Bradley University Athletics

2010 Season (Senior): After playing both middle infield and third base her first three years, made the move to first base, where she started 19 games as a senior ... Appeared in the starting lineup 28 times ... Hit .162 on the season and was tied for fourth on the squad with nine walks, despite ranking 10^th in at bats ... Owned a .262 on base percentage ... Team captain ... Finished her career second in school history with 14 hit by pitch ... Hit .216 in Missouri Valley Conference play and boasted a .322 on base percentage in league play ...

2009 Season (Junior): Appeared in 36 games, starting 28 ... Had a team-best two pinch hits ... Had three multi-hit games ... Was second on the team in starts at third base (18), second base (6) and first base (1) ... Hit in all but two spots in the lineup (first and cleanup) ... Had success early on, hitting .275 with six runs, two doubles, one home run and four RBI in the first 20 games of the season ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, one run scored and a run driven in against Tennessee Tech ... Provided a two-out pinch-hit single in the seventh inning of BU's NCAA Tournament game against Missouri.

2008 Season (Sophomore): Made 34 starts and appeared in 35 games as a sophomore ... Started 22 games at second base and made 10 starts at third base, helping Bradley to a 6-4 record in those games ... Ranked second on the team with 16 RBI and was tied for second with three home runs ... Was fifth on the team with a .242 batting average and her 10 runs was fourth best on the team ... Boasted a team-best .286 batting average with runners on base, including a .281 average with runners in scoring position ... Was second on the team with nine two-out RBI ... Hit all three of her homers in Missouri Valley Conference play and drove in 10 of her 16 RBI in league action ... Went 3-for-3 with a double, RBI and one run scored in BU's win against Oregon ... Drove in three runs on three occasions ... Hit her first career home run at Missouri State, belting a three-run bomb ... Capped the season with a 2-for-3 effort against Southern Illinois, smacking a pair of home runs.

2007 Season (Freshman): Started 41 games at shortstop as a true freshman ... Hit .232 with two doubles and seven RBI ... Recorded her first career hit on Feb. 18 against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... Went 5-for-7 with three RBI, a double, and a run scored in a pair of victories over IUPUI at the Schutt Showcase on Feb. 24 & 25... Scored twice and drove in two runs in a 2-for-3 effort against Belmont on March 11 ... Had three hits in a March 20 victory at Tennessee-Martin ... Went 2-for-2 with a run scored and a walk on March 28 against Butler ... Recorded a double on April 29 against Eastern Illinois.

High School: A second-team Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-American, Meister holds school records for homers in a season and career at Downers Grove South ... Helped the Mustangs to a 120-31 (.795) record in her four seasons, including three conference championships ... Led her team to a school-record 37 victories (37-3 record) and a second place finish in the IHSA Class AA state tournament in 2006 ... A two-time team MVP, she earned conference Player of the Year honors in 2005 and was a two-time all-state selection ... Hit .456 as a senior with 12 home runs to finish her career with a school-record 34 dingers ... Also holds school career marks for hits, runs, RBI and doubles ... As a junior, she hit .455 with 11 doubles and school season record 13 home runs, while earning all-state honors from the Chicago Tribune ... Also was a four-time letterwinner in basketball ... High school teammate of fellow junior Janay Mitchell.

Personal: The daughter of Charles and Donna Meister, Lauren was born in Hinsdale, Ill ... One of five siblings, she has an older sister, and a twin brother Ross, also has twin younger brothers: Colin and Carl ... Majored in communication ... Named to the Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll five times.