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Player Bio: Lily Lorentzen

  Lily Lorentzen
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenwich, CT
High School:
Greenwich HS
Height:
5-9
Experience:
1V

On the Farm: Immediately impacted the Cardinal by establishing Stanford as a west coast force to be reckoned with...Recorded a perfect 8-0 record during the 2006 season which was the first Squash was recognized as a varsity sport at Stanford...Plays in the # 1 position and achieved victories against Williams, Tufts, Dartmouth, St. Lawrence, Colgate, F & M, Cornell, and Hamilton...A pivotal player who has worked extremely hard in the off-season and will be counted on for leadership during the 2007-2008 season...

Prior to Stanford: Attended Greenwich High School in Greenwich, CT...Originally attended Harvard University and played as their #1 player...As a freshman, led the Crimson to the National Championship and was only the fourth woman ever to win the Women's Intercollegiate Individual Championship...Had an illustrious junior career including winning the United States U-19 National Championship a record-setting four consecutive times...Eight-time US National Junior Champion...Named the USSRA National Junior Sportsmanship Award winner for 2004...Attained a WISPA ranking of No. 55 and reached the US National Semifinal in '05 and '06.

Personal: Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Raised in Greenwich, CT...Parents are Oivind and Darrell Lorentzen...Has three sisters, Thea, Claire, and Oivind and one brother, Luke...Sister Thea played Lacrosse for Stanford. Mother and another sister also attended Stanford...A Psychology major...Enjoys playing squash all over the world and her favorite class at Stanford has been Dance History...Lists her hardest opponent as Cardinal Head Coach, Mark Talbott and is most thankful in her life for coming to Stanford.