Laura Glassanos

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Thayer Academy
Hometown:
Hingham, Mass.

6th on NU's all-time list with 132 career goals.
5th on NU's all-time list with 65 career assists.
7th on NU's all-time list with 197 career points.

2006: Started all 21 games at attack ... Member of the winningest class in Northwestern history with 64 career wins in her four years ... IWLCA First Team All-Region selection ... Finished fourth on the team with 41 goals, was third with 21 assists (good for ninth on NU's all-time single-season list) and fourth with 62 total points ... Helped the NU offense lead the nation in scoring with 15.8 goals per game ... Helped the Wildcats set school records for goals (333), assists (165) and points (498) in a season ... Her 1.0 assist per game average was good for 64th nationally ... Named to the preseason Tewaaraton Trophy watch list ... Scored 28 goals in the first 10 games of the season and recorded 10 points (8g, 2a) in the first two games of the season ... Scored 23 points over a five-game stretch, averaging 4.6 points per game (March 4 vs. Ohio to the March 25 Stanford game) ... Had 12 multiple-goal games ... Scored a season-high five goals in the win at Hofstra (2/24) to go with one assist ... Recorded six points (2g, 4a) in the win at Penn (3/7) ... Recorded five points (3g, 2a) in the ALC win over Ohio (3/4) ... ... Had her best overall game of the season at UConn (4/2), recording four goals and three assists for seven points ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2005: Played 17/started 16 ... Missed NU's NCAA Championship games due to injury ... IWLCA second-team All-America and first-team All-Region ... Inside Lacrosse and womenslacrosse.com second-team All-America ... Third on the team with 63 points ... 3.50 PPG average was fifth in the ALC ... Fourth on team with 43 goals ... 2.39 GPG average was sixth in ALC ... Third on team with 20 assists (tied for seventh on NU's single-season list) ... 1.11 APG average was sixth in ALC ... Scored in all but one game ... Finished season with eight straight multi-goal games ... Eight points (5g, 3a) vs. Connecticut (4/3) ... Seven points (3g, 4a), four ground balls vs. Oregon (2/26) ... Five goals at Denver (2/27) ... Four points (3g, 1a) at Notre Dame (3/3) ... Three points (2g, 1a), four ground balls in ALC win over Penn State (4/15) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2004: Started all 18 games ... IWLCA second-team All-Region (Mid-Atlantic) ... Tied for second on the team with 31 goals ... Fourth with 15 assists, which tied her for 12th on NU's all-time single-season list ... Third with 46 points ... Finished ninth in assists among the ALC's regular-season leaders ... Also recorded 18 draw controls, 16 ground balls, and nine caused turnovers ... Scored a goal in every game except regular-season contest with No. 6 Notre Dame (4/20) ... Ten multi-goal games, 15 multi-point contests ... Notched four goals and an assist at Cal (4/11) ... Had three goals, five DC and two GB in ALC win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins (4/25) ... Three goals in NCAA Tournament win over Notre Dame (5/13) ... Two goals, one assist in NCAA quarterfinal game at No. 2 Virginia (5/16) ... Four points (2g, 2a) in win at No. 19 Stanford (4/9) ... Three points in ALC wins at No. 15 Ohio State (3/7 - 2g, 1a) and Penn State (4/17 - 1g, 2a) ... Two points (1g, 1a), two DC at No. 4 Duke (2/22) ... Two goals, three DC, two GB in comeback win vs. Virginia Tech (3/28) ... ALC Academic Honor Roll.

2003: Appeared in all 16 contests, starting 15 ... Second-team All-American Lacrosse Conference selection ... Tied for team lead with nine assists and added 17 goals for 26 points (second on the team) ... Finished one caused turnover shy of the team high with 12 ... Also recorded 21 ground balls and 13 draw controls ... Had back-to-back two-goal games vs. Sacred Heart (3/5) and in an ALC win at Ohio (3/8) ... Scored two goals and added two assists in a win over nationally ranked UConn (4/6) ... Followed that up with two more goals vs. Stanford (4/11) ... Tied for team lead with four goals and two assists in ALC win over Davidson (4/21) ... Also scored twice at Colgate (5/1).

High School: Played two years at Thayer after starting high school career at Hingham HS ... First-team All-America and All-New England in 2002 ... Two-time All-Independent School League (ISL) ... Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic ... Scored 62 goals and 62 assists in two seasons at Thayer ... Helped Tigers to ISL title in 2001 ... Played in 2002 New England Prep School Women's Lacrosse Association All-Star Game ... Lacrosse coach was Laurie Geromini ... Also lettered in soccer and basketball, captaining both squads ... In basketball, All-New England and two-time All-ISL ... In soccer, three-time all-league (twice at Thayer, once at Hingham).

Personal: Born Laura Ashley Glassanos on 3/10/84 ... Daughter of Marianne and Phil Glassanos ... Father swam at Tufts, while sister (Cara) played soccer at Tufts ... Attended same high school as Wildcat teammate Sarah Albrecht and NU head coach Kelly Amonte-Hiller.