• Senior CLASS Award Candidate (2019-20)
• Honorable Mention All-Ivy (2019-20)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Women’s Basketball Team (2018-19, 2019-20)
• Academic All-Ivy (2018-19, 2019-20)
• First-Team All-Ivy (2018-19)
As a senior (2019-20)
• Honorable Mention All-Ivy
• Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District women’s basketball team for the second-straight year.
• Selected as one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award in collegiate women’s basketball.
• Elected team captain for the 2019-20 season.
• Appeared in all 26 games, starting 24 and averaging 28.0 minutes per contest as a senior.
• Led the team in scoring (13.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.0 rpg) for the second-straight season.
• Her rebounding and scoring marks ranked fifth and eighth, respectively, in the Ivy League at the conclusion of the 2019-20 campaign.
• Also led the team and the Ivy League in free-throw percentage (.757) for the second-consecutive year.
• Ranked third on the team in field goal percentage (.459), a mark which was fifth in the conference.
• Led the team in scoring on 11 occasions, including posting a career-high 29 points at Delaware State on Nov. 23.
• Went 13-of-20 from the field against the Hornets, and her 13 made field goals in a contest ranks ninth all-time in Cornell women’s basketball history for a single game.
• Notched 22 points against Niagara the contest prior on Nov. 21, including a 10-of-10 performance from the charity stripe.
• Following these performances, was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 25.
• Scored in double figures 19 times (in 26 games), including five 20+ point performances.
• Led the team in rebounding on 12 occasions.
• Posted seven double-doubles, including a 17-point, 17-rebound (career-high) outing against TCU on Nov. 10.
• Finishes out her Cornell career ranked third in career scoring average (14.8 ppg), fifth in career rebound average (7.5 rpg), and sixth in career field goal percentage (.456).
• Scored in double figures in 42 of the 52 games that she played in a Big Red uniform.
As a junior (2018-19)
• First-team All-Ivy
• Named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-District Women’s Basketball Team
• Ranked first on the team in scoring (16.1) and rebounding (7.9), marks good enough for fourth and third, respectively, in the Ivy League.
• Led the Ivy League and ranked 47th in the nation with an .842 free throw percentage.
• Ranked second on the team and 10th in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (.454).
• Third on the team and 10th in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.5).
• Ranked third and ninth in the Ivy League, respectively, in offensive (3.3) and defensive rebounds (4.6) per game.
• Finished the year ranked in the top 10 on Cornell's single season charts in points per game (ninth), field goals made (seventh), free throw percentage (10th), and offensive rebounds (fifth).
• Just the third player in Cornell history to finish a season ranked in the top 10 in the program for both points and rebounds.
• Scored in double-digits in 21 consecutive games during the season.
• Reached 20+ points on nine occasions, including seven Ivy League contests.
• Led Cornell in scoring in 21-of-25 games and was the team's top rebounder on 12 occasions.
• Posted six double-doubles on the year, four of which came in conference play.
As a sophomore (2017-18)
• Was not eligible to play during the 2017-18 season as she fulfilled NCAA year-in-residence regulations.
Prior to Cornell
• Played in three games for Penn during the 2016-17 season.
• Earned four varsity letters in basketball at the Academy of the Holy Angels.
• Two-time team captain.
• McDonald’s All-America nominee (2016).
• Unanimous Tri-Metro Player of the Year (2016).
• Nominated for Ms. Minnesota Basketball (2016).
• Minnesota Girls Basketball All-Star (2016).
• All-State second-team (2016).
• Averaged 30.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a senior.
• Registered 1,886 career points, good for second in school history.
• Earned three all-conference honors.
• Was a two-time team MVP.
• Helped Lead Academy of the Holy Angels to a 25-5 overall record in 2016 and a AAA State Championship, Section 3AAA Championship and Tri-Metro Conference Championship.
• Named to the Minnesota Class AAA All-Tournament team for her play during the state tournament, in which she averaged 22.7 points and 15 rebounds.
• Led the team to an undefeated 11-0 record in conference play during the 2015-16 season.
• Played club basketball for the Minnesota Crossfire.
• Also lettered in cross country, track and tennis.
• Named all-conference in cross country, as well as track.
• Set the school record for the 800-meter.
Personal
• Laura Hays Bagwell-Katalinich is the daughter of Steve Katalinich and Rachel Bagwell and she has one younger brother and two younger sisters.
• Bagwell-Katalinich is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
