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Steele, Lauren
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Jersey Number 1A
Lauren Steele
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran HS
- Hometown:
- Old Greenwich, Conn.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข ACWPC National Player of the Yearย (2024)
โข ACWPC All-American (First Team - 2024)
โข Cutino Award Finalistย (2024)
โข All-MPSF (Second Team - 2024)
โข MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2024)
โข MPSFย All-Newcomer Team (2024)
โข NCAA Championship Most Valuable Player (2024)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Teamย (First Team - 2024)
โข MPSF Championship Most Valuable Playerย (2024)
โข 3-time MPSF Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2024, Apr. 2, 2024, Apr. 16, 2024)
โข 4-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 23, 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, Apr. 16, 2024, Apr. 23, 2024)
โข UCLA Student-Athleteย of the Week (Apr. 16, 2024)
โข ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2024)
โข 2-timeย UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
She played in all 26 games, making 26 starts while posting a 26-0 record on the year in the cage โฆ registered 268 saves (12.95 per game), which the total ranks fourth all-time on UCLA's single-season charts and is a Bruin freshman record โฆ she also had 39 steals (led the team) and eight assists โฆ also scored seven goals on 27 shots (.259) โฆ she scored a season-high two goals twice, in a win at No. 12 UC Santa Barbara at the UCSB Winter Invitational (Jan. 21) and in a 15-8 win over No. 3 Stanford (Mar. 30)ย โฆ had a goals against average of 6.72 on the year (139 goals allowed in 82.771 quarters played) โฆ collected a season-high 21 saves in a win at No. 10 UC Irvine (Feb. 24) at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational โฆ it marked the most saves by a Bruin goalkeeper since Caitlin Dement registered 22 stops in an 8-3 win over UC Davis on Feb. 21, 2010.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lauren Steele was a three-time letterwinner in water polo at Orange Lutheran High School โฆ named CIF Southern Section Open Division Player of the Year and Trinity League Player of the Year in 2023 โฆ played club at LAMO (Lamorinda Water Polo Club) โฆ earned First-Team All-Junior Olympics honors in 2023 โฆ helped lead U.S. Womenโs Youth Team to a first-place finish at the 2022 FINA Youth World Championship as well as a gold medal at the 2022 Pan American U17 Championships โฆ named OC Registerโs 2023 Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
Full name: Lauren Jane Steele โฆ born in Greenwich, Conn. โฆ parents are John and Joanne Steele โฆ has an older sister, Jacquie, and an older brother, John โฆ her uncle, Thomas James Laughlin (ring name Tommy Dreamer), is a professional wrestler โฆ lists her greatest athletic thrill as the comeback CIF Championship victory with Orange Lutheran HS in 2023 โฆ decided to attend UCLA because of the โcombination of amazing academics and athleticsโ โฆ hobbies include going to the beach, surfing, hanging out with friends and any outdoor or sports activity โฆ lists Alex Morgan, the late Kobe Bryant, and Serena Williams as athletes she admiresย โฆ major is undeclared with a career objective in business.
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โข ACWPC National Player of the Yearย (2024)
โข ACWPC All-American (First Team - 2024)
โข Cutino Award Finalistย (2024)
โข All-MPSF (Second Team - 2024)
โข MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2024)
โข MPSFย All-Newcomer Team (2024)
โข NCAA Championship Most Valuable Player (2024)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Teamย (First Team - 2024)
โข MPSF Championship Most Valuable Playerย (2024)
โข 3-time MPSF Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2024, Apr. 2, 2024, Apr. 16, 2024)
โข 4-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 23, 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, Apr. 16, 2024, Apr. 23, 2024)
โข UCLA Student-Athleteย of the Week (Apr. 16, 2024)
โข ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2024)
โข 2-timeย UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
She played in all 26 games, making 26 starts while posting a 26-0 record on the year in the cage โฆ registered 268 saves (12.95 per game), which the total ranks fourth all-time on UCLA's single-season charts and is a Bruin freshman record โฆ she also had 39 steals (led the team) and eight assists โฆ also scored seven goals on 27 shots (.259) โฆ she scored a season-high two goals twice, in a win at No. 12 UC Santa Barbara at the UCSB Winter Invitational (Jan. 21) and in a 15-8 win over No. 3 Stanford (Mar. 30)ย โฆ had a goals against average of 6.72 on the year (139 goals allowed in 82.771 quarters played) โฆ collected a season-high 21 saves in a win at No. 10 UC Irvine (Feb. 24) at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational โฆ it marked the most saves by a Bruin goalkeeper since Caitlin Dement registered 22 stops in an 8-3 win over UC Davis on Feb. 21, 2010.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lauren Steele was a three-time letterwinner in water polo at Orange Lutheran High School โฆ named CIF Southern Section Open Division Player of the Year and Trinity League Player of the Year in 2023 โฆ played club at LAMO (Lamorinda Water Polo Club) โฆ earned First-Team All-Junior Olympics honors in 2023 โฆ helped lead U.S. Womenโs Youth Team to a first-place finish at the 2022 FINA Youth World Championship as well as a gold medal at the 2022 Pan American U17 Championships โฆ named OC Registerโs 2023 Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
Full name: Lauren Jane Steele โฆ born in Greenwich, Conn. โฆ parents are John and Joanne Steele โฆ has an older sister, Jacquie, and an older brother, John โฆ her uncle, Thomas James Laughlin (ring name Tommy Dreamer), is a professional wrestler โฆ lists her greatest athletic thrill as the comeback CIF Championship victory with Orange Lutheran HS in 2023 โฆ decided to attend UCLA because of the โcombination of amazing academics and athleticsโ โฆ hobbies include going to the beach, surfing, hanging out with friends and any outdoor or sports activity โฆ lists Alex Morgan, the late Kobe Bryant, and Serena Williams as athletes she admiresย โฆ major is undeclared with a career objective in business.
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| LAUREN STEELE'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||
| Year | GP/GS | QP | SV | GA | GAA | MP |
| 2024 | 26/26 | 82.771 | 268 | 139 | 6.72 | 662:10 |
| Totals | 26/26 | 82.771 | 268 | 139 | 6.72 | 662:10 |
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