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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
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