Lauren Hancher
22 Lauren Hancher
  • Height:
    5'9"
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School:
    Sycamore
  • Position:
    F
Bio

Proven to be one of the top players in the NCAC … Very athletic, go-to scorer with the ability to create her own shot and finish around the rim … Enters the year ninth in school history with 983 career points.

2015 Soccer: Repeat selection on the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region squad, this time earning second-team honors ... Named to the NSCAA Scholar All-East Region second-team ... Earned first-team all-conference honors as one of the top-four midfielders in the NCAC for the second year in a row … Factored more on the defensive half than in years past, while starting all 19 matches … Helped the Scots post 13 shutouts – one shy of tying the single-season team record – and key part of Wooster ranking amongst the Div. III leaders in shutout percentage and goals against average … Scored a goal in season opener at Mount Union (Sept. 1), and added another during 4-0 shutout at Earlham (Sept. 12).

2014-15 Basketball: Selected second-team all-NCAC after leading the team and ranking second in the league with 17.7 points per game … Scoring average was the sixth-highest in program history … Rated third in the NCAC in free throw percentage (.817) and steals (2.1 spg), and was 10th in field-goal percentage (.430) … Added a career-best 4.2 rebounds per game … Set a Wooster single-game record with 40 points at Hiram (Jan. 28) … One of just 14 in all of Div. III to score 40 points in a game during 2014-15 season.

2014 Soccer: Selected all-region for the first time with third-team award on NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Great Lakes Region Team, and was a first-team all-conference midfielder … Wooster’s second-leading scorer with a career-high 14 points, while helping the Scots limit opponents to 1.15 goals per game – the third-lowest rate in the conference … Scored six goals, tied for the most on the team, and distributed two assists … Scored lone goal in 1-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan (Sept. 27) … Netted first goal in pair of 2-0 wins over Hiram (Oct. 14) and Oberlin (Oct. 22) … NCAC Academic Honor Roll member.

2013-14 Basketball: Voted second-team all-NCAC … Finished fourth in the league in scoring (14.8 ppg) and third in field goal percentage (.485) … Totaled season-high 29 points against Schreiner (Dec. 18) … Also had 24 in a win over Bluffton (Nov. 26) on 9-of-13 shooting and 6-of-6 at the free throw line … Scored 16-straight points for Wooster in second half of one-point loss to Hiram (Jan. 29) … Was second on team with 4.1 rebounds, including career-high eight in victory at Franciscan (Nov. 23).

2013 Soccer: Earned second-team all-conference honors … Regularly gained possession in the midfield and also got involved offensively with three goals and two assists … Two goals came on penalty kicks … Defensively, helped Wooster hold 14 opponents to one goals or less … NCAC Academic Honor Roll member.

2012-13 Basketball: Developed as the year progressed, averaging 9.2 points in 11 starts to close the season … Finished with 6.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game overall … Scored season-high 17 in win over archrival Wittenberg (Feb. 9), and also reached 14 points twice … Shot nearly 80 percent (79.5) from the free throw line, making 31-of-39 attempts.

2012 Soccer: Was one of just two freshmen voted to the All-NCAC Team (honorable mention) … Earned nine starts, including the last eight … Scored three goals over a four-game span, with each coming against a conference opponent … First career goal was in a 3-1 win at DePauw (Oct. 13) … Also was a strong defensive contributor, helping the Scots shutout eight opponents on the season.

Prior to Wooster: Was named all-Southwest Ohio and all-Greater Miami Conference as a senior at Sycamore High School … Led the Aves’ soccer team in scoring as a junior and senior … Also earned three letters in girls basketball and two as a track athlete … Led the basketball team to a 23-2 record and an appearance in the regional semifinals.

Personal: Born Dec. 15, 1993 … Daughter of Douglas and Erin Hancher … Majoring in communication sciences and disorders with a minor in education.

