CAREER HONORS
NFHCA Second Team All-American (2014)
First Team All-Big Ten (2014)
Second Team All-Big Ten (2013)
NFHCA All-Mideast Region First Team (2014)
Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013)
NFHCA National Academic Squad (2011, 2012)
AS A SENIOR IN 2014: Started all 22 games ... Named an NFHCA second team All-American, NFHCA All-Mideast Region first team and first team All-Big Ten ... Ended her career with 52 goals, ranking ninth on Penn State[apos]s all-time list ... Led the team with 18 goals and 43 points ... Tied for the team lead with seven assists ... Finished the season ranked 15th nationally with a 0.82 goals per game average and 1.95 points per game ... Posted at least one point in 15 games, including 13 multi-point games ... Led the team with seven game-winning goals ... Scored the game-winning goal with just 7:11 remaining in a 2-1 win against No. 11 Boston College (11/15) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... Notched a goal and an assist in the 3-0 win against Rutgers (10/17) ... The goal against the Scarlet Knights, a behind-the-back, no-look backhand goal, earned the No. 6 spot on SportsCenter[apos]s Top 10 Plays ... Found the back of the cage twice and added an assist in the 5-0 victory at Drexel (10/3) ... Tallied a career-high two assists and added a goal at Ohio State (9/28), reaching the 100-career point plateau in the contest ... Recorded two goals and one assist in the 5-1 win vs. Lock Haven (9/23) ... Totaled a career-high three goals and six points in the win against No. 14 Princeton (9/12) ... Posted her first multi-goal game of the season at Quinnipiac (9/7).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012: Saw action in every game of the season and received the starting nod in 13 of those contests, including the final seven of the season ... Scored a career-best 11 goals on the season ... One of four Nittany Lions to amass 10 or more goals on the year ... Notched her lone assist, and first point of the season, in a 3-2 win over Lafayette (9/12) ... Scored a goal in three-straight games in wins over Lock Haven (9/12), Lehigh (9/14) and Monmouth (9/15) ... Named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (10/30) after scoring the game-winning goal against Bucknell (10/23) and finding the back of the net twice to clinch the Big Ten regular season title in a 6-1 win over No. 21 Michigan State (10/27) ... Followed up the award-winning week with two crucial goals in the Nittany Lions[apos] 3-2 Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over No. 11 Iowa (11/2) ... Scored both of the Lions[apos] two goals in the team[apos]s 2-1 win over Albany in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Selected to the NFHCA National Academic Squad for the second-straight season ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the first time in her career.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011: Put together a stellar freshman campaign, scoring 10 goals and four assists for a total of 24 points ... Tallied her first career assist at Virginia (8/28) in a 3-0 victory over the third-ranked Cavaliers ... Earned her second assist of the season in a 6-1 victory over Quinnipiac (9/11) ... Scored her first career goal against Virginia Commonwealth (9/18) to go along with one assist ... Tallied a goal for the second consecutive game against Temple (9/22) ... Began a stretch of four-straight games of scoring goals against Northwestern (10/1), where she netted the game-winner in overtime ... Turned in a two goal performance against the Wildcats in Penn State[apos]s Big Ten Tournament opening round game ... Scored the game-winner against Northeastern (11/12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Was named to the Gladiator Division I NFHCA National Academic Squad.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year varsity letter winner and starter at James Monroe High ... Named the Virginia State High School Player of the Year for the AA/A class her senior year ... Led team to second place in the Virginia State High School Tournament in 2010 ... Was also named All-Area Athlete of the Year by Free Lance Star ... Led the district in scoring her senior year with 29 goals and 16 assists ... Was a three-time first team All-Virginia performer ... Earned letters in soccer, track and field, basketball and tennis.
PERSONAL: Full name is Lauren 'Taylor' Herold ... Born on Dec. 2, 1992 in Fairfax, Va. ... Parents are Dave and Tammye ... Has two brothers, Colby, and Lawson ... Father played football at the University of Virginia (1979-81) ... Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: 'I chose Penn State first and foremost because of the people and for its tradition of academic and athletic excellence. When I first stepped foot on campus, I could see myself walking around with a backpack going to class. After meeting with the Coaches and the girls on the team it immediately felt like home away from home. The atmosphere at Penn State is filled with pride and family. I knew it was the right choice.'
HEROLD[apos]S CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP-GS G A Pts. Shots GWG
2011 23-0 10 4 24 22 3
2012 22-13 11 1 23 42 3
2013 19-18 13 4 30 68 1
2014 22-22 18 7 43 121 7
Career 86-53 52 16 120 253 14