Statistics: 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014
As a Senior: Started all 33 games at forward for the Bruins and scored in all 33 appearances … Finished the season averaging 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game … Scored in double figures 18 times and led the Bruins in scoring three times … Finished the season shooting .557 from the field and .918 from the charity stripe … Ranked third in the conference in field goal percentage … Scored a career-high 17 points vs. Tennessee State on Senior Day (2/25/17) … Against the Lady Tigers on that day she knocked down her first career three-pointer and added eight rebounds … Registered a season-high eight field goals made on three separate occasions vs. SIUE (2/1/17), at Murray State (2/4/17) and vs. Morehead State (2/18/17) … Blocked a career-high seven shots at Morehead State (1/14/17) …. Scored eight points in Belmont’s NCAA Tournament matchup with Kentucky (3/17/17), including the team’s first basket … Known as the Mother Hen of the team, providing senior leadership … Thompson, who ended her Belmont career with another outstanding shooting season from the field, finished with a .538 career shooting percentage which ranked her ninth in Belmont history and put her fourth in Belmont's NCAA Division I era.
As a Junior: Started 32 of BU's 33 games, but appeared in all of them ... Belmont's fourth leading scorer at 8.5 points per game, one of five Bruins to average at least eight a game ... Belmont's fifth leading rebounder at a 4.8 clip ... Led the Bruins in field goal percentage at .582 ... Tallied double digit point totals in 15 games, her season high was 18 which came at Morehead State (2/13) ... 16 points and seven rebounds at against Cleveland State, shot 8-of-9 from the field (11/22) ... Nine points and nine rebounds against Lipscomb (12/2) ... Three steals against Tennessee State (1/24) ... Tallied double digit points in back-to-back games six times on the year ... Scored double digits in two of BU's last three contests ... Her .582 field goal percentage last season ranked her 10th all-time and third in Belmont’s NCAA Division I history (1997 and on) ... 2015-16 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Honoree.
As a Sophomore: Made appearances in all 31 contests, earning 13 starts ... Second on the team in field-goal percentage (.486) ... Scored five or more points on 15 occasions ... Grabbed three or more rebounds 12 times ... Netted three or more field goals 12 times ... Perfect at the charity stripe four times ... Shot 50 percent or better at the free-throw line 11 times ... Averaged 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... Was perfect from the floor against North Alabama (11/16) ... Recorded one steal at Denver (11/29) ... Grabbed seven rebounds against Lipscomb in the Battle of the Boulevard (12/2) ... Also recorded season-high two blocks against the Bisons ... Knocked down five field goals at Cleveland State (12/16) ... Tallied two assists at Mercer (12/19) ... At Eastern Illinois (1/10) hit five field goals ... Logged a season-high 32 minutes on the hardwood versus Morehead State (2/4) ... Also pulled down a season-high nine boards against the Eagles ... Netted a season-high 16 points against Eastern Kentucky (2/25) ... Was perfect at the free-throw line, hit a season-high six field goals and grabbed eight rebounds against the Colonels ... Hit five field goals in OVC Touranment semifinals vs. UT Martin (3/6) ... Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
As a Freshman: Played in all 32 games, earning 12 starts ... Averaged 6.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per outing ... Led the Bruins in blocks (17) and field-goal percentage (.500) ... Third on the team in offensive rebounds (58) ... Reached double digits in scoring nine times ... Perfect at the free-throw line eight times ... Earned 10 consecutive starts from December 20-January 25 ... Logged 20 or more minutes on the hardwood 14 times ... Scored eight points in collegiate debut at IUPUI (11/9) ... Went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line at Lipscomb (11/14) ... Pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds at SIUE (12/28) en route to notching first collegiate double-double ... Recorded three assists versus Jacksonville State (1/6) ... Knocked down three blocks at Tennessee State (1/18) ... Netted season-high 14 points against Austin Peay (2/10) ... Logged season-high 35 minutes on the floor at Jacksonville State (3/1) ... Hit six field goals against the Gamecocks ... Scored 10 points versus Jacksonville State (3/7) in OVC Tournament Semifinals ... Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Prior to Belmont: Two-time All-State selection ... Named State MVP as a junior and senior ... First Team All-MidState ... Led state of Tennessee in defensive rebounds ... Crowned 2012 Tennessee Class AA State Tournament MVP after recording 18 points, 19 rebounds, and four blocks in Christ Presbyterian Academy championship win over Obion County HS... Averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and four blocks per game under Belmont alumna coach Becky (Gibbs) LeGate as a senior ... Helped CPA win state championship twice ... Played AAU ball for Pure Sweat Elite ... Two-time Academic Athlete of the Year.
Personal: Born Lauren Mae Thompson on October 18, 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee ... Daughter of Tim and Michelle Thompson ... Has one sibling, Cole ... Lists favorite athletes as Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Serena Williams, and Michael Phelps ... Favorite movies are The Notebook, Good Will Hunting, Eat Pray Love and The Breakfast Club ... Lists favorite singers as Beyonce, Civil Wars, Sara Barielles, Ed Sheeran, Adele and Justin Timberlake ... Favorite TV shows are Gossip Girl, Friday Night Lights, Criminal Minds, Pretty Little Liars and New Girl ... Lists greatest sports thrill as winning the state championship two years in a row ... Majoring in Marketing.
