Lauren Fowlkes

Professional career On January 14, 2011, Fowlkes was drafted fifth overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Philadelphia Independence.

In February 2013 she joined Chicago Red Stars in the new National Women's Soccer League. On May 25, 2013, Fowlkes retired from soccer.

National team career Fowlkes was a member of the United States women's national under-20 soccer team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. Along with fellow central defender Nikki Marshall, Fowlkes played every minute of the United States' six matches; she was named the United States' player of the match in the semifinal against Germany. Fowlkes, Marshall, and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher led the strongest defensive unit of the competition, only ceding three goals in the entire tournament.

Fowlkes was in the United States women's national under-23 soccer team player pool.

Personal life After retiring from soccer in 2013, she began working as an anesthesia technician before attending Physician Assistant School at Northwestern University.