Women's Basketball

Lauren Vassallo
	Title: Director of Basketball Operations Email: lvassallo@fairfield.edu Phone: ext. 3326 Class: First Season

Lauren Vassallo is in her first season as a member of the Fairfield University women's basketball staff.  In her role as the Stags Director of Basketball Operations she will be responsible for team travel and day-to-day administrative duties of the program.

Vassallo played her final three seasons of collegiate basketball at Emerson College in Boston, where she earned a degree in Print and Multimedia Journalism.  She averaged 10.7 points 7.7 rebounds over her 81 games with the Lions.  Vassallo was twice named All-League during a career that saw her shoot 43.4 percent from the floor, while dishing out 105 career assists and recording 103 steals.

As a team captain her senior season Vassallo helped the squad to a program-best record of 21-9.  She averaged 10.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game that season.  She was named the team's most valuable player after a junior season in which she averaged a double-double, 11.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.  Her sophomore season, the first at Emerson, Vassallo played in 26 games and averaged 10.3 points a game.

Vassallo began her career at Colby-Sawyer College where in 2005-06 she was part of the team that captured the Commonwealth Coast Conference and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.  Her 75 points, in 20 games, gave her 943 points over her four-year collegiate career.

Vassallo resides in her hometown of Oxford, Conn., where she attended Seymour High School where and was a two-time All-Naugatuck Valley League selection.