against George Mason (1/13)… Scored 14 points on 5-of-13 shooting, with four three’s, to go along with five rebounds in 38 minutes at Davidson (1/20)… Tallied 10 points, three rebounds, and three assists in 39 minutes against Rhode Island (1/30)… Logged a career-high 40 minutes at Massachusetts, scoring 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers, adding four rebounds and six assists (2/6)… Scored 12 points, again on 4-of-9 shooting, with three treys, and one steal in 36 minutes against Saint Louis (2/21)… Closed out her season with four solid contests, averaging 12.3 points on 43.6% from the field (17-39), including 39% from downtown (7-18), and 4.3 assists… Scored a career-high 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting, 2-of-7 from deep, with four assists and just one turnover in 33 minutes against St. Bonaventure (2/24)… Dished out a career-best seven assists to go along with nine points and four rebounds in 36 minutes against Massachusetts in a first round win of the A-10 Tournament (3/3)… Again scored 15 points, this time on a very efficient 6-of-7 from the field, including a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc, to go with five rebounds, four assists and one steal in 35 minutes against Duquesne (3/4).

Before Fordham: Earned four varsity letters at Lower Cape May Regional High School, where she scored 2,476 points... Earned NJ.com Third Team All-State honors as as senior and Second Team All-State Group II honors as a junior... Two-time First Team All South Jersey Selection (2013 & 2014)... Three-time First Team All-Atlatnic City Press selection while being named the Player of the Year in 2015... South Jersey Player of the Year in 2015... Second-leading scorer in the state of New Jersey as as senior with 25.9 points per game, after leading the Garden State as a junior with 28.8 points per game... Led Lower Cape May to the Group II South Jersey championship after tallying 35 points in the finals... Four-tme First Team All-Gazette Leader pick... Four-time First Team All-Cape Athletic League member... Team Captain as a junior and senior... Member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society and Who's Who...

Personal: Daughter of Pat and Anissa Holden... Born March 22, 1997.

Major: Communications.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Points: 18, vs. Albany (11/22/16)
Rebounds: 7, at Duquesne (2/21/18)
Assists: 7, vs. Massachusetts (3/3/16)
Steals: 3, vs. Wagner (11/9/18)
Blocks: N/A
FG Made: 7, 2x, last at Saint Louis (1/31/18)
FG Attempted: 18, at Penn State (12/6/17)
3FG Made: 5, 2x, last at Davidson (2/10/18)
3FG Attempted: 15, at Penn State (12/6/17)
FT Made: 6, 4x, last vs. Ball State (11/23/18)
FT Attempted: 6, 6x, last vs. Ball State (11/23/18)
Minutes Played: 50, 2x, last at Saint Louis (1/31/18)

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

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    2016-17Sophomore

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    2017-18Junior

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    2018-19Senior

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