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Kahlia Lawrence Signs in Slovakia
9/24/2019 8:58:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Former Mercer women’s basketball star leaves Italy for Slovakia
MACON, Ga. – One of the more decorated players in Mercer and Southern Conference women's basketball history, Kahlia Lawrence has signed a professional contract to continue her playing career with Good Angels Košice in Košice, Slovakia.
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"I've been anxiously waiting to start my second season of professional basketball," Lawrence said. "This is not only my job but my favorite thing in the world to do. I'm so happy to begin the season and am excited about being in a new city with a new team."
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Lawrence played last season with Fixi Piramis Torino in Italy, where she played 21 games and averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. She was originally drafted 24th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx, becoming the highest drafted player in SoCon history.
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The Columbus, Ga., native concluded her Mercer career with 2,275 points, ranking third in Mercer and SoCon history, after averaging 17.2 points per game over four seasons. She led Mercer to three consecutive SoCon regular season titles and earned All-SoCon First Team honors three times in her career. Lawrence also guided Mercer to four consecutive postseason berths, including the program's first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in 2018 winning the SoCon Championship.
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Good Angels Košice, also known as Young Angels Košice plays in Slovakia's domestic league and FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. The team bears the name of a non-profit charitable organization known as Dobrý anjel.
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"I've been anxiously waiting to start my second season of professional basketball," Lawrence said. "This is not only my job but my favorite thing in the world to do. I'm so happy to begin the season and am excited about being in a new city with a new team."
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Lawrence played last season with Fixi Piramis Torino in Italy, where she played 21 games and averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. She was originally drafted 24th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx, becoming the highest drafted player in SoCon history.
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The Columbus, Ga., native concluded her Mercer career with 2,275 points, ranking third in Mercer and SoCon history, after averaging 17.2 points per game over four seasons. She led Mercer to three consecutive SoCon regular season titles and earned All-SoCon First Team honors three times in her career. Lawrence also guided Mercer to four consecutive postseason berths, including the program's first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in 2018 winning the SoCon Championship.
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Good Angels Košice, also known as Young Angels Košice plays in Slovakia's domestic league and FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. The team bears the name of a non-profit charitable organization known as Dobrý anjel.
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at /Mercerwbb (Facebook) and @MercerWBB (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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