Francis Marion University Athletics

Junior center Lauryn Taylor of the Francis Marion University women's basketball team has been named the McDonald's Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2022.

The Blythewood, S.C., native averaged 21.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in two contests this past weekend at the Conference Carolinas/South Atlantic Conference Challenge.  She shot 43.2 percent from the floor, including hitting 5-of-9 shots from behind the three-point arc and nailing 6-of-7 free throws.  She also registered three assists, two steals, and two blocked shots.

She tallied 22 points in the season opener against Wingate University and followed that with a 21-point outing against Coker University.

Francis Marion will play its home opener on Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Newberry College.

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