Lauren Donovan and Madison Jones selected to proceed their collegiate careers on the University of Florida.
Lauren Donovan performed at Minnesota in 2021 and 2022. Madison Jones of Orlando simply completed her freshman season with Kentucky in fall of 2022.
Jones and Donovan join nine freshmen for the 2023 season.
More on Donovan:
Lauren Donovan IG: laurendon11 TW: @laurendon11
- Position: Midfielder
- High School: Loveland H.S. (Coach: Todd Kelly)
- Hometown: Loveland, Ohio
- Club Team: Ohio Premier Soccer Club (Coach: William Gage)
- Info
At Minnesota (2021 & 2022):
- Appeared in all however one match in two seasons with Minnesota, together with enjoying in each match of 2022 season.
- Started every of the ultimate 9 matches of 2021 season, enjoying all however eight minutes in that stretch
- Three assists – North Dakota (Sept. 12, 2021), Ohio State (Sept. 23, 2021) and North Dakota (Sept. 4, 2022)
- 2022 Academic All-Big 10
High School:
Club:
Major:
Education Sciences
Did You Know:
Mother, Sue, performed basketball at Wright State and older brother, Justin, performs baseball at Christian Brothers University.
Both mother and father attended grad faculty at University of Florida.
Donovan Career Statistics (at Minnesota)
| Season | GP-GS | Min | Shots | G | A | Pts |
| 2022 | 19-9 | 1063 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 16-12 | 1279 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 35-21 | 2342 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
She Said:
“The people, the opportunities, and the amazing program sealed my decision to join the Gator program. When I stepped on campus there were so many people that I met. All of them want to see you succeed and want to help you achieve your goals on and off the field. UF felt like home to me and somewhere that I will be happy and excited to represent the Orange and Blue.” – Lauren Donovan
More on Jones:
Madison Jones IG: @madisonjones39
- Position: Midfielder
- High School: Lake Brantley H.S. (Coach: John Morand)
- Hometown: Longwood, Fla.
- Club Team: Orlando City Soccer Club (Coach: Craig Melton)
- Info
At Kentucky (2022):
- Appeared in every of Kentucky’s 18 matches, beginning the ultimate 4
- Two objectives – scored second purpose in season-opening 3-0 win versus Ball State and tying purpose versus Florida
High School:
- 2022 Orlando Sentinel’s All-Central Florida Player of the Year. Turned in 20 objectives and 10 assists as a senior
- 2022 Seminole Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Turned in at the least two objectives in six matches
- Lake Brantley H.S. superior to 2022 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 7A regional closing and 2021 regional semifinal
- Team captain and varsity participant of the yr
Club:
Major:
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Did You Know:
Madison Jones is the fifth Gator soccer participant from Lake Brantley High School – Marci Stark (1995-96), Katie Tullis (1995-98), Kelly Britt (2000) and Megan McMillan (2000-03).
She Said:
“I chose the University of Florida because of its rich history of academic and athletic success. I instantly felt a connection with the coaching staff and the positive winning environment they are creating with student-person-player.” – Madison Jones
Jones’ Career Statistics (at Kentucky)
| Season | GP-GS | Min | Shots | G | A | Pts |
| 2022 | 18-4 | 632 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 18-4 | 632 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
