Lauren Prochaska

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Trinity

Career:

2018 recipient of the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
2018 Maggie Dixon Captains Award
2018 DePaul Sixth Player Award and Defensive Player of the Year
Four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Appeared in all three of DePaul’s NCAA Tournament games in 2016 and both NCAA games in 2017
Two-time recipient of the Shirley Becker Academic Award.

2017-18 (Senior):

Played in all 35 games averaging 19.3 minutes per game
Shot nearly 36 percent from three-point range
Matched a career-high 12 points against Creighton whlle addding seven assists
Set a career high with eight rebounds against Marquette
Scored 11 points at Butler and at Seton Hall
Passed out eight assists against Marquette in the BIG EAST Tournament title game
Had six assists at Northwestern and at Creighton.

2016-17 (Junior):

Started 22 of 33 games and filled in admirably at point guard when Jessica January missed two months with an injury
Led the BIG EAST in conference games in assist-turnover ratio and ranked No. 22 in the country
Came through with 12 points and six assists against Northern Iowa in the NCAA tournament opener
Scored 11 points at St. John's
Filled up the stat sheet with eight points, 10 assists, four rebounds and three steals at Xavier
Had eight assists and three steals at Loyola.

2015-16 (Sophomore):

Appeared in 33 games last season including all three of DePaul’s NCAA Tournament games
Career-best 10 points in DePaul’s win at Creighton
Boasted a 2.0 career assist-to-turnover ratio
Recorded 48 assists
Dished out six assists against Southern Illinois
Tallied three or more assists in 10 games
Totaled 26 steals with six swipes against Chicago State
Grabbed six rebounds against Providence.

2014-15 (Freshman):

Appeared in 26 games in debut season with the Blue Demons
Played a career high 23 minutes against Marquette on Jan. 9, recording two rebounds, two assists and a steal
Notched five points twice in victories over against Providence Jan. 25 and Xavier in the BIG EAST Tournament on Mar. 8
Saw 23 minutes of game time coupled with three points and five rebounds in a victory over Texas-Pan American on Nov. 15.

High School:

Helped Trinity High School to three conference and IHSA Regional Championships
Finished her career at Trinity as the school's all-time leader in steals and assists
2014 Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) Player of the Year
Four-time GCAC all-academic performer
Three-time GCAC all-conference performer
All-averaged 17 points, four steals, four assists and 3.8 rebounds per game as senior
2014 Pioneer Press player of the Year
2014 all-state and all-area selection
Earned all-state honors from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association as a junior and senior
Played for the Chicaog Hoops Express
Played for the same high school (Trinity) as teammate Megan Podkowa.

Personal:

Daughter of Robert and Patricia Prochaska
Sister to Charles and Emily
Enrolled in the College of Health Sciences.

DePaul Career Numbers

2017-18 Game-by-Game

Career Highs
Points: 12, x2 last vs. Creighton (02-02-18)
Rebounds: 8, Marquette (01-29-18)
Assists: 10, at Xavier (02-10-17)
Steals: 6, Chicago State (11-24-15)
Blocks: 2, x3 last vs. Marquette (03-06-18)
Field Goals: 5, vs. UNI (03-17-17)
FG Attempts: 14, Creighton (01-04-17)
3-pt. FG: 3, x3 last at Butler (02-09-18)
3-pt. FG Attempts: 9, Creighton (01-04-17)
Free Throws: 4, x3 last, Villanova (02-18-18)
FT Attempts: 7, Villanova (02-18-18)
Minutes: 36, St. John's (02-03-17)
5+ Assists: 14
5+ Steals: 1
Double-Figure Games: 6