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#31 Lotta-Maj Lahtinen

Lotta-Maj Lahtinen - Women's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Hometown Helsinki, Finland
Last School Makelanrinne Sports
Height 5-9
Position Guard
Year Junior
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen - Women's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team
ACC Player of the Week – Dec. 14, 2020
2021 ACC Most Improved Player
2021 All-ACC First Team (Blue Ribbon Panel)
2021 All-ACC Second Team (head coaches)
2020-21 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team
2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honorable mention
2022 All-ACC Honorable Mention (Blue Ribbon Panel)
2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2021-22 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team
2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22 (Senior): 2022 All-ACC Honorable Mention by the Blue Ribbon Panel…Named Senior CLASS Award candidate…Garnered All-ACC Academic Team accolades for third time…Started 31 games, missing one game due to injury…Led team in scoring, averaging 10.9 points per game…Averaged 33.4 minutes per game…Second on team in assists with 130 (4.2 assists per game)…Second on team in steals (43)…Shot 35.9 percent (118-329) from the field…Was 60-for-87 (69.0 percent) from the free throw line…Recorded 17 games scoring in double-figures…Posted eight games with 15-plus points…Led Tech in assists 14 times and scoring eight times…Recorded 13 games with five or more assists…Dished out a team-high eight assists at Central Michigan (11/9) and finished with six points and four rebounds…Dropped team-high 17 points against Belmont (11/14) while dishing out seven assists…Contributed nine points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals at ETSU (11/17)…Led team with 12 points against Auburn (11/21) and six assists…Posted a team-high 15 points in win against Hofstra (11/24), shooting 5-for-6 from the field and hitting three triples…Led Jackets with game-high 15 points in win against No. 3/2 UConn (12/9), hitting two three-pointers and a career-best 5-of-8 showing at the free throw line…Added nine points in win over Wake Forest (12/19) to open ACC play, shooting 4-for-7 from the field, while recording three steals…Contributed nine points against Boston University (12/21) and dished out game-high six assists…Added 10 points, hitting two three-pointers and going 4-for-6 from the free throw line against No. 3/2 Louisville (1/2)…Matched season-high with 17 points on season-best four three-pointers at Pitt (1/11)…Added 16 points in win against Florida State (1/13) and went 5-for-8 from the free throw line…Added 10 points at Miami (1/16)…Contributed 11 points in win at Syracuse (1/20)… Hit 1,000-career points in win against North Carolina (1/23) finishing with 12 points, six assists, four steals and four rebounds…Added 14 points and six assists in win at Clemson (1/30)…Added 10 points in win at Duke (2/1)… Dropped 21 points, all in the second half, at Virginia Tech (Feb. 10) to lead Tech in scoring…Dished out a career-high 12 assists against Clemson (Feb. 13) and finished with eight points and eight rebounds in the overtime win…Scored a career-high 24 points against Notre Dame (2/17), hitting nine field goals, including three triples…Finished with six assists, four steals and three rebounds…Contributed seven points, three rebounds and two assists against Miami (2/20)… Led Jackets with 16 points at Florida State (2/24), going 5-for-5 from the free throw line… Added 12 points in road win at Wake Forest (2/27), while finishing with seven rebounds and five assists…Finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a block against Wake Forest (3/3) in the ACC Tournament second round…Contributed eight points, four assists and three rebounds against Notre Dame (3/4) in the quarterfinals….Contributed seven points, four assists, two rebounds and a steal against Kansas (3/18) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

