2019-20 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten
Season: Played in all 30 games while making 17 starts…Finished with 5.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game…Put together five double-digit scoring games, including one double-double.
Towson (11/5): Finished with seven points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes of action. Rider (11/10): Was 4-for-6 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line en route to 12 points and seven rebounds. Fordham (11/13): Recorded second-straight double-digit game with 11 points. La Salle (11/17): Registered only double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Clemson (11/21): Posted a career-high 16 points thanks to a 7-for-8 effort from the floor. vs. N.C. Central (11/30): Scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and added three blocks. Minnesota (12/28): Led the team with 10 rebounds in conference opener. at Northwestern (1/19): Tied her career high with 12 rebounds while adding eight points. Illinois (2/9): Registered a career-best four blocks to go along with eight points and four rebounds.
2018-19 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Key player as a freshman, seeing action in 29 games and making 11 starts…Finished the season with 5.7 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game…Her 5.8 boards per contest ranked second best on the team…Shot 46.7 percent (71-for-152) from the field…Tallied four double-digit efforts and two double-doubles.
Providence (11/8): Pulled down 6 rebounds in collegiate debut. Jacksonville (12/2): Registered 9 points and 3 blocks. Duqesne (12/5): Provided a crucial spark with 8 points and 5 rebounds. St. Bonaventure (12/9): Put together the best performance of her young career with her first career double-double thanks to career-best marks of 15 points and 12 rebounds. American (12/16): Narrowly missed her second-straight double-double with 9 points and 12 rebounds in a win over the Eagles. at #9 Maryland (1/20): Tallied 7 points and 9 rebounds. at Wisconsin (1/24): Scored 10 points in a Big Ten road win. at Minnesota (2/17): Finished with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in 32 minutes of action. at Michigan State (2/27): Registered her second career double-double, and first of Big Ten play, with 13 points and 11 rebounds against the Spartans. Nebraska (3/2): Recorded her second-straight double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in regular-season finale. vs. Wisconsin (3/6): Scored 9 points and added 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
Spent first two seasons at Paul VI Catholic High School before transferring to Riverdale Baptist School for final two years…Led Riverdale Baptist to a pair of 20-plus win seasons, including the Independent School National Championship and Title IX Pat Summitt Division title as a senior…Chipped in 233 points and 171 rebounds as a senior captain…During her two seasons at Paul VI, she helped her squad compile a combined record of 65-3, two Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles and a pair of Virginia Independent Schools Division I Championships…Time with the Panthers was also highlighted by a pair of top-10 finishes in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.
PERSONAL
Full name is Lauren-Jenee Nneka Ebo…Daughter of Milford and Lois Ebo…Has one older brother, Mark, and one younger sister, Laiya…Brother plays football at Holy Cross…Major is Hospitality Management...Born on June 7, 2000 in Fairfax, Virginia.
WHY LAUREN CHOSE PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because of the basketball program, the education and the family atmosphere.”