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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

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Rich Graessle
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Tom Gilbert

20 Erica Lafayette

20 Erica Lafayette

  • Position:
    G
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Baton Rouge, La.
  • Highschool:
    McKinley
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Summary

Biography

2023-24 | Senior
  • Played in all 32 games and made five starts
  • Averaged 3.4 points and 1.0 rebounds 
  • Ranked second on the team with 23 three-pointers
  • Had her best game of the season at Michigan State (Feb. 24), recording career highs with four threes and 20 points
  • Also matched four shots from beyond the arc in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament against Minnesota (March 6)
  • Hit multiple shots from deep in seven outings 
  • Recorded 10+ points four times, including the last three games of the campaign
  • Matched career-high two steals against Fairfield (Nov. 20)
2022-23 | Junior
  • Played in 32 games and made 28 starts 
  • Ended the season averaging 5.7 points and 2.5 boards per game 
  • Scored a career-high 19 against Hampton (Dec. 10) 
  • Reached double digit scoring in eight outings 
  • Netted a career best two three-pointers at Michigan State (Jan. 22) 
  • Set career-highs in back-to-back contests with five assists in the season opener versus Hofstra (Nov. 7) and seven rebounds against Seton Hall (Nov. 11) 
  • Also set her new personal standard with a pair of steals and blocks against NC Central (Nov. 16) 
  • She led the Scarlet Knights in helpers in three contests this season 

2021-22 | Sophomore
  • Played in 17 games with one start
  • Scored four points in a win over Delaware State (Dec. 12)
  • 2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2020-21 | Freshman
  • Played in 10 games as a freshman, averaging 9.1 minutes
  • Recorded a season-high 21 minutes in a close game against No. 14 Maryland on Dec. 14, notching three points, three boards, and two steals
  • Scored a young-career-high seven points in a victory over Hampton on Dec. 18 on 3-of-4 shooting, adding a career-high four rebounds in the win 
Prior to Rutgers
  • Three-star prospect and No. 40 ranked wing according to espnW Hoopgurlz
  • One of the top recruits out of the state of Louisiana, ranked No. 2 by Blue Star Basketball, No. 3 by All-Star Girls Report and No. 4 by espnW Hoopgurlz.
  • Selected All-State MVP, District MVP and graduated with three First Team All-State and All-District honors
  • Named a Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 5 All-State Honorable Mention following her junior season with McKinley High School
  • Averaged near 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game – leading her squad to a runner-up finish in District 5-5A
  • Coached by former WNBA player Temeka Johnson
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2020-21Freshman

    G/F
    6'0"
    10
  • 10

    2021-22Sophomore

    G/F
    6'0"
    10
  • 20

    2022-23Junior

    G/F
    6'0"
    20
  • 20

    2023-24Senior

    G
    6'0"
    20
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