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Jersey Number 12
Bella McLaughlin
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hampden, Maine
- Height:
- 5-8
- High School:
- Hampden Academy
AS A JUNIOR IN 2025-26
Team captain ... Started in 18 of her 29 appearances ... Set career highs with 8.0 points per game (third on the team) on 42.4 percent shooting, 95 assists (first on the team), 30 steals (also first) and three rebounds per game ... Finished her season sixth in the Patriot League in assists per game (3.3) ... Recorded 10 points with five assists and no turnovers in the win at Northeastern (Nov. 11) ... Followed that up with two 11-point performances at New Haven (Nov. 15) and Brown (Nov. 19) ... Also recorded 11 points vs. Bryant (Nov. 26) ... Collected 10 points at Army West Point (Jan. 10) and against Loyola Maryland (Jan. 17) ... Racked up 14 points, seven assists and five boards in the rematch vs. the Black Knights (Feb. 11) ... Flirted with a triple-double wit h15 points, seven assists and six rebounds while hitting seven free throws in the road win at Bucknell (Feb. 14) ... Exploded for 22 points, including the game-tying layup in the final seconds of regulation and 11 overtime points, to lift BU past Colgate (Feb. 18) ... Posted 10 points vs. American (Feb. 28) ... Led the Terriers with 17 points and five assists in the regular season finale against Holy Cross (March 4).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25
Started in nine of her 28 appearances … Set career highs with 6.2 points per game, 56 assists and 59 baskets … Recorded her first career game in double figures with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting and six rebounds vs. Maine (Nov. 21) … Followed that up with 12 points and six assists against Georgetown (Nov. 27) … Set a career high with 15 points while contributing four rebounds and four assists vs. Rider (Dec. 1) … Dropped 10 points at UMass Lowell (Dec. 12) … Registered her first double-digit performance in Patriot League play against Colgate (Jan. 11) … Compiled 11 points and six boards vs. Navy (Jan. 22).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played her freshman year at Providence ... Played in 18 games off the bench, scoring her first collegiate point on Nov. 29, 2023 at Columbia ... Dished out three assists against No. 10/11 Baylor on Dec. 20 ... Her first-career basket came on a three-pointer vs. Xavier on Feb. 18 ... Two-year captain at Hampden Academy, averaging 11.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.9 steals in her career ... Was a Miss Maine Basketball finalist as a senior, collecting First Team All-State, All-Conference, and All-Defensive honors ... Helped Hampden Academy reach the state championship as a freshman after winning the Northern Maine Class A regional title ... Suited up for the Maine Firecrackers under coach Chris Fitzpatrick at the AAU level ... Also played soccer for three years, serving as a team captain during her sophomore and junior years.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kelley and Nathan McLaughlin ... Has two siblings, Amelia and Zachary ... Enrolled in Sargent College majoring in Health Science at BU.
Team captain ... Started in 18 of her 29 appearances ... Set career highs with 8.0 points per game (third on the team) on 42.4 percent shooting, 95 assists (first on the team), 30 steals (also first) and three rebounds per game ... Finished her season sixth in the Patriot League in assists per game (3.3) ... Recorded 10 points with five assists and no turnovers in the win at Northeastern (Nov. 11) ... Followed that up with two 11-point performances at New Haven (Nov. 15) and Brown (Nov. 19) ... Also recorded 11 points vs. Bryant (Nov. 26) ... Collected 10 points at Army West Point (Jan. 10) and against Loyola Maryland (Jan. 17) ... Racked up 14 points, seven assists and five boards in the rematch vs. the Black Knights (Feb. 11) ... Flirted with a triple-double wit h15 points, seven assists and six rebounds while hitting seven free throws in the road win at Bucknell (Feb. 14) ... Exploded for 22 points, including the game-tying layup in the final seconds of regulation and 11 overtime points, to lift BU past Colgate (Feb. 18) ... Posted 10 points vs. American (Feb. 28) ... Led the Terriers with 17 points and five assists in the regular season finale against Holy Cross (March 4).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25
Started in nine of her 28 appearances … Set career highs with 6.2 points per game, 56 assists and 59 baskets … Recorded her first career game in double figures with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting and six rebounds vs. Maine (Nov. 21) … Followed that up with 12 points and six assists against Georgetown (Nov. 27) … Set a career high with 15 points while contributing four rebounds and four assists vs. Rider (Dec. 1) … Dropped 10 points at UMass Lowell (Dec. 12) … Registered her first double-digit performance in Patriot League play against Colgate (Jan. 11) … Compiled 11 points and six boards vs. Navy (Jan. 22).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played her freshman year at Providence ... Played in 18 games off the bench, scoring her first collegiate point on Nov. 29, 2023 at Columbia ... Dished out three assists against No. 10/11 Baylor on Dec. 20 ... Her first-career basket came on a three-pointer vs. Xavier on Feb. 18 ... Two-year captain at Hampden Academy, averaging 11.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.9 steals in her career ... Was a Miss Maine Basketball finalist as a senior, collecting First Team All-State, All-Conference, and All-Defensive honors ... Helped Hampden Academy reach the state championship as a freshman after winning the Northern Maine Class A regional title ... Suited up for the Maine Firecrackers under coach Chris Fitzpatrick at the AAU level ... Also played soccer for three years, serving as a team captain during her sophomore and junior years.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kelley and Nathan McLaughlin ... Has two siblings, Amelia and Zachary ... Enrolled in Sargent College majoring in Health Science at BU.
Highlights: Women's Basketball vs. American - Patriot League First Round (3/7/26)
Saturday, March 07
Highlights: Women's Basketball vs. American (2/28/26)
Saturday, February 28
Highlights: Women's Basketball vs. Lehigh (2/21/26)
Saturday, February 21
Highlights: Women's Basketball vs Army (2/11/26)
Thursday, February 12
