17   Lauren Bustos
	Class: Senior Hometown: Altadena, Calif. High School: Flintridge Sacred Heart Height: 5-6 Position: MF/D Birthdate: 02/01/1988 Club Team: SoCal United

2008: Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year... First Ram to receive a major Atlantic 10 award in women's soccer... Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and Second Team All-Northeast Region by soccerbuzz.com... Selected as team MVP after helping Fordham post a 1.15 goals against average and eight shutouts... Recorded one assist on the season, which came against St. Bonaventure (10/3).

2007: Came back from injury to play in all 20 games as a sophomore, starting 19... Recorded one assist on the season, which came against Seton Hall (9/16)... Helped the Rams' defense set a school record with a 0.84 goals against average to go with seven shutouts.

2006: Started the first seven games of the season, before an injury put her out of the line-up... Recorded two assists before the injury... Had an assist in games versus Sacred Heart (9/8) and Hofstra (9/15)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Rookie Team.

Before Fordham: Varsity soccer player for Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy... Two-time All-CIF selection and a two-time Area High School Soccer Player of the Year... Twice named to the LA Times All-Star First Team, and was selected to the LA Daily News All-Area First Team... Two-time Mission League Co-Defensive Most Valuable Player... Named Co-MVP of the Mission League in 2005 and was a four-time All-League pick... 2002 ODP Cal-South State Select team member... Played club soccer for So Cal United, which finished as the Cal South National Cup Semifinalist, while winning the 2006 Girls U19 Premier League Championship... Helped her team to a seventh place national ranking, while claiming multiple tournament championship, including the Nike Invitational (2005 and 2006), the Slammers FC Tournament, and the NHB Tournament (2004 and 2006)... First Team All-Academic selection in both soccer and track.

Personal: Majoring in English with a minor in Communications & Media Studies... Has a brother.