2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Lauren Rust
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- The Webb School
- Hometown:
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2024-25: Played in three games, before suffering a season-ending leg injury.
2023-24: Made 15 appearances during her freshman campaign … Earned her first career start at Virginia Tech (12/31) … Recorded a rebound in eight games … Logged blocks against Duke (2/1) and NC State (2/11) … Tallied a season-high 12 minutes at Boston College (1/14).
High School: Played her junior and senior seasons of high school basketball at the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee for head coach Matthew Shewmake… Led her squad to a 32-4 overall record during her senior season as the squad notched their third consecutive TSSAA Division II A State title… Earned Prep Girls Hoop All-Tennessee Team honors following her senior season… Named to the 2023 BioSteel All Canadian Games roster which features the top 24 candian born high school players… Led her team to the TSSAA Division II A State title as a junior as she netted 12 points and four rebounds in the championship game… Played in the U17 Canada Nationals and earned First Team All-Star honors after averaging 9.8 points and a tournament-best 11.2 rebounds per game… Also played in U18 Canada Games… Played two years of volleyball at The Webb School, being named team MVP as a junior and earning TSSAA All-District Award as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Julie and Chris Rust… Has two brothers, Carson and Henry… Also enjoys skiing, boating and painting… Lists her favorite athletes as Steve Nash, Serena Williams, DK Metcalf and Kobe Bryant… Her favorite food is sushi… Her favorite TV shows are The Last Dance and Outer Banks… Undecided major at Pitt.
