2008: Named Most Improved Player at the Sam Bennion Athletic Awards Banquet ... Started in 16 of the 19 games she played ... Named First Team All-Conference ... Earned All-Academic Honors ... Led the Bengals in points with 10, and goals with four her sophomore season ... Posted her first goal of the year in the season opener 2-1 victory over Utah State (8/22) at the 55:54 mark ... Made a goal against UC Davis (9/19) just 1:35 into play ... Made a goal against Wyoming (9/21) at the 30:40 mark ... Ryan had a two-game streak where she made a goal, UC Davis and Wyoming ... Made a goal against Northern Colorado (10/17) at the 52:48 mark ... Had two assists for the season with both in the 3-1 victory over Sacramento State at Home ... Posted 20 shots for the season ... Had five shots in the 1-1 tie against Wyoming (9/21) ... Had nine shots on goal for a .450 shots on goal percentage ... Ryan averaged 1.05 shots per game and 0.53 points per game.

Lauren Ryan

2007: Started in two of the 15 games she played ... Took eight shots on the year, four of which were on goal ... Ryan became more aggressive during the end of the season and attempted at least one shot for four straight games ... Had a season-high three shots against Southern Utah (10/6) with one on goal.

High School: Four-year varsity starter for Rolling Meadows High School ... Two-year team captain ... Recorded 56 career goals and 17 assists ... Received All-Conference, All-Sectional, and All-Area honors ... Helped team to a 2006 Division championship and a first-ever Regional title ... Also competed for four years on the cross country team ... Played club soccer for Sockers FC Chicago ... Was also a member of Illinois' Olympic Development Team.

Personal: Parents are Kathy and Pat ... Has a twin brother (Andy) and an older brother, Shaun ... Brother, Andy, is a duel scholarship athlete in track & field and soccer at Western Illinois ... Is undecided on major.

Ryan's Career Statistics
OFFENSE               GP    G    A  Pts Shots Shot%  SOG  SOG%  GW
2007................  15    0    0    0     8  .000    4  .500   0
2008................  19    4    2   10    20  .200    9  .450   0
TOTAL...............  34    4    2   10    28  .143   13  .464   0