2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Larissa Lurken
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Cottage Grove, Minn.
- Prev School:
- Park
• NCAA record holder in single season free throws made (280)
• Kent State record holder in single season scoring (752) and scoring average (23.5)
• Kent State career leader in three pointers made and attempted (212 and 655)
• Became 20th 1,000 point scorer in Kent State history on November 25 against No. 5 Baylor
2016-17 SENIOR SEASON
• MAC Player of the Year
• Second Team Academic All-American
• First Team All-MAC
• MAC Medal of Excellence recipient
• MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• Academic All-MAC
• Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team
• Put together arguably the best season in women's basketball with 23.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game with 91 assists, 55 steals and 42 blocks
• Shot 84% from the free throw line in 333 attempts and 34% from three in 188 attempts
• Her career-high 39 points against Western Kentucky set new Gulf Coast Showcase record and was the 4th most points in a single game by a Golden Flash ever and the most since 2005
• 22 free throws made in 25 attempts in that game also set a new Kent State record
• Had five double-doubles on the season
• Nearly had a triple-double twice with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists against EMU and 24 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists at Miami
• Scored 30 or more points in seven contests
2015-16 JUNIOR SEASON
• Academic All-MAC
• Second on the team by averaging 13.9 points
• Played and started in all 29 games
• 171 three-pointers attempted ranks 4th for an individual season and 54 three-pointers made ranks 9th in the record book
• Made 77.8% of her free-throws in 126 attempts
• Also averaged 4.4 rebounds,1.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game
• Set a new career-high in points with 37 against Northern Illinois on Jan. 27. That ties for 8th most points in a game in Kent State history
• Also netted a career-high 11 rebounds in that contest
• Recipient of the James P. Louis Women's Basketball Endowed Scholarship
2014-15 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Academic All-MAC
• Played in 29 games with 26 starts
• Led the team by averaging 11.1 points per game
• Set the programs individual season record in attempted three-point shots
• Averaged 3.0 rebounds
• Also had a team-high 62 made three-point shots, making 31% of her attempts
2013-14 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Played in 24 games with 20 starts
• Averaged 7.8 points and 2.7 rebounds on the season
• Led the team from beyond the arc, sinking 32 three-point shots while making 33% of her attempts
• Posted a career-high in the season-opening game against Eastern Kentucky with 17 points
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Lettered four years at Park High School in Minnesota and is the school's all-time leading scorer
• Helped the Wolfpack to section runner-up finishes in 2012 and 2013.
• Was named All-State Honorable Mention, All-Conference, a Minnesota Miss Basketball candidate, St. Paul Pioneer All-Area and Academic All-State her senior year.
• Also lettered four years in cross country and five years in track & field, being named All-Conference in both.
• Played for Minnesota Fury Elite club team
PERSONAL
• Born August 29, 1995 in St. Paul, Minn.
• Daughter of Kerry and Stephanie
• Has an older sister, Jaimee
• Majoring in nursing
