Lara Kruggel Class: Freshman Hometown: Berlin, Germany High School: Poelchau Obershule HS Height: 5-4 Position: Forward Experience: HS

2011 Q&A with Lara Kruggel

2011: Was named the Maria Whitehead Rookie of the Year for the NorPac as well as being named first team All-Conference and Second Team All-West Region...was also named to the All-NorPac Tournament team...was twice named the NorPac West Newcomer of the Week...Kruggel was the third Cal freshman to earn the Maria Whitehead Rookie of the Year award, an honor given to the top freshman in the conference from contenders from both the east and west divisions...tied for most assists in a single game among all NCAA I players in 2011 with four in the NorPac opener at Pacific (10-0 victory)...also had two goals in the Pacific game (8 points), tying her for fifth most points in a single game among all NCAA I players in 2011...had seven assists during the season, all coming from field goals...her 23 points were fourth highest on the team...tied for eighth in the NorPac in assists-per-game (0.35)...ninth in the NorPac in points per game (1.15)...played in all 20 games, starting 15 as a true freshman.

Personal: Played three times for the German national championship, advancing twice to the European Championships where her club advanced to the championship match both times (2006, 2008) ... twice was named the best player at the European Championships ... her mother is from Argentina, so she frequently travels to Buenos Aires to visit family ... lists drawing as a hobby ... traveled to Malaysia and Cambodia last summer ... undeclared major ... born on March 2, 1991 in Berlin, Germany.