Lauren Marie Scherf or Lorena Marija Serfa (born 7 March 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Professional career
editWNBL
editScherf debuted in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in the 2013–14 season with the Dandenong Rangers. She played four seasons with the Rangers, where she won the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award in the 2014–15 season.[1]
Between 2017 and 2019, Scherf played for the Canberra Capitals.[2] She then played two seasons with the Sydney Uni Flames in 2019–20 and the 2020 Hub season.[3]
Scherf joined the Perth Lynx for the 2021–22 WNBL season.[4] She returned to the Lynx for the 2022–23 season.[5] On 7 January 2023, she had 33 points and 14 rebounds in a 75–64 win over the Sydney Flames, with 27 of her points coming in the first half.[6] Later that month, she played her 200th WNBL game.[7]
State Leagues
editIn 2012, Scherf played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Big V.[8] Between 2013 and 2017, she played for the Dandenong Rangers in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). She won SEABL championships with the Rangers in 2015 and 2016.[3] In 2018, she played for the Diamond Valley Eagles in the SEABL.[9] In 2019, she played for the Knox Raiders in the NBL1[3] and earned All-Star Five honours.[10] In 2021 and 2022, she played for the Kilsyth Cobras in the NBL1 South.[3] In 2023, she had a four-game stint with the Perth Redbacks in the NBL1 West.[11][12][13]
Italy and France
editIn March 2023, Scherf joined Magnolia La Molisana Campobasso of the Italian Lega Basket Femminile.[14]
For the 2023–24 season, Scherf joined Flammes Carolo Basket of the Ligue Féminine.[3]
National team career
editScherf has represented Australia at the 2011 FIBA U16 Oceania Championship, 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship (winning bronze), and the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival (winning gold).[15]
Personal life
editScherf holds a Latvian passport thanks to her paternal grandmother.[14]
References
edit- ^ "LAUREN SCHERF RE-SIGNS WITH DANDENONG RANGERS". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Sod (3 May 2017). "UC CAPITALS SIGN RISING STAR LAUREN SCHERF". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Lauren Scherf". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Lauren (30 April 2021). "SCHERF SIGNS. PERTH LYNX GO BIG FOR THE 2021/22 SEASON". wnbl.basketball/perth. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Lauren (3 June 2022). "SCHERF STAYING IN PERTH". wnbl.basketball/perth. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Lauren (7 January 2023). "BRILLIANT SCHERF LEADS LYNX TO WIN OVER FLAMES". wnbl.basketball/perth. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Lauren (29 January 2023). "200 GAMES FOR SCHERF". wnbl.basketball/perth. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Player statistics for Lauren Scherf". Big V. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Player statistics for Lauren Scherf". SEABL. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Gatlin And Wilson Crowned NBL1 MVPs". NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Scherf signs as a Redback". facebook.com/perthredbacks. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Lauren Scherf signs with Redbacks". nbl1.com.au. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Lauren Scherf". nbl1.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b "A1 UFFICIALE – Campobasso ingaggia Lauren Scherf". basketinside.com (in Italian). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Lauren Scherf". australia.basketball. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
External links
edit- Lauren Scherf at FIBA
- Lauren Scherf at FIBA 3x3
- Lauren Scherf at Basketball Australia
- Lauren Scherf at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Lauren Scherf at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- "It's not a bird or a plane, it's Super Scherf rescuing Perth! Lauren Scherf dominating WNBL season for Lynx" at thewest.com.au
- "How Lauren Scherf evolved into a do-it-all star" at WNBL