College ’95 Alum To Be Inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame

Laura Williams-Saucedo (C’95 and current College staff member) was inducted into Principia’s Gold & Blue Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. On February 12, she’ll add induction into the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Hall of Fame to her already impressive athletic record. Principia College and eight other private NCAA member schools comprise the SLIAC.

With a total of 1,678 points, Williams-Saucedo is Principia’s first woman basketball player to score over 1,000 career points. She set additional records with 566 points in one season and 32 rebounds in one game. In 1994 Laura earned All-American status and was ranked third nationally in scoring. She also received the College’s Corde and Willard Hanzlik Athletic Award.

In its 12/9/10 news release, SLIAC said this about Williams-Saucedo:

“Saucedo was also a three-year standout for the Principia women’s basketball squad from 1991–94. She was a three-time First Team All-Conference selection and is ranked second in SLIAC history in points with 1,678. She led the SLIAC in total points and points per game in all three of her seasons, and Saucedo still holds the top two SLIAC points per game averages (27.0 in 1993–94 and 22.2 in 1992–93). She is also tied for most points in a game (42) and holds the top spot for most field goals in a SLIAC game (17). In Saucedo’s first two seasons she finished 21st and 22nd in NCAA Division III in scoring. By her final season (1993–94) she finished fifth among all NCAA Division III players.

Read the full SLIAC news release.