Shippensburg University Athletics

2015-16 (Junior): Started all 28 games at point guard in her third season with the Raiders…averaged 10.4 points, 4.2 assists and 29 minutes per game…led the team with 118 assists and 54 steals…eclipsed her own school record for season free-throw percentage set one year prior by finishing at 90.5 percent (124-of-137) at the free-throw line...became the first player in PSAC history to have multiple seasons with a free-throw percentage above 90 percent…made 10 or more free throws in four games, including 12-of-12 at Gannon and Pitt-Johnstown…ranked fifth in NCAA Division II for free-throw percentage… slotted fourth on the team with 291 points…paced the team with 39 three-pointers…finished fourth on the team with 85 rebounds…scored in double figures 11 times for the Raiders, including a season-high 21 points at Kutztown…handed out at least one assist in 27-of-28 games, including a season-high 12 assists in a win over Mansfield…had 20 points, making 4-of-8 from three-point range, in the season finale against Bloomsburg…contributed 17 points in the PSAC Quarterfinals against Millersville and 12 points in the PSAC Semifinals at California…other signature efforts included 19 points (13-of-14 at free-throw line) versus West Chester and 15 points, six assists ans zero turnovers versus Seton Hill…completed the year ranked ninth in the PSAC in assists per game and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
2014-15 (Sophomore): Named to the All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team after leading the PSAC and ranking 14th in Division II for free-throw percentage (88.8)…started all 30 games for the Raiders…slotted fifth in the PSAC and 45th in Division II for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.73)…averaged 11.8 points per game and led the Raiders in assists (123), steals (53), three-point percentage (48.1), free throws (143)…shot 143-of-161 from the free-throw line…was perfect from the free-throw line in 12 games, including two efforts in which she was 10-of-10 at the charity stripe…went a season-high 11-of-12 from the free-throw line in the PSAC Quarterfinals against East Stroudsburg…posted double figures in 21-of-30 games, including the final 12 games of the season…made an impressive 38-of-79 from three-point range, including at least one trifecta in 20 games…dished out at least one assist in 29-of-30 games, including six or more assists seven times…had five steals in the season opener against Johnson C. Smith and at least one steal in 27-of-30 games…scored a career-high 28 points at Shepherd, shooting 4-of-6 from three-point range and making 10-of-11 at the free-throw line…also scored 25 points in the PSAC Semifinals at West Chester, going off for 6-of-9 from three-point range and shooting 8-of-16 overall from the field…sank a pair of free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining to propel the Raiders to a two-point home win over Kutztown.
 
2013-14 (Freshman): Quickly proved to be one of the top young talents in the PSAC…named the 2013-14 PSAC Eastern Division Freshman of the Year…tabbed as the PSAC East Freshman of the Week on four occasions… led the PSAC in free-throw percentage, totaling a school single-season record of 90.0 percent (153-of-170) that ranked eighth in Division II…her 153 makes were the fourth-most in single-season school history…ranked second in the PSAC in assists (4.6 per game), while her total of 116 assists were the most of any Raider since the 2010-11 season…finished third on the team and among the Top-25 in the PSAC with 13.1 points per game…shot 23-of-68 (33.8 percent) from three-point range…scored a career-best 24 points on two occasions (vs. Kutztown and ESU)…ranked second in the conference in assists per game (4.6) and third in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (2.0)…recorded a career-best 11 assists in a game on two occasions (vs. NYIT and Cheyney), which were the first double-digit assist games for the Raiders in four years and the third and fourth such performances since the 2002-03 season…recorded five or more steals three times, becoming the first Raider to accomplish this feat in 13 years, including seven at Mansfield…ranked among the Top-20 in the conference in steals per game (1.7).
 
Abington Friends School: Earned two varsity letters with the Kangaroos under coach Jeff Bond…was tri-captain of 20-win team, most successful in school’s history…averaged 17.4 points, 3.5 steals and 3.4 assists per game as a varsity starter…posted double figures in 25 games…selected to All-Friends Schools League First Team…named MVP of the 2012 Solebury Spartan Classic and AFS Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament…scored 30 points twice in her career…averaged 84 percent from the free-throw line…played for club team Philly Triple Threat and coach Dave Bass.
 
About Gold: Full name is Lauren Marissa Gold…is the daughter of Michael and Carmen Gold…majoring in human communication studies…has four siblings: Kristen, Erin, Devin and Camryn – all of whom play basketball.