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CAREER RANKINGS: Ranks second in goals and points, fifth in draw controls, tied for ninth in assists and ninth in caused turnovers. Notes: Creative attacker... Smart athlete... Has the ability to make things happen... Is an excellent finisher. 2008: Started all 17 games for the Patriots... Named a Third-Team All-American by the IWLCA/US Lacrosse and WomensLacrosse.com... Named First-Team IWLCA All-South... First-Team All-CAA selection... Member of the CAA Championship All-Tournament Team... VaSID First-Team All-State... Won the George Mason Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award... Named the CAA Player of the Week on April 14... Tied for second in the CAA in game-winning goals with four... Third in the conference in points per game with an average of 3.35 per contest... Fourth in the CAA in goals per game with an average of 2.47... Seventh in the CAA in assists per game with an average of 0.88... Led the team in points (57), goals (42), game-winning goals, assists (15) and draw controls (35)... Second on the team in shooting percentage (.467) and caused turnovers (25). 2007: IWLCA Second-Team All-South... First-Team All-CAA... VaSID Second-Team All-State... Named the CAA Player of the Week on March 19... Seventh in the CAA in goals per game with an average of 2.31... Ninth in the CAA in points per game with an average of 3.00... Led the team in goals (37), points (48) and shooting percentage (.552)... Second on the team in assists with 11... Fourth on the team in free-position goals with five... Tied career highs in goals (6), points (8) and ground balls (4) against St. Bonaventure on March 13... Scored the game-winning goal against George Washington on March 28... Made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the spring semester... Recipient of the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award. 2006: Had an outstanding season, starting all 16 games, and ranking as one of the top attackers in the nation, finishing 17th in the country, and third in the CAA, with an average of three goals per game... Her 48 goals ranks fifth all-time in a single-season at Mason... Her 56 points tied her for the seventh highest total in a single-season at Mason... Tied for eighth in the CAA with an average of 3.5 points per game... Tied with two other players for the most game-winning goals in the CAA with four... Netted the game-winning goals against Virginia Tech, Holy Cross, St. Joseph's and ODU... Scored three or more goals in nine different games during the season... Led the team in goals (48), points (56), shooting percentage (.565), draw controls (26) and game-winning goals (4)... Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers with 20, and third on the team in both assists (8) and free-position goals (8)... Tied her single-game career-high with five goals against William and Mary on April 7, then set a new career best in the next game against Old Dominion on April 9, scoring six goals... Also dished out two assists against ODU for a career best eight points... Had a remarkable all-around performance against eventual CAA Champion James Madison on April 21, setting new single-game career-highs in caused turnovers with five and draw controls with four. She also tallied six points in the game (four goals, two assists)... The five turnovers in the game tied her with two others for the single-game high in the CAA in that category... Her four ground balls against Johns Hopkins in the final game of the season set a new career high... Garnered Second-Team All-CAA honors. 2005: Appeared in 14 games, earning 11 starts... Finished second on the team in goals scored (25)... CAA all-Rookie team selection... Garnered CAA all-tournament team accolades... Added one assist... Ranked tied for second on the squad in points with 26... Attempted 62 shots... Posted second best shooting percentage on the team at .403... Collected 17 ground balls... Caused 13 turnovers... Managed 14 draw controls... Missed several games due to injury... Registered seven multi-goal outings... Tallied season-best five goals and five points vs. Va. Tech (3/5)... Corralled three draw controls at Hofstra (4/17)... Netted four scores vs. Towson (4/30) at CAA Tournament... Made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2004 for outstanding work in the classroom. Prep: Had an outstanding four year career at Springfield High School, earning three varsity letters... Named a 2004 US Lacrosse Women's Division High School First-Team All-American for the Philadelphia-Eastern Pa. chapter... Voted Springfield's most athletic female as a senior... Selected Delaware County Daily Times first-team League all-Central in 2003 and 2004... Garnered first-team all-Delco as a junior and a senior from the Delaware County Daily Times... Picked to the all-Delco second team in 2002... Named the Cougars' most valuable lacrosse player in 2003 and 2004 and their outstanding offensive player as a junior... Received the PAWS Award as a freshman... Broke the school record for career goals (253)... Led the Cougars in goals scored and assists in 2003... Paced the team in goals scored (86) and finished second in assists (29) as a senior... Helped lead Springfield to the 2004 Central League title and to back-to-back District One Class AA championships in 2003 and 2004... Set a Cougar single-season record with 94 goals in 2003... Named outstanding offensive player at the 2003 District One Class AA championship... Member of the Springfield Athletic Advisory Council as a junior and a senior... Also played basketball and earned three letters in soccer. Personal: Born 5/9/1986... Full name is Laura Elizabeth King... Daughter of Meg and Rick King... Has one brother, Rich... Competed in the 2003 National Tournament as a member of the Upper Atlantic 2 Team... Enjoys listening to music... Played the violin for the high school orchestra... 2004 graduate of Springfield HS... Chose George Mason over Drexel and Monmouth... Majoring in biology with a minor in psychology. Career Stats Year GP/GS Gls. Asts. Pts. Shots Pct. GB CT DC 2005 14/11 25 1 26 62 .403 17 13 14 2006 16/16 48 8 56 85 .565 25 20 26 2007 16/16 37 11 48 67 .552 19 17 12 2008 17/17 42 15 57 90 .467 30 25 35 Totals 63/60 152 35 187 304 .500 91 75 87 |
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