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2011-12 Women's Basketball Roster

45 Laura Atkinson

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Oregon
  • Hometown Oregon, Wis.

Biography

Awards & Recognition
Named to the 2010 Summit League All-Tournament Team
Named to the 2010 All-Summit League First Team
Named to the 2009 Summit League All-Newcomer Team
Named to the 2009 All-Summit League Second Team
Named to the 2009 Summit League All-Tournament Team

At Western Illinois
Women's Soccer
2011 (Junior Season):
Redshirted

2010 (Sophomore Season): Was named as a First Team All-Summit League selection... appeared in 19 matches and made 18 starts... set a single-season program record with seven shutouts... also recorded the second-best single-season goals against average (0.83) and the third-best save percentage (.852) in program history... finished 28th in the nation in save percentage... recorded the third-highest win total in a single season (8)... led The Summit League in save percentage, finished second in goals against average and third in total saves (92)... made a season-high 12 saves against SIUE (9/10)... recorded three-straight shutouts from 9/29-10/3... made five or more saves on 11 occasions... named as the team's Defensive Player of the Year... also named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team.
 

2009 (Freshman Season):
Was named as a second team All-Summit League selection and named to the league's All-Newcomer Team... appeared in 11 games including nine starts... posted the second-best save percentage in a single season in team history (.859)... also posted the third-best single season goals against average (1.18)... was named as The Summit League Defensive Player of the Week for the week of 10/26... made eight saves in a 1-0 victory over Oral Roberts to earn her first career shutout (10/25)... was named to The Summit League All-Tournament Team.. named as the team's Freshman of the Year... finished the year with a record of 5-4-1.... finished the season ranked 23rd in the nation in save percentage (.859).

High School
Was an all-Badger Conference first team selection as a senior... also selected first team all-area and honorable mention all-state as a senior... named as a first team all-conference selection and second team all-area as a junior... was a first team all-conference selection and all-area honorable mention as a sophomore... named as an all-conference honorable mention as a senior... recorded 24 shutouts in her four years... also played basketball where she was a first team all-conference selection her final three years... was named as an honorable mention all-American by The Sporting News as a senior... averaged 10 ppg in her basketball career.

Personal
Born November 2, 1990... daughter of Ron and Deedra Atkinson... majoring in Graphic Communication... placed second in the NFL Punt/Pass/Kick Competition as a 15 year old.

CAREER STATS

  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2011-12   2-0  3.0  .000  .000  .000  0.0  0.0 
TOTAL  2-0  3.0  .000  .000  .000  0.0  0.0 

Statistics

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