Spring 2011 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Lauren Dykstra
- Position:
- M
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Management
- Hometown:
- Mendham, N.J.
- High School:
- West Morris Mendham
• Lehigh women’s lacrosse senior feature: creating a legacy
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of the combination of academics and athletics. I thought Lehigh would offer a great business education and I would be able to play lacrosse at a competitive level in a Division I program.”
ON BEING A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LEHIGH: “Being part of the Lehigh student-athlete experience means that I get a great education and at the same time, I can participate in sports and be part of a great team.”
AS A SENIOR (2011): Wrapped up sensational collegiate career with her best statistical season … Posted a career-high and Patriot League leading 86 points, good for fifth in the nation … Point per game total (5.06) was second in the country … Also scored 72 goals and came in first nationally in goals per game (4.24) … Added 14 assists, one shy of a career high … Added 33 groundballs, 33 draw controls and 20 caused turnovers as one of the Mountain Hawks’ top defensive players as well … One of only eight Lehigh players to start all 17 games … Recorded multiple points in all 17 games and multiple goals in 16 of them … Posted 14 hat tricks on the season to up her final career total to 49 … Wrapped up career with a Lehigh and Patriot League record 257 career goals, which stands sixth most in NCAA history … Posted a point in all 69 career games, scoring a goal in 68 of them … Ended her career riding an impressive 49-game goal streak.
SENIOR YEAR AWARDS AND HONORS:
• IWLCA National All-American
• IWLCA First Team All-Region
• WomensLax.com All-American
• Synapse Sports First Team All-American
• Patriot League Midfield Player of the Year (fourth major league award in as many seasons)
• First Team All-Patriot League (fourth straight year)
• Featured in late April edition of Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd”
• MVP of IWLCA North-South All-Star Game (scored three goals)
• Patriot League Sportsmanship Award
• LVAIAW Most Outstanding Women’s Lacrosse Player
• Lehigh Women’s Lacrosse Athlete of the Year
• Three awards at Lehigh’s annual Convocation in May
• All-Patriot League Tournament Team
• Six Patriot League weekly awards - offensive (four times) and midfielder (twice).
GAME-BY-GAME: Ended her career with three-straight four-goal games; recorded four or more points in seven of her final eight contests … Posted five points (four goals, one assist) in the Patriot League Semifinals against Navy (4/28). Had a hand in five of Lehigh’s eight goals … Also had four goals five days earlier at Navy (4/23) … Five points via four goals and an assist in the Patriot League Tournament clinching win at Holy Cross (4/16) … Scored two goals at #15 Penn State (4/12) … Netted four of the Mountain Hawks’ five goals vs. Virginia Tech (4/9) to set the new Lehigh and Patriot League career scoring record … Tied a season-high seven goals and eight points against Iona (4/6) … Scored four goals in key Patriot League contest vs. American (4/2) … Monster game vs. Lafayette (3/27) with seven goals, one assist, six groundballs, three draw controls and three caused turnovers … Two goals and two assists at Temple (3/24) … Season-high eight points (six goals, two assists) against Bucknell (3/19) … First of two straight six-goal games vs. Fairfield (3/16) … Had a goal and assist against Colgate (3/12) … Scored five goals and added an assist vs. Siena (3/9) … Netted a hat trick at #14 nationally ranked Florida (3/5) … Five goals, one assist and season-high four draw controls against Saint Joseph’s (3/2) … Posted five goals and an assist in the home opener vs. Delaware (2/26). Also had three groundballs, three draw controls and a caused turnover … Five goals and a season-high four caused turnovers in the season opener at defending NCAA qualifier Marist (2/19).
SUMMER, 2010: For a second straight summer, advanced to the second round of tryouts for the United States women’s developmental team.
AS A JUNIOR (2010): First Team All-Patriot League selection … Named a Second Team All-American by womenslacrosse.com … First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region Selection … Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year … Started all 18 games … Scored at least one goal in every game, multiple goals in all games but two … Led the team with 54 goals and 62 points … Dished out eight assists on the season … Scooped up 47 groundballs and added 38 draw controls and 16 caused turnovers … First in Patriot League with 21 free position goals … Ranked second in the Patriot League in goals per game (3), ground balls per game (2.61) and shots per game (7.11) … Ranked fourth in the Patriot League in points per game with 3.44.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection … 2009 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year … First Team All-Patriot League selection … Started all 17 games … Ranked among the nation’s leaders with 67 goals and 75 points … Her 67 goals were the third most in single-season history … Led the country with 82 groundballs … Scored six or more goals in three games … Led Lehigh in nine statistical categories … Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week four times … Also totaled 41 draw controls and 27 caused turnovers.
AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Patriot League Rookie of the Year … First Team All-Patriot League selection … Patriot League All-Tournament Team … Five-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week (tied for most ever) … Scored a Lehigh freshmen record 64 goals (most goals by any Lehigh player since 1995) … Scored a goal in every game, including three or more goals in 13 games … Netted a season-best eight goals in win over archrival Lafayette … Added 45 groundballs and 32 draw controls … Season-best eight groundballs came versus Canisius … Finished second in the Patriot League in goals and goals per game and fourth in points.
BEFORE LEHIGH: First Team All-American, All State, All County, and All Conference … Served as Team Captain … Player of the Year, Morris County … Academic All-American (two Years) … All-Area in Daily Record (two years) … Top 50 High School recruit in Inside Lacrosse Magazine … All-State in Soccer (two years).
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
Shots
|
Shot%
|
SOG
|
SOG%
|
GB
|
DC
|
TO
|
CT
|
|
2008
|
17-17
|
64
|
15
|
79
|
138
|
.464
|
113
|
.819
|
45
|
32
|
34
|
9
|
|
2009
|
17-17
|
67
|
8
|
75
|
138
|
.486
|
113
|
.819
|
82
|
41
|
41
|
27
|
|
2010
|
18-18
|
54
|
8
|
62
|
128
|
.422
|
102
|
.797
|
47
|
38
|
30
|
16
|
|
2011
|
17-17
|
72
|
14
|
86
|
131
|
.550
|
101
|
.771
|
33
|
33
|
43
|
20
|
|
Total
|
69-69
|
257
|
45
|
302
|
535
|
.480
|
429
|
.802
|
207
|
144
|
148
|
72
|
