Lauren Lazo

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Lauren Lazo
Lauren Lazo playing for Princeton Tigers in 2013.jpg
Lazo playing for Princeton Tigers in 2013
Personal information
Full name Lauren Taylor Lazo [1]
Date of birth (1993-05-05) May 5, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Billings, Montana
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Princeton Tigers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Boston Breakers 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 30, 2015

Lauren Taylor Lazo (born May 5, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who played for the Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League.

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Career

College and amateur

Lazo played college soccer at Princeton University between 2011 and 2014. During her time at Princeton, Lazo was First-Team NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region, Second-Team All-ECAC, and First-Team All-Ivy League in 2014, Second-Team All-Ivy League in 2013, NSCAA Second-Team All-Mid-Atlantic region and First-Team All-Ivy League in 2012, and Honorable Mention All-Ivy League in 2011. [2] She finished her career with 82 points on 28 goals and 26 assists. [2]

During her time in college, Lazo also played for Women's Premier Soccer League club Phoenix del Sol and W-League club LA-Blues. [3]

Professional

Lazo signed with the Boston Breakers on May 14, 2015, as a discovery player. [3] [4] [5] During the 2015 season, she made 14 appearances for the club and scored 1 goal. [6]

Personal

Lazo is the daughter of Mark and Pamela Lazo. She has an older brother, Alex Lazo.

It was announced on April 4, 2016, that Lazo would be waived by the Boston Breakers. [7]

On November 13, 2022, Lauren married fellow Princeton soccer alum Julian Griggs.

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References

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