Kendyl Lauher

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-8
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Cannon School
Hometown:
Davidson, N.C.

Graduate Season (2025): She started the first two matches of the season ... Lauher recorded two shots against NIAGARA ... She scored the game's second goal in the triumph against CANISIUS.

Senior Year (2024): Lauher missed the entire 2024 season due to injury ... She earned Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Junior Season (2023): After missing the season opener with an injury, Lauher made her campaign debut in the win against SIENA ... Lauher tallied her first collegiate goal against BINGHAMTON ... She began a stretch of three consecutive starts versus CORNELL ... She assisted on Anna Ruppert's goal versus HARVARD ... Lauher played a season-high 83 minutes at CORNELL and at HARVARD ... An injury sustained in the FLORIDA STATE match caused Lauher to miss the remainder of the season ... She earned Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Season (2022): She picked up an assist in Syracuse's 1-1 exhibition tie with NIAGARA ... Lauher made her initial collegiate start and played 90 minutes against NEW HAMPSHIRE ... She started subsequent matches against UCONN, LAFAYETTE and SIENA ... Lauher played 45 minutes when the Orange defeated MERRIMACK ... Lauher was with the first string in wins at BINGHAMTON and against CORNELL ... She played 36 minutes in both ACC matches against NORTH CAROLINA and at VIRGINIA ... Lauher recorded six starts in the 14 games played this season ... She was named to the Academic All-District Team selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) ... She was also one of 13 teammates named to the 2022 All-ACC Academic Team (3.0-or-better fall semester g.p.a., 3.0-or-better cumulative g.p.a., played in half of the contests) and the 2022 Fall and 2023 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).

Freshman Season (2021): She worked her way onto the field after a successful preseason ... Lauher made her collegiate debut against FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON and was a key reserve early in the campaign ... She earned an assist versus LOUISVILLE ... Lauher earned a spot on the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was one of 19 teammates named to the 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Lauher was a two- sport athlete, competing in both soccer and track & field at Cannon School ... She was selected as the soccer program's offensive most valuable player in 2018 and 2019 by her coach, Richard Pente ... She earned second team all-conference honors in 2018 and first team all-conference in 2019 ... During her senior season, Lauher tailed nine goals and 15 assists ... Lauher was a three-time team captain in soccer ... She played club soccer for Charlotte Independence Soccer Club ... She participated for four years on the Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team.

Personal: Kendyl Nicole Lauher was born in April of 2003 in Charlotte N.C ... She is the daughter of Anthony and Paula Lauher ... She has one sister, Jordan ... She earned a bachelor's degree in Magazine, News and Digital Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications ... Lauher is working toward a master's degree in Advertising.