University of California, Santa Barbara

2023: All Conference Second Team selection... Big West All-Academic selection...started in 18 out of 19 games for the gauchos... recorded four goals.. two of which were against Iowa State (Sep. 3)... and three assists for a total of 11 points on the season. All-Big West Second Team Selection.

2022: First Team All-Big West selection...Started in all 19 matches for the Gauchos...Scored seven goals and recorded one assist totaling 15 points...Recorded 34 total shots...Attempted 17 shots on goal...Made two game-winning goals against UC Riverside on Oct. 16 and UC Irvine on Oct. 20.

2021: Started in 16 matches for the Gauchos...Recorded two goals on the season...Played over 1,000 minutes on the season...Scored the game-winning and only goal in a 1-0 victory over San Diego on Sept. 19.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Oak Ridge High School...Did not play soccer in high school, choosing instead to focus on basketball...Was a four-year point guard for the basketball team...Helped her team to the CIF Northern California San Joaquin Section titles in 2016, 2017, and 2020...Selected First Team All-San Joaquin Section in 2019 and 2020...Played for Placer United DA from 2018-20 and USA Starts Academy from 2012-18...Placer United finished fifth in the league in 2018-19...USA Stars won four Northern California State Championships and a pair of Western Regional titles during her time...Was a top-four scorer in the U18/U19 Far Western Regional in Hawai'i...USA STARS01 won the U17 Surf Cup Championship...Named USA STARS01 Freshman Athlete of the Year...The USA STARS01 was ranked No. 1 nationally by GotSoccer U17...Scored the winning goal in the U16 Far West Regional, helping her team advance to the National Championship in Frisco, Texas...Was a Principal's Honor Roll student all four years at Oak Ridge.

PERSONAL: Lauren Michelle Helwig was born Oct. 15, 2021, in Mountain View, Calif...Her parents are Vicki and Chris Helwig...Has one sister, Abby...Plans to major in biology...Her favorite sports teams are the Golden State Warriors, the San Francisco 49ers, and U.S. Women's National Team...Her favorite movies are any of the Marvel series...Her hobbies include wakeboarding and wake surfing...Her favorite athlete is Seth Curry...Her most memorable sports moment was when her team won the Far West Regional Championship in 2016, advancing to the U.S. Youth Soccer Nationals...Her favorite musician/band is SZA...Her favorite TV Shows include Gossip Girl, How to Get Away with Murder, and Euphoria.