2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Lau, Caroline
Jersey Number 7
Caroline Lau
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Luke's School
- Hometown:
- Westport, Conn.
- Major:
- Communication Studies
Bio
+ Honorable Mention All-Big Ten - 2024-25
+ Academic All-Big Ten - 2022-23, 2023-24
+ CSC Academic All-District - 2024-25
2024-25: Appeared in all 27 games, starting in 25 ... Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Became the first Wildcat since Ashley Deary (2016-17) to lead the Big Ten in assists, averaging 6.0 helpers per game, a mark that saw her close the regular season ranked 12th nationally in the category ... Had seven-plus assists in 13 games ... Put up double-digit assists on four occasions ... Handed out a season-high 12 assists twice ... Northwestern finished 5-2 in games in which she dished out at least eight assists ... Also averaged 4.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.4 steals ... Scored in double figures five times ...Dished out 12 assists and matched a career high with four steals in tilt with Lehigh (11/10) ... Finished with 10 assists in victory over Utah (11/14) ... Hit the 12-assist mark again in win against Cornell (12/1) ... Put up back-to-back seven-assist efforts in matchups with DePaul (12/4) and No. 23 Michigan (12/8) ... Also ripped down a career-high 12 rebounds against the Blue Demons ... Scored 12 points (5-12 FGs, 2-6 3FGs) in home victory over Bradley (12/15) ... Dished out eight assists in thrilling win over UNLV (12/18) ... Tied a career-high with four made three-point field goals as part of a season-best 15-point showing (5-8 FGs, 4-6 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) against Big Ten newcomer Washington (12/28) ... Put up seven assists and four steals at No. 10 Ohio State (1/5) ... Dished out another seven assists against No. 24 Minnesota (1/19) ... Drilled four threes en route to finishing with 13 points (4-7 FGs, 4-6 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) and seven assists at Iowa (1/28) ... Posted eight assists in win over Penn State (2/9) ... Added 12 points (5-8 FGs, 2-3 3FGs) at Purdue (2/12) ... Tallied her fourth career double-double in Northwestern's penultimate home game against No. 21 Maryland, closing her night with 10 assists and 11 rebounds ... Finished with seven assists in road finale at Wisconsin (2/23) ... Capped off regular season with 11 points (5-10 FGs, 1-2 3FGs) versus Nebraska (3/2) ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District.
2023-24: Registered the first double-double of her college career and came one assist shy of the program record with 16 points and 15 assists in the opener against UIC (11/9)... Tacked on another double-double with 11 points and 12 assists against Omaha (11/12)... Collected five more assists at Notre Dame (11/15)... Dealt out ten more in the win over SEMO (11/19)... Added six more assists against Florida State (11/22)... Scored six, grabbed five rebounds and tied her career high with two blocks against Loyola (11/29)... Tied her career high with three three-pointers and dealt out five more assists against Georgetown (12/3)... Notched her fourth double-digit scoring performance of the season at DePaul (12/13)... Scored a season-high 17 points in the win over Bradley, also tying her career highs in field goals (6), three-pointers (3), steals (2) and blocks (2) (12/17)... Collected the first double-digit rebounding performance of her career and her third double-double of the season in the road victory over Wisconsin (1/10)... Scored ten and tied her career high with three steals against Penn State (1/25)... Set career highs in points (24), made field goals (9) and made threes (4) on a perfect shooting day from the field in a win over Wisconsin (2/4)... Logged a career-high four steals against Purdue (2/14)... Collected the second-highest rebound total of her career with nine against Michigan, also dealing out seven assists (2/24)... Scored 16 points on 6-7 shooting, including a perfect 4-4 mark from deep, in the regular season finale against Rutgers (3/3).
2022-23: Made 30 appearances and three starts as a first-year ... Averaged 5.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game ... Made her collegiate debut in the opener against Oregon and dished out a team-high four assists in 18 minutes of action (11/7) ... Hit a three and grabbed two rebounds against Penn (11/13) ... Played a season-high 20 minutes against Notre Dame, scoring three points and grabbing four rebounds (11/16) ... Added four more assists and two steals against Niagara (11/22) ... Scored five points in 18 minutes against Valparaiso (11/27) ... Scored eight against DePaul after going 2-for-2 from deep (12/10) ... Made her first start at UIC and scored four points (12/14) ... Tallied 13 points, five rebounds, and two assists in 22 minutes against Ohio State (1/19) ... Set season-highs with 20 points, seven rebounds, and six assists against Chicago St. (1/25) ... Scored 12 points against Penn St. (2/2) ... Posted 11 points, four rebounds, and four assists in a start against Nebraska (2/26).
High School: 3x All NEPSAC First Team…Averaged 22 PPG, 6.5 RPG and 4 APG as a junior...selected by the USA Basketball Developmental National Team Committee to try out for the 2019 U16 National Women's Basketball team…Her crossover and step-back three-pointer in FAA Championship game the ESPNW Top 10 Plays of the Week…Joined her school's 1,000 point club in 2020
McKeown on Lau: "Really excited for Caroline to join our Wildcat family. She is one of the top point guards in the country and fits the Northwestern student-athlete concept!"
