Lauren Descalzo
2 Lauren Descalzo
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Hauppauge, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Hauppauge
  • Position:
    A
  • gp
    19
  • p
    58
  • g
    53
  • a
    5

Bio

As a sophomore: All-NEC First Team ... NEC Tournament MVP ... NEC All-Tournament Team ... ECAC Offensive Player of the Week ... Started all 19 games at attack for the Black and Gold, leading the team with 53 goals, firing 116 shots while putting 92 on goal ... All three numbers set new Division I program records, as did her 2.79 goals per game ... Her 53 tallies paced all NEC players and ranked 21st nationally, while her 2.79 goals per game average ranked second in the league and 25th on the national circuit ... Finished third on the team in points with 58, good for fourth in the NEC ... Descalzo exploded in the NEC Tournament, scoring 10 goals and 11 points on the two-game weekend, both good for tournament highs ... Her 11 points tied the all-time NEC Tournament mark ... Scored a goal in all 19 contests in 2014, including nine hat tricks ... Added 17 ground balls, 21 draw controls and five caused turnovers ... After just two seasons, Descalzo already ranks in the program's all-time top-20 in goals (13th).

As a freshman: An outstanding attack, led the NEC in freshman scoring in 2013 … Appeared and started in all 18 games for the Bulldogs, tallying 36 goals and one assist for 37 points … Named to the NEC All-Rookie Team … Finished third on the team in goals and fourth in points … Went 7-for-19 in free position opportunities … Also collected 13 ground balls, 11 draws and caused six turnovers … Posted five hat tricks and a pair of five goal games … Registered her first collegiate goal in her first career game against Holy Cross (2/13) … Erupted the following game against Siena, scoring four goals (2/19) … Registered two goals in three-straight games against Yale (3/6), Stetson (3/13) and Southern California (3/19) … Scored five goals in Bryant’s victory over Sacred Heart (3/30) … Tallied four goals against Brown (4/7) … Posted a hat trick five days later against LIU Brooklyn (4/12) … Matched her career high with five goals against Mount St. Mary’s (4/21) … Recorded four points in the NEC tournament, including two goals and an assist in the championship game against  Monmouth (4/28) … Earned a trio of NEC Rookie of the Week honors.

Before Bryant: Three-year varsity letter winner at Hauppauge High School ... Led team to county championship in 2011 ... Two-time all-county selection (2011 and 2012) ... Was a four-year varsity letter winner in cross country and basketball as Hauppauge as well ... Named scholar-athlete in all three sports ... Two-time all-league pick in basketball and one-time selection in cross country ... Honor roll student.

Personal: The daughter of Holly and Ed Descalzo, Lauren Descalzo was born Dec. 8, 1994.

 

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 6 vs. Wagner (5/4/14)
Assists:
1, six times (last vs. Wagner, 5/4/14)
Points: 7 vs. Wagner (5/4/14)
Ground balls:
4 vs. Robert Morris (4/11/14) 
Draw controls:
5 at Lafayette (3/12/14)
Caused turnovers: 3 at Wagner (4/14/13)

