Lauren Gogal Season 2021

2022
• Season Notes:  Started in 16 of Tech's 19 matches, logging 1,344 minutes... Recorded one goal and three assists. 
• Made her first collegiate goal in the 88th minute during Tech's 2-0 match versus Syracuse (Oct. 23). 
• Assisted Sophie Maltese in the Hokies match against Wake Forest, helping Tech win 2-0 (Sept. 25). 
• Tallied one assist to Taylor Price in both the Elon 5-1 Hokies victory (Aug. 28),  and the 2-0 win against Delaware (Aug. 25) matches. 

2021
• Season Notes:  Appeared in 17 of Tech's 20 matches, making seven starts ... Logged 860 minutes of match time throughout the season... Tallied seven shots. 
• NCAA Tournament:  Played the duration of Tech's two NCAA tournament matches against Ohio State (Nov. 12) and at No. 7 Arkansas (Nov. 19) ... Helped the Hokies earn their first NCAA tournament win since 2018 courtesy of their 3-1, opening round victory against the Buckeyes.
• Took two shots against Wake Forest, playing 77 minutes (Oct. 10).
• Played the full 90 minutes in her first conference game as a starter, Tech versus Clemson (Oct. 7). 
• Started in the Hokies 5-1 victory against Villanova, playing the full time of the match (Sept. 9).

Club:  Four-year center back and center midfielder at Virginia Development Academy (Woodbridge, Virginia) … Coached by Bronson Gamble … Served as club co-captain … Scored 12 career goals with VDA … Competed on the club’s inaugural girl’s squad … Previously played center back and center midfielder at Virginia Soccer Association (Haymarket, Virginia) since the age of five … Selected to the 2020-21 ECNL Mid-Atlantic Under-19 All-Conference Second Team ... Invited to national and state Player Development Programs and one U.S. Training Center event … Captained VSA from 2016 to 2017 … Scored 10 career goals with VSA … Reached the 2017 Virginia State Cup finals … Competed on the 2017 National Premier League (NPL) circuit … Member of the club’s 2016 NPL, EDP, Women and Girls in Sports (WAGS) tournament and Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Junior Showcase championship teams.
 
Personal:  Lauren Elizabeth Gogal … Born July 15, 2003, in Annandale, Virginia … Daughter of Daniel and Lisa Gogal … Fifth eldest of six: Kristin, John, Joseph, Brendan and Justin … Cousin, Conner, played for the Guam Men's National Soccer Team … Cousin, Jon, competes in collegiate cross country … Grandfather competed on the All-American rifle team while in college … Dually enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College and at Battlefield High School … Interested in studying finance at Virginia Tech while pursuing minors in nutrition and/or sports media … Aspires to become a personal financial advisor, corporate financial manager or sports nutritionist.