Lauren McCoy
Lauren McCoy

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Spotsylvania, Va.

High School:
Courtland

Position:
Midfield

Awards: BIG EAST Academic All Star (2008).

2008: Played in 17 games and earned three starts ... Tallied one assist in a 3-0 win over Vermont in the championship game of the TD Banknorth Classic ... Attempted four shots and had three shots on goal ... Took some of the team's corner kicks during second half of season; BIG EAST: Appeared in nine games and made all three of her starts in conference play ... Started against Rutgers, West Virginia and Cincinnati ... Had one shot on goal at Pittsburgh.

Club Team and ODP Experience: Played club soccer for the McLean Freedom and the Richmond Strikers ... Advanced to the 2007 USYS national semifinals with her McLean team ... Former selection to the Region 1 ODP team pool.

Courtland High School: Lettered four years in soccer while playing forward and center midfield ... Career leader at her high school in goals (102), assists (56) and points (260) ... Also set school single-season records in 2007 for goals (33) and points (83) ... Named to all-conference and all-region teams all four years and was twice selected all-state ... Helped lead her team to the finals of the Virginia State High School Championship in 2005, 2007 and 2008 ... Recipient of an Advanced Studies Diploma in 2008 and was a straight-A student throughout high school, earning a 4.0 GPA all four years.

Personal: Born 8/10/90 in Plainfield, N.J. ... Oldest of three children of Jeff and Allison McCoy ... Has a sister, Sarah (16) and brother, R.J. (10) ... Father played baseball for West Virginia University and was a shortstop ... Has yet to declare a major.

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