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Jersey Number 13
Lauren Wood
- Position:
- Midfielder/Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Liberty North HS
Get to Know Lauren ...
At what age did you start playing soccer and how did you get into soccer?
- I started playing soccer when I was four. I got into it when my neighbor started playing and I wanted to play with him.Â
- My middle name is Michael because it's my dad's first name.
- I would play softball because I grew up playing soccer and softball.Â
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
FRESHMAN - 2024
- Appeared in 20 matches (15 starts)
- Scored one goal against UCF (Sept. 26)
- Attempted 32 shots, including 10 shots on goal
- Recorded a season-high six shots vs. Tulsa (Aug. 22)
- Logged 1,084 minutes
- One of 11 Jayhawks to play over 1,000 minutes
- Played a season-high 69 minutes against West Virginia (Nov. 2)
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS ELITEÂ 2005/06 ECNL
- ECNL Midwest Conference Champions
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of soccer at Liberty North High School in Kansas City, Missouri
- Selected to the all-conference, all-district and all-western region teams in both 2022 and 2023
- Scored 10 goals and had 15 assists her junior year at Liberty North High School
- Her 28 career assists at Liberty North rank fourth in school history and her 15 assists in 2023 were tied for fourth most in a single season
- Liberty North was state champions in 2023; third place in the state in 2022; won the conference championship in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and the district championship in 2022 and 2023
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Michael and Dara Wood
- Has one older brother, Aubrey
- Her mother, Dara, played volleyball at University of Central Missouri
- Committed in September 2022
- Chose Kansas because, “This place felt like home the second I stepped on campus. It also just gave me an amazing vibe. No matter what happened the girls always focused on the positive. I also love the set up that women’s soccer gets at KU, the field and locker room is amazing. I learned that going on the visit made me want to stay closer to home and KU gave me that opportunity."
- Majoring in management and leadership
Kansas Postgame Press Conference at Duke NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
Sunday, November 23
Kansas Soccer NCAA Tournament Third Round Media Availability
Friday, November 21
Kansas Postgame Press Conference vs. Louisville NCAA Tournament Second Round
Thursday, November 20
Kansas Soccer vs. Louisville Highlights
Thursday, November 20
