Lauren Anderson '16 Recruiting Profile

I have verbally committed to play for Misericordia University.

View my most up-to-date profile here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uTV94cI9wunJsn4Put64YEjiwnbAs7beYRIEmtoEeYU/
 
Latest News

1. On 2015-02-28, my NU Dynamo ‘96 team went undefeated and won their bracket at the Misericordia Going For The Goal college showcase.
2. On 2015-02-08, my NU Dynamo ‘96 team went undefeated and won the Saint Francis University Women’s Soccer Futsal Tournament, defeating the Red Flash recruits during preliminary games and again in the final.
3. On 2015-02-07, my NU Dynamo ‘96 team was a semifinalist in the EPYSA Indoor Cup.
4. On 2014-11-23, my NU Dynamo ‘96 team went finished 3rd overall with a 3-1 record at the MAPS/MSSL Winter Showcase after a blustery day combined with a bad call proved difficult to overcome in the sole loss.
5. On 2014-11-09, my NU Dynamo ‘96 team went undefeated at the Central PA Girls College Showcase.
6. On 2014-11-01, my SCAHS team clinched a PIAA AAA State Championship berth with a 4-0 win in the Sub-Regional Playoff between the District 6 and District 10 champions, bringing our record to 13-5-2.
7. On 2014-10-29, my SCAHS team clinched its seventh consecutive PIAA District 6 AAA Girls Soccer Championship.
8. On 2014-10-16, my SCAHS varsity team wrapped up its regular season with a 10-5-2 record, concluding with a 4-4 tie against the #4 ranked Peters Township team (in an out-of-conference match).
9. On 2014-08-03, my NU Dynamo ‘95G team went undefeated in the G18 bracket at the PSU 8v8 tournament; after two games, the event was cancelled due to flooding and lightning.
10. On 2014-07-27, my NU Dynamo ‘95G team went undefeated in the U19 Black bracket at the Lititz College Showcase.
11. On 2014-07-20, I attended the George Washington University Women’s Soccer Summer Clinic.
12. On 2014-07-13, my STN U16G team won their bracket at the Rochester Greece Cobras tournament.
13. On 2014-06-08, my ODP state team (PA West) finished second the ‘97G Bracket A with a 2-1 record.
14. On 2014-06-01, my NU Dynamo ‘95 team went undefeated in the U18 Red bracket at the Bloomsburg College Showcase.

Referrals Three of my soccer coaches and my strength coach have provided endorsements for my CaptainU player profile; I have copied them here for easy reference. See the Endorsements section below.
 
Background Since U11, I have been starting on two or three teams each season, often playing up to an older team. These teams have historically included my primary club, NU Dynamo ’96; my former primary club, STN Stealth; my secondary club, MCUSC Big Valley Fury; my school team State College High School Little Lions; Mount Nittany Middle School Little Lions; and my local Centre Soccer Association Blue Lightning travel league team. Although I generally play center back, my coaches consider me a utility player because my experience also includes center forward (9th grade) and center defender (10th-11th grade) for the Little Lions varsity squad, outside midfielder for occasional STN Angon (playing up one year) tournaments, and goalkeeper for both my middle school and high school varsity teams.
 
Olympic Development Program I was selected for the 2014 ‘97G tournament team from my PA West region. I practiced weekly with the team in Pittsburgh (Cranberry Township) during the month prior to the tournament. In the ODP tournament, our team earned a 3-1 record, and did not advance to the finals.
During 2013-2014, I again trained with ODP, this time with the newly-formed Mountain District ODP group. I recently completed the winter and the spring training session. Previously, I trained with the Pittsburgh-based ODP staff during the winter of 2011 and spring of 2012. My 6+ hour round-trip commute interfered with my school studies. I completed my commitment to the training, but chose not to renew any further involvement at that location.
For more information, contact Mountain District ODP head coach Lisa Cole via [email protected].
 
 
North Union United In April of 2014, I was invited to support the NU Dynamo ’95 (U18G) tournament team for a scrimmage versus the Lock Haven University girls soccer team. NU won 3-1. Afterward, the coach invited me back for three matches in York on 4/27. In our first match, NU tied the York College team#1 0-0. In our second match, NU tied York College team#2 0-0. Both were well-played games, on both sides of the ball. I suspect that team#1 was the starting line-up. In our third match, NU played a club team -- ASA Blast from MD -- and won 6-0. After a hard  day’s work, it was a satisfying result. I will look forward to playing with them again. On May 31 and June 1, our team went undefeated at the Bloomsburg College Showcase (6-0, 7-0, 2-0, 1-0). We again went undefeated at the PSU 8v8 tournament which was abbreviated due to flooding and lightning. In the fall of 2014, the NU Dynamo ’96 became my primary club team.
For more information, contact NU Dynamo head coach Jason Duke at [email protected] or 570-412-2936.
 
