Lauren Fowlkes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lauren Ann Fowlkes | ||
| Date of birth | July 6, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward/Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | KC Dynamos | ||
| 2004 | KCFC Alliance Pumas | ||
| 2005 | J.B. Marine S.C. | ||
| 2007–2010 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | Pali Blues | 3 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Philadelphia Independence | ||
| 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | United States U-17 | ||
| 2008 | United States U-20 | 17 | (0) |
| 2009 | United States U-23 | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 22, 2013. | |||
Lauren Ann Fowlkes (born July 6, 1988) is an American soccer player from Lee's Summit, Missouri. She was a defender for the United States U-23 women's national soccer team and the Chicago Red Stars of National Women's Soccer League.
Career
Collegiate career
Originally brought to Notre Dame as a midfielder, Fowlkes also had a brief stint at forward for the Fighting Irish during her freshman year, until she was moved to defender for the rest of the 2007 season. Under the mentorship of Carrie Dew, Fowlkes started twenty games for Notre Dame as central defender, and led the team in minutes played (2,324 minutes) during 2007.[1]
Fowlkes was expected to move back into the midfield in 2008, but mostly remained as part of the defense. As a sophomore, she did not start as many games as she had her freshman year, as she was absent for part of the 2008 season and Notre Dame's entire NCAA postseason due to national team commitments. Notre Dame lost to North Carolina, 1–2, in the 2008 College Cup, on the same day Fowlkes and the United States U-20 women's national soccer team defeated North Korea, 2–1, to win the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Upon Dew's graduation in 2009, defender Jessica Schuveiller assumed Dew's role at center back and Fowlkes moved to the defensive midfielder position.[2] Several games into the 2009 season, however, Fowlkes returned to the striker position, a position she had not played since her freshman year, scoring ten goals and four assists.[3]
Fowlkes was named co-captain of the Fighting Irish in 2010, and returned to the center back position alongside Schuveiller; however, she was moved back to midfield and the striker position after the Irish lost to Connecticut in October 2010. Referred to as a "Swiss Army knife" because of her versatility,[4] Fowlkes was in midfield when Notre Dame won its third NCAA national championship, defeating Stanford 1-0. When Fowlkes graduated, she was just the 3rd women's soccer player, and 13th student-athlete in Notre Dame's history to be named an All-American twice on the field and in the classroom.
Professional career
On January 14, 2011, Fowlkes was drafted fifth overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Philadelphia Independence.[5]
In February 2013 she joined Chicago Red Stars in the new National Women's Soccer League. On May 25, 2013 retired and joined to Physician Assistant School at Northwestern University, who will work as Anesthesia Technician.[6]
National team career
Fowlkes was a member of the United States U-20 women's national soccer team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. Along with fellow central defender Nikki Marshall, Fowlkes played every minute of the United States' six matches; she was named the United States' player of the match in the semifinal against Germany.[7] Fowlkes, Marshall, and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher led the strongest defensive unit of the competition, only ceding three goals in the entire tournament.[8]
Currently, Fowlkes is in the United States U-23 women's national soccer team player pool.[9]
Personal
Fowlkes is a graduate of St. Teresa's Academy, where she was a Parade All-American. She is currently engaged to the love of her life, former University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Volleyball stand-out / Accenture Rockstar Brendan Ori. The couple resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
She attended Medical School in Chicago, Illinois and graduated with really good grades.
References
- ↑ Lauren Fowlkes player profile, Notre Dame Athletics.
- ↑ Notre Dame Fall Sports Preview: Women's Soccer, Notre Dame Athletics, August 17, 2009.
- ↑ Lauren Fowlkes Invited To U.S. Under-23 National Team Camp, Notre Dame Athletics.
- ↑ Christen Press leads balanced Stanford, ESPN.com., December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Notre Dame Pair Selected In 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Draft, Notre Dame Athletics.
- ↑ Saturday notes: Solo back, Fowlkes steps away
- ↑ U-20 WNT Defeats Germany, Advances to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Final, US Soccer, December 4, 2008.
- ↑ U.S. U-20s dethrone North Korea as champs, ESPNsoccernet.com, December 7, 2008.
- ↑ 2009 U-23 WNT Player Pool, US Soccer.
External links
- Lauren Fowlkes – FIFA competition record
- Chicago Red Stars player profile
- Notre Dame player profile
- Lauren Fowlkes on Twitter