2021 Field Hockey Roster

Lauren Wadas
Wadas & Bent-Cole
Lauren Wadas
lauren wadas
Skubisz and Wadas
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Wadas @ Iowa
Big Ten Tournament Hugs
lauren wadas: hawkeye killer
Wadas Game Winner vs. Michigan
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happy cats :)
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Hugging ft. Sad Michigan State Girl
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Team vs. Duke
Wadas + OBC vs. Louisville
Skubisz + Wadas
wadas michigan
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michigan celly
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Northwestern Field Hockey vs. #11 Liberty on September 9, 2022 at Lakeside Field in Evanston, IL
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National ChampionshipLiberty Flames vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyPhyllis Ocker FieldAnn Arbor, MINovember 21, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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National ChampionshipLiberty Flames vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyPhyllis Ocker FieldAnn Arbor, MINovember 21, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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National ChampionshipLiberty Flames vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyPhyllis Ocker FieldAnn Arbor, MINovember 21, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyLakeside FieldEvanston, ILSeptember 10, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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Lauren Wadas
Wadas v Indiana
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lauren wadas goal ohio state
Northwestern Field Hockey Oct 17, 2020  in Evanston, Ill.
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Northwestern Field Hockey Oct 17, 2020  in Evanston, Ill.
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Wadas, Lauren
Jersey Number 2

Lauren Wadas

  • Position:
    M
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Palmyra Area High School
  • Hometown:
    Annville, Pennsylvania

Awards:

  • NFHCA First Team All-American (2023, 2024)
  • 2024 NFHCA All-Senior Team
  • 2023 NFHCA West Region Player of the Year
  • 3x NFHCA All-West First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 2x NCAA All-Tournament Team (2022, 2023)
  • First Team All-Big Ten (2023)
  • Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • 2x Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (10/24/22, 10/2/23)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/29/21)
  • 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • NFHCA National Academic Squad (2021)

Career Highs:

  • Goals: 2 (2x- last vs. Penn State, 10/6/24)
  • Assists: 3 (at Ball State, 10/10/21)
  • Points: 5 (at Ball State, 10/10/21)
  • Shots: 10 (at Ball State, 10/10/21)
  • Shots on Goal: 5 (2x - last at Ball State, 10/10/21)

2024

  • Started in 23 games for Northwestern's National Championship season
  • Fired three shots on goal in the 3-0 season opener against Maine (8/30)
  • Tallied her first goal of the season alongside three shots on goal in the 6-1 win over UMASS (9/1)
  • Scored a goal and two shots on goal in 2-0 win over No. 5 Duke (9/6)
  • Rallied three shots on goal back to back for the 2-0 win against No. 9 Louisville (9/13) and the 1-0 win over Cornell (9/14)
  • Notched an assist and recorded a defensive save in a 3-2 win against No. 16 Princeton (9/29)
  • Scored two goals and tallied five shots with three on goal in 7-2 win over No. 19 Penn State (10/6)
  • Fired three shots with one on goal in 3-2 win over No. 9 Harvard (10/13)
  • Contributed an assist and a shot on goal in 7-0 win against Stanford (10/18)
  • Scored game-winning goal to clinch the Big Ten Title in 2-1 overtime win against No. 7 Michigan (10/25)
  • Launched three shots with all three on goal in 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/27)
  • Recorded an assist in 2-0 win over Rutgers (11/8)
  • Tallied an assist and four shots with three on goal in 9-2 win against Miami (OH) (11/15)
  • Scored game-winning goal in overtime to advance to the Final Four in 3-2 victory over No. 8 Virginia (11/17)
2023: 
  • Logged her first shot on goal of the year in a 1-0 overtime win against #17 Boston College (9/1)
  • Recorded three shots on goal in a 3-0 win over #20 UMass (9/9)
  • Tallied two assists and one shot on goal in a 5-0 win against Indiana (9/15)
  • Fired three shots on goal in a 4-3 win vs. #12 Ohio State (9/22)
  • Logged an assist and recorded three shots on goal in a 4-0 win over Princeton (9/24)
  • Notched an assist and logged four shots on goal in a 6-0 win against Michigan State (9/29)
  • Scored a game-winning goal, her first of the season, in a 1-0 win over #15 Michigan (10/1)
  • Scored a goal in a 2-0 win against #3 Iowa (10/6)
  • Scored a goal and recorded a defensive save in a 5-0 win over Ohio (10/15)
  • Found the back of the net twice in a win over Penn State (10/20)