State College Area High School Little Lions After the fall season of 9th grade, I earned my varsity letter as a freshman playing center forward for coach Kevin Morooney. Our team won the 2012 PIAA District 6 championship, and “played in” (vs. Erie-McDowell) to the first round of the PIAA championships (AAA), losing to Seneca Valley. In all, we had a 15-6-1 record, with season-opening losses to the defending spring & fall state champions (Peters Township & Cumberland Valley).  During the season, I scored six goals and had one assist (regular season stats). Below, I have linked local newspaper and television reports from the regular and post-season games.
In 10th grade, coach Kevin Morooney moved me to the Center Defender role, and appointed me as backup goalie. (Last year’s senior defensive line and goalkeeper all graduated.) We opened the season with two losses against the finalists from the 2012 AAA State Championship -- Peters Township and Cumberland Valley.  Our goalie was concussed during the CV game, and the coach named me goalie for game three. While we unexpectedly lost game three in 2OT, we shut-out the next three opponents as I continued goalkeeping. In our first six games, I have started every game and played every minute. In our seventh game, with a 7-0 lead, the coach pulled me from the goal and substituted one of our JV goalies; minutes later, after a jersey change, I rejoined the defense on the next substitution. Later, our goalie unknowingly picked up a pass-back, and the opponent scored on the resulting foul inside the box, ending our shutout with a 7-1 final score. In our eighth game, I started as goalkeeper and earned a save, then returned to my Center Defender position where I earned an assist in a 3-0 win. During my stint as the starting GK, I allowed 3 points (all in my first game) and had 15 saves in six games. I returned to my Center Defender role for the remainder of the season, playing every minute except briefly during Senior Night. We won our PIAA District 6 championship again, as well as our District 6 versus District 9 “play-in” match versus Erie-McDowell. In the sweet-16 round of the State Championship, we lost to Peters Township in that first round by a score of 0-2. One goal was a long range free kick, and the other goal resulted from a corner kick. We finished the season with a 16-6 record.
In 11th grade, coach Kevin Morooney kept me in the Center Defender role with occasional substitution in either center midfield or center forward positions. We finished the regular season with a 15-5-2 record. During the regular season, I scored two goals and had three assists (regular season stats). Below, I have linked local newspaper and television reports from the regular and post-season games. We won our District 6 championship against Hollidaysburg, and our sub-regional “play-in” versus Erie-McDowell, earning a berth into the first round of the PIAA State Championship.
For more information, contact head coach Kevin Morooney via [email protected] or 814-883-7583.
 
STN Stealth This was my primary club team from U11 through U16. In the fall of 2014, I left the STN club due to its difficulty mustering tournament teams; some players and parents were not committed to travel and competition.
For this team, I generally play center defender. Historically, I have taken most free, corner, and penalty kicks, however, during my recent Edinboro tournament I was elected the primary receiver for corners and certain free kicks because of my ability to head the ball.
On June 2nd, we celebrated an undefeated 2013 season in CPYSL league play, giving up only two goals all season. I also scored my first header goal of this season in that final June 2nd game (from a corner kick). After significant personnel changes during the summer of 2012, this U16 season has been a welcome turnaround for our mostly-U15 team.
I first joined STN at age 11 and played on the U12 team coached by Anita Valerio. I have started continuously through my present team; in fact, quite often I am in for the duration of the game. My most recent Stealth team coach was Jon Arlet; previous coaches include Markus Rybak, Matt Hershey, and Anita Valerio.
For more information, contact head coach Rob Eaton via [email protected] or 570-295-6627.
 
Mifflin County United Soccer Club Big Valley Fury After Anita Valerio left STN, I joined her new start-up team, Big Valley Fury, in the fall of 2010, together with other core players from our previous U12 team. On a whim, our team tried an indoor soccer tournament, and we eventually became National Championship finalists. Later that spring, we won the NJ College Bound Showcase, and that summer we attempted our first sand soccer tournament. The following summer, we dominated the same sand soccer tournament, winning both brackets.
Initially, BVF and STN were sanctioned by different organizations. After the first year, however, a change in the BVF’s sanctioning organization created player pass conflicts which prevented me from maintaining dual membership in both clubs. Since then, I have continued to support Anita and BVF as a guest player (for dates not in conflict with STN).
For more information, contact head coach Anita Young via [email protected] or 908-216-4752.
 
Mount Nittany Middle School Little Lions During the fall seasons of 2011 and 2012, in middle school (7th-8th grade), coach Josh Price assigned me the goalkeeper position, asserting that he wanted the best athlete on the team in the goal. During 8th grade, I was appointed captain of the team and I was often permitted to play the second half on the field as a center defender. During one such game, I scored my first-ever header goal (after I had already scored and had been restricted from scoring again with my foot). During our local middle school rivalry match at Memorial Field, I scored a 50-yard goal into the top shelf late in the game for a 2-1 loss.
Centre Soccer Association Blue Lightning I played for my local soccer organization for nine years, beginning as a U5 player. Beginning with my U10 season, I started on the travel team (Blue Lightning) for coach Eric Nicholson. After four years, U13 was my final season with CSA.
 
Other athletic experience includes the following high school, middle school, and club activities:

1. Rugby During the spring season of 2013 (9th grade), I practiced with the rugby team, however schedule conflicts (w/club soccer) prevented me from competing with the team.
2. Volleyball During the spring seasons of 2011 and 2012 (7th-8th grade middle school), I joined the volleyball team. During 7th grade, the coach appointed me as ‘B’ team captain, and I was a serving specialist for the ‘A’ team. During 8th grade, my teammates named me team captain, and I was the ‘A’ team’s principal setter. Our ‘A’ team won the league championship both years, and enjoyed an undefeated season during 8th grade.
3. Gymnastics From ages 4-11, I was a competitive gymnast, earning a state championship on the uneven bars and finishing as a Level 8 gymnast in 2008. The 20+ hours per week of physical training during those years provided the foundation for my present fitness.