Honors
2014, 2015, 2016 AVCA First-Team All-American
2013 AVCA Second-Team All-American
2014 Big Ten Player of the Year
2014, 2015 Big Ten Setter of the Year
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 All-Big Ten
2014 Louisville NCAA Regional All-Tournament
2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 AVCA All-Northeast Region
2013 AVCA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year
2013 NCAA Championship All-Tournament
2013 Champaign NCAA Regional MVP
Big Ten Player of the Week–Oct. 27, 2014
Big Ten Setter of the Week–Sept. 8, 2014; Sept. 22, 2014; Nov. 3, 2014 (co); Nov. 24, 2014; Oct. 5, 2015; Nov. 9, 2015; Nov. 16, 2015; Nov. 30, 2015; Aug. 29, 2016 (co); Oct. 31, 2016; Nov. 21, 2016
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week–Nov. 4, 2013
2016 Rainbow Wahine Invitational MVP
2015 Creighton Classic All-Tournament
2014 and 2016 HotelRED Invitational All-Tournament
2013 NC State Invitational All-Tournament
2014, 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2014, 2015, 2016 Academic All-Big Ten
Of Note: Member of the bronze medal winning U.S. National Team at the 2016 Pan American Cup ... trained with the U.S. National Team for three weeks during the summer of 2014 ... UW's first four-time All-Big Ten pick in program history ...ranks first in program history with 74 career double-doubles ... ranks second at UW in career assists with 5,599 ... also ranks fifth in assists per set at 11.52 and 10th in digs per set (2.81)
2016: Started all 33 matches and played in all 122 sets ... ranked first in the Big Ten with 11.81 assists per set ... recorded 58 assists at Hawai’i (Aug. 26) ... notched a double-double against Arizona, recording 34 assists and 13 digs (Aug. 27) ... tabbed 41 assists and 10 digs, while adding two aces and three blocks, vs. Kansas State (Aug. 28) ... recorded her third double-double of the year with 36 assists and 11 digs against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Sept. 4) ... saved a then-season-high 16 digs at North Carolina, adding two kills and 51 assists (Sept. 9) ... stuffed a season-high six blocks at Texas A&M (Sept. 16) ... notched 54 assists, 11 digs and six blocks at Texas (Sept. 18) ... tied a then-career-high four aces, all in consecutive serves, against Maryland, also hitting five kills (Sept. 24) ... hit a season-high .667 percent at Indiana with 4K-0E-6TA as well as tying a season-high six blocks (Oct. 1) ... dished out a career-high six aces at Rutgers, adding 10 digs, 31 assists and four kills (Oct. 5) ... had 50 assists and 10 digs vs. Illinois (Oct. 8) ... hit a season-high seven kills and 12.5 points at Michigan, adding three aces, 12 digs and five blocks (Oct. 15) ... recorded a season-high 17 digs against Penn State, adding 57 assists and two aces (Oct. 28) ... recorded her 5,000th career assist against Rutgers, becoming only the third Badger to do so (Oct. 30) ... tied a season-high 58 assists against Michigan, as well as recording a season-high six blocks (Nov. 18) to earn Big Ten Setter of the Week honors... dished out a then-season-high 60 assists, two shy of her career-high, against Minnesota (Nov. 26) ... tied her career-high 62 assists and seven blocks against Ohio State, adding 16 digs (Dec. 9) ... tied her season-high seven kills against Stanford (Dec. 10) ... led the Badgers with 34 service aces (0.28/set) ... added 2.62 digs and 0.81 blocks per set
2015: Started all 33 matches and played in all 117 sets ... ranked first in the Big Ten and seventh nationally with 11.91 assists per set ... put up a season-high 59 assists vs. Florida (Dec. 11) and added 57 assists at Illinois (Nov. 18) ... broke her own UW three-set match record with 49 assists at Purdue (Nov. 28) ... added 2.79 digs per set ... had a career-high 21 digs vs. Minnesota (Oct. 14) and at Minnesota (Oct. 17) ... had double-figure digs in 15 matches for a team-high 15 double-doubles ... ranked third on the team with 0.82 blocks per set ... set a new career high with seven blocks vs. Oregon (Dec. 3) ... had 18 service aces (0.15/set) on the season for third on the team ... tied career-high of four service aces at Maryland (Oct. 10)
2014: Played in all 34 matches, starting 33, and 115 sets ... ranked second in the Big Ten and 20th nationally with 11.23 assists per set ... had a season-high 61 assists at Washington (Sept. 19) ... added 0.88 kills per set ... had a career-high nine kills vs. Nebraska (Oct. 26) ... hit .329 on the season ... led the team and ranked third in the Big Ten 0.39 service aces per set ... had 45 aces on the year ... had at least one service ace in 26 matches ... had a season-high three aces in three matches ... ranked second on the team with 3.03 digs per set, which ranked 14th in the Big Ten ... had double-figure digs in 18 matches for a team-high 18 double-doubles ... tied her career best with 20 digs vs. Western Michigan (Dec. 4) ... ranked fourth on the team with 0.70 blocks per set ... had a season-high five blocks in two matches ... had a career-high 13 points vs. Nebraska
2013: Started 34 matches and played in 132 sets ... did not play in four matches due to a leg injury ... recorded a career high 62 assists vs. Purdue (Nov. 2) ... had a career-high 20 digs vs. Milwaukee (Sept. 14) ... put away a season-high seven kills at Nebraska (Oct. 5) ... active setter who averaged 0.99 kills per set ... hit a perfect 1.000 (6-0-6) vs. Iowa (Nov. 10) ... had a career-high six blocks three times—vs. UNI (Sept. 6), vs. VCU (Sept. 21) and at Penn State (Oct. 12) ... recorded at least one service ace in 20-of-34 matches, including a career-best four aces vs. Milwaukee (Dec. 6) ... averaged 0.22 service aces per set, second on team ... led team with 11.15 assists per set, which ranked third in the Big Ten ... added 2.82 digs per set, second on the team ... had double-figure digs in 22 matches to record a team-high 22 double-doubles ... ranked third on the team with 0.79 blocks per set
High school: 2012 Gatorade National Player of the Year in volleyball ... No. 1-ranked recruit by PrepVolleyball.com ... Volleyball Fab 50 ... American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Under Armour All-America first team ... member of the USA Youth National Team in 2010 and 2011, competing in the 2011 Girls’ Youth World Championship in Turkey ... named the most valuable player of the 2011 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships ... earned four AAU All-America awards ... played for named the 2012 Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year at West Aurora High School for Coach Kari Nicolson ... first player to be named the captain of the Daily Herald all-area team three times ... four-time unanimous all-conference pick ... led her team to the 2012 Dupage Valley Conference championship ... named to all-state teams by the Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette ... named an ESPN Player on the Rise and Max Preps Player of the Week in 2011-12
Personal: Parents are Tony and Gale Carlini ... has one sister, Alyssa (19) and one brother Tony (17) ... born Feb. 28 ,.. major is retailing and consumer behavior with a certificate in entrepreneurship ... nickname is LC
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin so my family could watch me play and because UW has such a great history and tradition that I could not wait to be a part of it."
