Laura Broomfield

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lexington Park, Md.
High School:
St. Mary's Ryken

Tremendous athlete who has become one of the elite rebounders in the Atlantic Coast Conference • Should become a fixture in the starting lineup at the power forward position as a senior.

JUNIOR SEASON 2010-11
Appeared in all 37 games and started 10, averaging 8.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest • Ranked 10th in the ACC in rebounds per game and ninth in field goal percentage (.487) • Named honorable mention All-ACC as well as earning All-ACC Academic honors • Finished with a team-high eight double-doubles, including six in conference play • Her six league double-doubles tied for second in the ACC • Had a strong Rainbow Wahine Showdown, averaging 7.0 points and 8.3 rebounds over three games • Picked up her first double-double of the year with 12 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Iowa on Dec. 2 • Got her first start of the season against South Carolina on Dec. 19 and finished with six points and 10 boards • Had a monster game against Wake Forest on Jan. 20, scoring a career-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and pulling down 11 rebounds • Returned to the starting lineup against Maryland on Jan. 23 • Had back-to-back double-doubles against Virginia and Virginia Tech on Jan. 28 and 30 • Had a run of three straight double-doubles against Clemson, Miami and NC State • Finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds in just 16 minutes against the Tigers on Feb. 10 • Added 18 points and 15 boards against Miami on Feb. 13 before scoring 11 points and tallying a career-high 18 rebounds against NC State on Feb. 21 • Her 18 rebounds against the Wolfpack was the second-highest total in the ACC in 2011 • Picked up her final double-double of the campaign in the ACC Tournament, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the quarterfinal win over Florida State.

SOPHOMORE SEASON 2009-10
Appeared in 29 games and started 20, averaging 7.7 points and a team-high 8.1 rebounds per contest • Led the team with six double-doubles, including three straight to finish the season • Second in the ACC in rebounding and 10th in the league in field goal percentage (48.3 percent) • Also ranked in the top five in both offensive and defensive rebounds • Had a very strong start to the season with two double-doubles in her first four games, including a 12-point, 14-rebound effort against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 18 and a 14-point, 11-rebound outing against Charleston Southern on Nov. 29 • Also had a career-best four blocked shots against both College of Charleston and UNLV • Scored eight points and pulled down 15 boards against ETSU on Dec. 29 • That started a run of six double-digit rebounding efforts over her next eight games, culminating in a career-best 16-rebound night at NC State on Jan. 25 • Also had double-digit rebounds against Georgia Tech, Connecticut, Virginia Tech and Maryland • Had her third double-double of the season in the Virginia Tech game (11 points, 14 rebounds) • After not playing in the regular season finale against Duke, finished the season with three straight double-doubles • Had 14 points and 10 boards against Maryland in the ACC Tournament • Followed that with a 12-point, 14-rebound effort against North Carolina Central • Finished the season with a career-high 16 points and 14 rebounds against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament.

FRESHMAN SEASON 2008-09
Appeared in 29 games and started four, averaging 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest • Scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds in her first career start against Kennesaw State on Nov. 17 • Had a season-high 12 points and seven rebounds against Wofford on Nov. 25 • Had nine points and seven rebounds in the win over NC Central on Feb. 1 • Came off the bench in the NCAA Tournament win over UCF.

PREP/PERSONAL
Coached by Tara Everly • 2007 Southern Maryland Player of the Year • McDonald's All-American nominee • 2006 Washington Post All-Met honorable mention • First-team all-area in 2006 • Prior to moving to Maryland, was the 4Shot Hoops Georgia Rookie of the Year in 2005 • Also played volleyball for three seasons • Member of the National Honor Society, Student Activities Council and the Future Business Leaders of America • Born Laura Denee Broomfield on Feb. 20, 1990, in Oscoda, Mich. • Daughter of Wallace and Teresa Broomfield.