Lauren Costa

Year:
Junior
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Missoula, Mont.

2011 (junior season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... First team All-Big Sky Conference ... Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team ... Governor's Cup All-Tournament team ... Co-captain ... Voted team's Most Outstanding Defensive Player ... Started all 22 matches ... Played all 2,097 minutes ... Tied for fifth on the team with 21 shots, putting seven on goal ... Assisted on Erin Craig's game-winner in the 84th minute in 2-1 victory over Wyoming (8.21) ... Led a defensive unit that allowed just seven goals in seven Big Sky matches, with 1-0 shutout victories over Eastern Washington (9.30) and Northern Arizona (10.21) and two goals in two Big Sky tournament matches ... Scored shootout-winning goals against both Northern Colorado (11.4) and Weber State (11.6) at Big Sky tournament.

2010 (sophomore season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Voted team's Defensive Player of the Year ... Played and started in 15 of 18 matches ... Missed three non-conference matches due to injury ... Played 1,283 of a possible 1,410 minutes as the team's central defender when healthy ... Played every minute in Montana's four shutouts: 1-0 win over North Dakota (9.19), 1-0 victory over Idaho State (10.17), 0-0 draw with Northern Colorado (10.24) and 1-0 win over Eastern Washington (10.29) ... Took six shots on the season, putting two on goal.

2009 (freshman season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Second-team All-Big Sky Conference ... Voted team's Defensive Player of the Year ... Voted team's Newcomer of the Year ... Played in all 18 matches ... The only player on the team to get 18 starts ... Anchored a Montana defense that allowed 1.97 goals per game and posted one shutout ... Also added a goal and an assist ... Scored first collegiate goal on a header off a corner kick in 4-1 victory over North Dakota (9.18) ... Picked up assist on a free kick from midfield in UM's loss at Northern Arizona (10.23) ... Took five shots on the season, putting three on goal (.600).

Career Highs (entering the 2012 season)
Goals: 1, North Dakota (9.18.09)
Assists: 1, two times
Points: 2, North Dakota (9.18.09)
Shots: 3, two times
Shots on goal: 2, Boise State (9.2.11)

Prep: A 2009 graduate of Sentinel High ... A four-year starter and two-time Class AA all-state selection for the Spartans ... Named team MVP as a junior and senior ... A member of the Missoula Strikers club team ... Led the Strikers to an undefeated 2008 season ... A three-year participant in Montana's Olympic Development Program.

Personal: Born January 14, 1991, in Jacksonville, Fla. ... The daughter of Bruce Costa and Mary Catherine ... Has an older brother, Tyler, and an older sister, Cory ... An accounting and finance major.

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