2001-02 (W) Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 21
Laura Spanheimer
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb. (Marian)
Bio
Career Summary Prior to Senior Season
The two-time reigning Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Has been named to the MVC All-Defensive Team three times, first-team all-MVC once and honorable mention all-MVC twice ... Has twice earned WNIT All-Tournament honors ... Ranks third in CU history with 189 career three-point field goals ... With 270 steals entering the season, she is on pace to shatter the school record ... Her career three-point field goal percentage ranks sixth in CU history ... Ranks 14th in school history with 1,163 points entering the season ... Ranks 10th in school history in blocked shots ... Has played the entire game 25 times in her career ... In 10 career postseason games (NCAA and WNIT) she averages 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
2003-04 (Junior)
Honored as the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season ... Named first-team all-MVC and tabbed to the MVC All-Defensive team for the third time ... Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team recognition for the second time ... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second- Team and the I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team ... A repeat selection on the WNIT All-Tournament Team, averaging 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.2 assists during CU’s 5-0 run ... Led the team with 15 three-point field goals in the WNIT, while shooting a perfect 9-for-9 at the free-throw line in the tournament ... Tabbed the MVC Player of the Week once and the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week twice ... Ranked fourth in the MVC in steals, seventh in three-point field goals made, seventh in assist-turnover ratio, eighth in scoring, 11th in three-point field goal percentage, 14th in field goal percentage and 15th in assists ... Finished 22nd in the NCAA with 3.1 steals per game ... Led the team with 14.3 points per game in conference play, ranking sixth in the MVC ... Made 21 consecutive free-throws to end the season ... Her 63 steals in MVC play ranked second ... Recorded 100 steals, just the second player in CU history with at least 100 swipes in a season ... Drained 64 three-point field goals, the seventh-best single season total in CU history ... Played the entire game nine times, including all 45 minutes at Iowa (Dec. 28) and SMS (Jan. 17) ... Pilfered at least four steals in 13 games ... Led the team with 24 double figure scoring games and seven 20-point contests ... Paced the Jays with 20 points in the WNIT championship game against UNLV (March 30) ... Scored 21 points and sank five treys at Washington (March 21) in the second round of the WNIT ... Had three consecutive 20-point games from Feb. 29 through March 6 ... Tied her career-high with 24 points at Drake (Feb. 29) and followed with 20 points against Evansville (March 4) and 22 points against Southern Illinois (March 6) ... Drained a career-best six three-pointers and swiped a season-high seven steals at Drake on Feb. 29 ... Pulled down a career-high seven offensive rebounds against SIU (March 6) ... Made the game-winning lay-up with 2.1 seconds remaining at Indiana State (Feb. 8), helping CU to a 47-46 win ... Had 20 points and made five trifectas at Illinois State (Feb. 6) ... Had nine consecutive double figure scoring games from Dec. 7 through Jan. 17 ... Averaged 14.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in that span ... Recorded her second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Illinois State (Jan. 10) ... Became the second CU player in history to record a triple double (Becky Flynn, Jan. 11, 1994) when she scored 12 points, grabbed 10 boards and dished a career-high 11 assists against Indiana State (Jan. 8) ... The 11 assists rank as the 10th-best single-game total in school history ... Led all players with 22 points against No. 25 Auburn (Nov. 29) at the Duke Classic ... Did not play at Northwestern (Nov. 21) in the season opener due to an NCAA rules infraction ... That missed game snapped a streak of 61 games started.
2002-03 (Sophomore)
Named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Tabbed to the MVC All-Defensive Team and MVC honorable-mention squad ... Named to the WNIT All-Tournament Team, averaging 16.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.3 steals in CU’s four WNIT games ... Honored on the MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team ... Named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Jan. 16 ... Ranked fifth in the NCAA with her 45.8 three-point field goal percentage ... Led the MVC in three-point field goal percentage, ranked second in three-point field goals made (77) and ranked third in steals with 93 ... Also ranked in the MVC Top 15 in blocked shots,
field goal percentage, assists and scoring ... Led the Jays in steals for the second consecutive season ... Scored in double figures 24 times, including four 20-point contests ... Registered a steal in all but two games ... Drained at least four three-pointers in eight games ... Played the entire game 14 times ... Played every minute of the WNIT (four games) ... Established a career-high with 24 points at Siena (March 22) in the WNIT, making 10-of-14 shots, 4-of-6 three-pointers ... Made 5-of-9 treys against SMS on March 14 ... Was perfect from the free-throw line (6-6) at Bradley on March 6, while scoring 22 points, with six assists and four steals ... Attempted a season high 18 shots against Indiana State (Feb. 27) ... Scored 20 points, with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in 40 minutes against SMS on Jan. 12 ... Played all 45 minutes in overtime win at San Diego State (Dec. 22) ... Dished a season-high nine assists, while adding 15 points on 4-of-4 shooting from three-point range against Iowa on Dec. 8 ... Notched a career-high eight steals against Nebraska (Dec. 1).
