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General Miami's most experienced frontcourt player and the team's top post defender ... enters her senior season 73 points and 92 rebounds shy of 500 in both career categories ... despite being slowed by injuries in her sophomore and junior seasons, is one of only two active Miamians with over 100 career steals (112 steals).
2006-07 Finished as the team's second leading rebounder with 5.5 rebounds per game ... bounced back from a knee injury in early December to start nine of Miami's 16 MAC games ... posted double-digit scoring games in four of the season's first five games ... finished with a season scoring average of 5.5 points per game, just off her career average of 5.7 points per game ... scored a season-high 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a one-point loss at Robert Morris (Nov. 12) ... followed with her second double-double of the season and fourth of her career against Northern Iowa with 12 points and a season-high 11 rebounds (Nov. 25) ... turned in her first career back-to-back double-digit rebounding games when she grabbed 11 rebounds at Akron (Feb. 21) and followed with 10 rebounds against Kent State (Feb. 24) ... had four or more steals in a game three times, including a season-high five steals against Kent State (Feb. 24) ... averaged 8.7 rebounds per game over her last three conference games, including a season-high tying 11 rebounds at Akron ... hit her first career 3-pointer at Buffalo (Jan. 3) and followed with her second career trifecta against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 7).
2005-06 Steady contributor who played in 21 games with 15 starts, including starts in her last six games ... suffered knee injury in Nov. 20 season opener at Michigan and missed the next seven games ... strong defender and rebounder, especially on the offensive glass, who ranked third on the team at 4.8 rebounds per game ... only RedHawk with more than 50 shot attempts to shoot better than 44.0 percent from the field, connecting on 35-of-79 shots (.443) ... led Miami's post players and ranked third on the team with 31 steals ... returned after missing seven games with a knee injury to contribute 10 points, five rebounds and five steals in defeat of Seton Hall (Dec. 18) ... contributed a season-high 12 points, six rebounds and matched a career high with five steals in Jan. 2 loss at Tulane ... cleared a season-high 10 rebounds in Jan. 25 defeat of Ball State ... totaled eight points and eight rebounds in Feb. 8 loss to Western Michigan.
2004-05 One of only three players to play in all 29 games in 2004-05 ... ranked second on the team in blocked shots (20), third in rebounding (5.7 rpg) and fourth in scoring (6.5 ppg) ... talented offensive rebounder who broke Miami's freshman record for offensive rebounds and ranked fourth in the MAC at 2.93 offensive boards per game ... also ranked among the league's Top 15 in blocked shots ... snagged 41 steals on the year ... finished just 14 total rebounds shy of Miami's freshman record, totaling five double-digit rebounding days ... tallied 12 points and eight rebounds in collegiate debut versus Indiana State (Nov. 19) ... scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds in Nov. 27 loss at Florida State ... recorded first career double-double at Wright State, totaling 16 points and 13 rebounds ... enjoyed best MAC outing versus Akron (Feb. 9), matching her career high of 16 points and snagging 10 rebounds ... solid in MAC Tournament debut, totaling nine points, grabbing six rebounds and grabbing a career-best four steals in March 5 defeat of Western Michigan.
High School Coached by Mark Schrock at Perrysburg High School ... four-year letterwinner as a forward and center, playing her final three seasons for Perrysburg and her freshman year for Toledo Christian ... established Perrysburg career records for points (1,635), rebounds (980) and field-goal percentage (.587) ... also established Perrysburg's single-season records for points (522) and blocks (50) during her senior year ... averaged 21.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.6 steals, 2.1 assists and 2.0 blocks per game during her senior campaign, leading the Jackets to a 21-4 record and sectional and district championships ... three-time first-team all-conference and all-district selection for Perrysburg ... three-time all-region pick, including first-team honors as a senior ... honorable mention all-state as a junior and third-team all-state selection as a senior ... selected to the District 7 and Ohio/Indiana All-Star games ... helped the Jackets to a 20-3 record and conference title as a sophomore ... also a four-year letterwinner as a middle-hitter on the volleyball team ... served as team captain for both the volleyball and basketball teams ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal Named Laura Ashley Markwood ... 22 years old ... daughter of Sherrie and Richard Markwood ... majoring in zoology ... sister Jennifer played basketball at Toledo where she was a MAC All-Tournament selection in 1998.
