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Lanier's Cal Career Game Highs
Ground Balls: 1 (four times, last at Arizona State, 2020)
Caused Turnovers: 2 (vs. Virginia, 2020)

Cal Career (2018 – Present)
• Has played in 16 with seven starts over the last two seasons after not playing in her first season at Cal in 2018
• Has four ground balls and two caused turnovers

Junior (2020)
• Started all seven games in a season abbreviated by the COVID-19 pandemic and contributed all of her career statistics other than participation with four ground balls and two caused turnovers
• Picked up single ground balls on four occasions vs. Virginia, and at Mercer, San Diego State and Arizona State
• Had both of her caused turnovers vs. Virginia

Sophomore (2019)
• Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors
• Played in nine games all off the bench but did not record any statistics other than a pair turnovers with one each vs. Fresno State and at George Washington

Freshman (2018)
• Did not play

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB SUCCESS
•  Her high school squad at St. Teresa's Academy was ranked No. 1 in the state in 2016
•  Led her team in ground balls in 2017
•  Competed in the Elite National Club League for Sporting Kansas City in 2015 
•  Part of the Kansas City Metro champions in 2015 and 2016, and was named Best Defender in the 2017 Kansas City Tournament
•  Named to the Honor Roll all four years, and won the AP Scholar Award, as well as Mandarin Chinese Honors. Also earned 2017 All-Metro Academic honors

St. Teresa's Academy (Class Of 2017)

Other
• Born January 23, 1999
• Daughter of Willie and Kelly Lanier
• Hopes to attend law school and work for a Fortune 200 company
• Grandfather, Willie Lanier, is Pro Football Hall of Famer who played linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967-77
• Served as president of the National Charity League and was a volunteer for the Kansas City Youth Court
• Enjoys playing the piano 
• Major is political science

Last Updated
July 24, 2020