2001-02 (Freshman)
Named Honorable Mention All-MVC, All-Freshmen Team and All-Defensive Team ... First CU player named to the MVC All-Defensive team since Leslie Budak in 1996 ... Scored double digits in 21 games ... Led the squad with 77 steals, most by a CU player since 1993-94, following older sister Krissie who led CU in steals each season from 1997-2001 ... Finished second in MVC with 77 steals, 10th in three-pointers per game (1.6) ... Recorded five steals in a game on four occasions ... Topped the team with 21 blocks, including a team-best four in the MVC tournament ... Finished second on team with 148 rebounds and 64 assists, third on the squad with 10.1 points per game ... Grabbed her second double-double with a career-high 12 rebounds and 12 points against Southern Illinois (March 2) ... Had 12 points, three steals, two blocks at Northern Iowa (Feb. 15) ... Tallied her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Drake (Jan. 28) ... Notched season-high 21 points, with six rebounds and five steals vs. Northern Iowa (Jan. 16) ... Led the Jays with 14 points and four steals vs. Wichita State (Jan. 4) ... Had 14 points, shooting 5-of-6 from the field, adding six rebounds at Southern Illinois (Dec. 30) ... Scored 15 points at UMKC (Dec. 8) ... Earned Tulane Invitational all-tournament honors averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game vs. Florida and McNeese State (Dec. 1-2) ... Led the team with 13 points, grabbing seven boards vs. McNeese State ... Scored 12 points, had five rebounds, four steals, three assists and a block in her first collegiate start vs. No. 19 Florida on Dec. 1 ... Scored 10 points, with five rebounds, three steals and two assists in collegiate debut at Nebraska (Nov. 18).
Marian High School
Named “Athlete of the Year” by the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald after guiding her team to a state championship as a senior ... Honored as an all-metro and all-state player both her junior and senior seasons ... Member of the state championship squad as a junior, while being named “Athlete of the Year” by the Lincoln Journal Star ... Averaged 14.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.8 steals and four assists per game as a junior ... Earned second team all-metro honors as a sophomore with the Crusaders ... Also a standout cross-country runner at Marian, she finished second in state as a sophomore and junior, and won the event as a senior ... Also won the 800 and 3200 meter relays in track her sophomore and junior seasons, with her team setting a state meet record in the 3200 her junior year ... Member of the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America.
Personal
Daughter of Dick and Mary Spanheimer, Laura was born July 8, 1983 in Omaha, Neb. ... Has two older sisters, Jenny (26) and Krissie (25) ... Enjoys shopping, reading and hanging out with friends ... Older sister, Krissie, played for the Bluejays from 1997-2001, scoring 1,013 career points ... Earned Dean’s List honors in five of her six semesters ... Exercise science major.
The two-time reigning Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Has been named to the MVC All-Defensive Team three times, first-team all-MVC once and honorable mention all-MVC twice ... Has twice earned WNIT All-Tournament honors ... Ranks third in CU history with 189 career three-point field goals ... With 270 steals entering the season, she is on pace to shatter the school record ... Her career three-point field goal percentage ranks sixth in CU history ... Ranks 14th in school history with 1,163 points entering the season ... Ranks 10th in school history in blocked shots ... Has played the entire game 25 times in her career ... In 10 career postseason games (NCAA and WNIT) she averages 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
2003-04 (Junior)
Honored as the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season ... Named first-team all-MVC and tabbed to the MVC All-Defensive team for the third time ... Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team recognition for the second time ... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second- Team and the I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team ... A repeat selection on the WNIT All-Tournament Team, averaging 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.2 assists during CU’s 5-0 run ... Led the team with 15 three-point field goals in the WNIT, while shooting a perfect 9-for-9 at the free-throw line in the tournament ... Tabbed the MVC Player of the Week once and the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week twice ... Ranked fourth in the MVC in steals, seventh in three-point field goals made, seventh in assist-turnover ratio, eighth in scoring, 11th in three-point field goal percentage, 14th in field goal percentage and 15th in assists ... Finished 22nd in the NCAA with 3.1 steals per game ... Led the team with 14.3 points per game in conference play, ranking sixth in the MVC ... Made 21 consecutive free-throws to end the season ... Her 63 steals in MVC play ranked second ... Recorded 100 steals, just the second player in CU history with at least 100 swipes in a season ... Drained 64 three-point field goals, the seventh-best single season total in CU history ... Played the entire game nine times, including all 45 minutes at Iowa (Dec. 28) and SMS (Jan. 17) ... Pilfered at least four steals in 13 games ... Led the team with 24 double figure scoring games and seven 20-point contests ... Paced the Jays with 20 points in the WNIT championship game against UNLV (March 30) ... Scored 21 points and sank five treys at Washington (March 21) in the second round of the WNIT ... Had three consecutive 20-point games from Feb. 29 through March 6 ... Tied her career-high with 24 points at Drake (Feb. 29) and followed with 20 points against Evansville (March 4) and 22 points against Southern Illinois (March 6) ... Drained a career-best six three-pointers and swiped a season-high seven steals at Drake on Feb. 29 ... Pulled down a career-high seven offensive rebounds against SIU (March 6) ... Made the game-winning lay-up with 2.1 seconds remaining at Indiana State (Feb. 8), helping CU to a 47-46 win ... Had 20 points and made five trifectas at Illinois State (Feb. 6) ... Had nine consecutive double figure scoring games from Dec. 7 through Jan. 17 ... Averaged 14.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in that span ... Recorded her second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Illinois State (Jan. 10) ... Became the second CU player in history to record a triple double (Becky Flynn, Jan. 11, 1994) when she scored 12 points, grabbed 10 boards and dished a career-high 11 assists against Indiana State (Jan. 8) ... The 11 assists rank as the 10th-best single-game total in school history ... Led all players with 22 points against No. 25 Auburn (Nov. 29) at the Duke Classic ... Did not play at Northwestern (Nov. 21) in the season opener due to an NCAA rules infraction ... That missed game snapped a streak of 61 games started.