2020-21 (Junior): 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honorable mention…2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team…ACC Most Improved Player…All-ACC first team (Blue Ribbon Panel)…All-ACC second team (head coaches)…All-ACC Academic Team…Started all 26 games for Georgia Tech…Led team in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game…Led team in assists (90) and steals (50)…Owned 18 games scoring in double-figures…Recorded second career double-double in season-opening game against Georgia State (11/25) with a team-best 14 points and 10 rebounds…Recorded a career night against Boston College (12/9), scoring a then-career-high 27 points, hitting 11-of-16 field goals…Hit career-high five three-pointers and swiped personal-best eight steals…Her 27-point outing marked the first 20-plus point game in her collegiate career…Led Jackets offensively at Notre Dame (12/13) with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting…Dished out eight assists in first-ever win over Notre Dame, while collecting three steals and a block…Named ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 14 after helping Tech to a 2-0 start to ACC play…Continued impressive season with a 30-point performance against No. 3 NC State (12/31) to set a new career-high…Posted her second double-double of the season against the Wolfpack with team-high 11 rebounds…Finished game going 7-for-8 from the free throw line, hit three treys and swiped three steals…Played 36 minutes at Notre Dame (1/3) and finished with 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals…Led Jackets with 15 points at Clemson (1/7), hitting three 3-pointers, and posting four rebounds, three assists and a steal…Posted a team-high 17 points against Virginia Tech (1/10) as the Jackets erased a 10-point deficit entering the final quarter to take the win…Led all scorers at Wake Forest (1/21) with 17 points, finishing with four assists and two steals…Went 6-for-7 from the free throw line for seventh consecutive game in double-figures…Finished with 17 points in win over Florida State (1/24) for eighth-straight game in double-figures…Hit three treys on four field goals at Miami (1/28) to post 13 points in Tech’s win…Scored team-high 17 points in win over Clemson (2/4), going 7-for-15 from the field, while dishing out five assists and two steals…Led Tech with 22 points against Wake Forest (2/7), hitting four three-pointers…Dished out a career-high 10 assists in win over Miami (2/16), nearly missing a triple-double with nine points and seven rebounds…Finished with a team-high 17 points at North Carolina (2/25), going 7-for-15 from the field… Dropped in a team-high 22 points in win over Pitt (2/28), hitting three field and matching her career-high at the free throw line, going 7-for-10… Led Tech with 17 points against NC State (3/6) in the ACC Tournament semifinals, going 8-for-11 from the field, while dishing out five assists…Contributed double-figure scoring numbers in all three NCAA Tournament games…Posted 14 points in Tech’s come-from-behind win over Stephen F. Austin (3/21) in the first round, while adding six rebounds, four steals and two assists…Dropped team-high 22 points against West Virginia (3/23) in second round action, hitting four three-pointers, three steals and four rebounds in the win…Led Tech with 20 points against top-seeded South Carolina (3/28) in the Sweet 16, while dishing out five assists, four rebounds and two steals.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 31 games and started in 30…Finished season averaging 9.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assist and 1.4 steals per game…Led team in steals (42) and second on the team in assists (81)… Recorded 14 games scoring in double-figures…Shot 39.3 percent from the field and 54.5 percent at the free throw line…Recorded a strong night in the season-opener, scoring 16 points against Houston (11/5) off seven field goals…Also pulled down eight rebounds against the Cougars…Chipped in 11 points at Georgia (11/17) in Tech’s first win in program history in Athens…Added 12 points in Tech’s win over Seton Hall in the Junkanoo Jam (11/28), going 5-for-6 from the free throw line…Poured in a personal-best 18 points in Tech’s win at Kennesaw State (12/8), hitting a career-high four three-pointers and pulling down nine rebounds…Dropped team-high 16 points against No. 11/12 Texas A&M (12/20) in Coqui Classic, going 7-for-13 from the floor, including two three pointers, and dished out five assists…Played a full 40 minutes in Tech’s win over Rice (12/21), finishing with six points, three rebounds and two assists…Posted 13 points, four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal in ACC opening win over Virginia (12/29), playing the full 40 minutes…Dropped 15 points in Tech’s upset over No. 23 Miami (1/2) to tie for the team lead…Also recorded four steals against the Hurricanes…Posted third-straight game in double-figures with 11 points at Wake Forest (1/5) while recording two steals and two assists…Added four points and four rebounds in Tech’s win at No. 11/11 Florida State (1/9)…Dropped 17 points in the first half at Syracuse (1/16) to lead Tech and finish one point shy of matching her career-high…Tied her career-high in field goals hitting seven at Syracuse…Chipped in 10 points against Boston College (1/19) and recorded three steals…Added 11 points, four assists and two rebounds against North Carolina (1/23)…Led Tech with 12 points at Duke (1/26) and recorded four steals, three assists and two rebounds…Paced Tech with eight rebounds against Notre Dame (2/2) and finished with six points…Contributed six points and two steals in win at Pittsburgh (2/6)…Hit a three-pointer and added nine points at Virginia Tech (2/13) with two assists and two steals…Dished out team-high five assists in Tech’s win at NC State (2/16), while recording four steals and seven rebounds…Finished with nine points in win over Wolfpack…Attempted a career-high 16 field goals to finish with 11 points against No. 5 Louisville (2/20)…Posted first career double-double at Clemson (3/1), matching career-high with 18 points and setting career-high with 12 rebounds…Recorded eight points and five rebounds in Tech’s win over Pitt (3/5) in ACC Tournament second round action.

2018-19 (True Freshman): Took the floor in her first collegiate outing at Houston (11/9), contributing three points, three steals and two assists…Chipped in nine points against Western Carolina (11/14)…Saw 28 minutes of action at No. 7 Maryland (11/29) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, posting eight points, six steals and four assists…Came off the bench for 19 minutes against Alabama State (12/5), swiping three steals and dish out three assists to help Tech to victory…Added seven points in Tech’s win at Boston College (1/3), hitting a three-pointer and two free throws, while collecting three steals…Added three points, connecting on a triple, against No. 2 Notre Dame (1/6)…Scored 10 points in the third quarter at Clemson (1/17) to record a then-personal-best in scoring…Hit two three-pointers against the Tigers, also marking a personal-high…Earned her first collegiate start against No. 12 Syracuse (1/20) and recorded a career-high six rebounds…Recorded her first collegiate block against NC State (1/27)…Contributed 14 points at UNC (1/31), going a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line and connecting on 4-of-8 from the field…Went 2-for-6 from three-point range at No. 5 Notre Dame (2/3) to set personal-bests and tied season-high of six rebounds…Went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe and recorded three steals in Tech’s win at Wake Forest (2/10)…Contributed six points and five rebounds in win over Clemson (2/21) while recording three assists and three steals…Ted her career-high with six steals at Virginia (2/24)…Earned the start at No. 15 Miami (2/28) and finished with eight points, four rebounds and four assists…Dished out personal-best seven assists against No. 22/21 Florida State (3/3).

PREP: Attended Mäkelänrinne Sports High in Helsinki, Finland…Member of U19 Finnish Championship team in 2016…Team finished second in 2015…Finished third in high school world championships in 2017…Member of Finnish division 1 championship team in 2016…Picked up MVP honors with Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in 2017 and Europe Camp in 2016…Competed in 2017 Nordic Championships…Played with Finnish National Team from 2014-18…Competed in U16 European Championships in 2014 and 2015 with national team…Participated in U18 European Championships in 2016 and 2017…Took part in European qualifiers in 2016-18.

PERSONAL: Member of student council in high school…Received “good athlete” recognition with graduation…Captain of National Team and club team…Chose Georgia Tech because of the competitive basketball, high level of academics and the team culture…Enjoys reading, singing, watching movies and meeting new people…Started playing basketball at age seven when she attended a practice near her house…Has several memorable athletic accomplishments including the high school world championships in 2017…Enjoyed the atmosphere and competitiveness of the tournament where the team finished third…Pronunciation: Lotta-Maj (LOW-tah MY) Lahtinen (LAW-tin-in).

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