Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse 17-14 victory over Stanford on February 19, 2012.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Returned from knee injury that sidelined her during freshman year to play in 11 games as a sophomore, scoring 13 goals ... had season-high five points in an 18-5 win over Villanova ... scored four goals and dished out only assist of season against the Wildcats ... also recorded hat tricks in wins over Yale (15-9) and Cincinnati (22-2) ... scored one goal each against Louisville (13-11), No. 12 Georgetown (7-6, 2OT) and BIG EAST Champion and No. 12 Loyola (9-11) in the BIG EAST Tournament ... split the team's most improved award with Julia Giorgio at the end of the year banquet ... earned a monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN: Missed the entire 2011 season with a knee injury ... was named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-sport standout athlete at Winchester High School in Winchester, Mass. ... four-time letter winner on both the lacrosse and ice hockey teams ... served as team captain on both teams in her senior season ... helped lacrosse team to four Middlesex League titles, three regional championships and the state title in 2008 ... three-time all-conference selection in lacrosse ... selected team's most valuable player, all-city, all-state and a U.S. Lacrosse high school All-American following the 2010 season ... owns Winchester records for goals in a season (100), goals in a career (243), points in a game (12), points in a season (138) and points in a career (324) ... in hockey, helped Winchester to a state championship in her senior year ... selected team most valuable player as a senior ... two-time all-conference selection ... had 31 goals and 10 assists in her senior year ... scored 47 goals with 21 assists in her hockey career ... won state championships in two different sports ... played in three lacrosse state champion- ship games and four title games in her career ... a member of the Massachusetts Elite lacrosse club ... full name is Lauren Nicole Sullivan ... daughter of Gary and Kerry Sullivan ... has one sister, Megan, who graduated in the spring of 2012 and played four seasons on the Notre Dame women's lacrosse team ... born in Boston, Mass. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is majoring in finance ... also is pursuing a supplementary degree in computer applications from the College of Arts & Letters.
