14  Lauren Porteus Class: Junior Hometown: Worthington, Ohio High School: Thomas Worthington Position: Center Experience: 3L

Awards & Honors:
• WWPA All-Freshman team (2011)

2013 (Junior): In 23 games, ranked fourth on the team with 19 steals... Also added six assists, seven ejections drawn and a pair of goals... Ranks eighth in CSU history with 15 career blocks and ninth with 50 drawn ejections.

2012 (Sophomore): Totaled 16 goals, 21 steals, 11 blocks and 29 ejections drawn during her sophomore campaign... Her totals for blocks and ejections drawn ranked second and third on the team, respectively... Her 11 blocks also rank fifth in CSU single-season history... Posted five ejections drawn on two occasions (Jan. 22 vs. Michigan and April 15 vs. San Jose State), which are tied for fifth all-time.

2011 (Freshman): Appeared in 25 games as a freshman, scoring nine goals and recording four assists... Was named to the WWPA All-Freshman team for her play in the pool.

High School: Is a 2010 graduate of Thomas Worthington High School... Competed in swimming & diving and water polo while earning four letters in swimming and three in water polo... Was her team captain in both swimming and water polo in 2009 and swimming again in 2010... Helped lead the water polo team to a state championship in 2008... Was a first-team All-American in water polo as a senior... Earned all-state honors in water polo in 2009 and 2010... Named her team MVP in 2008 and 2009... Graduated with honors.

Personal: Born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in Worthington... Her mother, Ruth, swam at Ohio State, while her father, Neal, played lacrosse at Syracuse... Has two younger siblings, Carly and Luke... Studying health & exercise science at CSU with a minor in business administration.