Lauren Crandall

Hometown:	Doylestown, PA
Current Residence:	Coronado, CA
Born:	1985
Joined National Team:	2005
Position:	Defender
Number:	27
Caps:	190

BIO

With a captain's band over her shin guard and her experience in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team under her belt, U.S. Women's National Team Defender Crandall is leading the U.S. Squad to the Olympic matches in London. The U.S. Captain became a permanent name on the National Team roseter in 2005. Crandall, a Doylestown, PA native and a 2007 Wake Forest University Graduate, holds 177 caps including the Cinderella story upset against then No. 1 Argentina in the Pan American Games. The win in Guadalajara, Mexico earned the U.S. their spot in the London Olympics.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2012: Champions Challenge I (2nd, Dublin, Ireland)... U.S. Olympic Team (12th, Beijing, China)
• 2011: Pan American Team Captain (1st, Guadalajara, Mexico)... Champions Challenge I Team (2nd, Dublin, Ireland)... Named to the Pan American Elite Team
• 2010: AtaHolding World Cup Qualifier Team (2nd, Chula Vista, CA)
• 2009: Pan American Cup Team (2nd, Hamilton, Bermuda)
• 2008: U.S. Olympic Team (8th, Beijing, China)... Olympic Qualifying Tournament Team (1st, Kazan, Russian)
• 2007: Pan American Team (2nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)... Champions Challenge Team (4th, Baku, Azerbaijan)
• 2006: Selected to the World Cup Team, but withdrew after suffering a broken hand prior to the start of the event... Honda Award Finalist... Named ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player
• 2005: Member of the USA Women's National Team... Earned first international cap vs New Zealand (5/14)... Pan American Junior Championships (2nd, San Juan, Puerto Rico)... Junior World Cup Team (7th, Santiago, Chile)...Scored the team (USA) high 1- goals while in Chile, which was the second most at the Junior World Cup... Champions Challenge Team (5th, Virginia Beach, VA)... Named to the NFHCA All-American first team... Selected to the All-ACC team for the second year... Earned spot on both ACC All-Tournament and NCAA All-Tournament  teams
• 2004: Selected to the USA U21 National Team...NCAA National Champions at Wake Forest... Named All-ACC... Named a third team NFHCA All-American, just the third sophomore in the history of teh Wake Forest program to garner All-American honors... Named a third team All-American by womensfieldhockey.com
• 2003: Selected to the USA U19 National Team...Started all but one game at Wake Forest...Took 34 shots, the most by a member of the freshman class and finished the season tied for fifth on the team with 7 goals

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nickname: Cranny
High School: Central Bucks East High School '03
Club: Xcalibur
Futures: 2000-2002
College: Wake Forest University '07
Major: Communications, Minor in International Studies 
Names of parents/guardians: Amy and Tim Crandall
Names of sibling(s): Shane Crandall, Lindsey Carter, Kailey Crandall
Charity Involvement: St. Paul's UMC Coronado 
Employer: General Electric - Appliances 
Year you began field hockey: 1998
Game day mantra: Bring it!
Favorite sports quote: "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."
Best words of advice: Work hard and always have fun!