Rose Lavelle

Rose Lavelle
Personal information
Full name Rose Lavelle
Date of birth (1995-05-14) May 14, 1995
Place of birth Cincinnati, Ohio
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wisconsin Badgers
Number 3
Youth career
Team
Sycamore United
Cincinnati United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Wisconsin Badgers
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 United States U-18
2013–2014 United States U-20
2015– United States U-23


‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 10, 2015

Rose Lavelle is an American soccer player who currently plays for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the United States women's national soccer team.

Early life

Lavelle was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 14, 1995, to parents Marty and Janet, and was raised with three siblings, John, Nora and Mary.[1] She played competitive soccer in her hometown of Cincinnati, initially with Sycamore United Soccer Club and later with the Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club.[2] While attending Mount Notre Dame High School in Ohio, she played on the women’s varsity soccer team all four years. Today, she plays as a Badger at the University of Wisconsin and was added to the roster for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team.[3]

A four-year varsity women’s soccer player at Mount Notre Dame High School, Lavelle was rewarded with being named Cincinnati’s Player of the Year by The Cincinnati Enquirer her senior year. That same year, Lavelle scored 15 goals and scored a total of 38 points for her team. At the end of her high school career, Rose lead her team in number of goals scored, totaling 57. This lead Lavelle to being rewarded NSCAA All-Region her junior and senior year of high school and first-team all-state honors. Having a decorated background at Mount Notre Dame High School, Rose Lavelle was rewarded the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Sports Women of the Year award in 2013.[1]

Lavelle played club soccer for Cincinnati United Premier team starting on the U-14 premier league that spanned for five years until attending college[2]

University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013–present

Accepted to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2013, Lavelle was a starting player in her first nineteen matches in the Big Ten. She was ranked freshman of the year, and led the team with 73 shots and ranked second on her team with six goals.[4] As a junior, she was named first-team All-American by NSCAA. The last time a Wisconsin Badger achieved this was in 1991.[1]

Playing career

International

On November 24, 2015, Lavelle was called to train with the United States Women’s National Soccer Team.[1] She was one of eight players who joined the team's Victory Tour following the 2015 Women's World Cup.[5]

Honors and awards

Collegiate[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Women's Soccer". University. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Rose Lavelle". USA soccer. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rose Lavelle Named as Nominee for US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year". Cincinnati United. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rose Lavelle". USA soccer. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Turer, Adam; Laughman, Melanie. "U.S. women's soccer team calls up CUP, MND grad Lavelle". Cincinnati. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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