Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
College: UCLA

U.S. National Team: First trained with the full Women’s National Team in two training camps in 2005 and one in 2006… Was also a participant in the 2006 and 2007 Residency Training Camps in Carson, Calif. … 2008: Saw her first significant action for the National Team, playing in 10 matches leading into the Olympics while scoring two goals, against Finland at the Algarve Cup and in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament against Jamaica … Was named as an alternate to the Olympic Team, but was moved into the 18-player roster after an injury to Abby Wambach … 2007: Earned her first senior team cap and start against Germany at the 2007 Four Nations Tournament in China … Earned her second cap, and scored her first goal, against Mexico in the USA’s first domestic match of 2007 on April 14 in Foxborough, Mass. … Youth National Teams: A member of the U.S. squad at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Championship, she scored 21 goals in 30 matches for the U-20s in 2006 heading into the World Championship … She had also scored nine goals in 11 U-20 international matches … A member of the U.S. team that won the 2006 CONCACAF U-20 Final Women's Qualifying Tournament in Mexico, helping the USA earn a berth to the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championships in Russia ... Scored four goals in the qualifying tournament, tying for the team lead, and got an assist and the winning goal in the USA's 3-2 comeback win over Canada in the championship game … Played for the USA at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leading the team with six goals, including a pair in a semifinal upset of the full Canadian Women’s National Team … Attended her first U.S. U-20 training camp at The Home Depot Center in May of 2005 … The youngest member of the 2005 U.S. U-21 Nordic Cup Team, she scored two goals and had an assist in each of the four games, helping the USA to their unprecedented seventh straight title … Scored in the Nordic Cup Final against Norway … Played with the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team in 2004. First Appearance: January 26, 2007, vs. Germany ... First Goal: April 14, 2007, vs. Mexico.

College/ High School: Has had a phenomenal first two seasons at UCLA, scoring 42 goals in 44 games … As a sophomore, she scored 23 goals and had 11 assists in 23 games, and was the Soccer America Player of the Year, but finished second in the voting for the Hermann Trophy … She led UCLA to its fifth straight Pac-10 title and a trip to the NCAA College Cup with key goals in two consecutive playoff games … Was also named the Pac-10 Player of the Year … Enjoyed one of the finest freshman seasons in UCLA history in 2006, earning First-Team NSCAA All-American honors and National Freshman of the year accolades … Set the UCLA freshman record for goals with 19 ... Became the first freshman since 1998 to lead the Pac-10 Conference in points (39) ... Also led the Pac-10 in goals (19) and shots (96) ... Ranked second in the Pac-10 and first on the team with eight game-winning goals ... Was a First-Team All-Pac-10 selection and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year ... Scored goals in four of five matches during the NCAA Tournament ... Registered the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over No. 6 Portland in the quarterfinals ... Had four multiple-goal games … The 2005 NSCAA High School and Youth Player of the Year while attending Ben Davis in Indianapolis … Also the 2005 Gatorade Girls’ High School Player of the Year … Played four years of high school soccer for Ben Davis, losing in the semifinals her senior year … Scored 118 goals in her four seasons … An Indiana All-State selection all four years … A Parade All-American as a senior … A three-time NSCAA All-American … The Indianapolis Star West Girl’s Soccer Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior … The Indiana Girls’ High School Player of the Year as a senior … Played three years of varsity basketball as a point guard … Was one of the Top-100 girls’ hoops players in Indiana as a sophomore and junior … All-Conference as a sophomore and All-Conference and All-County as junior … Graduated early from Ben Davis in December of 2005 to focus on the FIFA U-20 World Championship.

Club: Played on boys’ teams from the age of six until 12, before moving to Carmel United Heat … Won five state championships with the Heat.

Personal: Full name is Lauren Nicole Cheney … Won 3 v. 3 National Championship three years in a row playing with teammates from Carmel United … Plans to major in kineseology … Enjoys shopping and watching movies … A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Had open heart surgery at the age of three to correct an heart defect.