Laura Ziegler

Laura Ziegler takes a shot against Florida State

Laura Ziegler celebrates against Stanford

Laura Ziegler shoots a three against UConn

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Herlev, Denmark
High School:
Falkonergaardens Gymnasium
Prev School:
Saint Joseph's

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Louisville - Senior Year (2025-26)

2025-26 First Team All-ACC
Had 12 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and zero turnovers in 38 minutes in the win over Alabama in the NCAA Tournament
Played and started all 37 games in her senior year with the Cards
Led the team with 6.9 rebounds per game and ranked second on the squad with 11.0. 2.9 assists per game and 28.2 minutes played
Led the team in rebounding in 16 games and had a team-best five doubles-doubles on the season
Tallied 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and zero turnovers in her first career NCAA Tournament game against Vermont
Scored 10 points and had four rebounds in the ACC Tournament against Duke
Tallied 13 points in the ACC Tournament win over North Carolina
Scored 12 points in the ACC Tournament win over Syracuse
Tallied a double-double with 11 points, 12 rebounds and had a team-best seven assists to tie a season high against Virginia
Led the team in all three categories with 14 points, eight rebounds and tied a season high with seven assists against Florida State
Had a team-best 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting with five assists and zero turnovers in the win over Wake Forest
Tied a season high with 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting in the road win over Syracuse
Set a career high with four steals and led the team with eight rebounds and three assists to go with 11 points against #17/#22 Duke
2026 Katrina McClain Award Top 10 List
Scored 14 points and tied for the team lead with five assists and had five rebounds in the road win over Cal
Had a season-high 22 points and team-high 11 rebounds with three assists in the road win over Stanford
Scored 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over Pitt
Had team-best nine rebounds in win over Miami
Led the team and tied a season high with 18 points and had a team-best nine rebounds in the win over Virginia Tech
Scored 10 points with eight rebounds and a team-best six assists in the win over #17/#18 Tennessee
ACC Co-Player of the Week (12/15)
Led the team with 17 points and eight rebounds in the road win over No. 12/11 North Carolina
Scored 15 points in the win over Ball State
Led the team with seven assists and had 16 points and tied a season-high with four three-pointers against ETSU
Eclipsed 1,500 career points in the win over ETSU
Had a season-best 18 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double against #20/#18 Kentucky
Was perfect for the game with 5-for-5 from the floor, 1-for-1 from three and 2-for-2 from the line to go with a team-best 13 points in the win over Morehead State
Tallied a double-double with team-best 17 points and 10 rebounds in road win over Clemson
Scored 15 points and tied for the team lead with six rebounds against Colorado
Led the team with 11 rebounds and five assists to go with nine points in win over NKU
Recorded a double-double in her Louisville debut with 16 points and a career-best 18 rebounds against #1 UConn. It was the most rebounds in a game by a Louisville player since Myisha Hines-Allen in 2018.
2026 Wooden Award Watch List
2026 USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List
2025-26 Naismith Trophy Women's Player of the Year Watch List
2025-26 Preseason All-ACC
2026 Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
Competed for Denmark at the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in September in Copenhagen.

Ziegler transferred to Louisville from Saint Joseph's in the spring of 2025. She will be eligible to play with the Cardinals for the 2025-26 season.

Saint Joseph's Honors and Awards

2024-25 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Finalist
2024-25 Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference
2024-25 Big 5 Player of the Year
2024-25 USBWA National Player of the Year Watch List
2024-25 USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (2x)
2024-25 AP Player of the Week Honorable Mention
2023-24 USBWA National Player of the Year Watch List
2023-24 First Team All-Big 5
2023-24 Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference
2023-24 Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team
2022-23 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
2022-23 ECAC Rookie of the Year
2022-23 Big 5 Rookie of the Year
2022-23 Atlantic 10 Third Team All-Conference
2022-23 Second Team All-Big 5
2022-23 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team

Saint Joseph's - Junior Year (2024-25)

Started in all 34 of her appearances on the season, second-straight season she has started in every game
Led the Hawks with 17.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game on the season
She led the Atlantic-10 in rebounding and was second in the league in scoring for the season
Third player in SJU program history to record 500+ points, 200+ rebounds and 100+ assists in a single season
Ranked third nationally with 8.8 defensive rebounds per game
Was 15th nationally with 10.4 rebounds per game
Ranked fifth nationally with 20 double-doubles and second in the country with two triple doubles
Scored a career-high 43 points against Loyola Chicago on Feb. 9
The 43 points scored were the most by a player in Saint Joseph's program history
Tallied a season-high 17 rebounds against La Salle on Jan. 5
Had a season-best 10 assists twice in triple double performances against Saint Francis and Howard

Saint Joseph's - Sophomore Year (2023-24)

Started in all 31 of her appearances on the season
Finished second on the team in scoring with 14.3 points per game, upping the average to 15.9 points during conference play
Added 9.4 rebounds per game, recording 16 games with at least 10 rebounds
Ranked 11^th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (7.8)
Tallied 13 double-doubles on the season, ranked most in the Atlantic 10 and 40^th in the country
Recorded 84 assists on the season, second-most on the team
Posted 10 games with at least four assists
Opened the season with a 19-point, 16-rebound performance against Rider
Recorded season-highs in scoring in each game against Duquesne, finishing with 25/11/4 and 27/12/6
Scored 19 points and eight rebounds in the WBIT win at California

Saint Joseph's - Freshman Year (2022-23)

Recorded 30 starts and 31 appearances in her freshman campaign
Became the fourth Hawk to win Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year honors
Tallied 11.8 points and 8.7 rebounds while leading the team with 42 blocks
Bumped her average to 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds against A-10 foes
Recorded eight double-doubles on the season
Tallied 21 games with double figure scoring
Added 25 games with at least seven rebounds, 12 with 10+
Registered 16 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists in her debut
Recorded her first double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at Rider
Posted season-high 22 points against UMass and against VCU (added career-high 16 rebounds against the Rams)
Blocked seven shots on the road at Rhode Island
Scored 18 points in the WNIT First Round against Seton Hall

Prep and Personal

Played for IK Eos Lund in the highest division in Sweden (Svenska Basketligan Dam) in 2021-22, averaging 12 points and seven rebounds per game
Made a debut in the Kvindebasketligaen (highest league in Denmark) as a 16 year old with BMS Herlev
Selected to the all-star team and was the Kvindebasketligaen Young Player of the Year in 2020-21, averaging 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game
Helped BMS Herlev to its first championship in 20 years
Made her senior debut with the Denmark Women’s National Team when she was 18
Selected to the national team for the 2021 and the 2023 Eurobasket qualifers
Played at the U18, U16 and u15 levels for Denmark, having competed in the youth national team since she was 13 years old