Lauren Podolski
Forward
5-9 • Junior
Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada
Korah HS

2005: Appeared in 18 games during the season with 17 starts ... tied for first in points scored with seven goals and two assists ... talled four game-winning goals ... Academic All-MVC Honorable Mention ... All-MVC First Team ... two-time MVC player of the week.

2004: Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year … selected to the All-MVC First Team and All-MVC Freshman Team … named to the Soccer Buzz Magazine Great Lakes Region All-Freshman Team … set a new ISU freshman record for most goals in a season with seven and is the second highest single-season total in school history … tied for first on the team in assists with six, which also tied the ISU single-season record … started 16 matches on the season … tallied 20 points on the year, which ranks second on ISU’s all-time single season list.

Prep: Participated in track, cross country and basketball in addition to soccer at Korah HS … member of the Sudbury Canadians club team, which plays in the USL W-League … captured the Under 17 Ontario Provincial Soccer League scoring title in 2002 and was the leading scorer in the 2002 Virginian Tournament … a one-year regional team player and a two-year provincial team player … named Korah Collegiate and Vocational HS Athlete of the Year as a freshman and sophomore…earned team MVP honors in track, cross country and basketball…captain of the basketball team.

Personal: Majoring in Management … Daughter of Garry and Leanna Podolski.