Laura Briones Class: Junior Hometown: San Bernardino, Calif. High School: Cajon HS Height: 5-8 Position: C/Utl. Birthdate: 07/11/1988 Experience: 2L Bats/Throws: L/L

2008: Started 62 of 64 games, with all starts coming at catcher...Hit for a .298 average with 51 hits (two home runs and 10 doubles)...Knocked in 25 RBI and scored 22 runs...Hit home runs against Utah Valley (G1-March 14) and New Mexico - grand slam (G2-March 2)...Registered two of her 10 doubles against Bradley (Feb. 15)...Had eight multiple-hit games and collected three base-knocks on three occasions: Texas Tech (Feb. 8), Seton Hall (Feb. 18) and Colorado State (May 4)...Had five multiple-RBI games with two four-RBI efforts: Bradley (Feb. 15) and New Mexico (G2-May 2)...Had three multiple-run games with a three-run effort against Seton Hall (Feb. 18) leading the way...Owned a nine-game hitting streak (Arizona State G1-April 14 to BYU April 25), which tied for the longest on the team, which saw her hit .360 with nine hits (one double) and tally four RBI and two runs...Had two multiple-walk games with a three-walk effort coming against Loyola (Feb. 8)...Closed out the season on a five-game hitting streak (New Mexico G1-May 2 to San Diego State May 10), which saw her hit .533 with eight hits (one home run and six doubles), six RBI and five runs...Tied for the team-lead with Brittany Bolinger in game-winning hits with four...Scored the game-winning run on two occasions...Walked 14 times, which included two multiple-walk games with a season-best three against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 24).

2007: Started 12 of 31 contests played in with seven in the outfield, three behind the plate and two as the designated player...Hit for a .184 average and collected seven hits (two home runs and one double)...Knocked in five RBI and scored six runs...Had two multiple-hit games: Longwood (March 10) and Utah (May 11)...Only multiple-RBI game was a result of a grand slam hit vs. Rhode Island (March 17)...First career hit resulted in a solo home run vs. Nicholls State (Feb. 11)...Hit only double of the year vs. Utah (May 11)...Scored the game-winning run in UNLV's first game of 2007 vs. Tulsa (Feb. 8).

High.School: A 2006 graduate of Cajon HS in San Bernardino, Calif...Played four years for the Cowboys and helped them to four straight San Andreas League titles in softball, as well as two in volleyball (2004-05 and 2005-06)...Selected to the to the All-San Andreas League team in the final three years of softball...Named All-San Bernardino County in 2004 and 2005 and a Cal-Hi All-State Nominee in 2004... Chosen the 2004 NFCA All-West Region Player...In 2004, selected Cajon's Female Athlete of the Year and the softball team's defensive MVP...In volleyball, tabbed an all-league performer in multiple years...Played ASA travel ball with the So Cal Athletics 18 Gold and the So Cal Athletics 16U.

Personal: Laura Ann Briones was born on July 11, 1988, in San Bernardino, Calif...The daughter of Nicole Case...Has one brother, Doug...Majoring in kinesiology.