- "I made VWC my top choice because as soon as I got on campus I knew that it was the school for me. Also, the soccer team and coaches are great and I know it will be my home away from home"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Georgia Southern University, the University of Akron, and the University of Cincinnati
Career Highs
Goals: 3 – (Hollins – 9/20/14)
Assists: 1 – (5x, most recent, Roanoke – 11/1/14)
Points: 6 - (Hollins – 9/20/14)
First-Year (2014): Appeared in 21 matches, starting 19 of them for the Marlins… Led the squad with nine goals, five assists and 23 points… Posted her first collegiate hat trick in a 9-0 victory over Hollins University on September 20… Had an assist in three-straight contests from October 25 to November 1, all ODAC opponents.
Academic Accomplishments: Academic Dean’s Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Three-year varsity player… Helped Fairfield to an 11-3-5 record as a senior, a 10-3-5 mark as a junior, and a 10-4-3 finish as a sophomore… Competed for the Ohio Elite 18U soccer team that won the Jefferson Cup championship… 17U team qualified for the Elite Clubs National League playoffs and her 16U team placed sixth in the ECNL national tournament.
Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Mike Shular… Mom attended the University of Cincinnati… Has three siblings: Maria, Michael, and Andrea, the latter a student at Miami University of Ohio.
Get to Know Lauren
- Enjoys Cincinnati's Skyline Chili and listening to the music of Kid Cudi and The Weekend
- Memorable vacation: California
- A fan of Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique, the Barcelona soccer team, and celebrity Kylie Jenner
- Favorites include the book "Tweak," the movies "Superbad" and "Step Brothers," and the TV series "Breaking Bad" and "Criminal Minds"
- Career goal: counseling people with drug and alcohol addiction
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "down to earth, happy, athletic, determined, loving"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "pushing myself each and every day to get better than I was the day before"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "endurance and mental toughness"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to pass all my fitness tests and do everything I can to improve how I play"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "outgoing, adventurous, friendly, hard worker"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Kid Cudi. His music speaks to me and I wouldn't mind him to sing to me"
- People might be surprised to know: "half of my hair is dreaded"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm happily married and have a career that I love. also, living in a house by a beach"
- The most important advice I've received is: "never forget who I really am" -- My sister, Maria