Match Highs
Kills: 9 vs. Nebraska, 10-26-14
Attacks: 18 (3x; MR vs. Illinois, 11-19-14)
Attack pct: 1.000 (6-0-6) vs. Iowa, 11-10-13
Assists: 62 (2x; MR vs. Ohio State, 12-9-16)
Serve aces: 6 at Rutgers, 10-5-16
Digs: 21 (2x; MR at Minnesota, 10-21-15)
Blocks: 7 (2x; MR vs. Ohio State, 12-9-16)
Points: 13 vs. Nebraska, 10-26-14
Off the court with Lauren
Favorites -- Spot on campus: The Terrace; Cartoon Character: Dory from Finding Nemo; Movie: The Avengers; Celebrity: Jennifer Aniston; Food: Ice Cream; TV Show: Gossip Girl, with One Tree Hill a close second; Book: Lone Survivor; Car: Audi R8; Athlete: JJ Watt; Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough; Volleyball Player: Misty May-Treanor; Sports team: Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bears
First started volleyball: Kindergarten
Most memorable volleyball match: Beating Texas in the semis freshman year
My favorite thing about Wisconsin volleyball is: The type of culture we have built. We have made this program into something very special and it has not always been easy. But our culture is what we believe in and what we live by. Our work ethic, how we treat each other, how we handle pressure, what we do in every aspect in our lives is really shaped by this culture we have built and continue to improve on.
Before each match, I: Listen to my music, look over the scouting report, and get my hair braided.
What do you do during the national anthem? Sing and get pumped up!
Best UW road trip: Seattle for the final four
Favorite place to play (besides the Field House): Nebraska
One word that describes the team: Ballers
One word that describes me: Passionate
My teammates say I am: Fierce
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: Have dinner with everyone
Most memorable volleyball achievement: Gatorade Player of the Year my senior year in high school
Is there something significant about your uniform number? Not really, I initially wanted seven but Deme Morales had it, so I just decided to go with one.
The best thing about the Field House is: The atmosphere on game days and our amazing fans
If I could change one volleyball rule, it would be: Setters in the back row could block overpasses
If I was Coach Sheffield for the day, I would: Put me at libero
This summer, I: took two classes, did double day workouts with the team and strength coaches, played beach volleyball with the team, and played with the USA National Team in California and the Dominican Republic.
My “Bucky” List is: Win a national championship
Dream as a collegiate player: Win a national championship
Post-college plans/goals: Play professionally overseas, play with the USA National Team, 2020 Olympics
The best thing about Madison is: How many activities there are to do around town. You can’t get bored here!
Fantasy job/career: Working for Nike or Under Armour as a spokesperson
Persons most admired/role models: My parents
I can’t live without: My phone or dessert
My secret addiction is: Reading about Navy SEALS
Weird thing about me that almost no one knows: After every home match, I go home and watch the game immediately before I give myself permission to go to sleep. Also, I can't stand the texture of dry cotton balls or Q-tips, just gross.
Nobody knows how much I love to: Sleep
Greatest Invention of the last 100 years: Internet
If I could live any place in the world it would be: Fiji
A non-athletic talent I have is: Cooking-specifically making chicken parmesan, grilled cheese and quesadillas
Non-athletic talent I would like to have is: To sing
If I had a million dollars, I would: Buy a really nice car and buy my parents a house
How would you like to change the world? Make volleyball a more popular and highly watched sport
My bucket list includes: Playing in the Olympics, going white water rafting, hiking mountains, travelling the world and go to Fiji and stay in one of those cool hut things.
What are you most thankful for? My parents for making my dreams possible
What are you passionate about? The goals I set out for myself to achieve
The best advice I have ever gotten is: Don’t underestimate or limit yourself, you can do whatever you put your mind to.
Biggest pet peeve: When people ask questions that have already been answered
What would be your theme song? “Candyman” by Zedd and Aloe Bacc
What does it mean to be a Badger?
"Being a Badger means inspiring others and excelling in every aspect of our lives. A Badger represents our team so well because it shows fight and passion - just like our team does."
