Redshirted
Junior (2003)
• Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Named to the Big Ten[apos]s all-conference first team at forward
• Team leader in goals (10) and shots on goal (40)
• Finished second to Annette Kent in every other major offensive category, including points and assists
• Recorded one shot against North Carolina (11/21) in third round NCAA Tournament match
• Became the first player in Purdue history to register 10 goals in one season, with her game-winning score against Western Michigan (11/16) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
• Was assisted on the score by Kent
• Posted a three-point game against the Broncos, having assisted on Kent[apos]s game-tying score earlier in the match
• Finished tied with Kent and Courtney Coppedge with eight-multi point games
• Recorded both goals in Purdue[apos]s 2-0 win over Indiana State
• First goal was unassisted
• Second goal was assisted by Jayme-Lee Biamonte
• The two-goal game was Sesselmann[apos]s second of the season and the fourth of her career
• Assisted on Kent[apos]s game-winning goal against Indiana (10/24)
• Against Illinois (11/19), missed just her fourth start of career to allow teammate Emily Whetter to make a ceremonial start in her place
• Scored goal in the 89th minute against Northwestern (11/17) on an assist from Kelly Haxton
• Goal extended Purdue[apos]s consecutive game scoring streak to 27
• Scored game-tying goal at Michigan (10/12) with only 22 seconds remaining
• Headed in a Krystal Pepper corner kick from the right post to send game with Wolverines into OT
• Kicked in game-winning goal at Michigan State (10/10)
• Game-winning assists were provided by Jennie Moppert and Kent
• Was her second game-winner of the season and fifth of her career
• Took shot from left corner of the goal box past the Spartan[apos]s Stacy Heller
• Scored her fifth assist of the season on Lori Arnold[apos]s goal against Ohio State (9/28)
• Recorded her first multi-goal game of the season and the third of her career in 3-1 win over Penn State (9/26)
• Was assisted by Arnold on her game-tying goal with just over five minutes left to play in the first half
• Second goal came off a Biamonte corner kick that landed in front of the net• scored game-winning goal against Minnesota (9/19)
• Goal came at 6:22 on an assist from Kim Comisar
• Assisted on Coppedge[apos]s insurance goal vs. the Gophers at 66:52• rifled six shots against the Gophers, three on goal
• Recorded a four-point game vs. Evansville (9/14)
• Assisted on Kent[apos]s and Moppert[apos]s back-to-back goals early in the first period
• Also knocked in Purdue[apos]s eighth and final goal, which set a new team record for most goals scored in a game and for largest margin of victory (8-0)
• Her goal was unassisted and scored in the 82nd minute
• Assisted on Kelly Haxton[apos]s game-tying goal at Missouri (9/5)
• Assist was the first of the season
• Boilermaker Challenge Cup All-Tournament Team selection
• Recorded six shots, two of which were on goal, in just 51 minutes against Marshall (8/30)
• Her six shots tied the third highest total of her career
• Posted eight shots in double overtime game vs. Illinois (10/21/01)
• Took seven shots vs. Michigan (10/11/02)
• Picked up an assist on Whetter[apos]s goal in 4-1 victory over Butler (8/22) at IPFW Soccer Showcase.
Sophomore (2002) Academic All-Big Ten
• Member of the Boilermaker Challenge Cup all-tournament team
• Selected to the Soccer Buzz all-Great Lakes Region third team
• Competed in all 22 matches, started 21
• Played over 1,300 minutes
• Finished second on the team to Annette Kent in shots (56) and shots on goal (28)
• Placed third on the team with 16 points (six goals, four assists)
• Scored four game-winning goals• two of her four game winners came in 1-0 wins against Indiana
• Her game winner vs. Indiana in the Big Ten tournament advance Purdue to the semifinal round for the first time in school history
• Knocked in game winners against Wisconsin and Michigan
• Took a season high seven shots in match versus Wolverines
• Assisted on Jennie Moppert[apos]s game-tying goal at Oakland, for her first point of the season
• Posted a season-high three points at Notre Dame, scoring one goal and one assist• assisted with Moppert on Kent[apos]s game-winning score against the Fighting Irish
• Scored two points in consecutive matches against Indiana (goal), Ball State (two assists) and Miami University (goal)
• Two assists against Ball State were a season high
• Assisted on Moppert[apos]s game winner against the Cardinals
• Led team with two shots on goal vs. Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
• Received yellow cards in matches against Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio State.
Freshman (2001)
• Saw time in all 19 games, starting 17
• One of only nine players to break the 1,000-minute mark with 1,033 minutes played
• Team[apos]s leading scorer with nine goals and six assists for 24 points
• Named to Boilermaker Challenge Cup All-Tournament team• selected to Soccer Buzz All-Freshman Great Lakes Region team and the Freshman All-America Third Team
• Also named to Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Region third team• tied Annette Kent for team lead with 46 shots
• Second on team with 24 shots on goal• first on team with three game-winning goals
• Had multiple-goal game in her first outing as a Boilermaker against Georgetown on Aug. 31
• Tallied another multiple-goal game at Michigan State in Purdue[apos]s 2-0 shutout victory of the Spartans on Oct. 12
• Notched assists against SMU, Oregon State, Portland State, No. 23 Wisconsin, Iowa and Central Michigan
• Kicked a season-high eight shots against Illinois in the Boilermakers[apos] 1-1 tie on Oct. 21
• Set the individual game record for first half goals with her two at MSU
• Owns school season records for points, goals, game-winning goals, assists and game-winning assists
• Put her name in the Purdue career book for top-five finishes in points, goals, game-winning goals, multiple-goal games, assists and game-winning assists.
High School
• Earned four varsity letters in both soccer and basketball
• Four-time soccer team offensive MVP
• Four-time first team all-conference and all-area selection
• Three-time first team all-state pick
• Named the Green Bay Press-Gazette[apos]s Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Tallied career totals of 101 goals and 56 assists
• First team all-conference and all-area honorable mention in basketball as a senior• awarded the American Legion Athlete Award as a senior.
Personal
• Given name is Lauren Marie Sesselmann
• Born Aug. 14, 1983
• Enrolled in the School of Liberal Arts
• Enjoys sports• parents are Ernie and Debbie Sesselmann
• Has two younger brothers, EJ and Aaron