University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Soccer Roster
Lauren Bennett
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Miss.
- High School:
- Long Beach
- Prev School:
- Pearl River CC
2024 (Senior): Played in all 20 games, making 18 starts on the back line … Led the team in minutes with 1,649 … Played the full 90 in 16 games … Played the whole game in team’s shutout against Louisiana Tech (8/18) … On the pitch for 90 minutes in shutout against Florida Atlantic (8/25) … Played the entire game in back-to-back shutout wins over Northwestern State and Grambling … Played the full 90 in shutout win over UTRGV (9/15) … Was on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes in shutout victory against Troy (10/6) … Played all 90 in scoreless draw at Arkansas State (10/17).
2023 (Junior): Dependable player on the back line, leading the team in minutes played (1,519) ... played in all 18 matches during the season with 17 starts ... credited with an assist and shot on goal in 3-1 win over Arkansas State ... played the full 90 minutes in 13 matches on the season, including eight straight contests ... string ended an injury after 61 minutes against A-State before coming off the bench in the following contest at Troy and playing 68 minutes ... took nine shots on the season with three on goal ... placed shots on frame against Georgia Southern, A-State and Texas State.
2022 (Sophomore): A second-team NJCAA All-American at Pearl River Community College … a first-team All-MACCC and All-Region 23 honoree … appeared in 17 matches with 16 starts and scored seven points (three goals and one assist) … PRCC finished the 2022 season as one of the top defensive teams in the country … part of a Wildcat defensive unit which finished the year with a 0.59 goals against average, the seventh-best in NJCAA Division II.
2021 (Freshman - at Southern Miss): Played in 11 games for the Golden Eagles, picking up an assist in 225 minutes on the pitch.
High School: Played at Long Beach for Greg Lamier ... claimed South State Championships as a freshman and sophomore ... Clinched District Championships as a junior and senior ... named to the 5A All-District Team ... a Clarion-Ledger All-State member ... a Biloxi Sun Herald All-South Soccer Team selection and the Sun Herald Fan Choice Player of the Year ... named to the United Soccer Coaches All-State Soccer Team ... played in the Mississippi Association of Coaches North vs. South All-Star Game ... competed in the East Coast vs. West Coast All-Star game ... a MHSAA Class 5A 4x400 State Champion in track ... a MHSAA Class 5A Tennis State Runner-up.
Personal: Born February 14, 2003 in Long Beach ... the daughter of Leslie and Robbie Barker and Aimee and Chuck Bennett ... has one sister ... picked UL "because of the amazing athletic community and the amazing education opportunities ... a kinesiology major.
