Illinois Wesleyan senior captain Lauren Pavich (Hinsdale, Hinsdale Central HS) was the leading scorer on the first-ever IWU women's lacrosse team in 2015, scoring 49 points with 29 goals and 20 assists.
Majoring in an interdisciplinary curriculum with concentration in child and family studies at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Kim and Jim Pavich.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: My two older sisters and dad went here so it was my second home already.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Fitness Walking
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Frequently eating pizza and Jimmy John's in the four-month period
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I failed a Math test and that was the end of my Math career
I’m deathly afraid of ... : FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
Worst habit: Netflixing
Most expensive traffic ticket: Talked my way out of every one
Language I’d like to learn: Spanish
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A week
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Energetic
Favorite sports figure: Jonathan Toews
My greatest moment in sports was: Being a part of the inaugural season of IWU women’s lacrosse
The best player I ever faced was: Well she calls herself “Linds” on the field but most call her Coach Rosecrans
Worst dresser on my team: Pretty confident that our whole team wears sweatpants and sweatshirts everyday but Claire Quist wears pajama pants so she wins.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Salsa and there’s a lot of it
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Sophia Bush
Favorite food: Anything Mexican
Vegetable I won’t eat: Tomatoes
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV shows: “One Tree Hill” and “Chicago PD”
Favorite musical acts: Taylor Swift, Adele and Mumford and Sons
Favorite movie: "The Blind Side"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Sophia Bush
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: “The Griswold’s: Pavich edition”
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Anne Frank
My dream job would be: Photographer for the Chicago Blackhawks
Place I’d most like to live: Hinsdale
Thing that tops my “bucket list”: Visit Croatia
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My dog
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Everyone in my family
What I miss most about being in the third grade: I miss everything. Literally everything.
