Laurie Northrup

Portland State University Athletics

LAURIE NORTHRUP - WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, 1989-1992

Inducted: 2004

Laurie Northrup established herself as Portland State’s all-time leading scorer during her career and became the first Viking to compete on winning teams during all four seasons. Northrup finished her career with 1,801 career points and ranks fourth all-time in rebounding as well (764).

After three seasons at the Division I level, Northrup was the first Viking ever named first-team All-American when PSU moved to Division II in 1991. That year, she led the team to a third-place finish in the nation while being named Pacific West Conference Player of the Year and scoring a PSU record 643 points.

Northrup led the team in scoring for three seasons and led in rebounding twice while shooting .516 from the field and .769 at the free-throw line. The Vikings were 81-34 during her career.