2018 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 9
Lauren Ciesla
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Neuqua Valley
- Prev School:
- NSA Jaguars
Career Honors
- 2016 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2017 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2018 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Senior - 2018
- Made 17 appearances in the Orange and Blue and earned seven starts
- Scored Illinois' game-winning goal against Illinois State (Sept. 9)
- Put two of her four shots on goal in the season
Junior - 2017
- Played in all 19 of Illinois' contests, earning 17 starts
- Scored her first career goal against DePaul (Aug. 20)
- Tallied two assists on the season including helping to score the game-winner against Northwestern (Oct. 7)
- Fired 12 shots on the season, including a season-high three at Miami (Sept. 3)
Sophomore - 2016
- Appeared in 13 games for the Illini
- Took her first career shot at Saint Louis (Aug. 28), and put her first shot on goal against Indiana (Sept. 18)
- Played a season-high 82 minutes against Wisconsin (Oct. 22)
Freshman - 2015
- Played in four games for Illinois, making her first appearance against St. Louis (Aug. 30)
- Played a career-best 18 minutes against Nebraska
High School
- Helped the NSA Jaguars win the Illinois U.S. Youth Soccer State Cup four times (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Helped the NSA Jaguars win the U.S. Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Championships twice (2013, 2014)
- Made an appearance with the NSA Jaguars at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships twice (2013, 2014)
- Won three IHSA regional championships (2011-14)
- Earned a varsity letter all four years
- Named Upstate Eight Academic All-Conference all four years
- Earned Academic Achievement award from Neuqua Valley High School every year (2011-15)
- Scored the game-winning goal against the defending national champions in the National League that led to her team advancing to nationals
Illinois Soccer I NCAA Tournament Postgame Press Conference vs. Memphis 11/15/25
Monday, November 17
Illinois Soccer I Head Coach Katie Hultin Media Availability Ahead of NCCA Tournament 11/12/25
Wednesday, November 12
After 23 Years, Illinois Soccer Starts a New Chapter
Wednesday, August 06
Meet Katie Hultin: Illinois Soccer’s New Leader
Sunday, June 15
