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2018 RIT Women's Soccer Roster

8 Lauren Chester

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rochester, NY
  • Highschool Greece Olympia
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

2018: Named Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year … selected one of six captains … earned United Soccer Coaches First Team All-East Region honors … First Team All-Liberty League selection … United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women’s Scholar First Team All-East Region Team selection … started all 21 games … anchored a defensive unit that allowed 0.76 goals per game and five shut outs … logged a team-high 1,951 minutes of action … played in all nine Liberty League contests, leading a defense that allowed 0.67 goals per game in league play … had an assist on Abbey Saia’s game winning goal in overtime in a 3-2 win versus Vassar in the Liberty League Tournament … fired 23 shots, including six on target … … named to Liberty League All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average. 2018 STATS

2017:
Played and started all 19 games … was second team All-Liberty League selection … helped anchor a defense that was second in the Liberty League and 20th in Division III allowing 0.51 goals per game … tallied first collegiate goal, the game-winner, in a 1-0 win at Nazareth College … played in all nine Liberty League regular season contests … logged a team-best 1,768 minutes of action ... named to Liberty League All-Academic team for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average. 2017 STATS

2016:
Played in and started all 17 games … was an Honorable Mention All-Liberty League selection … logged 1,550 minutes of action … played every minute of every game … named Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week Sept. 19 … helped RIT’s defense hold opponents to 1.29 goals per game, and eight clean sheets … fired 11 shots, including five on net … played in and started all eight Liberty League contests … named to the Liberty League All-Academic team for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average. 2016 STATS

2015:
Played in and started all 18 games … was named Liberty League Rookie of the Week on Oct. 5 … logged 1,520 minutes of action … tallied three points on three assists … played in all eight Liberty League contests …  helped RIT’s defense hold opponents to 0.72 goals per game and record nine shut outs … made collegiate debut in a 1-1 tie versus Nazareth … tallied first collegiate points an assist in a 6-0 win over SUNY Fredonia.
2015 STATS

Before RIT:
Played four years of varsity soccer at Greece Olympia High School … 2014 Monroe County Division IV Player of the Year … three-time All-Monroe County first team selection (2012-14) … All-Monroe County second team pick in 2011 … All-New York State third team selection in 2014 … senior captain … scored 32 goals and added seven assists in four varsity seasons … also played varsity basketball and track and field … two-time All-Monroe County second team pick in basketball and three-time team MVP … school record holder in the 400-meters (57.96) in track and field … Monroe County Champion and two-time All-Monroe County in the 400-meters.

Personal: Chemical engineering major … daughter of Bobbi and Jeff Chester … has one brother, Andrew.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2015First Year

    Defense
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2016Sophomore

    Defense
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2017Junior

    Defense
    5'7"
    8
  • 8
    C

    2018Senior

    Defense
    5'7"
    8
    C