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Laura Meadows

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Huntington, W.Va. High School: Huntington

Last College: Kentucky Height: 6-3 Position: Forward Birthdate: 04/22/1979

Thumbnail Sketch — Transferred from Kentucky in the summer of 2000, joining the Boilermakers with one year of eligibility remaining ... skilled and versatile player, can go inside and out ... good perimeter shooter ... solid defender and proven scorer.

2000-01 — Redshirted.

1999-00 — Played in all 29 contests for Kentucky, starting 21 … shot team-best 57.1 percent from the field (140-for-271) … ranked second on the team in scoring (11.1), rebounding (6.5), blocks (27), and assists (62) ... put up double figures in 19 games, including three 20-plus point performances ... recorded double-doubles vs. Miami of Ohio, Clemson, Vanderbilt and Alabama, adding up to nine for her career ... scored season-high 22 points vs. Austin Peay ... pulled down career-high 16 rebounds vs. Alabama ... scored 1,000th point toward end of season, finishing Wildcat career with 1,024 ... hauled down 500th career rebound against South Carolina ... named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and SEC Good Works Team for community service.

1998-99 — Second team All-SEC … Wildcats’ second-leading scorer (12.3), rebounder (6.0) and three-point field goal shooter (33.0 percent) … scored in double figures 23 times … recorded double-doubles vs. Louisville, South Carolina and Ole Miss ... named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... scored a season-high 20 points and blocked three shots in win over No. 17 LSU in the SEC Tournament ... scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots in NCAA Tournament victory over Nebraska … recorded 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists vs. UCLA in the NCAA Tournament.

1997-98 — SEC All-Freshman team member ... played in all 28 games with 27 starts ... earned a starting position after coming off the bench to chart 20 points, six assists and five rebounds in her first collegiate game vs. Indiana ... led Kentucky in three-point field goal percentage (33.3) and blocks (35) ... scored in double figures 17 times, including two 20-plus point performances ... recorded double-doubles over Western Kentucky and Georgia ... earned all-tournament honors at both the Nebraska Cablevision Classic and the Citizen’s Bank Dartmouth Classic ... hit a career-high five three-pointers vs. Illinois-Chicago ... blocked a career-high six shots vs. Nebraska ... played for the USA Women’s Select Team (with former Boilermakers Katie Douglas and Ukari Figgs), traveling to Puerto Rico, Poland and Spain.

High School — West Virginia High School Coaches Association Player of the Year two years in a row (1996 and ‘97) ... two-time Gatorade Circle of Champions West Virginia Player of the Year ... member of the 1997 West Virginia All-Star Team and Nike All-America Team ... USA Today second team All-American … second team Parade All-American ... averaged 21 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds per game as a senior at Huntington High School.

Personal — Given name Anna Laura Meadows ... born April 22, 1979 ... parents’ names are Patty and David ... has a younger brother, John ... carrying a double major in psychology and English ... enjoys reading and watching movies ... plans on pursuing a career in coaching.

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