High School: Three-year letterwinner at Wheeling High School ... finished her career with 1,316 points, 771 rebounds, 156 assists, 124 blocks and 91 steals ... led her conference in scoring (18.1 ppg), rebounding (10.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (59.5%) in 2004-05 ... a three-time all-conference and all-area selection ... Pioneer Press Player of the Year as a freshman and sophomore ... third-team all-state as a junior ... named to the Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Top-25 Players list as a sophomore ... missed her senior year with a knee injury ... prep coach was Shelly Wiegel ... played for the Chicago Hustle AAU team for three seasons, coached by Darryl Kipp ... spent part of one season with the Illinois Dream Team AAU program, coached by Larry Parker, before her knee injury.

Personal: Taylor B. Lawless ... born April 7, 1989, in Wheeling, Ill. ... daughter of Arthur (deceased) and Susan Lawless ... one brother (Reese) ... her cousin, Erin Lawless, played basketball at Purdue ... AFNI Athletics Honor Roll: Fall 2007 ... majoring in international business and marketing.