Towson University Athletics

FALL 2015: Completed the fall with the team's lowest stroke average. Every one of her scores counted in the team total. A tie for second in the Tignanelli proved to be her best finish. Tied for the lowest round of the fall with a 71 at the Nittany Lion Invitational. Was the Tigers top finisher at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational. She led Towson with a 77.7 average and had a round in which she was able to par. Her fall low was a 72. Spiess tied for 10th at the Lehigh Invitational. Overall, she finished among the top 25 in every tournament she competed in.

2014-15: Competed in all 11 events ... Ranked second on the team with a 78.8 scoring average ... Carded a career-low 71 at the River Landing Classic ... Was Towson's top finisher at the St. John's Invitational, Monterey Invitational and the River Landing Classic ... Had seven Top 25 finishes ... Placed third at the St. John's Invitational and fourth at the Monterey Invitational.

2013-14: Played in all 10 events for the Tigers as a sophomore ... Ranked second on the team with an 80.3 scoring average ... Tied a then-school-record for low round by carding an even-par 72 during the first round of the Navy Chesapeake Bay Invitational ... Shot a 148 (72-76) to win the Chesapeake Bay Invitational, the second tournament win of her career ... Carded a 54-hole career-low with a 230 (74-78-78) at the Kiawah Island Classic, where she finished 37th out of 192 golfers ... Finished the season with four straight Top 25 finishes at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate (T25th), DSU Spring Invitational (9th), Red Flash Invitational (T10th) and the CAA Championship (T20th) ... Named to the CAA All-Academic Team.

2012-13: Was the only Tiger to play in every round during the season ... Competed in all 10 events, finishing 25 total rounds ... Won the 2012 DSU Hornets Invite with a 36-hole score of 159 ... Boasted an 83.8 scoring average, third best on the team ... Finished Top 30 at the Gary Freeman Invitational (16th), St. John's Intercollegiate (T25th) and the SCSU Bulldog Invitational (T27th) ... Carded a season-best round of 75 at the DSU Hornets Invite ... Posted her best 54-hole score (242) at the SCSU Bulldog Invitational.

PRIOR TO TOWSON: Finished seventh in her region in 2009 and qualified for the National Championships in her 16-year old age group ... In 2011, she shot a career-low 76 at her club championships where she finished first among all female competitors ... Shot in the 70’s during several Club team tournaments in her native Germany during the 2011 season.

BACKGROUND: Native of Essen, Germany ... Daughter of Markus and Corinna Spiess ... Has a sister, Carolina.

GETTING TO KNOW LARISSA:

*Admires her parents the most
*Favorite sports besides golf include hockey, skiing and snowboarding
*Favorite pro player is Martin Kaymer
*Favorite television show is 'How I Met Your Mother'
*Favorite actor is Ryan Reynolds
*Favorite musician is Adele

COLLEGIATE CAREER LOWS:

18 Holes:     71                         River Landing Classic, 2015
36 Holes:     148 (72-76)           Navy Chesapeake Bay Invitational, 2013
54 Holes:     228 (76-81-71)      River Landing Classic, 2015