Education
Ohio State University.
Ohio State University.
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Lavender averaged 4.8 points per game. Over the course of the tournament, she averaged 16.0 points per game, second only to Maya Moore with 16.3 per game. Lavender led the team in rebounding, averaging 8.1 per game.
She recorded a double-double, with 16 points and 12 rebounds against France.
In the gold medal game against previously undefeated Russia, Lavender had 14 points. Lavender was selected the first round of the 2011 Draft (5th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks.
On July 13.2015, Fenerbahçe Istanbul announced her transfer to the club
Lavender was a member of the United States of America Women"s U18 team which won the gold medal at the International Basketball Federation Americas Championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event was held in July 2006, when the United States of America team defeated Canada to win the championship. Lavender was a member of the United States of America Women"s U19 team which won the gold medal at the International Basketball Federation U19 World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the United States of America team defeated Sweden to win the championship. Lavender scored 16 points in the preliminary round game against Lithuania, then scored 28 points in a win over Spain. She scored 25 points in the win over the Czechoslovakian Republic. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal.
Lavender was named a member of the team representing the United States of America at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia.