2009: Earned a spot on the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team … saw action in all 20 contests with four starts … was UNCG’s third-leading scorer with 14 points on five goals and four assists … had a pair of multi-goal games on the year … had two goals and an assist in a 4-0 win over High Point on Sept. 17 … was named the SoCon Player of the Week (Sept. 22) after that performance … also had both goals in a 2-1 win over The Citadel (10/25), notching the game-winner in the 83^rd minute, just 52 seconds after the Bulldogs had tied the match … scored against Appalachian State on Oct. 11 … assisted on the game-winner at College of Charleston (10/23) … also had assists against Furman (9/25) and Wofford (9/27).

High school/club: Three-time team offensive MVP at South Torrance High School, where she earned ESPN RISE Winter Girls' Soccer All-America honorable mention as a senior ... was an All-California Interscholastic Federation and all-area selection and a two-time first-team All-Pioneer League pick ... led the league in scoring three times ... had a stellar showing at the CIF Southern Section Division V tournament as a senior, scoring the game-winning goal in the last minute of regulation in the semifinals, then netting the game-winner in golden-goal overtime in the championship game to give South Torrance the title ... scored 34 goals her senior season, earning CIF Player of the Year honors ... four-year Honor Roll student ... played club soccer for the PVSC Breakers in the nationally renowned Southern California Coast Soccer League.

Personal: Lauren Piper Hein ... born April 5, 1991, in Torrance, Calif. ... daughter of Mark and Janet Hein ... has an older brother, John ... majoring in kinesiology.