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Lauren Cook

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Conyers, Ga.

High School:
Heritage HS

Height:
5-3

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
01/16/1989

Experience:
1VL

Major:
Exercise Science

*2007 OVC All-Newcomer Team

Eager to return to action after last season's injury . . . a true goal-scorer . . . possesses a great understanding of the game . . . really loves to play . . . constantly looking for ways to improve . . . has the ability to score goals in either a one-v-one situation or in a combination of players.

2008 (medical redshirt): Was forced to sit out the season with an injury.

Lauren Cook


2007 (freshman): Member of the Ohio Valley Conference's All-Newcomer Team . . . named the OVC's Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 18 after she scored the game-winning goal against High Point (Sept. 16) and added an assist versus Indiana (Sept. 14) . . . earned OVC Offensive Player of the Week honors Sept. 4 after scoring three of the team's four goals in matches against Georgia Southern (Aug. 31) and Kennesaw State (Sept. 2) . . . led Samford to the championship title of the 2007 Barber's Invitational and was named the Most Valuable Player of the four-team event . . . scored the game-winning goal in the Bulldogs' key 1-0 victory against regionally-ranked Memphis (Sept. 8) . . . named to the all-tournament team of the 2007 Long's Electronics Samford Classic after leading the Bulldogs to a perfect 2-0 record . . . led the team with nine goals and finished only two goals shy of setting Samford's single-season record . . . finished the year tied for third place in the OVC in goals scored (9) . . . concluded the season ranked fourth in the conference in points (21) and fifth in goals per game (0.43) . . . started all 21 matches as a true freshman and logged 1,506 minutes of playing time, which ranked sixth on the team . . . tallied three game-winning goals, three assists and finished a perfect 2-for-2 in penalty-kick attempts . . . attempted 31 shots with 23 being on-goal for an astounding .742 shots-on-goal percentage . . . recorded multiple-goal performances against Kennesaw State (Sept. 2) and Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 12) . . . logged a career-high 105 minutes of playing time versus Southeast Missouri in the championship game of the OVC Tournament (Nov. 11) . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Member of Samford's record-setting 2007 recruiting class that was ranked 68th in the nation, No. 15 in the Southeast Region and the best in the OVC . . . played for the Gwinnett Soccer Association's Phoenix Red club team under the tutelage of head coach Chris Adams . . . helped lead the GSA to three state championships, two Premier League East titles and a pair of Region III semifinal appearances . . . also played for the Georgia ODP team for five years and has been selected to both the Region Pool and the Super Y Regional Pool . . . played at Heritage High School, where she was a four-year starter . . . was the team captain in both her junior and senior seasons and received the Rookie of the Year Award as a freshman, the Coaches Award as a sophomore and the MVP award as a junior after leading the team in both scoring and assists . . . selected to the all-area team and was nominated for NSCAA High School All-American Team as a junior.

Personal: Born Jan. 16, 1989 . . . daughter of Kay and Tim Cook . . . majoring in exercise science.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH COOK
I have to admit, I am really good at: the hula hoop
My most prized possession is: my Bible
Favorite place to eat: Tropical Smoothie
Favorite musical group: Jars of Clay
Favorite TV show: The Office