Player Bio
Launa Hochstetler Hochstetler, La.
Hometown/High School : Berlin, Ohio/Hiland
2006-2007
Appeared in all 31 games for the Brown and Gold making five starts ... made four consecutive starts in November ... named Mid-Continent Conference Sixth Woman of the Year ... scored a career-high 21 points to lead Valpo in scoring against Western Illinois in just 24 minutes of action ... made 7-of-11 shots from the floor against the Westerwinds ... also led the Crusaders with 16 points at Centenary, making 4-of-5 three-point attempts ... added 10 points at home against Oral Roberts ... dished out a season-high six assists in the regular season finale against Southern Utah ... had three or more assists in a game nine times ... led Valpo shooting 85.7% (42-of-49) from the free throw line ... finished the season with 56 assists ... a member of the Mid-Continent Conference All-Academic Team ... named to the Mid-Con Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2005-2006
Saw action in 27 games off of the bench for Valpo as a freshman ... scored a season-high 14 points at UMKC ... finished the season with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio ... averaged 2.1 assists per contest ... dished out a career-high seven assists at Bradley and against Loyola (Chicago) ... made 21-of-26 free throws (80.8%) ... registered five steals at Bradley ... grabbed three rebounds in a game three times ... named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-Academic Team.
Prep
A four-year letterwinner for the Hawks ... led Hiland to the Ohio state title in Division IV with a perfect 28-0 record as a senior ... team complied a 94-8 record over four years ... earned First Team All-State honors as a junior and senior ... earned Second Team All-State accolades as a sophomore ... a three-time team Most Valuable Player ... set a school record for assists in a season (189) and career (587) ... school record-holder for steals in a game (12), season (154), and career (396) ... a three-time First Team All-Inter Valley Conference selection ... a three-time All-Eastern District selection ... named District Player of the Year twice ... played with twin sister Leah ... also played softball ... class salutatorian ... a member of National Honor Society ... played for coach Dave Schlabach.
Personal
Launa is the daughter of Eli and Vesta Hochstetler ... born April 28, 1987 ... majors are accounting and finance.
