11/12/2026 10:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Former women's basketball phenom Kahlia Lawrence will join five other former scholar-athletes, as well as a national championship team, in comprising the 2027 Southern Conference Hall of Fame Class that was announced by the league office on Thursday.
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Lawrence, the only three-time SoCon Women's Basketball Player of the Year honoree in the 106-year history of the tradition-rich league, will be the first Mercer scholar-athlete inducted into the prestigious fraternity. The ceremony will be held at Battery Park Hall in Asheville, North Carolina, on March 4. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are available now by visiting this link.
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A native of Columbus, Georgia, Lawrence scored 2,275 career points over four seasons (2014-18) in the Orange & Black, averaging 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in 133 games (132 starts). She scored in double figures 110 times during her time with the Bears and scored 20 points or more 46 times.
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Lawrence burst onto the collegiate basketball scene quickly, earning 2015 SoCon Freshman of the Year honors after supplying 13.4 points per game in her first season. She moved into an exclusive category after that, winning her first SoCon Player of the Year award as a sophomore. She was also a three-time All-SoCon selection, earned SoCon All-Tournament honors three times and was the 2018 SoCon Tournament Most Valuable Player. She was also voted as the 2017-2018 SoCon Female Athlete of the Year and was named the Georgia Women's College Player of the Year twice.
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Lawrence led the Bears to a cumulative 99-34 record, including a senior campaign in 2017-18 that watched Mercer rattle off a 30-3 record, including a perfect 14-0 run in SoCon play, and capture its first SoCon Tournament title. She capped her MVP run through that event with a game-high 29 points in a 68-53 victory over East Tennessee State in the championship game.
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The Minnesota Lynx selected her with the 24th overall pick in the WNBA Draft. She spent several successful seasons playing professionally in Italy and Portugal.
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Lawrence, the only three-time SoCon Women's Basketball Player of the Year honoree in the 106-year history of the tradition-rich league, will be the first Mercer scholar-athlete inducted into the prestigious fraternity. The ceremony will be held at Battery Park Hall in Asheville, North Carolina, on March 4. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are available now by visiting this link.
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A native of Columbus, Georgia, Lawrence scored 2,275 career points over four seasons (2014-18) in the Orange & Black, averaging 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in 133 games (132 starts). She scored in double figures 110 times during her time with the Bears and scored 20 points or more 46 times.
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Lawrence burst onto the collegiate basketball scene quickly, earning 2015 SoCon Freshman of the Year honors after supplying 13.4 points per game in her first season. She moved into an exclusive category after that, winning her first SoCon Player of the Year award as a sophomore. She was also a three-time All-SoCon selection, earned SoCon All-Tournament honors three times and was the 2018 SoCon Tournament Most Valuable Player. She was also voted as the 2017-2018 SoCon Female Athlete of the Year and was named the Georgia Women's College Player of the Year twice.
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Lawrence led the Bears to a cumulative 99-34 record, including a senior campaign in 2017-18 that watched Mercer rattle off a 30-3 record, including a perfect 14-0 run in SoCon play, and capture its first SoCon Tournament title. She capped her MVP run through that event with a game-high 29 points in a 68-53 victory over East Tennessee State in the championship game.
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The Minnesota Lynx selected her with the 24th overall pick in the WNBA Draft. She spent several successful seasons playing professionally in Italy and Portugal.
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