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University of Illinois Athletics

2019 Soccer Roster

24 Lauren Smitherman

  • Position D
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • High School Heritage Hall

Biography

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

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2016Freshman

    D
    5'7"
    24
  • 24

    2017Sophomore

    D
    5'7"
    24
  • 24

    2018Junior

    D
    5'7"
    24
  • 24

    2019Senior

    D
    5'7"
    24