2008 Soccer Roster
Roster
Lauren Host
- Position:
- M/D
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison HS
- Hometown:
- Madison, Miss.
MACDONALD ON HOST:
"Lauren is a solid center and right midfielder who has a good range when it comes to passing the ball."
AS A FRESHMAN (2007):
Earned SEC All-Freshman Academic honors .... Drew four starts during her rookie season and saw action in 18 contests ... Logged 523 minutes and accumulated three points with a goal and assist on seven shots (two on goal) ... Tallied a season-high 56 minutes in the season-opening win over Kennesaw State ... Netted the game-winning goal against Alabama with her goal from 15 yards out in the 84th minute ... Assisted Treena Ferguson's goal in a 3-2 loss to Central Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Prepped at Madison-Ridgeland Academy for coach Josh Montgomery ... Played club soccer for Mississippi United and coach David Johnson ... Helped lead Madison-Ridgeland Academy to an 8-8-2 record last year, as well as a number five ranking in the state and a berth in the Final Four ... Recorded 19 points on seven goals and five assists ... Earned First Team all-Conference laurels and was named the South all-Star game Most Outstanding Player ... As a junior, was named First Team all-Conference and Second Team all-Madison County, scoring 12 goals and recording seven assists ... In 2005, led the Mississippi United 88 to the Regional Finals ... Graduated Madison-Ridgeland ranked sixth in her class, maintaining a 3.9 GPA.
PERSONAL:
Born Lauren Elise Host on September 9, 1988, in Flowood, Miss. ... Daughter of Olivia and Jerry Host ... Has an older brother, Christopher ... Cousin Kerri Beavus played soccer at UAB ... A biological engineering major at MSU.
