2019 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 24
Lauren Smitherman
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- High School:
- Heritage Hall
Career Honors
- 2017 Academic All-Big Ten
Junior - 2018
- Made two appearances for Illinois, playing a season-best 14 minutes against Northern Illinois (Aug. 26)
- Put one shot on goal against NIU
Sophomore - 2017
- Played in 15 games for Illinois, recording a season-best 42 minutes of the field at Penn State (Sept. 17)
Freshman - 2016
- Made four appearances for Illinois, earning her first career appearance at Missouri (Aug. 26)
- Fired her first career shot at Northwestern (Oct. 26)
- Played a season-high 18 minutes against Purdue (Sept. 15)
High School
- Two-time Oklahoman All-City First Team honoree
- Two-time OSSAA All-District First Team honoree
- Helped her club team to two State Championship titles
- Helped take the Dallas Sting 98’ ECNL to a fourth place finish at nationals
- Played basketball and ran cross country and track in addition to soccer
- Participates in the Western Village Mentor Program
- Member of the Feed the Homeless Outreach Program
- Two-year member of the Heritage Hall Honor Roll
Personal
- Born February 1, 1998
- Daughter of Louis and Carla Smitherman
- Has one younger brother, Louis
- Father, Louis, played baseball at Oklahoma
- Plans to be a pre-med major with aspirations to become a pediatrician
- Lists her dad and brother as her favorite athletes
- Hobbies include song writing, singing, playing piano and fishing with her dad
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
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Sunday, June 15
