Lauren Aitch Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Lansing, Mich. High School: Waverly Height: 6-1 Position: Center Experience: 2L

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Was MSU's top threat off the bench in 2007-08 with 7.2 ppg and 4.3 rpg...earned MSU's Sixth Player of the Year Award...received a medical redshirt during 2006-07 season after tearing her ACL..MSU was 9-3 when she scored in double-figures.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Scored 12 points and went 6-for-9 from the field in win over Evansville (11/11)...shot 4-of-5 from the field with eight points in win over Northern Illinois (11/21)...career-high six rebounds, including three offensive, against Kansas State (11/22)...scored 11 points in win at Delaware State (11/26)...registered career highs in win over Clemson (11/29) with 16 points and nine rebounds on 6-for-12 shooting, including her first career 3-pointer...eight points and six rebounds at Old Dominion (12/2)...went 5-for-7 from the field with 10 points at Indiana State (12/8)...in her first career start, collected six points and eight rebounds at Providence (12/20)...recorded nine points against Minnesota (12/28)...scored nine points against Ohio State (12/30)...Went 5-for-8 from the field while scoring 10 points and hauling in four rebounds against Penn State (1/5)...scored 10 points and pulled down three offensive rebounds, while shooting 4-of-5 from the free-throw line vs. Iowa (1/10)...hauled in a career-high 15 rebounds, including nine offensive rebounds, and scored six points at Michigan(1/13)...scored 10 points and added two assists and two steals at Northwestern (1/17)...tied career high in field goals, scoring 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting, and grabbed four rebounds - including three offensive - in 20 minutes of action vs. Indiana (1/20)...had five points and four rebounds at Illinois (1/24)...scored 12 points, hauled in seven rebounds, and recorded a career-high two blocks at Minnesota (1/27)...scored eight points and added two rebounds against Purdue (2/11)...had eleven points on 4-of-4 shooting, and pulled down four rebounds in just 14 minutes at Penn State (2/17)...ripped down eight boards against Northwestern (2/21)...scored 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting and added five rebounds in just 11 minutes in the win over Bowling Green in the second of the WNIT (3/22)...scored nine points, added five rebounds and had a career-high three blocks against Kansas in the third round of the WNIT (3/27)...scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. North Carolina State in the semifinals of the WNIT (4/2).

2006-07: Received a medical redshirt.

AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Averaged 8.3 minutes and 2.6 points...scored 84 points and collected 54 rebounds...first career points vs. Western Carolina (11/20)...scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting with two rebounds vs. Gonzaga (11/26)...three rebounds vs. Pepperdine (12/4)...four points and an assist vs. Detroit (12/7)...nice outing vs. Central Michigan (12/30) with 12 points, five rebounds and four field goals...season bests in points (14), field goals (six) and steals (three) to go along with five rebounds vs. Michigan (1/1)...six points and two rebounds vs. Penn State (1/5)...four points and four rebounds vs. Indiana (1/29)...two points and four boards at Illinois (2/5)...four points and two rebounds at Michigan (2/23)...six points and four rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting vs. Iowa in Big Ten quarterfinals (3/3)...four rebounds and two points vs. No. 5 Ohio State in Big Ten semifinals (3/5)...scored two points and grabbed a rebound in 11 minutes of action in first NCAA Tournament game vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3/18)...season-best 5-for-6 at the free-throw line vs. Duke in Bridgeport Regional semifinal.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter and three-time team captain...led Waverly to the Class A state championship and a 26-1 record as a senior by averaging 14.4 points and 8.7 rebounds...finished fifth in the 2004 Michigan Miss Basketball voting...named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team in 2004...Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American in 2003 and 2004...as a junior, averaged 19.1 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks while being named to The Associated Press Class A All-State team and the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Class A second team...as a sophomore, was named to the BCAM Class A All-State third team, the Detroit Free Press all-state fourth team and the Lansing State Journal all-area team...was a The Detroit News and Associated Press honorable mention selection as a freshman, and was an all-conference performer every season.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 27, 1987...daughter of the late Matt and Karen Aitch...father lettered on the Michigan State basketball team twice (1965-67), serving as a team captain for the 1966-67 season when he was a second-team All-Big Ten center and team MVP after averaging 16.3 points and 9.2 rebounds...changed her number from 5 to 45 this season as a tribute to her father...advertising major.

CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 16, vs. Clemson (11/29/07)
Field Goals: 6, four times (last vs. Indiana, 1/20/08)
Free Throws: 5, vs. Duke (3/26/06)
3-Point Field Goals: 1, vs. Clemson (11/29/07)
Rebounds: 15, at Michigan (1/13/08)
Assists: 3, at Providence (12/20/07)
Blocks: 3, vs. Kansas (3/27/08)
Steals: 3, vs. Michigan (1/1/06)