Lauren Burns

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Long Grove, Ill.
High School:
Adlai E. Stevenson

2020: Earned Honorable Mention ACWPC All-America accolades … Totaled 56 saves on a .549 save percentage on the year … Made 11 saves vs. Siena (Jan. 31) … Blocked 10 shots vs. LIU (Feb. 1) … Stopped nine shots vs. Marist (Mar. 7) … Turned aside eight shots vs. LIU (Mar. 8) … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic and CWPA Scholar-Athlete honors.

2019: Earned CWPA Defensive Player of the Week twice (Mar. 26, Apr. 22) … Totaled 208 saves on the season … Registered a .573 save percentage … Added 11 steals and seven assists on the year … Made double-figure saves in each of 10 games … Stopped a season-high 14 shots in each of two games – vs. Whittier (Mar. 24) and at Cal Baptist (Mar. 30) … Stopped 13 shots vs. George Washington (Apr. 28) at the CWPA Championship, earning Player of the Game honors … Turned aside 13 shots vs. George Washington (Apr. 13).

2018: Made 112 saves on the season … Registered a .571 save percentage … Registered double-digit saves in each of four games … Stopped a season-high 17 shots vs. Occidental (Mar. 31) … Turned aside 13 shots at C-M-S (Mar. 25) … Tallied 10 saves vs. Conn. College (Apr. 8) and NYAC (Apr. 21).

2017: Earned CWPA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Mar. 31 … Registered 150 total saves and a .600 save percentage on the year … Tallied four double-digit save performances on the season … Made a season-high 14 saves vs. Chapman (Mar. 30) … Turned aside 12 shots vs. Occidental (Mar. 25) and Concordia (Mar. 31) … Stopped 11 shots at Hartwick (Mar. 11).

Before Brown: Earned All-State, All-Sectional, and All-Conference honors … Selected to Al-Illpolo Teams in 2015 and 2016 … Made the ODP Midwest Zone Youth Team in 2015 and 2016 … Earned spot in 2014 ODP National Team Selection Camp and 2014 ODP Girls Elite Camp … Totaled 368 saves, a 77 save percentage, 50 assists, and 51 steals in 2015 … Garnered team’s Defensive MVP Award … Played for coaches Jeff Wimer and Brian Woodward … Competed for Northern Illinois Polo Club … Gained USA Water Polo Academic All-America honors … An AP Scholar with Honors and National Honor Society member.

Personal: Lauren is the daughter of Suzanne and Michael Burns … Has one younger sibling, Braden … Born on April 13, 1998 … Biochemistry & Molecular Biology concentrator.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it is a community where everyone loves learning and has found a niche where they can thrive. Also, the people I encountered at Brown were helpful and friendly, making it a place I wanted to call home.”