2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 22
Lauren Gerken
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Liberty-Benton
- Hometown:
- Findlay, Ohio
Bio
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATISTICS
2024-25 | Freshman
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"I chose to attend BGSU because of the awesome coaching staff, the culture of the women's basketball program and the close proximity to home."
 |
Bowling Green |
- Played in 10 matches, making five starts, before suffering an injury and missing the remainder of the season
- Averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game
- Went 14-of-25 from the three-point line, good for a 40% success rate from the arc
- Had three points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal in the exhibition vs. Wittenberg
- Played 26 minutes in her official collegiate debut, with 14 points, eight rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block in the win over Southern Miss
- Had five points, five boards and two assists at Detroit Mercy
- Pulled down a rebound and blocked a shot at Cleveland State
- Scored nine points, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the arc, and added four rebounds in the win over St. Bonaventure
- Four points, two rebounds and a blocked shot at #13/12 West Virginia
- Made her first collegiate start at #12/11 Ohio State, and had two points, three boards, an assist and a block
- Had 20 points, the highest total of her young career, in the win over Stetson
- Also had seven rebounds, two assists and a block in that game
- Went 7-of-9 from the field, including 4-for-5 from three-point range, vs. the Hatters
- The next day, played all 40 minutes against Arkansas, and had seven points, six rebounds and a pair of assists
- Had 11 points and tied for game honors with eight rebounds in the win over Xavier
- Also had two assists and a steal vs. the Musketeers
- Played the first five-plus minutes of the Marquette game, and had a pair of rebounds before leaving due to an injury
- Was averaging 8.0 ppg and 4.9 rpg prior to that contest
Liberty-Benton High School |
Findlay, Ohio |
- A two-time All-Ohio First-Team selection at Liberty-Benton H.S. ('24), playing for coach Chad Lieb
- Finished her career as Hancock County's all-time leading scorer (boys or girls basketball), with 1,956 career points
- Also, obviously, is her school's all-time scoring leader
- Earned all-state honors in all four seasons, as she was named to the second team as a sophomore after earning honorable mention as a freshman
- Helped the Eagles win the Blanchard Valley Conference championship in each of her four seasons
- The team went 84-16 during those four years, including a 65-11 mark over the final three seasons
- Named the BVC Player of the Year no fewer than three times
- Twice named the District 8 Player of the Year
- Averaged over 18 points and six rebounds per game on all four years
- Was the fastest player to reach 1,000 career points in school history, doing so in December of her junior year
- Had 18.5 ppg and 6.2 rpg as a freshman, along with 1.8 assists, 2.4 steals and 0.9 blocks, and helped the team to a 19-5 record
- In her sophomore season, had 18.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.8 spg and 1.8 bpg as the Eagles went 24-2
- Her junior year saw the team finish 21-3 as she had 19.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.9 spg and 2.0 bpg
- And, in her senior season, she averaged 22.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.1 spg and 2.9 bpg as LBHS went 20-6
- Earned a total of 12 letters, as she also played volleyball and softball
- Was named the BVC Player of the Year in all three sports as a senior
- Just like in basketball, helped the volleyball team to BVC titles in all four years
- The volleyball team went 30-0 and won the state championship in 2021
- Named the District Player of the Year in volleyball as a senior, when she also was the BVC Player of the Year
- Earned all-conference honors four times in volleyball
- On the diamond, hit .461 as a senior, when she was named to the all-district first team in addition to being conference P-O-Y
- Captained all three teams as a senior, and was softball team captain in her junior season as well
- Was the Valedictorian of her class, and was class president three years
- National Honor Society
- Student Council President as a senior
- A member of multiple groups, including FCA, Habitutdes, Hancock Youth Leadership and Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership
Personal |
- Born in Findlay, Ohio
- Plans to major in applied health science at BGSU
- Would like to become a physical therapist
- Daughter of Ben and Kim Gerken
- Mother played collegiate basketball at IPFW (now Purdue Fort Wayne)
- Has four siblings, including an older brother, Joe; younger brothers, Jake and Luke; and a younger sister, Megan
- Grandfather, Dan Gerken, played basketball at Alfred Tech
- Has played AAU ball for Always 100
- Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan
- Lists her parents as her biggest influences
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"I chose to attend BGSU because of the awesome coaching staff, the culture of the women's basketball program and the close proximity to home."
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
BG VB : Postgame Interview Sept. 5 (Stacey Clark Classic Game 3)
Friday, September 05
BG VB : Postgame Interview Sept. 4 (Stacey Clark Classic Game 2)
Friday, September 05
BGSU Football Commercial 2025
Thursday, September 04
