2016 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Watson, Lauren
Goalkeeper
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/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerMidfield
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Forward
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerDefender/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerDefender/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerForward/Midfielder
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Jersey Number 0
Lauren Watson
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- The Woodlands
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
Bio
SENIOR SEASON (2016)
Earned NSCAA All-Central Region honors on Nov. 30 … First Team All-Big 12 … tallied three academic honors in: Academic All-Big 12 First Team & CoSIDA Academic All-District & All-America … played in every minute of every match in goal, totaling 20 games & 1859:56 minutes in between the pipes … posted a 9-9-2 record with six clean sheets … allowed only 22 goals for a 1.06 goals against average … racked up 86 saves for a .796 save percentage … finished her career with 25.5 shutouts, which ranks second all-time at Texas Tech … she needed just 3.5 more to tie the school record … her 86 saves gave her a career total of 254, placing her at fourth all-time in the program’s record books … she entered the year in seventh at 168 … averaged 4.3 saves per match, which ranked second in the conference … her 86 saves ranked third in the league, just two behind the leader … helped Tech reach postseason play all four years of her collegiate career … named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team before the year began, while also being rated as the No. 7 player in the Big 12 & No. 85 in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
JUNIOR SEASON (2015)
Logged 2,097 minutes in goal during the 2015 season ... Appeared in 22 games for Tech, all as a starter, in the 2015 season ... posted a 14-3-5 record in goal in just her second season as a starter ... posted a 0.73 goals against average in 2015, a mark that ranked second in the Big 12 ... recorded a Big 12 leading 98 saves in 2015 to finish the year with a .852 save percentage ... accounted for 10 clean-sheets in 2015, a mark that ranked second in the Big 12 ... named the 2015 Big 12 Championship Defensive Most Outstanding Player ... anchored a defense that that held opponents to just 18 goals in 2015, while recording 11 shutouts ... the 11 shutouts by the Texas Tech defense ranked second in the Big 12.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014)
Appeared in and started in all 22 games in front of the net for the Red Raiders... Set a school record with nine shutouts ... made 69 saves on the season ... totaled a school record 2079:17 minutes in front of the net ... had two stretches of three consecutive shutouts during the season including a run at Kansas, at TCU and against Baylor ... made third career start in season opener after starting two games in 2013 ... second team All-Big 12 Selection ... NSCAA All-Region third team selection ... first Red Raider goalkeeper to earn All-Region accolades ... named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after a pair of shutouts against Cal and Abilene Christian ... received Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors a week later after a shutout win against Memphis in which she made eight saves ... one of three players in program history to receive a Big 12 weekly award in back-to-back weeks ... first team Academic All-Big 12 Selection.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2013)
Appeared in two matches as a backup goalkeeper ... logged a total of 98 minutes on the season ... recorded one save during first collegiate season in front of the net ... made first career appearance Aug. 25 with 43 minutes in goal against Colorado State ... only other appearance during the season came against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... saw 54 total minutes in the shutout victory ... lone save on the season came against Colorado State.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)
Redshirt season.
CLUB
Member of the Challenge '94 ECNL team ... member of the '94 ECNL team.
Earned NSCAA All-Central Region honors on Nov. 30 … First Team All-Big 12 … tallied three academic honors in: Academic All-Big 12 First Team & CoSIDA Academic All-District & All-America … played in every minute of every match in goal, totaling 20 games & 1859:56 minutes in between the pipes … posted a 9-9-2 record with six clean sheets … allowed only 22 goals for a 1.06 goals against average … racked up 86 saves for a .796 save percentage … finished her career with 25.5 shutouts, which ranks second all-time at Texas Tech … she needed just 3.5 more to tie the school record … her 86 saves gave her a career total of 254, placing her at fourth all-time in the program’s record books … she entered the year in seventh at 168 … averaged 4.3 saves per match, which ranked second in the conference … her 86 saves ranked third in the league, just two behind the leader … helped Tech reach postseason play all four years of her collegiate career … named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team before the year began, while also being rated as the No. 7 player in the Big 12 & No. 85 in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
JUNIOR SEASON (2015)
Logged 2,097 minutes in goal during the 2015 season ... Appeared in 22 games for Tech, all as a starter, in the 2015 season ... posted a 14-3-5 record in goal in just her second season as a starter ... posted a 0.73 goals against average in 2015, a mark that ranked second in the Big 12 ... recorded a Big 12 leading 98 saves in 2015 to finish the year with a .852 save percentage ... accounted for 10 clean-sheets in 2015, a mark that ranked second in the Big 12 ... named the 2015 Big 12 Championship Defensive Most Outstanding Player ... anchored a defense that that held opponents to just 18 goals in 2015, while recording 11 shutouts ... the 11 shutouts by the Texas Tech defense ranked second in the Big 12.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014)
Appeared in and started in all 22 games in front of the net for the Red Raiders... Set a school record with nine shutouts ... made 69 saves on the season ... totaled a school record 2079:17 minutes in front of the net ... had two stretches of three consecutive shutouts during the season including a run at Kansas, at TCU and against Baylor ... made third career start in season opener after starting two games in 2013 ... second team All-Big 12 Selection ... NSCAA All-Region third team selection ... first Red Raider goalkeeper to earn All-Region accolades ... named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after a pair of shutouts against Cal and Abilene Christian ... received Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors a week later after a shutout win against Memphis in which she made eight saves ... one of three players in program history to receive a Big 12 weekly award in back-to-back weeks ... first team Academic All-Big 12 Selection.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2013)
Appeared in two matches as a backup goalkeeper ... logged a total of 98 minutes on the season ... recorded one save during first collegiate season in front of the net ... made first career appearance Aug. 25 with 43 minutes in goal against Colorado State ... only other appearance during the season came against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... saw 54 total minutes in the shutout victory ... lone save on the season came against Colorado State.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)
Redshirt season.
CLUB
Member of the Challenge '94 ECNL team ... member of the '94 ECNL team.
THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL
First Team All-State selection in 2011 ... First Team All-District selection in 2010 ... First Team All-Montgomery County selection in 2011 ... named to the I-10 Shootout All-Tournament Team (2011) ... Addidas Top 11 in the Houston area selection ... member of the 5A State Championship team in 2010 ... 5A State Finalist during the 2009 season ... 5A State Regional Finalist in 2011.
ODP
Member of 2010 Region III team.
PERSONAL
Born Lauren Ann Watson on December 27, 1993 ... Has two siblings, Andrew and Tyler ... father, Preston Watson, played baseball for the University of Texas for two years.
Highlights: NM State
Friday, September 05
Preview Presser: NM State
Thursday, September 04
Postgame Press Conference: SMU
Thursday, August 28
Highlights: SMU
Thursday, August 28