2022:
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • NFHCA All-West First Team
  • Big Ten All-Tournament Team
  • Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week following her walk-off goal against No. 6 Michigan
  • NFHCA Collegiate Watch List
  • Started all 25 games as a junior, recording six goals, three assists and three defensive saves on Northwestern's campaign back to the national championship
  • Notched two assists and fired two shots in the season opener against No. 22 Maine (8/28)
  • Fired three shots, including two on goal, against No. 25 UMass (8/29)
  • Recorded three shots against No. 18 Duke (9/2)
  • Fired two shots at No. 14 Boston College
  • Recorded seven shots, including four on goal, in the first homestand of the season against No. 11 Liberty and No. 9 Virginia (9/9-11)
  • Assisted the go-ahead score and scored the insurance goal in the win over Penn (9/16)
  • Scored a goal while firing four shots, all on goal, against Richmond (9/25)
  • Fired three shots, including two on goal, in the overtime win against No. 6 Penn State (9/30)
  • Tallied two defensive saves against No. 4 Maryland (10/2)
  • Fired a shot on goal against No. 23 Rutgers (10/8)
  • Unleashed four shots, including two on goal, against Michigan State (10/14)
  • Fired two shots on goal in the overtime win against No. 21 Ohio State (10/16)
  • Scored the game-winning goal with 37 seconds left in double overtime to lift Northwestern past No. 6 Michigan (10/21)
  • Scored a goal and unleashed four shots on goal against Miami (OH) (10/30)
  • Scored the opening goal while firing three shots on goal in the Big Ten quarterfinals against No. 18 Rutgers (11/3)
  • Recorded a goal in the Big Ten championship game against No. 6 Michigan (11/6)
  • Fired six shots on goal, made a defensive save and converted the decisive shot in the penalty shootout against No. 25 Miami (OH) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/11)
  • Tallied a shot on goal in the NCAA Final Four against No. 2 Maryland (11/18)


2021:

  • Started 20 games in the 'Cats National Championship-winning season
  • Tallied four goals and five assists on the season
  • Logged an assist against No. 7 Boston College (9/5) 
  • Scored her first goal of the season against No. 25 Maine (9/12)
  • Found the back of the net against California (9/19)
  • Recorded a career-high five points against Ball State on one goal and three assists while firing 10 shots (10/10)
  • Added an assist against Ohio State (10/15)
  • Posted a fourth quarter game-winner against Iowa to send the 'Cats to the NCAA Final Four (11/14)

2020-21:
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after performance against Ohio State (3/29)
  • Posted her first career goal against Indiana (3/14)
  • Led the field with two goals, including the game winner, in over time win against Ohio State (3/28)

High School:
  • 2020 USA Rise Women's National Team
  • 2017 USA Field Hockey U-17 Team
  • Scored 48 goals and recorded 12 assists in 26 games senior year
  • Totaled 113 goals and 13 assists in her high school career
  • First team NFHCA All-American, First-team All- State, first-team Max Field Hockey All-PA Region, second-team Max Field Hockey All-American, second-team NFHCA All-Region junior year
  • Team captain during junior and senior seasons
  • Four Varsity letters
  • Team was a State Finalist in both 2018 and 2019

Personal:
  • National Honors Society
  • Honor Roll
  • Competed against Northwestern teammates Bari Lefkowitz and Maggie Powers
  • Anticipated major in economics
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Thursday, September 04
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Wednesday, April 30
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Friday, April 25