2022-2023 Women's Basketball Roster

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Roy Burkhart

25 Lauryn Thompson

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Arlington, Texas
  • Highschool Mansfield Timberview HS
  • Prev School VCU
  • Major Interdisciplinary Studies

Biography

Career Accomplishments:
- 2020 Texas State Dean's List (3.5+ GPA in a semester)

2022-23:
Was a mainstay in the Texas State lineup with 31 appearances and 30 starts ... played 742 minutes on the year with an average of 23.9 a night ... shot .495 going 103-208 from the field, good for 271 points on the season ... averaged 8.7 points per game, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists ... was a solid presence at the post for the Bobcats ... had her lone double-double of the season against Morgan State with a 12 point and 11 rebound showing ... put up a career-high 23 points against Houston Christian (12/20) ... played the fifth most minutes of any Bobcat ... was in the top five scorers for the Bobcats ... tacked on 25 steals and seven blocks ... was one of just three Bobcats over 125 rebounds throughout the season with 146 ... had the second-highest free throw shooting percentage of any Bobcat with more than 10 attempts, shot 63-77 for .818 ... made 10-16 in a 22 point, seven rebound, two assist showing against Howard Payne to open the season


2021-22:
A dominant post presence in her second season under head coach Zenarae Antoine and her coaching staff ... averaged 7.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.3 blocks in 20.9 minutes per game in 27 games throughout the season .. was credited with two double-doubles (points, rebounds) on the season: 16 points, 12 rebounds vs. Arlington Baptist (11/29) and 11 points, 10 rebounds against the eventual regular-season Sun Belt champions, Troy Trojans (1/6) ... was one of four Texas State women's basketball student-athletes to start 18-or-more games during the season ... her 20.9 minutes per game was the fifth-highest clip on the team ... her 77 made field goals were the third-most baskets by a Bobcat student-athlete ... her 48.4 shooting percentage was the highest among Texas State women's basketball student-athletes with 150-or-more (159) field goal attempts ... connected on the third-most free throws (53) on the team ... one of only three student-athletes on the team to score 200-or-more (207) points throughout the season ... her 7.7 points per game average was the third-highest mark on the squad ... opened the season with an eight-point outing at nationally-ranked Baylor (11/9) ... brought down 10 rebounds to go with five points, two steals and two assists against Coastal Carolina (2/5) ... finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes of game action in a start against Arkansas State (2/24) ... had a nine-point, nine-rebound performance at Georgia State (1/15) ... had a 12-point, nine-rebound outing off the bench at Loyola-Marymount (CA) on 12/16 ... turned in a 14-point outing in 22 minutes in her first start of the season at Houston Baptist (12/2) ... finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Texas College (12/5) 


2020-21:
One of three Bobcats to start all 22 games of the 2020-21 season ... averaged 27.3 minutes of game time a contest ... averaged 11.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game ... one of three women's basketball student-athletes to average double-figure points for the season ... shot a team-best 84.7 percent (72-85) from the free throw line ... her 84.7 free throw percentage was the third-highest percentage in the Sun Belt Conference and 45th highest in Division I women's basketball ... pulled down 10 rebounds in 26 minutes at Oklahoma (12/13) ... credited with her first career double-double with a 12-point, 12-rebound performance at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (12/16) ... set a career high with 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting in the Bobcats' win over Louisiana (1/1) ... credited with her second career double-double with a 23-point, 11-rebound performance against ULM (1/23) ... credited with her third double-double on the season following a 15-point, 12-rebound game in Texas State's win over Little Rock (2/2) ... netted 14 and 13 points, respectively, in Texas State's two Sun Belt Conference Tournament games ... scored in double figures in all four games against ULM ... scored 10-or-more points in 15 of 22 games of the 2020-21 season ... her 72 made free throws led the team ... her 47 offensive rebounds were the most by a Bobcat throughout the season ... missed more than one free throw in the same game in only two contests (7-10 at Arkansas State, 1/9; 3-5 against Troy, 3/6) ... led the team with nine blocked shots ... one of just five women's basketball student-athletes to be credited with 10-or-more steals during the season ... her 46.0 shooting percentage (86-187) was the highest among women's basketball student-athletes with 8-or-more made field goal attempts


2019-20:
Did not see game action

Prior to Texas State (VCU)
Thompson spent the 2018-19 campaign as a Ram under head coach Beth O'Boyle. She appeared in 16 games off the VCU bench and averaged 7.7 minutes per game. She tallied 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest on 37.5 percent shooting from the floor. She pulled down an average of 0.9 offensive rebounds per contest as a freshman.

High School
Joined Virginia Commonwealth out of Mansfield Timberview High School under the guidance of Kit Martin ... during her senior season, the Wolves went 40-3 and claimed the 5A state championship ... she recorded 13.1 points and 7.1 rebounds on her way to 14-5A District most valuable player accolades ... she collected most valuable player honors in the Texas-Oklahoma all-star game ... during her final two high school seasons, led her team to a 5A Texas state runner-up finish, was named TABC All-Region, and garnered a TGCA All-Star team selection ... she was twice named first team 14-5A All-District and the Wolves won two district championships ... joined the 1,000-point club during her final high school season.

Personal
She is the daughter of Matt Thompson and Barbara Washington ... has two sisters, Olivia and Sydney ... her father played basketball collegiately at Norfolk State ... is active in the community on top of her athletic successes: every holiday her and her family provides meals for the less fortunate ... on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day, the family delivers bagged meals to those in need ... she also worked basketball clinics at the local YMCA while at VCU and spoke to a nearby middle school about her experiences as a student athlete.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2019-2020Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2020-2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2021-2022Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2022-2023Redshirt Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    25