+ Academic All-Big Ten - 2022-23, 2023-24
+ CSC Academic All-District - 2024-25
2024-25: Appeared in all 27 games, starting in 25 ... Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Became the first Wildcat since Ashley Deary (2016-17) to lead the Big Ten in assists, averaging 6.0 helpers per game, a mark that saw her close the regular season ranked 12th nationally in the category ... Had seven-plus assists in 13 games ... Put up double-digit assists on four occasions ... Handed out a season-high 12 assists twice ... Northwestern finished 5-2 in games in which she dished out at least eight assists ... Also averaged 4.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.4 steals ... Scored in double figures five times ...Dished out 12 assists and matched a career high with four steals in tilt with Lehigh (11/10) ... Finished with 10 assists in victory over Utah (11/14) ... Hit the 12-assist mark again in win against Cornell (12/1) ... Put up back-to-back seven-assist efforts in matchups with DePaul (12/4) and No. 23 Michigan (12/8) ... Also ripped down a career-high 12 rebounds against the Blue Demons ... Scored 12 points (5-12 FGs, 2-6 3FGs) in home victory over Bradley (12/15) ... Dished out eight assists in thrilling win over UNLV (12/18) ... Tied a career-high with four made three-point field goals as part of a season-best 15-point showing (5-8 FGs, 4-6 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) against Big Ten newcomer Washington (12/28) ... Put up seven assists and four steals at No. 10 Ohio State (1/5) ... Dished out another seven assists against No. 24 Minnesota (1/19) ... Drilled four threes en route to finishing with 13 points (4-7 FGs, 4-6 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) and seven assists at Iowa (1/28) ... Posted eight assists in win over Penn State (2/9) ... Added 12 points (5-8 FGs, 2-3 3FGs) at Purdue (2/12) ... Tallied her fourth career double-double in Northwestern's penultimate home game against No. 21 Maryland, closing her night with 10 assists and 11 rebounds ... Finished with seven assists in road finale at Wisconsin (2/23) ... Capped off regular season with 11 points (5-10 FGs, 1-2 3FGs) versus Nebraska (3/2) ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District.
2023-24: Registered the first double-double of her college career and came one assist shy of the program record with 16 points and 15 assists in the opener against UIC (11/9)... Tacked on another double-double with 11 points and 12 assists against Omaha (11/12)... Collected five more assists at Notre Dame (11/15)... Dealt out ten more in the win over SEMO (11/19)... Added six more assists against Florida State (11/22)... Scored six, grabbed five rebounds and tied her career high with two blocks against Loyola (11/29)... Tied her career high with three three-pointers and dealt out five more assists against Georgetown (12/3)... Notched her fourth double-digit scoring performance of the season at DePaul (12/13)... Scored a season-high 17 points in the win over Bradley, also tying her career highs in field goals (6), three-pointers (3), steals (2) and blocks (2) (12/17)... Collected the first double-digit rebounding performance of her career and her third double-double of the season in the road victory over Wisconsin (1/10)... Scored ten and tied her career high with three steals against Penn State (1/25)... Set career highs in points (24), made field goals (9) and made threes (4) on a perfect shooting day from the field in a win over Wisconsin (2/4)... Logged a career-high four steals against Purdue (2/14)... Collected the second-highest rebound total of her career with nine against Michigan, also dealing out seven assists (2/24)... Scored 16 points on 6-7 shooting, including a perfect 4-4 mark from deep, in the regular season finale against Rutgers (3/3).
2022-23: Made 30 appearances and three starts as a first-year ... Averaged 5.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game ... Made her collegiate debut in the opener against Oregon and dished out a team-high four assists in 18 minutes of action (11/7) ... Hit a three and grabbed two rebounds against Penn (11/13) ... Played a season-high 20 minutes against Notre Dame, scoring three points and grabbing four rebounds (11/16) ... Added four more assists and two steals against Niagara (11/22) ... Scored five points in 18 minutes against Valparaiso (11/27) ... Scored eight against DePaul after going 2-for-2 from deep (12/10) ... Made her first start at UIC and scored four points (12/14) ... Tallied 13 points, five rebounds, and two assists in 22 minutes against Ohio State (1/19) ... Set season-highs with 20 points, seven rebounds, and six assists against Chicago St. (1/25) ... Scored 12 points against Penn St. (2/2) ... Posted 11 points, four rebounds, and four assists in a start against Nebraska (2/26).
High School: 3x All NEPSAC First Team…Averaged 22 PPG, 6.5 RPG and 4 APG as a junior...selected by the USA Basketball Developmental National Team Committee to try out for the 2019 U16 National Women's Basketball team…Her crossover and step-back three-pointer in FAA Championship game the ESPNW Top 10 Plays of the Week…Joined her school's 1,000 point club in 2020
McKeown on Lau: "Really excited for Caroline to join our Wildcat family. She is one of the top point guards in the country and fits the Northwestern student-athlete concept!"
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