YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the passage of Title IX, Eastern Michigan University Athletics will spotlight both former and current student-athletes and their teams.
Laurie Ann Byrd graduated from EMU in 1984 and was a four-year member of the then-Hurons women's basketball team. As the only player in Eastern women's basketball history to lead the team in scoring and assists in each of her four seasons, Byrd cemented herself in the history books for the Green and White.
Byrd left her mark on the Eastern record books across her four seasons, setting school records in points (1,899), scoring average (19.