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Panepento Named Head Coach at Wooster Full-Time, as College Removes Interim Tag

Former standout student-athlete, assistant coach, and interim coach now the head coach

May 9, 2016

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Hancher Nets All-NCAC Honors for Third-Straight Year, This Time Earning First-Team Laurels

Senior is program's first first-team honoree since 2009-10 season

March 2, 2016

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Scots Drop Heartbreaker to Kenyon on "Senior Day"

Gibbs turns in double-double with 14 rebounds and 10 points

February 20, 2016

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Wooster Unable to Overcome Allegheny's Timely 3-Point Shooting

Gibbs' buzzer-beat 3-pointer at end of first sparks 10-1 Wooster run

February 17, 2016

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Hancher Nets Second Career NCAC Player-of-the-Week Honor

Senior moved up to third on all-time scoring list last week

February 15, 2016

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Wooster Competitive Late with Archrival Wittenberg, Falls in Back-and-Forth Tilt

Hancher moves into top-10 on single-season scoring and field goal makes again

February 13, 2016

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Solid Shooting Performance, Late First-Half 3-Pointers Spark Wooster in Win at Hiram

Hancher moves into third on Wooster's all-time scoring list

February 10, 2016

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Wooster Outscores Conference Leader Denison in Second Half During Loss

Scots hold Big Red to 21 second-half points

February 6, 2016

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Late Comeback Bid Falls Short as Wooster Drops Key Conference Tilt Against Ohio Wesleyan

Hancher records 20th career 20-point game

February 3, 2016

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Wooster Unable to Close Out Hiram, Falls in Overtime

Scots' game-winner in regulation off the mark

January 27, 2016

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Croxton Connects on Six 3-Pointers in Wooster's Loss at Allegheny

Sophomore transfer finishes one 3-pointer shy of matching single-game program record

January 20, 2016

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Balanced Effort Propels Kenyon Past Wooster

Hancher records 18th career 20-point game

January 16, 2016

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Closing Stretch Pushes Oberlin Past Wooster

Hancher passes Panepento to move into fourth on all-time scoring list

January 13, 2016

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Wooster Drops Conference Road Tilt at Rival Wittenberg

Hancher scores team-high 15 points

January 9, 2016

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All-Around Effort Ends in Double-Overtime Heartbreaker for Wooster

Three Scots record double-doubles, Scots finish one point off single-game team record

January 6, 2016

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Wooster Falls to Denison in Return to Conference Play

Contest was Wooster's first NCAC game since Dec. 9

January 3, 2016

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Game-Winner Bounces Off Rim as Scots Drop Non-Conference Finale

Hancher records first career double-double

December 30, 2015

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Cold First-Half Shooting Sinks Wooster at Muskingum

Scots outscore Fighting Muskies in second half, but slow start hurts Wooster

December 21, 2015

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Wooster Falls to Undefeated Bluffton in Non-Conference Action

Scots have two big runs in third period, but lights-out shooting by Beavers propels Bluffton to win

December 18, 2015

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Hancher Named NCAC Player-of-the-Week

Senior scored 20 points in Wooster's win and moved into fifth on the all-time scoring list

December 14, 2015

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Hancher's Strong Start, Grier's Third Period 3-Pointers Spark Wooster in Conference Road Triumph

Hancher moves into fifth on the program's all-time scoring list

December 9, 2015

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Wooster Unable to Maintain Strong Start Against Nationally-Ranked DePauw

Scots led at midway point of first half for third straight home meeting between program

December 5, 2015

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Big Third Period Pulls Case Western Reserve Past Wooster

Hancher scores team-high 16 in 73-58 loss

December 2, 2015

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Marietta Tops Wooster Despite Strong 3-Point Shooting Night from the Scots

Wooster's 13 3-pointers tied for the second-most in program history

November 24, 2015

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Wooster Improves to 4-0 After Another Exciting Finish to Cap Nan Nichols Classic

Gibbs (MVP) and Hancher earn spots on all-tournament team

November 22, 2015

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Two Key Runs Help Wooster Top Alma in Thriller at Nan Nichols Classic

Fighting Scots erupt for 14-0 run in the third period

November 21, 2015

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Hancher Surpasses 1,000 Points, Defensive Pressure Helps Propel Wooster Past Geneva

Hancher now the eighth in program history to hit 1,000 milestone

November 18, 2015

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2015-16 Season Outlook: Wooster Eyes Rapid Improvement, as It Enters a New Era

Wooster plays its first four contests at home.

November 5, 2015