Lauren Sieprath

Position:
Driver
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Major:
History
Hometown:
Auckland, New Zealand
High School:
Diocesan School for Girls
Prev School:
Diocesan School for Girls

Long Beach State (2010): Long Beach State's Female Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year, given to the best representative of athletics and academics ... A second-team All-Big West selection, as well as an Academic All-Big West honoree ... Ranks seventh in LBSU history with 117 career goals ... Finished second on the 49ers in 2010 in goals scored with 37 on the season ... Scored in 20 of Long Beach State's 29 games, and had 14 multiple-goal games ... Had a team-high 10-game goals scored streak from Feb. 27 to Mar. 27 ... Picked up a pair of goals in a 10-5 win over Redlands, tying for the team lead (2/6) ... Led team with a pair of goals against No. 10 San Diego State (2/13) ... Started her goal-scoring streak with a goal at No. 7 LMU on Feb. 27 ... Notched her first hat trick in leading the way for the 49ers in a 9-6 win over Colorado State (3/13) ... Had another hat trick two games later in a 10-9 defeat against No. 20 Maryland (3/19) ... Made it back-to-back hat tricks with three more goals against Concordia in an 11-3 win to again lead the 49ers in goals (3/19) ... Totaled six goals on the first day of the Lancer Invitational ... Scored a pair of goals against No. 1 USC (3/25) ... Finished up her final hat trick of the year with three goals in a wild 15-14 SV loss to UCSB in the Big West Tournament (4/23) ... Scored in six of the team[apos]s last seven games, including leading the 49ers with two goals in the season finale against UC Davis in the Big West Tournament (4/25) ... Played internationally with the New Zealand National Team over the summer.

(2009): Led the team in scoring with 34 goals ... Had 11 multiple goal games including matching a career-best five goals against Pacific ... Scored a hat trick in four other games and and had six two goal performances.

(2008): Named to the MPSF All-Freshman team ... played in 31 games, starting 30 ... scored 46 goals, second most on the team ... led the 49ers with 16 assists, six more than the next closest player ... also led the team with 27 steals ... scored a career-high five goals against Colorado State (3/15) ... made four assists, a season high against Cal State Bakersfield (2/12).

High School: Lettered three years in water polo at the Diocesan School for Girls... high school team were 2003 and 2006 National Champions... was named the MVP of the 2007 Auckland Competition and the top player at the North Islands and National Championships in 2007... captain for the New Zealand U17 team and the team's leading scorer in 2006... played on New Zealand's World's Team in Portugal in 2007 and in the Senior Women's Olympic qualification tournament.

Personal: Daughter of Jane and John Sierprath... sister, Anna, is the captain for New Zealand's Senior National Team and played at the University of Hawaii... brother, Andrew, is the captain of the New Zealand Junior Team... is the second New Zealand native to play for the 49ers, following All-American and New Zealand National Teamer Roberta Stewart... majoring in history.