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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

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55 Lydia Freeman

  • Position C
  • Height 6-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • Highschool Westlake HS
  • Instagram cherishlyds

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR (2023-24)
Played in 29 games, making two starts, for the Eagles as a senior ... Averaged 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game ... Shot 52.5% from the floor (53-of-101) ... Scored a season-high 10 points twice: at Jacksonville on November 16 and vs. Detroit Mercy on November 25 ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds twice: at Georgia on November 13 and at Jacksonville on November 16 ... Hit three-pointers in back-to-back games at Georgia State (2/3) and vs. Southern Miss (2/7) ... Finished her Eagle career as a 53.8% field goal shooter (205-of-381).

JUNIOR (2022-23)
Played in 29 games as a junior for the Eagles ... Averaged 5.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game ... Shot 50.4 percent from the floor (68-of-135) ... Scored a career-high 17 points against Agnes Scott on November 30 ... Scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Chicago State on December 9 ... Scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Old Dominion on February 12 ... Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds vs. the College of Charleston on December 16.

SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Played in all 28 games, making one start, as a sophomore for the Eagles ... Averaged 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... Shot 56.4% from the floor (53-of-94) ... Scored a season-high 10 points in the Eagles' record-breaking 133-15 win over Carver on December 13, hitting 5-of-8 shots from the floor ... Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds twice, vs. Carver and at Georgia State on January 22 ... Went a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor for eight points in the Eagles' Sun Belt Conference quarterfinal game against eventual tournament champion UT Arlington on March 4.

FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Played in all 24 games as a freshman for the Eagles ... Averaged 3.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 6.1 minutes per game of action ... Shot 60.8% from the field (31-of-51) ... Hit 9-of-17 free throws (52.9%) ... Scored a season-high 12 points in the Eagles' 84-60 win over N.C. Central on February 20 ... Scored nine points and blocked two shots in each game of the Eagles' two-game road swing at South Alabama on January 1-2 ... Grabbed a season-high four rebounds on three separate occasions.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Westlake HS in Atlanta, Ga. ... Earned 7A South All-State and second-team All-Metro Area honors from the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a senior for the Lions ... Also earned All-State and All-Area honors as a junior ... USA Today Player of the Week as a junior ... GACA South All-Star Team selection ... Named 7A's Most Improved Player as a junior ... Westlake HS won three 7A State Championships from 2018-20 ... Played club ball for FBC United Hunt.

PERSONAL
Born Lydia Naomi Freeman on September 11, 2002, in Atlanta, Ga., her hometown ... Daughter of Michael and Tisya Freeman ... Has two siblings, Taylor and Isaiah.

MAJOR
Interdisciplinary Studies

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Freshman

    Center
    6'5"
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    2021-22Sophomore

    Center
    6'5"
    55
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    2022-23Junior

    Center
    6'5"
    55
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    2023-24Senior

    Center
    6'5"
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