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 Jan. 23-29, 2023.

Taylor, a 5-11 native of Blythewood, S.C., averaged 27.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game in two contests last week as FMU ran its winning streak to 11 games, equaling the sixth longest in program history.  She shot 70.0 percent from the floor (including 3-of-6 from behind the arc) and was 10-of-17 at the foul line, while also recording two steals.  She is now four points shy of becoming the 30th Patriot to reach 1,000 career points.

Taylor registered 23 points, six rebounds, and six assists in a 24-point win over Barton College and a career-high 32 points, six rebounds, and four assists in a 32-point victory over Lees-McRae College.

Francis Marion will play a pair of conference road games this week: at Chowan University on Wednesday at 5 p.m. and at Belmont Abbey College on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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