Lauren Park-Lane Named BIG EAST Most Improved Player
3/4/2021 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK – Seton Hall sophomore Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) was named 2020-21 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Most Improved Player on Thursday.
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She is the third player in the history of the program to earn the prestigious honor, joining former Pirates Shadeen Samuels in 2019 and Tabatha Richardson-Smith in 2014.
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Park-Lane's sophomore maturation has been nothing short of astonishing. A competent ball-handler as a freshman, she found her scoring touch as a sophomore, improving her per game scoring average from 6.7 points to 17.4 points per game, which finished the regular season ranked sixth in the BIG EAST Conference. Park-Lane's field goal percentage increased from .343 to .418, while her free-throw percentage moved from .667 to .835, which ranks fifth-best in the BIG EAST.
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Park-Lane scored in double-figures in 16 of 20 games this season, including her first six career games of 20 points or better. On Feb. 18 against Georgetown, she erupted for a career-high 32 points, and was 11-for-12 from the free-throw line. It's the highest point total by a Pirate in over two years.
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Despite her newfound scoring prowess, Park-Lane hasn't wavered as one of the premier point guards in the BIG EAST. The sophomore finished the regular season second in the conference with 5.8 assists per game and broke out with a career-high 15 assists, while record her first career double-double, at Xavier on Feb. 24. Her 15 assists broke Seton Hall's single-game record, a mark that stood for 25 years.
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Seton Hall will return to game action on Saturday, March 6 when it begins play at the 2021 BIG EAST Tournament. The Pirates will face either No. 6 Creighton or No. 11 Georgetown in the quarterfinals after receiving a first-round bye. Tip time is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET.
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She is the third player in the history of the program to earn the prestigious honor, joining former Pirates Shadeen Samuels in 2019 and Tabatha Richardson-Smith in 2014.
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Park-Lane's sophomore maturation has been nothing short of astonishing. A competent ball-handler as a freshman, she found her scoring touch as a sophomore, improving her per game scoring average from 6.7 points to 17.4 points per game, which finished the regular season ranked sixth in the BIG EAST Conference. Park-Lane's field goal percentage increased from .343 to .418, while her free-throw percentage moved from .667 to .835, which ranks fifth-best in the BIG EAST.
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Park-Lane scored in double-figures in 16 of 20 games this season, including her first six career games of 20 points or better. On Feb. 18 against Georgetown, she erupted for a career-high 32 points, and was 11-for-12 from the free-throw line. It's the highest point total by a Pirate in over two years.
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Despite her newfound scoring prowess, Park-Lane hasn't wavered as one of the premier point guards in the BIG EAST. The sophomore finished the regular season second in the conference with 5.8 assists per game and broke out with a career-high 15 assists, while record her first career double-double, at Xavier on Feb. 24. Her 15 assists broke Seton Hall's single-game record, a mark that stood for 25 years.
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Seton Hall will return to game action on Saturday, March 6 when it begins play at the 2021 BIG EAST Tournament. The Pirates will face either No. 6 Creighton or No. 11 Georgetown in the quarterfinals after receiving a first-round bye. Tip time is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET.
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