Laura Jurek
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Neb.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Bellevue West HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2019-20, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2018-19, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2018-19, NSAA Tournament Final 4 Most Valuable Player
2019-20 Season (Sophomore): Battled through an injury-riddled season to appear in 23 games, all starts … Averaged 4.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game … Shot 42.2 percent from the floor and finished second on the team in rebounding average … Dished out 42 assists against just 31 turnovers (1.35 A:TO ratio) … Scored in double figures in back-to-back games at Presentation (Feb. 8) and against Valley City (Feb. 14), scoring 10 points in each games and shooting 61.5 percent from the floor in those contests … Secured double-figure rebounding totals in each of the season’s first two games … Hauled in a career-best 13 boards in the NSAA Semifinals against Viterbo (Feb. 29).
2018-19 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 32 games with five starts ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the NSAA Tournament Final 4, after averaging 10 points and 8.5 rebounds in the two tournament wins ... Recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in BU's 63-59 win in the NSAA Tournament championship game ... Averaged 6.5 points and 5.2 rebounds on the season ... Sank 22 three-pointers at a 35.5 percent clip and shots 72.6 percent from the free throw line ... Registered eight games with double-digits in scoring ... Scored a season-high 16 points in BU's 95-45 win over Randall on Oct. 26.
High School: Attended Bellevue West High School … Was a four-year letterwinner for Coach Rick Mintken … Averaged 9.2 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 2.9 assists per game as a senior for career averages of 9.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and 3.2 assists … Shot 48 percent from the floor and 25 percent from three as a senior and 50 percent from the floor and 33 percent from three for her career … Holds the school record for career rebounds with 834 … Two-year captain as a junior and senior … Named All-ITG as a junior and second team All-ITG as a senior … Honorable Mention All-State as a junior and senior … Selected to the Senior All-Star Game and was a third team all-Metro selection as a senior … Academic All-State selection, Academic Letter-Winner, and a member of the Honor Roll … Also lettered in softball (3 years) and volleyball (1 year).
Personal: Daughter of Steven and Julie Jurek … Has four siblings; Courtney, Steven, Tyler, and Luke … Born on Aug. 24, 1999 … Majoring in Biology.
News mentions
Viterbo University rallied from a 13-point second half deficit to knock off the top-seeded Bellevue University women’s basketball team in the semifinals of the North Star Athletic Association Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the Watertown Civic Arena.
A hot-shooting and fast-paced first half combined with a balanced scoring attack led by Elexis Martinez gave the Bellevue University women's basketball team a 72-64 victory over Valley City State University Friday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. Six Bruins scored at least nine points in the win.
After struggling offensively for the majority of the first half, the Bellevue University women's basketball team scored 58 second-half points to pull away for an 88-55 victory at Presentation College Saturday afternoon in North Star Athletic Association action at the Strode Center.
Bellevue shot a season-best 58.1 percent from the floor to defeat Viterbo 81-72 on Saturday afternoon.
Led by Brittany Hill, the Bellevue University women's basketball team overcame a slow start while battling back for a 72-63 victory at Valley City State University in North Star Athletic Association action Saturday afternoon at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse.
Led by Jamie Winkler's 19 points, the Bellevue University women's basketball team recorded a 71-48 victory over Haskell Indian Nations University in the Bruins' final game of the Fairfield Inn & Suites Bruin Classic Monday afternoon at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Third-ranked College of Ozarks used a balanced scoring attack with five players scoring at least eight points as the Bobcats produced a 65-56 victory over (RV) Bellevue University Sunday afternoon in the Bruins' first game of the Fairfield Inn & Suites Bruin Classic at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Bellevue out-scored Midland 40-15 during a 15-plus minute run that included the entire third quarter as the Bruins defeated the Warriors 78-69 on Friday afternoon.
Bellevue scored the final seven points to pull away from McPherson and secure their first victory of the season.
The Bellevue University women’s basketball team broke through on the national stage in just their third season in 2018-19 and are looking to take yet another step forward in the 2019-20 season.
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