Laura Jimenez

Laura Jimenez, Caroline Anderson, Christina O'Beck

Class:
Senior
Position:
AT
Height:
5-2
Hometown:
Commerce, Calif.
High School:
Montebello

Features on Laura

• Laura Jimenez is Fulfilling Her Dream (M Magazine)

• Scholar Stories: Jimenez Uses Background to Shape Future (MGoBlue.com)

Career Stats

Year	GP	G	A	Pts	EX	DEX	Stl
2015	22	17	18	35	12	2	8
2016	38	14	17	31	11	9	5
2017	37	19	17	36	13	6	20
2018	41	13	20	33	19	13	23
Total	138	63	72	135	55	30	56

Career Highs
Points: 7, vs. Notre Dame College (3/25/15)
Goals: 5, vs. Gannon (4/18/15)
Assists: 4 (2x), last vs. Bucknell (4/7/18)
Drawn Exclusions: 2, vs. Arizona State (3/4/17)
Steals: 4, vs. UCSB (1/20/18)
Field Blocks: 2, vs. Santa Clara (3/5/17)

At Michigan
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with a degree in international studies and a minor in science, technology and society
• Won three CWPA Championships (2016-18) and made three NCAA appearances
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten
• Two-time ACWPC All-Academic Team
• Two-time CWPA Scholar Athlete
• Two-time Wolverine Award recipient, earning it in 2017 and 2018
• Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Played in 138 career games with 63 goals, 72 assists and 56 steals

Senior (2018)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• Big Ten All-Academic team
• Team 18 Wolverine Award
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Appeared in all 41 games with 13 goals, 20 assists and 23 steals
• Tallied three goals, seven assists and five steals in conference play
• Started against No. 5 Arizona State
• Recorded three steals in the CWPA Tournament
• Two goals and one assist in a win over Azusa Pacific
• Career-high four steals against No. 19 UCSB
• Dished out four assists to go with one goal, one steal and a field block vs. Bucknell
• One goal and two assists in a win over No. 11 UC Davis
• Posted one goal and one assist against Fresno Pacific
• Tallied two assists against George Washington
• One goal and three steals against Saint Francis

Junior (2017)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ACWPC All-Academic Team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• Team 17 Wolverine Award
• U-M Honors Academic Achievement
• Recorded seven goals and nine assists in conference play
• One goal, one assist and two steals in the CWPA quarterfinals against Saint Francis (Pa.)
• Tallied two goals, three assists and two steals vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)
• Finished the Bucknell conference weekend with five goals and six assists in four games with at least two points in every game.
• Scored a hat trick to go with two steals vs. Whittier
• Played great defense at the Wolverine Invitational with six steals and four field blocks
• Big game against Santa Clara with two goals, one assist, three steals and two field blocks
• Posted one goal and two assists in win over No. 15 Long Beach State
• Scored her first goal of the season against No. 18 UC Davis at the Stanford Invitational
• Recorded one goal, one assist and two steals vs. No. 23 Marist at the Triton Invitational
• Notched goals against No. 9 UCSB and No. 7 Hawai'i at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• One assist against both No. 5 Arizona State and No. 23 CSUN

Sophomore (2016)
• Played in all 38 games with 14 goals and 17 assists
• One assist against No. 3 UCLA in the NCAA third-place game
• Seven goals and seven assists in conference play, including a four-point game against Bucknell and five points against Brown
• Hat trick in a span of 1:12 minutes to go with one assist and one steal against George Washington
• Notched three goals and two assists in a win over Brown
• Two goals and two assists in a win over Bucknell
• Posted two goals in a win over No. 23 Marist at the ASU Invite
• Tallied two assists in a victory over No. 24 Marist
• One assist in the fifth place game of the UCI Invitational, helping U-M top the host No. 9 UC Irvine.
• One assist and two steals in the conference opening win over No. 15 Indiana

Freshman (2015)
• Appeared in all 22 games
• Recorded 17 goals, 18 assists and eight steals
• Tallied two assists and a steal vs. in regular-season finale vs. Bucknell (April 19)
• Recorded a career-best five goals, including four in the first quarter, an assist and a steal vs. Gannon (April 18)
• Scored a goal and posted two assists and two steals vs. Mercyhurst (April 18)
• Posted four goals and an assist vs. George Washington (April 11)
• Tallied a four-quarter goal with an assist and a steal vs. #10 Princeton (April 11)
• Recorded a hat trick with four assists and two steals at Notre Dame (March 25)
• Scored first collegiate goal in fourth quarter vs. CSU Bakserfield (Jan. 26)
• Made collegiate debut in season opener at #14 UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 23)

Prep
• Graduated from Montebello High School (2014)
• Three-time Almont League Water Polo first team (2011, '12, '13)
• Two-time Whittier Daily News first team All-Area (2013, '14)
• Four-time varsity letterwinner (2011-14)
• Named Almont League Water Polo co-MVP as a senior (2014)

Club/ Junior Team
• Member of Commerce Aquatics Club (2011-14)
• Seven-time National Junior Olympics participant (2007-14)
• Junior Olympics All-American (2010)
• Five-time U.S. Club Championships participant (2009-14)
• U.S. Club Championships MVP (2013) and U.S. Club Championships all-tournament (2010)

Personal
• Full name is Laura Andrea Jimenez
• Birthday: October 29, 1996