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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

David DeNoma
David DeNoma
David DeNoma
David DeNoma
David DeNoma
David DeNoma
David DeNoma
Sydney Bauer

13 Laia Sole

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Igualada, Spain
  • High School INS Joaquim Blume

Biography

As a Graduate Student (2021-22)
  • Concluded her career ranked 26th all-time with 1,082 points, including 318 points scored as a freshman at Maine
  • Appeared in 27 games with 10 starts
  • Averaged 4.9 ppg. and 2.4 rpg.
  • Ranked third on the team with 44 assists
  • Dropped a season-high 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting in a win over Akron
  • Scored her 1,000th-career point at Kent State
  • Established a career-high with eight assists at VCU
  • Scored 11 points versus St. Bonaventure
  • Surpassed 500 career rebounds and scored eight points versus Rhode Island
  • Finished with 14 points against George Mason
As a Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
  • Appeared in all 16 games with 12 starts
  • Ranked third on the team with 8.1 points per game
  • Tied for the team lead with 5.7 rebounds per game
  • Led team in total offensive (26) and defensive (65) rebounds
  • Slotted fourth on the team with 1.4 assists per game
  • Registered a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds at Ohio State
  • Posted 13 points and eight boards versus St. Bonaventure
  • Tallied 12 points and seven rebounds at Toldeo
  • Registered a season-high with 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting at Kent State
  • Recorded a season-high four assists at VCU
  • Finished with 17 points and eight rebounds against Richmond
  • Established a new career-high with 13 rebounds to go with eight points at George Mason
As a Redshirt Junior (2019-20)
  • Started in 30 of 31 games, with the only non-start occurring on senior night
  • Ranked second on the Dukes with 11.8 points per game
  • Averaged 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game
  • Led Duquesne and ranked seventh in the A-10 in field goal percentage (.471)
  • Scored 20-plus points in four games and posted double-digit points in 17 games
  • Recorded 38 of Duquesne’s 72 points in a overtime win over Saint Francis, the most points for a Duke in the Dan Burt era and is tied for the sixth most points in a single game and the highest point total for Duquesne in 21 seasons.
  • Her 17 field goals made against the Red Flash were the second most in program-history
  • Recorded double-double (11/10) at St. Bonaventure in regular-season finale
  • In the only game she didn’t start, came off the bench to shoot 7-9 from the field for 20 points in victory over Fordham.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19)
  • Appeared in 30 games, making a start against UMass
  • Reached double-figures in five games
  • Posted a double-double against Saint Louis (10 pts./10 reb.)
  • Registered 15 points against Toledo
  • Recorded 14 points and nine rebounds against Mt. Saint Mary's
As a Sophomore (2017-18)
  • Sat out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules
As a Freshman at Maine (2016-17)
  • America East Sixth Player of the Year
  • America East All-Rookie Team
  • America East Rookie of the Year Finalist
  • Career-highs 21 points and 6 assists vs. Albany
  • Career-high 10 rebounds vs. Vermont
  • Played in all 34 games making 15 starts
  • Averaged 9.4 points per game (11.3 in AE play) and shot 46.0 percent from the field
International Play
  • Led Spain to a bronze medal at 2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship
  • Led Spain to a bronze medal at 2016 FIBA 3x3 Team at World Championships
  • Member of the 2015 3x3 National Team at World Championships & European Championships
  • 2014 Member of the Bronze Medal Team in European Championships U16
  • National Team Member since U13 days
  • Four-Star Recruit by Blue Star Europe
  • Played club ball for Segle XXI in the Catalan Basketball Federation
  • Led Spain to a gold medal at 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship
Personal
  • Full name is Laia Solé Tomás 
  • Psychology major
  • University of Maine Academic Rising Star
  • Dean's List
  • Director of Athletic's Honor Roll
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Older sister Judith played two seasons for Duquesne from 2016-18
Career-High Games entering 2020-21
Points - 38, Saint Francis (Pa.) (R-Jr.)
Rebounds - 13, at George Mason (2/14/21)
Assists - 8, at VCU (1/5/22)
Steals - 3, three times (R-Jr.)
Blocks - 4, at Massachusetts (R-So.)
3-Pointers - 1, seven times

Superlatives
Double-Digit Scoring Games - 46 (15 Fr., 5 R-So., 17 R-Jr., 6 R-Sr., 3 GS)
20-Point Games - 8 (3 Fr., 4 R-Jr., 1 GS)
30-Point Games - 1 (R-Jr.)
10-Rebound Games - 4 (1 Fr., 1 R-Jr., 2 R-Sr.)
5-Assist Games - 5 (2 Fr. at Maine, 1 R-Jr., 2 GS)
Double-Doubles - 3 (1 Fr., 1 R-Jr., 1 R-Sr.)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    31
  • 31

    2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    31
  • 13

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Center
    6'2"
    13
  • 13

    2020-21Graduate Student

    Center
    6'2"
    13
  • 13

    2021-22Graduate Student

    Center
    6'2"
    13

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