Thursday, February 4, 2010

New Warrior: Lauren Thornton

Lauren is the second player from Clovis West High School to sign with the Warriors this year. She is a physical athletic defender with the ability to play any position in the back line. Lauren plays her club soccer for the California Odyssey where she has helped them to two US Club Regional Championships. At the club level she spends most of her time at center back and outside back for head coach JJ Wosniak. In high school she plays defensive center mid for Clovis West.

What coach Gabriel Bolton is saying about Lauren:

"Lauren has all the qualities you want in a defender. She is athletic, has good speed, is extremely physical, and can keep possession of the ball. She is going be able to step right in to our back line and make an impact. I just love the way Lauren plays the game, especially her competitiveness. She isn't afraid to get physical and let a forward know that she's in charge."