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Rose Lavelle was on her way to scoring six goals in the first 15 games of her freshman season with the University of Wisconsin women’s soccer team when coach Paula Wilkins delivered an assessment that proved prescient. Lavelle “can be one of the most special players that I’ve had,” Wilkins said before the 2013 season was even a month old. By the end of that season, the midfielder was UW’s first Big Ten freshman of the year and a first-team all-league selection. The first-team picks kept coming three more times, making Lavelle the first Badgers women’s soccer player with four turns on that list.

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First-team All-Big Ten

2013 2014 2015 2016

Big Ten midfielder of the year

2015 2016

Big Ten freshman of the year

2013

Wilkins sometimes used Lavelle in an offensive part of the midfield formation and sometimes on the defensive side. But she was a presence everywhere and scored 22 goals in 84 college games.

Badgers coach Paula Wilkins talks about what made Rose Lavelle a special player at UW. Wilkins coached Lavelle throughout her UW career.

Wilkins sometimes used Lavelle in an offensive part of the midfield formation and sometimes on the defensive side. But she was a presence everywhere and scored 22 goals in 84 college games.

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Lavelle made history on her way out of UW, too: She was the No. 1 pick in the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League draft by the Boston Breakers. No Badgers player had been the top pick in his or her league’s draft to that point.

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AFTER UW

LAVELLE BIO

AFTER UW

TOP 5 MOMENTS WITH THE BADGERS

VS. Marquette

Aug. 15, 2013

Lavelle scored twice and added an assist in her first game with the Badgers, a 5-1 home exhibition rout of Marquette. Teammate McKenna Meuer describes it.

VS. Loyola Chicago

Sept. 11, 2013

Lavelle had another five-point game early in her UW career with two goals and an assist in a 5-1 road win. Teammate Kylie Schwarz talks about the game.

vs. Rutgers

Oct. 26, 2016

Lavelle scored twice in the second half to rally the Badgers past Rutgers 2-1 at home and in front of a BTN audience. Teammate Kylie Schwarz looks back.

Oct. 3, 2014

Lavelle scored on a free kick off the post from 35 yards out to start the scoring in a 2-0 home victory. Teammate McKenna Meuer paints the picture.

VS. Ohio State

vs. Marquette

Nov. 11, 2016

Lavelle scored unassisted in the 30th minute for the only goal in an NCAA Tournament victory on an icy home field. Coach Paula Wilkins recalls the scene.

BY THE NUMBERS

• She was named Big Ten freshman of the week Sept. 16, 2013, for a seven-point performance — two goals, three assists — in two games.

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Becca Harrison, who was UW teammates with Rose Lavelle, shares how Lavelle’s attitude rubbed off on her and made her and her teammates better.

THE LEGENDS

WOMEN’s SOCCER, 2013 to 2016

Born: May 14, 1995, in Cincinnati Hometown: Cincinnati High school: Mount Notre Dame High School (Cincinnati), 2009-13 Family: Parents Marty and Janet; brother John; sisters Nory and Mary

• USWNT: Lavelle made her U.S. Women's National Team debut March 4, 2017, against England in the SheBelieves Cup. Her first goal came in her fourth game, just more than a month into her time with the team, when she scored against Russia on April 9, 2017, in Houston. • World Cup: She was named to the World Cup roster May 2, 2019. She scored the clinching goal in the championship game against the Netherlands, a 2-0 U.S. victory July 7. She earned the Bronze Ball as the third-most outstanding player at the 2019 World Cup. • Playing professionally: She signed with Manchester City in England in the summer of 2020 but later moved back to the U.S. with OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League. • Speaking engagement: Lavelle was the keynote speaker for UW's virtual commencement ceremony Dec. 13, 2020.

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• Lavelle finished her college career with 22 goals and 24 assists for 68 points in 84 games, 83 of them starts.

First UW athlete to play in World Cup

UW's first three-time All-American

Two-time Big Ten midfielder of the year

First UW athlete to go No. 1 overall in respective sport’s pro draft

VS. MINNESOTA

Aug. 15, 2013

Lavelle scored twice and added an assist in her first game with the Badgers, a 5-1 home exhibition rout of Marquette. Teammate McKenna Meuer describes it.

Games with 200 or more yards rushing. Dayne again is a victim of the 2002 cut-off. He should hold the NCAA record for 200-yard games. UW’s Jonathan Taylor holds the recognized record (12 from 2017-19).

Dayne accounted for 40.2% of the Badgers’ total offense during his four-year career. He had 7,429 of UW’s 18,485 total offensive yards from 1996-1999.

• She scored seven of UW's 49 game-winning goals during her four years with the team.

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• Her 74 shots as a senior in 2016 led UW and was 27 more than the player in second.

Second-team All-American

2014 2016

First-team All-American

2015

• She scored seven of UW's 49 game-winning goals during her four years with the team.