11 Facts About Lauren Fowlkes

Lauren Ann Fowlkes was born on July 6,1988 and is a retired American soccer player from Lee's Summit, Missouri.

Lauren Fowlkes was a defender for the United States women's national under-23 soccer team and the Chicago Red Stars of National Women's Soccer League.

Originally brought to Notre Dame as a midfielder, Fowlkes had a brief stint at forward for the Fighting Irish during her freshman year, until she was moved to defender for the rest of the 2007 season.

Under the mentorship of Carrie Dew, Lauren Fowlkes started twenty games for Notre Dame as central defender, and led the team in minutes played during 2007.

Lauren Fowlkes was expected to move back into the midfield in 2008, but mostly remained as part of the defense.

Several games into the 2009 season Lauren Fowlkes returned to the striker position, a position she had not played since her freshman year, scoring ten goals and four assists.

Lauren Fowlkes was named co-captain of the Fighting Irish in 2010, and returned to the center back position alongside Schuveiller; however, she was moved back to midfield and the striker position after the Irish lost to Connecticut in October 2010.

When Lauren Fowlkes graduated, she was just the 3rd women's soccer player, and 13th student-athlete in Notre Dame's history to be named an All-American twice on the field and in the classroom.

On January 14,2011, Lauren Fowlkes was drafted fifth overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Philadelphia Independence.

Lauren Fowlkes was a member of the United States women's national under-20 soccer team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile.

Lauren Fowlkes was in the United States women's national under-23 soccer team player pool.