2002-03 (Sophomore)
Named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Tabbed to the MVC All-Defensive Team and MVC honorable-mention squad ... Named to the WNIT All-Tournament Team, averaging 16.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.3 steals in CU’s four WNIT games ... Honored on the MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team ... Named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Jan. 16 ... Ranked fifth in the NCAA with her 45.8 three-point field goal percentage ... Led the MVC in three-point field goal percentage, ranked second in three-point field goals made (77) and ranked third in steals with 93 ... Also ranked in the MVC Top 15 in blocked shots,
field goal percentage, assists and scoring ... Led the Jays in steals for the second consecutive season ... Scored in double figures 24 times, including four 20-point contests ... Registered a steal in all but two games ... Drained at least four three-pointers in eight games ... Played the entire game 14 times ... Played every minute of the WNIT (four games) ... Established a career-high with 24 points at Siena (March 22) in the WNIT, making 10-of-14 shots, 4-of-6 three-pointers ... Made 5-of-9 treys against SMS on March 14 ... Was perfect from the free-throw line (6-6) at Bradley on March 6, while scoring 22 points, with six assists and four steals ... Attempted a season high 18 shots against Indiana State (Feb. 27) ... Scored 20 points, with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in 40 minutes against SMS on Jan. 12 ... Played all 45 minutes in overtime win at San Diego State (Dec. 22) ... Dished a season-high nine assists, while adding 15 points on 4-of-4 shooting from three-point range against Iowa on Dec. 8 ... Notched a career-high eight steals against Nebraska (Dec. 1).
2001-02 (Freshman)
Named Honorable Mention All-MVC, All-Freshmen Team and All-Defensive Team ... First CU player named to the MVC All-Defensive team since Leslie Budak in 1996 ... Scored double digits in 21 games ... Led the squad with 77 steals, most by a CU player since 1993-94, following older sister Krissie who led CU in steals each season from 1997-2001 ... Finished second in MVC with 77 steals, 10th in three-pointers per game (1.6) ... Recorded five steals in a game on four occasions ... Topped the team with 21 blocks, including a team-best four in the MVC tournament ... Finished second on team with 148 rebounds and 64 assists, third on the squad with 10.1 points per game ... Grabbed her second double-double with a career-high 12 rebounds and 12 points against Southern Illinois (March 2) ... Had 12 points, three steals, two blocks at Northern Iowa (Feb. 15) ... Tallied her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Drake (Jan. 28) ... Notched season-high 21 points, with six rebounds and five steals vs. Northern Iowa (Jan. 16) ... Led the Jays with 14 points and four steals vs. Wichita State (Jan. 4) ... Had 14 points, shooting 5-of-6 from the field, adding six rebounds at Southern Illinois (Dec. 30) ... Scored 15 points at UMKC (Dec. 8) ... Earned Tulane Invitational all-tournament honors averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game vs. Florida and McNeese State (Dec. 1-2) ... Led the team with 13 points, grabbing seven boards vs. McNeese State ... Scored 12 points, had five rebounds, four steals, three assists and a block in her first collegiate start vs. No. 19 Florida on Dec. 1 ... Scored 10 points, with five rebounds, three steals and two assists in collegiate debut at Nebraska (Nov. 18).
Marian High School
Named “Athlete of the Year” by the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald after guiding her team to a state championship as a senior ... Honored as an all-metro and all-state player both her junior and senior seasons ... Member of the state championship squad as a junior, while being named “Athlete of the Year” by the Lincoln Journal Star ... Averaged 14.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.8 steals and four assists per game as a junior ... Earned second team all-metro honors as a sophomore with the Crusaders ... Also a standout cross-country runner at Marian, she finished second in state as a sophomore and junior, and won the event as a senior ... Also won the 800 and 3200 meter relays in track her sophomore and junior seasons, with her team setting a state meet record in the 3200 her junior year ... Member of the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America.
Personal
Daughter of Dick and Mary Spanheimer, Laura was born July 8, 1983 in Omaha, Neb. ... Has two older sisters, Jenny (26) and Krissie (25) ... Enjoys shopping, reading and hanging out with friends ... Older sister, Krissie, played for the Bluejays from 1997-2001, scoring 1,013 career points ... Earned Dean’s List honors in five of her six semesters ... Exercise science major.
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