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Honors & Awards

• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2011)
• First-Team 1A All-California Interscholastic Federation (2010, 2011)
• No. 26 Prospect in the Nation (Blue Star Basketball, 2010)
• No. 95 Prospect in the Nation (All-Star Girls Report, 2010)

Sophomore (2012-13)
Tear'a Laudermill (pronounced TEAR-uh) provides a lightning quick presence on the perimeter for the Huskers. The 5-9 guard from Riverside, Calif., is one of Nebraska's most aggressive defenders, regularly applying full-court pressure on the ball as Nebraska's hound.

She is also an explosive offensive player, capable of hitting the three, while possessing the speed to get to the rim.

Laudermill is averaging 5.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 2012-13. She scored in 31 of 33 games, whith six or more points in eight of NU's final 10 contests. She provided the Huskers a lift in their run to the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16, scoring nine points while adding two rebounds and a steal in a first-round NCAA Tournament win over Chattanooga on March 23. Laudermill added seven points - all in the first half - in a loss to No. 5 Duke in the NCAA Sweet 16. She also hit a huge three-pointer midway through the second half in the Huskers' 74-63 upset of No. 9 Texas A&M in College Station in the NCAA second round on March 25.

Laudermill tied her career high for the second time in Big Ten play with 14 points in a win over Minnesota on Feb. 3. She hit a season-high three three-pointers against the Gophers, while adding three rebounds, one assist and one steal. She matched her career high the first time this season with 14 points in a win at Indiana Jan. 10. Laudermill hit 6-of-9 shots, including 2-of-4 threes against the Hoosiers.

She had nine points and four rebounds against No. 7 Penn State in NU's final game at the Devaney Center on March 3. Laudermill added nine points and two assists in a win over Ohio State Feb. 14. She had eight points and three steals in a victory over Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on March 8. She also had eight points and two boards at No. 8 Penn State Jan. 13.

Laudermill opened Big Ten play with four points and a career-high matching four steals in a win over Wisconsin Jan. 2. It was her second four-steal game of the season (Temple, Nov. 11). She added seven points, including five straight in overtime to tie the game at 66, in NU's 69-66 OT loss to No. 14 Purdue Jan. 5.

Laudermill hit the biggest shot of her career with the go-ahead three as the shot clock expired with less than two minutes left in NU's win at USC Nov. 23. She had eight points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist in a loss to No. 11 Maryland Nov. 28. She added six points - all at the line - in a win over Idaho State Dec. 1. She managed eight points at Creighton Dec. 5, before notching six points and three steals in a win over No. 24 Florida State Dec. 8.

She pitched in seven points in back-to-back wins over 2013 NCAA Tournament qualifiers South Florida and Oral Roberts. She had a season-high three assists against ORU. Laudermill added a career-high six rebounds to go along with five points and two assists against Grambling State Dec. 29.

"Tear'a could be one of the quickest players to ever wear a Nebraska jersey," Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. "We will look to her to be a lock-down defender for us. Not only is she an outstanding defender, but she can also create shots for herself because of her quickness, which puts a lot of pressure on a defense."

Freshman (2011-12)
In 28 games, Laudermill averaged 4.0 points while adding 1.5 rebounds and nearly one steal per game. She produced a pair of double-figure scoring efforts and 10 games with five or more points on the year.

Laudermill produced her first double-figure scoring effort in Big Ten play with 10 points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 20 minutes off the bench to help the Huskers to a 93-89 3OT win at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. Laudermill scored all 10 of her points after halftime. She added a strong effort with nine points, three rebounds and a steal in Nebraska's first-round Big Ten Tournament win over Northwestern March 1.

Laudermill saw 15 minutes of action in Nebraska's first-round NCAA Tournament battle with Kansas in Little Rock, Ark., March 18. She did not score, but did manage three rebounds and a steal against KU.

Laudermill got her Nebraska career off to an explosive start with 14 points, four assists and three steals in a career-opening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 12. She hit four three-pointers, which is believed to be the most threes ever by an NU freshman in an opener. She scored 11 points in her first seven minutes in the first half.

She returned to the court for her most extensive action in more than a month to produce nine points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal to help the Huskers to a win over Indiana on Jan. 5. Laudermill had missed four of the previous five games with illness and injury. She added seven points and two boards in a loss to Penn State Jan. 15, before hitting a pair of big threes to finish with six points in a win at Illinois Jan. 29.

Laudermill also had nine points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in a win over Savannah State, before getting seven points and a career-high-tying three steals at Georgia Tech Nov. 30. Laudermill then missed two weeks with illness.

After her big debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Laudermill pitched in five points, four rebounds and an assist in NU's win over No. 23 USC (Nov. 18). She added five points, four boards and three assists against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 15).

During NU's tour of Europe, Aug. 5-15, 2011, Laudermill averaged 6.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game. She had her best effort in the final game with nine points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in a win over the Danish National Team.

Laudermill also got off to a strong start in the classroom by earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.

High School
A two-time first-team All-CIF 1A selection, Laudermill averaged 16.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.5 steals per game as a senior for Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, Calif. She also led Canyon Springs to a top-25 national ranking as a senior and a berth in the CIF Southern Regional Final against national No. 1 Mater Dei.

Mater Dei featured WBCA National High School Player of the Year Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and All-America Alexyz Vaioletama. Vaioletama and Mater Dei teammate Kiki Alofaituli are both freshmen in 2011-12 at USC. The Huskers play the Trojans Nov. 18 in Lincoln.

Laudermill was ranked the No. 26 overall prospect in the nation by Blue Star Basketball and the No. 95 prospect by All-Star Girls Report prior to her senior season.

Laudermill averaged 16.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.8 steals per game as a junior. She earned first-team All-CIF 1A honors for a team that finished 27-5 and ranked among the top 25 teams in California.

Laudermill was a two-time first-team CIF All-Southern Section pick, and a two-time first-team All-Inland Empire selection for Coach Gail Hale at Canyon Springs.

Over her final two seasons of high school, Laudermill combined to connect on 98 three-pointers.

Personal
Tear'a is the daughter of Theron and Pam Laudermill and was born Dec. 23, 1992. Tear'a comes from an athletic family, as her father Theron played college basketball at UC Riverside, and was an assistant coach on Tear'a's high school team. Her brother, Theron II, was a senior starter and the leading scorer on Cal State San Bernardino's basketball team in 2011-12.

Laudermill chose Nebraska over Arizona State, Kansas and Vanderbilt.

Five Facts About Tear'a

1. Tear'a has faith in God.
2. She loves her family.
3. Tear'a has a pet snake.
4. She loves cereal.
5. Tear'a is crazy over her iPhone.

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