XPLOSIVE PRESENTS... LAUREN PFEIFFER

Lauren Pfeiffer is a Lenape High School graduate from Mt. Laurel, NJ who attend the University of Iowa.  Lauren was a two-time All-American and first team All-Big Ten honoree, helping lead Iowa to three-straight Big Ten Tournament Championships and the 2008 NCAA Final Four.  Pfeiffer tallied 53 career goals and ranks 9th on Iowa’s career goal list.  

In 2005, Lauren was names to the All-Big Ten Tournament team.  In 2006 she was a member of the USA Under-21 Squad and was named second team NFHCA West Regional All-American and MVP of the Big Ten Tournament.  Named an alternate to the 2007 USA U21 Tour to China.  Pfeiffer earned First Team All-American Honors by womensfieldhockey.com and second team All-American by NFHCA.  She was first team Regional All-American, first team All-Big Ten selection, named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Squad.  In 2008 Lauren had a great senior season for the Hawkeyes.  She was named a Honda Sports Award finalist.  The NFHCA named her first-team All-American and the West All-Region team.  She was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team and selected to play in the NFHCA Senior All-Star Game.  She received first-team Big Ten honors, Big Ten Tournament MVP and a third straight conference tournament championship.
In 2009 Lauren played with Team USA in the USA vs Argentina Series and in 2010 Pfeiffer played in the Three Nation Series with the Netherlands and China and in the AtaHolding Women’s World Cup Qualifier.  In 2012 she played in the Champions Challenge I in Dublin, Ireland.
Lauren joins the Xplosive Sports Academy team as the Curriculum Writer.  Her knowledge of the game and her experience playing at a high level have taken our curriculum to the next level!