Central Michigan University Athletics
2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Lauren Walker
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Essexville, Mich.
- High School:
- Garber
2023 (Soccer): Appeared in all 16 games, starting 14 ... split time between right wing and right back ... scored first goal, assisted gamewinner in 2-1 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 10) ... picked up second assist at Miami (OH) (Sept. 24) ... logged 1,247 minutes with six 90-minute games in October ... named Academic All-MAC
2022 (Soccer): Started all 18 games ... recorded one goal on six shots ... scored first career goal at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22) ... spent 1,619 minutes in game.
High School: Graduated summa cum laude, top ten in her class and as Senior Athlete of the Year from Garber High School in 2022 with CMU teammate Teagan Betzold … four-year varsity competitor for the Dukes in soccer, basketball and track & field … also competed in varsity volleyball … MLive Bay Area Player of the Year (2022) … first team all-state, all-conference, all-district and all-region (2022) … MLive soccer and basketball Dream Teams (2021-22) … honorable mention all-state, first team all-conference, all-district and all-region (2021) … all-district and all-conference honorable mention (2019) … all-state honorable mention (2022), two-time all-conference honoree in basketball (2021: second team; 2020: honorable mention) … finished fourth in the state in long jump, named first-team all-conference, county and region in track … was elected student council president … member of National Honors Society
Club: Played entire club career for the Bay Area Soccer Association … helped program to three MMYSL and Premier 2 league titles
Personal: Daughter of Charlie and Debbie Walker … has one older sister, Elly … enjoys walks with her dog, Lincoln
Why CMU?: “Central Michigan is close to home and a great place to pursue my career, as well as meeting lifelong friends and growing my soccer experience.”
2022 (Soccer): Started all 18 games ... recorded one goal on six shots ... scored first career goal at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22) ... spent 1,619 minutes in game.
High School: Graduated summa cum laude, top ten in her class and as Senior Athlete of the Year from Garber High School in 2022 with CMU teammate Teagan Betzold … four-year varsity competitor for the Dukes in soccer, basketball and track & field … also competed in varsity volleyball … MLive Bay Area Player of the Year (2022) … first team all-state, all-conference, all-district and all-region (2022) … MLive soccer and basketball Dream Teams (2021-22) … honorable mention all-state, first team all-conference, all-district and all-region (2021) … all-district and all-conference honorable mention (2019) … all-state honorable mention (2022), two-time all-conference honoree in basketball (2021: second team; 2020: honorable mention) … finished fourth in the state in long jump, named first-team all-conference, county and region in track … was elected student council president … member of National Honors Society
Club: Played entire club career for the Bay Area Soccer Association … helped program to three MMYSL and Premier 2 league titles
Personal: Daughter of Charlie and Debbie Walker … has one older sister, Elly … enjoys walks with her dog, Lincoln
Why CMU?: “Central Michigan is close to home and a great place to pursue my career, as well as meeting lifelong friends and growing my soccer experience.”
WBB Cinematic Recap at WMU
Tuesday, January 27
Chatting Chippewas - Kristin Haynie
Tuesday, January 20
Feature Interview - Demetria Prewitt, WBB
Thursday, January 15
WBB Broadcast Recap at Bowling Green
Wednesday, January 07
