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LaSonja Edwards

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Prev school:
Fort Pierce Central
Hometown:
Fort Pierce, Fla.

2018-19 (SENIOR)
• Played in 20 games
• Career high two steals against Vanderbilt
• Career high for rebounds (4) and minutes (13) against Belmont
• Best all-around game of career against Miss. Valley with career highs for points (12) and field goals (6 - in six attempts)
• Tallied eight points on 4-of-6 shooting against Florida Atlantic (3/2), to go with four rebounds

2017-18 (JUNIOR)
• Made Lady Raider debut at Vanderbilt
• First career start vs. UAB (1/6/18)
• Strong game off of the bench with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting vs. Tennessee Tech with eight of the points coming in the fourth quarter
• Was 3-of-4 from field with career high two blocks vs. Coppin State
• Second-highest scoring output of season with seven points vs. Troy, going 3-for-4 from the field
• Best game as Lady Raider with seven points on 3-of-4 shooting in career-high 11 minutes at WKU (1/4/18)

JUNIOR COLLEGE
• Part of back-to-back NJCAA National Championships for Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Fla.
• Helped lead team to 34-2 record and the Panhandle Conference Championship in 2016-17
• Named second-team All-Panhandle Conference in 2016-17
• Named to the All-Tournament team of the 2017 NJCAA State Tournament
• Was among NJCAA national leaders for total rebounds (12^th, 229), blocks (9^th, 30) and field goal percentage (26^th, .442)

HIGH SCHOOL
• Enjoyed a stellar prep career at Fort Pierce Central for Coach Sophia Witherspoon
• Finished prep career with 1,450 points and more than 1,000 rebounds
• Named first-team All-Area (Florida) after averaging 20.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.2 steals as a senior (2014)
• Averaged 25 points, rebounds during high school career
• Outstanding all-around athlete who also excelled in volleyball and track and field
• Earned 22 track medals and was named most outstanding runner as a senior after winning the 4X100, 4X400, 200-meter and high jump
• Volleyball player of the year in 2013

PERSONAL
• Born June 1
• Daughter of Richard Edwards and Sonja Anderson
• Majoring in Sports Medicine