Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 3-year returning letterwinner....Experienced senior (50 games)....Appeared in 19 games as a junior with one start....Connected on 52.9% of her field goal attempts....Key reserve along the frontline....Played in 23 games as a sophomore....Solid reserve in the post area....Recorded 10 steals....Showed improvement in her second year....Appeared in eight games as a freshman....Gained valuable experience on NCAA II Elite Eight squad....Walk-on....Good size...Solid strength....Versatile player....Can score attacking the basket or from three-point range....Good rebounder and ball handler....Great court vision....High ceiling....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2016-17, 2017-18....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2016 (spring, fall), 2018 (spring), 2019 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Lauryn Patricia Bush in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
• Graduate of Hilton Head High School, where she played under the direction of coaches Dave Greenberg, Sean Rochester, and Tameeka Ford
• As a senior, averaged 10.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game despite missing time with an injury
• 5-year varsity letterwinner (the first HHHS player ever to play varsity as an 8th grader)
• Became 3rd Seahawks player over the past decade to surpass 1000 career points (had  1012)
• Averaged nearly 9 points per game over her career—actually averaging double figures in points each of her last 4 years after averaging less than 4 points per game as an 8th grader
• Also averaged nearly 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2.6 assists per game over her career, and averaged making about 8 made three-pointers per year
• Helped HHHS post a 88-41 record, including two region championships, two second-place finishes, and one third-place showing
• One appearance in state quarterfinals
• Suffered torn ACL near end of sophomore season
• 2-time All-State (second-team), 2-time All-Region, 2013-14 All-Area team
• 2-time team Co-MVP
• Also lettered in soccer
• Student Government
• Class President
• National Honor Society
• International Baccaluarate (IB) program graduate
• Junior Leadership Class of 2014 chosen by the HHI-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
• Nickname is Lo

PERSONAL FAVORITES: 

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Marine Biologist or Rock Star
• Favorite Superhero: Superman
• Favorite Athletes: Maya Moore and Steph Curry
• Favorite Sports Teams:  NY Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Minesota Lynx
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Interstellar
• Favorite Food:  Fiesta Fresh (Mexican restaurant in my home town) Tacos
• Favorite Vacation Spots: San Clemente, CA or Oahu, Hawaii
• Twitter Handle: @lobush13
• Instagram Account: @lobush13
• Your Motivation Music: Drake
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The people I've meet and can call family forever
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Playing music (mainly the guitar), long boarding
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Ring chasing for my senior year
• Interesting Notes: 13 is my lucky number, most attach the unlucky stigma to it, but I find it to have a lot of meaning for creating your own luck; I love reggae music
• Brush With Greatness:  Being told I look like Alicia Keys