20 Laurie Bell Class: Junior Hometown: Poynton, England High School: Poynton Height / Weight: 6-2 / 172 Position: MF

2012: Emerged as one of the top players in the league as a sophomore ... earned First-Team All-Horizon League honors after leading the team with 21 points, eight goals and five assists ... started all 17 games in which he appeared ... became first UWM sophomore to earn first-team all-league honors since 2005 ... finished second in the league in points, third in goals and tied for the league lead in assists ... was also second in shots (58) despite missing a game ... also selected to the College Sports Madness First-Team All-League ... earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District First-Team and Horizon Academic All-League squads as well ... two-time Horizon League Player of the Week (Aug. 27 and Oct. 1) ... first UWM player to record 20-plus points since 2005 ... scored a goal in three-straight games Aug. 26-Sept. 2 ... named MVP and a member of the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team ... had assists the next two games to become the first Panther with points in five games in a row since 2007 ... went 3-for-3 on penalty kicks ... netted the game-winning goals against Northern Kentucky Aug. 26, Eastern Illinois Sept. 2 and Valparaiso Nov. 3 ... found the back of the net in back-to-back games against Omaha Oct. 16 and Cleveland State Oct. 20 ... author of "Bell's Blog" on the UWM website.

2012 game-by-game in PDF Format

2011: Enjoyed a solid freshman campaign, making 14 starts in 15 games ... scored a pair of goals and had three assists for seven points ... 26 shots overall ... scored a goal in the season opener against IPFW Aug. 26 ... recorded assists in three of the next four games, adding helpers against Western Illinois Sept. 2, Marquette Sept. 9 and Butler Sept. 24 ... also had a season-high five shots against WIU ... had four shot attempts and netted a goal against Wright State Oct. 15.

2011 Photo Gallery

2011 game-by-game in PDF Format

Poynton: Played five years of soccer at the high school level ... was the team's top scorer and helped squad to three league titles ... also played cricket for three years and ran cross country for two seasons, finishing third at the district championship.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Sally Bell ... born Sept. 1, 1992 ... given name is Laurence ... undecided on a major ... chose UWM because he liked the city ... career goal is to play soccer professionally ... most memorable sports experience was winning youth league title with Rochdale, England ... lists surfing and cricket as hobbies ... played club soccer with Manchester City and Rochdale.