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Laura Tucker

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Tuscaloosa, AL

High School:
Central Tuscaloosa HS

Height:
5-8

Position:
F

Major:
Sports Management

2005 Season: Was a First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection...led the Atlantic Sun in points per game (2.00), goals per game (0.71) and shots per game (4.64)...was third in the conference in goals with 10...played in 14 of the Owls 18 games...led the Owls in goals (10) and points (28)...was also tops in shots (65) and shots on goal (36)...scored a point in 10 of the 14 games in which she appeared...scored six goals and seven assists for 19 points in conference games...had a streak of five consecutive games (9/16-9/29) in which she recorded at least one point...had two game-winning goals and scored KSU's lone hat trick of the season when she tallied three goals in the Owls season finale, 6-3 win over Francis Marion (11/6)...that game was also one of just four hat tricks scored in the A-Sun...scored two goals in a game on two occasions...the first coming against Stetson (9/29) when she scored the first and third goals in a 4-1 victory...scored a pair of goals in the A-Sun finale, a 4-0 win over East Tennessee State (10/26)...scored her first goal of the year during a 4-0 win over Tennessee Tech (9/18)...scored a goal in the Owls 4-0 win over Gardner-Webb (10/13)...put up a goal and added an assist against Lipscomb (10/8)...assisted Pip Meo on the Owls lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Georgia State (9/16)...assisted Rebecca Hall in the sole goal of a 1-0 win over Jacksonville (9/25)...her ten shots on goal against ETSU (10/26) was high the conference.

2004 Season: Was named the 2004 New Program National Player of the Year by Soccer Buzz magazine...Named to the Soccer Buzz New Program All-National team...selected as the All-Independent Offensive Player of the Year and was one of five members of the KSU squad named to the All-Independent Team...recognized by the Association of Independent Soccer Clubs as Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two goals and adding an assist against West Georgia (9/25)...played and started in all 17 matches...had ten goals, 13 assists and 33 points, leading the team in all three categories...her 66 shots were also tops on the Owls team...had a 0.59 goals and a 0.76 assists per game average, notching an amazing 1.94 points per game...scored four game-winning goals in the 12 KSU wins...had a point in nine consecutive games (9/11-10/17)...scored two goals in a 4-3 victory over Mercer (8/29)...again netted two goals and added two assists for a season-high six points in a 6-2 win over Auburn-Montgomery (9/21)...recorded a season-high three assists in a 4-3 victory over Carson Newman (10/27).

2003 Season: Played in 24 games and started 23 matches for the Owls in 2003...named the NCAA Division II National Tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player after scoring a pair of goals in the National Championship Match against Franklin Pierce (12/6)...she was selected a Third-Team All-Southeast Region selection as well as being named to the All-Peach Belt Conference Team...scored 22 goals and registered 48 points...Averaged 2.00 points per game and 0.92 goals per game...finished the season ranked No. 26 in the nation in goals per game...led the Peach Belt Conference in five offensive categories: goals, goals per game, game winning-goals, shots and shots per game...finished second in the conference in points and points per game...had six multi-goal games including one hat trick...after not scoring a goal in her college debut, she went on a tear scoring goals in her next six games...had back-to-back, two-goal games against Montevallo (9/17) and UNC Pembroke (9/20)...scored a pair of goals against Longwood (10/12) and Presbyterian (10/29)...scored five goals in Kennesaw State's five national tournament games...led the Owls with eight game-winning goals including a remarkable four game-winners in the National Championship Tournament.

2002 Season: Redshirted.

Personal: Was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama...is the daughter of Millie Tucker...is a Sports Management major.