Lauren Cheney (2020) - Hall of Fame

Lauren Cheney

Induction:
2020

Lauren (Cheney) Holiday dominates the UCLA soccer record books as the Bruins' all-time leading scorer with 71 goals and 173 points. She also holds the school record for career game-winning goals (28) and set single-season records in 2007 for points (57), goals (23) and game-winning goals (9). UCLA's only four-time first-team NSCAA All-American, Holiday was UCLA's first-ever finalist for both the MAC Hermann Trophy and Honda Award in 2007, and she was named the National Player of the Year that year by Soccer America, Soccer Buzz and Top Drawer Soccer. Holiday's teams went a combined 84-10-5 and went to the College Cup every year during her four years at UCLA. A star for the U.S. Women's National Team, Cheney won Olympic gold at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and scored the game-winning goal at the 2015 Women's World Cup championship match. Professionally, in 2013, she won the NWSL MVP and Golden Boot awards and was MVP of the 2014 NWSL Championship match.