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 18 at Central Connecticut W, 16-6
Apr 25 at Long Island W, 16-9
Apr 27 Sacred Heart W, 17-9
May 2 #4 Central Connecticut W, 13-7
May 4 #2 Wagner W, 14-6
May 9 at #7 Boston College L, 17-9
  Overall Conf
Games 19 7
Points 58 22
Goals 53 19
Assists 5 3
Shots 116 47
Shooting percentage 45.7 40.4
Shots on goal 92 35
Shots on goal percentage 79.3 74.5
Free position goals-shots 4-12 3-5
Ground balls 17 8
Draw controls 21 9
Turnovers 27 11
Caused turnovers 5 4
Fouls 39 16
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Feb 12 at Holy Cross W, 8-7 1 0 1 0-1 1 0 1 0 3 33.3 3 100.0 1 - 0 0
Feb 18 at Siena W, 11-7 5 0 5 0-0 1 2 5 0 7 71.4 6 85.7 3 - 0 0
Feb 21 UAlbany L, 20-13 2 0 2 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 100.0 2 100.0 3 - 0 0
Mar 1 at Manhattan W, 8-7 1 1 2 0-0 2 0 1 0 5 20.0 3 60.0 9 - 0 0
Mar 5 at Yale L, 12-8 1 0 1 0-1 0 0 2 0 5 20.0 3 60.0 1 - 0 0
Mar 10 at Lehigh W, 13-12 4 0 4 0-0 0 0 1 0 10 40.0 9 90.0 3 - 0 0
Mar 12 at Lafayette W, 18-12 3 0 3 0-0 1 5 0 0 4 75.0 3 75.0 1 - 0 0
Mar 20 at Quinnipiac W, 18-5 4 0 4 1-1 0 2 0 0 7 57.1 5 71.4 - - 0 0
Apr 1 Brown L, 15-7 1 0 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 4 25.0 3 75.0 1 - 0 0
Apr 4 at Wagner W, 7-6 1 0 1 1-1 0 1 4 0 4 25.0 2 50.0 5 - 0 0
Apr 6 at Mount St. Mary's W, 14-6 5 0 5 0-0 1 1 1 1 8 62.5 6 75.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 11 Robert Morris W, 17-9 4 1 5 2-3 4 2 1 1 8 50.0 5 62.5 3 - 0 0
Apr 13 Saint Francis U W, 20-7 2 0 2 0-0 1 0 0 1 4 50.0 4 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 18 at Central Connecticut W, 16-6 2 1 3 0-1 1 3 2 1 9 22.2 6 66.7 2 - 0 0
Apr 25 at Long Island W, 16-9 2 0 2 0-0 0 1 1 0 8 25.0 7 87.5 2 - 0 0
Apr 27 Sacred Heart W, 17-9 3 1 4 0-0 1 1 2 0 6 50.0 5 83.3 4 - 0 0
May 2 #4 Central Connecticut W, 13-7 4 0 4 0-1 0 0 2 0 10 40.0 8 80.0 0 - 0 0
May 4 #2 Wagner W, 14-6 6 1 7 0-1 2 2 1 1 8 75.0 8 100.0 - - 0 0
May 9 at #7 Boston College L, 17-9 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 0 4 50.0 4 100.0 1 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2012-13 18 18 36 1 37 7-19 13 11 19 6 80 45.0 58 72.5 25 - 0 0
2013-14 19 19 53 5 58 4-12 17 21 27 5 116 45.7 92 79.3 39 - 0 0
2014-15 18 18 61 9 70 9-20 16 21 34 9 139 43.9 111 79.9 41 - 0 0
2015-16 11 9 27 3 30 2-8 15 7 12 5 69 39.1 50 72.5 21 - 0 0
Total 66 64 177 18 195 22-59 61 60 92 25 404 43.8 311 77.0 126 - 0 0
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 19 19 53 5 58 4-12 17 21 27 5 116 45.7 92 79.3 39 - 0 0
Conference 7 7 19 3 22 3-5 8 9 11 4 47 40.4 35 74.5 16 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 7 22 3 25 2-7 10 6 6 3 42 52.4 35 83.3 11 - 0 0
Away 12 12 31 2 33 2-5 7 15 21 2 74 41.9 57 77.0 28 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 15 15 47 5 52 4-9 15 20 22 5 101 46.5 80 79.2 33 - 0 0
Losses 4 4 6 0 6 0-3 2 1 5 0 15 40.0 12 80.0 6 - 0 0
Month February 3 3 8 0 8 0-1 3 2 6 0 12 66.7 11 91.7 7 - 0 0
March 5 5 13 1 14 1-2 3 7 4 0 31 41.9 23 74.2 14 - 0 0
April 8 8 20 3 23 3-7 9 10 11 4 51 39.2 38 74.5 17 - 0 0
May 3 3 12 1 13 0-2 2 2 6 1 22 54.5 20 90.9 1 - 0 0