Lauren Prochaska can do some amazing things with a basketball.
Since her first season with the Falcons in 2007-08, fans have had the privilege of watching the native from Plain City, Ohio, cause havoc for opposing defenses.
After being named the Mid-American Conference freshman of the year and the 2009 MAC Player of the Year, Prochaska is establishing herself as one of the most prolific players in BGSU women's basketball history and could go down as the greatest before her illustrious career is finished.
As a freshman, Prochaska set the BG freshman scoring record with 502 points on the year, which was the fifth-highest point total by a freshman in MAC history.
Last year she led the Falcons in both scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounds (6.5 rpg), while leading the entire nation in free-throw percentage (93.3 %).
Prior to this season, Prochaska was a Preseason All-MAC selection, named to the Full Court Press Mid-Major Top 25 and in September was named one of the top 25 returning juniors by PeachStateHoops.com.
Her personal accolades are astonishing, and what's scary is that she's still only a junior.
Prochaska's achievements are a reflection of her knack for scoring, and because of her ability to score at a high percentage, BG coach Curt Miller said she was the number one scorer that he's ever coached, and with good reason.
BG's 80-76 win at Ball State on Saturday is a prime example of just how good of a scorer Prochaska is.
With just three points in the first half, Prochaska exploded for 23 points in the game's final 20 minutes.
She connected on 8-of-11 shots from the floor, including a career-high six 3-pointers.
If you didn't get a chance to watch the game, which was televised by Fox Sports Net as part of the MAC TV Game of the Week, you missed something Prochaska has been progressively doing since the beginning of her Falcon career -- inking her name into the BG record books.
Sure, her numbers are staggering, but what's shocking about her numbers is the pace at which she is setting them.
A 3-pointer shy of tying Liz Honegger for the school record of 3-pointers made, Prochaska's 215 thus far took just 92 games to reach.
Honegger's 216 came on 128 games played -- a 36-game difference.
With a Wednesday matchup at Central Michigan, Prochaska will more than likely tie, and eventually break, BG's all-time record for 3-pointers made and in far fewer games.
With 215 3-pointers come a lot of points and Prochaska is quickly moving up on the BG career scoring list as well.
Ending her sophomore campaign 19th in school history with 1,090 points, Prochaska is currently sixth all-time with 1,528 points, recently passing Honegger's mark of 1,522 points.
Prochaska has moved ahead 13 spots since the end of last season and again, the pace she is moving on the list is remarkable compared to her contenders.
Prochaska's 1,528 career points in 92 games is 36 games better than Honegger's mark of 1,522 points.
Jackie Motycka, who is first on BG's career scoring list with 2,122 points, played 117 games to reach that mark.
Needing 594 points to tie Motycka's point total, it's no secret Prochaska will eventually move into first place on the scoring list if she continues her pace, and who knows, she may even break it in fewer games.
Since her first season with the Falcons in 2007-08, fans have had the privilege of watching the native from Plain City, Ohio, cause havoc for opposing defenses.
After being named the Mid-American Conference freshman of the year and the 2009 MAC Player of the Year, Prochaska is establishing herself as one of the most prolific players in BGSU women's basketball history and could go down as the greatest before her illustrious career is finished.
As a freshman, Prochaska set the BG freshman scoring record with 502 points on the year, which was the fifth-highest point total by a freshman in MAC history.
Last year she led the Falcons in both scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounds (6.5 rpg), while leading the entire nation in free-throw percentage (93.3 %).
Prior to this season, Prochaska was a Preseason All-MAC selection, named to the Full Court Press Mid-Major Top 25 and in September was named one of the top 25 returning juniors by PeachStateHoops.com.
Her personal accolades are astonishing, and what's scary is that she's still only a junior.
Prochaska's achievements are a reflection of her knack for scoring, and because of her ability to score at a high percentage, BG coach Curt Miller said she was the number one scorer that he's ever coached, and with good reason.
BG's 80-76 win at Ball State on Saturday is a prime example of just how good of a scorer Prochaska is.
With just three points in the first half, Prochaska exploded for 23 points in the game's final 20 minutes.
She connected on 8-of-11 shots from the floor, including a career-high six 3-pointers.
If you didn't get a chance to watch the game, which was televised by Fox Sports Net as part of the MAC TV Game of the Week, you missed something Prochaska has been progressively doing since the beginning of her Falcon career -- inking her name into the BG record books.
Sure, her numbers are staggering, but what's shocking about her numbers is the pace at which she is setting them.
A 3-pointer shy of tying Liz Honegger for the school record of 3-pointers made, Prochaska's 215 thus far took just 92 games to reach.
Honegger's 216 came on 128 games played -- a 36-game difference.
With a Wednesday matchup at Central Michigan, Prochaska will more than likely tie, and eventually break, BG's all-time record for 3-pointers made and in far fewer games.
With 215 3-pointers come a lot of points and Prochaska is quickly moving up on the BG career scoring list as well.
Ending her sophomore campaign 19th in school history with 1,090 points, Prochaska is currently sixth all-time with 1,528 points, recently passing Honegger's mark of 1,522 points.
Prochaska has moved ahead 13 spots since the end of last season and again, the pace she is moving on the list is remarkable compared to her contenders.
Prochaska's 1,528 career points in 92 games is 36 games better than Honegger's mark of 1,522 points.
Jackie Motycka, who is first on BG's career scoring list with 2,122 points, played 117 games to reach that mark.
Needing 594 points to tie Motycka's point total, it's no secret Prochaska will eventually move into first place on the scoring list if she continues her pace, and who knows, she may even break it in fewer games.
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