High School: A June 2003 graduate of Carteret High School in Carteret, NJ with a 2.8 GPA, where she was a three-sport athlete in bowling, softball, and tennis…A four-year varsity bowler for coaches Charles Simon and Leonard Masse, she was a fundamental piece of the Carteret squad that won the 2003 Central Jersey state sectional championship and finished with an 18-0 record… As a senior, was named to the Greater Middlesex Conference and All-Middlesex County First-Teams and Third-Team All-State…Owns the school record for highest girls single-season average with a 196 her senior year…Senior average jumped 14 pins from her junior year…Led the Ramblers to the 2001-02 and 2002-03 GMC conference title as a junior and senior… Chosen First-Team All-Area by the Home News Tribune as a senior…Had a high game of 268 and high set of 666 her senior year…Served as a two-year co-captain as a junior and senior…Also competed in one season of varsity tennis for coach Eva Kushner and played two years of non-varsity softball.
Personal: Born March 27, 1985 in Edison, NJ…Full name is Lauren R. Banz…Parents are Eileen and Gary Banz…Is the oldest of three sisters…Younger sisters are Alicia, 14, and Emilie, 13…Declared major at NJCU is Early Childhood Education…Wants to become a teacher after she graduates from NJCU.
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Hobbies/interest: Bowling and softball
Hero/Idol: Her mother, Eileen Banz
Sports Team: New York Yankees
Movie: Moulin Rouge
What do you like most about NJCU?: It’s close to my home and it’s a small campus.
What do you like most about Coach Parisi? I’ve known him for many years and he is a dedicated coach.
2006 Highlights: (11/18 at University of Maryland Eastern Shore Shootout): Finished among the Top 25 in the individual standings, in addition she placed ninth of 98 keglers with a five-game total pinfall of 902 for a 180.4 average. She was one of the only three NJCU bowlers to compete in all five games as they battled Fairleight Dickinson, Sacred Heart , Southern University, Grambling Univerity and Morgan State.
2006-07 Highlights: (11/01; North East Women’s Bowling Conference Event #1): Went 3-1 with a four-game total of 875 (218.75 average) in the leadoff spot for the Knights. Her high game was 247 against SFC, she recorded a 213.7 average (1497) in seven games...(11/05; North East Women’s Collegiate Bowling Conference Event #2): Now 6-1 this season in head-to-head competition, after rolling to a 3-0 afternoon in the leadoff and scout positions, with 523 pins. Her six-game pinfall was 1068 (178.00 average), including 545 in the singles matches (181.66 average), where she tallied one point...(11/27; Jeannette Lee Invitational): Named to the All-Tournament team as she placed fourth and sixth, respectively with a 187.4 average and 937 pinfall, with a high of 221...(12/28; Holiday Jamboree): Successfully finished 35th (1703 pins)...(01/22; North East Women’s Bowling Conference Event #3): Now registering 10-2 this season in head-to-head competition, after rolling to a 4-1 afternoon in the leadoff slot. Overall, she had an eight-game pinfall of 1468 (183.5 average). In five NCAA games, her total was 920 (184.0). She added a 548 series in the singles portion (190-167-191/182.67)...(02/04; Mid-Winter Classic): Placed second overall in individual standings out of 107 keglers with a five-game pinfall of 999 (244-211-171-174-199) and a 199.80 average, just 10 pins out of first place...(02/05): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week... (03/10 at Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships vs. Howard University): Claimed fifth place with 1071 pins (216-233-234-214-174) and a 214.2 average...(04/01 at North East Women’s Collegiate Bowling Conference Singles Championship): One of the top 32 keglers based solely on average per game qualified league’s singles championship. There she had a four-game average of 818 for a 204.5 average (183-246-221-168), and narrowly missed the first cut...(04/13 at National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship): Bowled three of the four games with a pinfall of 527 (183-194-150;175.67)...Earned 2006-07 - NTCA Honorable Mention All-American...Earned Honorable Mention All-NEWCBC...
