2024 - JUNIOR SEASON
Game-By-Game: Bucknell (2/13): Notched two goals...Added four draw controls...Had two caused turnovers...Colorado (2/16): Had one caused turnover...Earned two draw controls...Pitt (2/20): Scored on goal...Recorded one caused turnover...Earned one draw control...Princeton (2/26): Registered one draw control...at Drexel (2/28): Recorded one draw control...at Loyola (3/2): Notched one goal and one draw control...at Rutgers (3/9): Recorded one caused turnover and one draw control...at Cornell (3/16): Scored two goals and recorded two draw controls...Northwestern (3/22): Notched three draw controls...at Ohio State (3/28): Scored two goals and earned one caused turnover...Vanderbilt (4/3): Recorded three caused turnovers and three draw controls...Michigan (4/6): Earned three draw controls...at Maryland (4/13): Registered two goals and four draw controls...Johns Hopkins (4/18): Scored a hat trick...Notched five draw controls.
2023 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Played in all 18 games and started in 17... Totaled five goals, 20 ground balls, 12 caused turnover and 46 draw controls.
Game-By-Game: Bucknell (2/11): Caused one turnover. Drexel (2/18): Grabbed a career best four ground balls...caused two turnovers and won two draw controls. Duquesne (2/21): Scored first goal of the season and earned two draw controls...forced a turnover and tallied a ground ball. Arizona State (2/24): Netted one goal. at Vanderbilt (3/8): Tied career high with four ground balls...contributed with a caused turnover and three draw controls. vs. Rutgers (3/11): Forced career high three turnovers. Towson (3/14): Won a career high eight draw controls. at Princeton (3/18): Tallied two draw controls at Pittsburgh (3/21): Secured six draw controls and caused a turnover. Ohio State (3/25): Notched five draw controls. at Michigan (4/8): Won two draw controls and snagged three ground balls. Maryland (4/13): Earned four draw controls... at Johns Hopkins (4/22): Scored one goal and scooped one ground ball... at Michigan (4/29): Netted a career high two goals and won six draw controls.
2022 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 15 games with five starts…Recorded three goals, one assists, 12 ground balls, three caused turnovers and six draw controls.
Game-By-Game: at Drexel (2/16): Appeared in first career game...Scooped up two ground balls. at Duquesne (2/23): Netted first career goal and first career assist...Won one draw control. at Loyola Maryland (3/5): Collected a ground ball. James Madison (3/9): Picked up a ground ball. Saint Joseph's (3/12): Scored one goal...Recorded one ground ball...Caused a turnover...Won a season-best three draw controls. Princeton (3/19): Scooped up two ground balls. at Ohio State (3/26): Collected one ground ball. Northwestern (4/1): Tallied two ground balls...Forced a turnover...Won one draw control. at Maryland (4/7): Picked up a ground ball...Caused a turnover. Pitt (4/12): Registered a ground ball. Michigan (4/16): Won a draw control. at Rutgers (4/23): Scored one goal.
High School:
Game-By-Game: Bucknell (2/13): Notched two goals...Added four draw controls...Had two caused turnovers...Colorado (2/16): Had one caused turnover...Earned two draw controls...Pitt (2/20): Scored on goal...Recorded one caused turnover...Earned one draw control...Princeton (2/26): Registered one draw control...at Drexel (2/28): Recorded one draw control...at Loyola (3/2): Notched one goal and one draw control...at Rutgers (3/9): Recorded one caused turnover and one draw control...at Cornell (3/16): Scored two goals and recorded two draw controls...Northwestern (3/22): Notched three draw controls...at Ohio State (3/28): Scored two goals and earned one caused turnover...Vanderbilt (4/3): Recorded three caused turnovers and three draw controls...Michigan (4/6): Earned three draw controls...at Maryland (4/13): Registered two goals and four draw controls...Johns Hopkins (4/18): Scored a hat trick...Notched five draw controls.
2023 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Played in all 18 games and started in 17... Totaled five goals, 20 ground balls, 12 caused turnover and 46 draw controls.
Game-By-Game: Bucknell (2/11): Caused one turnover. Drexel (2/18): Grabbed a career best four ground balls...caused two turnovers and won two draw controls. Duquesne (2/21): Scored first goal of the season and earned two draw controls...forced a turnover and tallied a ground ball. Arizona State (2/24): Netted one goal. at Vanderbilt (3/8): Tied career high with four ground balls...contributed with a caused turnover and three draw controls. vs. Rutgers (3/11): Forced career high three turnovers. Towson (3/14): Won a career high eight draw controls. at Princeton (3/18): Tallied two draw controls at Pittsburgh (3/21): Secured six draw controls and caused a turnover. Ohio State (3/25): Notched five draw controls. at Michigan (4/8): Won two draw controls and snagged three ground balls. Maryland (4/13): Earned four draw controls... at Johns Hopkins (4/22): Scored one goal and scooped one ground ball... at Michigan (4/29): Netted a career high two goals and won six draw controls.
2022 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 15 games with five starts…Recorded three goals, one assists, 12 ground balls, three caused turnovers and six draw controls.
Game-By-Game: at Drexel (2/16): Appeared in first career game...Scooped up two ground balls. at Duquesne (2/23): Netted first career goal and first career assist...Won one draw control. at Loyola Maryland (3/5): Collected a ground ball. James Madison (3/9): Picked up a ground ball. Saint Joseph's (3/12): Scored one goal...Recorded one ground ball...Caused a turnover...Won a season-best three draw controls. Princeton (3/19): Scooped up two ground balls. at Ohio State (3/26): Collected one ground ball. Northwestern (4/1): Tallied two ground balls...Forced a turnover...Won one draw control. at Maryland (4/7): Picked up a ground ball...Caused a turnover. Pitt (4/12): Registered a ground ball. Michigan (4/16): Won a draw control. at Rutgers (4/23): Scored one goal.
High School:
Saltz played at Westminster High School for Head Coach John Brown…Served as a team captain…Led Westminster to back-to-back Maryland 3A State Championships in 2018 and 2019…Helped Westminster to a 14-6 record in 2019 and a 17-2 record in 2018…As a sophomore, tallied 49 goals, 13 assists, 53 draw controls, 31 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers, and ranked among the Top 10 in the county with 62 points, while being named All-County second team…Tallied 32 points as a freshman with 26 goals and six assists to go with 49 draw controls, 20 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers…Was a Baltimore Metro Team 1 selection…Selected U.S. Lacrosse National Tournament Team in 2019…Played for the M&D Black 2021 club team.
Personal:
Full name is Lauren Elizabeth Saltz…Daughter of Michael and Stephanie Saltz…Has two brothers, Matthew and Josh…Father, Michael, played baseball at VCU…Mother, Stephanie, was a cheerleader at VCU…Planning to major in kinesiology.
Why Penn State?
“When I first walked on campus at Penn State and felt the vibrant and energetic campus life, big-time athletics programs and large selection of academic degrees, I knew I wanted to call this place home. I am extremely excited to get on campus and start the next chapter in my life.”