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Women's Basketball
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2004-05 Women's Basketball Roster
Kurz, Laura
Jersey Number 3
Laura Kurz
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lower Gwynedd, Pa.
Bio
Career Notes...
Tied a Duke freshman single game record with four three-pointers made on two occasions ... registered a 45.2 three-point field goal percentage to rank second on the Duke freshman list ... posted 33 three-pointers made on the season to rank fifth on the Duke freshman charts ... Made 87.5 percent of her free throws in 2005-06 to become fourth on the Duke women’s records chart ... ranked first on the Duke women’s career three-point field-goal percentage chart (44.8).
As a Sophomore (2005-2006)
Played in 30 out of 35 games, averaging 5.4 points, 2.4 rebounds in 11.6 minutes a contest ... hit a stellar 44.2 percent from the three-point line and 87.5 percent from the free-throw line ... led the team in both three-point field-goal and free-throw percentages ... had a season-high 19 points against Arkansas State ... posted 15 points in consecutive games against TCU and Ball State ... had a 83.3 percent field-goal average in two consecutive games as she scored 13 versus St. Johns and 12 against San Diego ... scored in double-figures seven times and went perfect from the three-point line five times .... helped the Blue Devil squad advance to the 2005-06 National Championship game.
As a Freshman (2004-05)...
Came in as a freshman and played in 35 of 36 contests, while averaging 5.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and hitting 45.2 percent of her three-pointers ... at times, led the ACC in three-point field goal percentage, hitting 33 of 73 from downtown ... scored double-figures in eight games ... hit for a career-high 20 points versus Pacific ... had a streak of eight games during the season where she scored double-figures in six of those contests ... scored 16 points in the ACC Tournament against Wake Forest as she hit 6-of-11 field goals and 4-of-6 three-pointers.
Prior To Duke...
As a senior, averaged 22.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.6 assists at Germantown Academy ... finished her career with 2,247 points to become the all-time leading scorer for men and women at Germantown ... a five-year letterwinner under head coach Sheri Retif ... a fourth team Parade All-America selection ... scored 11 points in the adidas/EA Sports All-Star game ... hit 57.0 percent from the field and 59.0 percent from three-point land ... registered 14 double-doubles, six games with 30 or more points and 18 games with 20 or more points ... a WBCA honorable mention All-America ... ranked No. 24 prospect by All Game Sports and No. 28 by Blue Star Report ... as a junior, averaged 25.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.0 blocks ... hit 56.7 percent from the field as she was named USA Today Junior All-America, Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-America, Student Sports Junior All-America and Associated Press Class A All-State first team ... as a sophomore, averaged 24.3 points and 11.3 rebounds ... collected 17 double-doubles, five games with 30 or more points and 17 games with 20 or more points ... hit 61.0 percent of her field goals and 44.0 percent from three-point land ... led her AAU team, Philadelphia Belles, to the 16s National Championship ... a USA Today Freshman All-America ... lettered two years in track & field and one year in tennis.
Personal...
Full name is Laura Jeanne Kurz ... born July 20, 1986, in Philadelphia, Pa. ... daughter of Rob and Carol Kurz ... has two brothers, Rob (20) and Chris (16) ... her brother Rob, will be a sophomore basketball player at Notre Dame in 2005-06 ... her mother, the former Carol Way, played basketball at Lafayette from 1976-79 and owns the school record for rebounds per game (14.0 in 1975-76) ... her cousin, Tim Judge, won the Division III Basketball National Championship in 2001 at Catholic University.
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