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Lauren Niemiera
First Season: 2019-20 or earlier
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 422
Crew Chief: 24 (6%)
U1: 133 (32%)
U2: 265 (63%)
Home Wins: 62%
Home Fouls: 16.2
Away Fouls: 16.2
Foul Diff: 0.0
Attendance: 1,578
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 422 | 74 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 18 | 61 |
| Crew Chief | 24 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| U1 | 133 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 16 |
| U2 | 265 | 36 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 12 | 44 |
| NCAA Tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A-10 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| Big 10 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Horizon | 52 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| MVC | 44 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Big East | 34 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| MAC | 29 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MAAC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| American | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| CAA | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Am. East | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| ACC | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Patriot | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Big 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| NEC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SEC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| OVC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-23 | Angie Enlund | Lauren Niemiera | Kara Hunter | Cleveland State | Monmouth | 74 - 68 | 13 - 24 | $2,000 | $220,700 |
| 2026-3-20 | Chuck Gonzalez | Nykesha Thompson | Lauren Niemiera | Michigan State | Colorado State | 65 - 62 | 13 - 18 | $4,000 | $218,700 |
| 2026-3-6 | Tom Danaher | Kevin Sparrock | Lauren Niemiera | Rhode Island | Loyola Chicago | 71 - 64 | 15 - 22 | $2,900 | $214,700 |
| 2026-3-5 | John Capolino | Lauren Niemiera | Courtney Robinson | Dayton | George Washington | 62 - 54 | 16 - 18 | $2,900 | $211,800 |
| 2026-3-4 | Lauren Niemiera | Eric Pethtel | Kalei Enterline | Cleveland State | Oakland | 81 - 80 | 18 - 23 | $2,450 | $208,900 |
| 2026-3-1 | Kevin Sparrock | Denise Brooks | Lauren Niemiera | Syracuse | Boston College | 90 - 65 | 18 - 17 | $3,800 | $206,450 |
| 2026-2-28 | Bobby Ray | Lauren Niemiera | Whitney Armstrong | Rhode Island | George Washington | 72 - 48 | 13 - 15 | $2,900 | $202,650 |
| 2026-2-26 | Nicole Brannon | Lauren Niemiera | Kiesha Brown | Northern Iowa | Valparaiso | 92 - 54 | 22 - 26 | $2,800 | $199,750 |
| 2026-2-25 | Kevin Sparrock | Lauren Niemiera | Whitney Armstrong | Saint Louis | Duquesne | 64 - 82 | 22 - 29 | $2,900 | $196,950 |
| 2026-2-22 | Chuck Gonzalez | Tim Daley | Lauren Niemiera | Minnesota | Michigan State | 61 - 75 | 15 - 19 | $4,000 | $194,050 |
| 2026-2-21 | Aaron Brooks | Angel Kent | Lauren Niemiera | Western Michigan | Northern Illinois | 65 - 60 | 18 - 21 | $2,550 | $190,050 |
| 2026-2-19 | Erika Herriman | Todd Moistner | Lauren Niemiera | Indiana State | UIC | 80 - 95 | 20 - 16 | $2,800 | $187,500 |
| 2026-2-18 | Frank Steratore | Linda Miles | Lauren Niemiera | Wright State | Milwaukee | 77 - 55 | 18 - 11 | $2,450 | $184,700 |
| 2026-2-15 | Lauren Niemiera | Stacey Lee | Kenya Kirkland | IU Indianapolis | Youngstown State | 65 - 69 | 16 - 17 | $2,450 | $182,250 |
| 2026-2-14 | Lauren Niemiera | Joi Jefferson | Dardan Maxhuni | Loyola Chicago | Saint Joseph's | 50 - 63 | 14 - 12 | $2,900 | $179,800 |
| 2026-2-12 | Nick Marshall | Missy Brooks | Lauren Niemiera | South Dakota State | North Dakota | 94 - 48 | 12 - 16 | $0 | $176,900 |
| 2026-2-11 | Nicholas Cappel | Lauren Niemiera | Courtney Robinson | Dayton | George Mason | 61 - 72 | 21 - 14 | $2,900 | $176,900 |
| 2026-2-8 | John Capolino | Kayla Maxey | Lauren Niemiera | Providence | Xavier | 66 - 50 | 15 - 17 | $3,600 | $174,000 |
| 2026-2-7 | Charles Watson | Lauren Niemiera | Phillip Woodland | Bowling Green | Coastal Carolina | 93 - 82 | 24 - 24 | $2,550 | $170,400 |
| 2026-2-5 | Troy Winders | Lauren Niemiera | Kalei Enterline | Drake | Belmont | 52 - 67 | 16 - 20 | $2,800 | $167,850 |
| 2026-2-4 | Lauren Niemiera | Michael VanGelder Jr. | Morgan Taylor | Massachusetts | Eastern Michigan | 75 - 60 | 15 - 17 | $2,550 | $165,050 |
| 2026-2-1 | Lauren Niemiera | Stacey Lee | Robert Miles | IU Indianapolis | Robert Morris | 71 - 76 | 29 - 23 | $2,450 | $162,500 |
| 2026-1-31 | Steve Matuszewski | Lindsey VanDyken | Lauren Niemiera | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan | 70 - 75 | 26 - 15 | $2,550 | $160,050 |
| 2026-1-29 | Michael McConnell | Mark Resch | Lauren Niemiera | Purdue | Michigan State | 65 - 86 | 19 - 18 | $4,000 | $157,500 |
| 2026-1-28 | Lauren Niemiera | Jenn Washo | Gabrielle Mortis | Dayton | St. Bonaventure | 75 - 71 | 14 - 21 | $2,900 | $153,500 |
| 2026-1-24 | Robert McDow | Lauren Niemiera | Kalei Enterline | Ball State | Miami (OH) | 52 - 72 | 7 - 11 | $2,550 | $150,600 |
| 2026-1-22 | Lauren Niemiera | Corey Malone | Rachael Wood | Milwaukee | Detroit Mercy | 76 - 68 | 22 - 17 | $2,450 | $148,050 |
| 2026-1-21 | Meadow Overstreet | Krystle Apellaniz | Lauren Niemiera | Rhode Island | Davidson | 60 - 53 | 13 - 15 | $2,900 | $145,600 |
| 2026-1-18 | Scott Yarbrough | Xiomara Cruz-Johnson | Lauren Niemiera | Cincinnati | West Virginia | 76 - 84 | 22 - 21 | $3,800 | $142,700 |
| 2026-1-17 | Rod Creech | Lauren Niemiera | Shawnee Smith | George Washington | Loyola Chicago | 48 - 53 | 16 - 13 | $2,900 | $138,900 |
| 2026-1-15 | Lauren Niemiera | Kalei Enterline | Robert Miles | Indiana State | Belmont | 77 - 85 | 22 - 24 | $2,800 | $136,000 |
| 2026-1-14 | Ed Sidlasky | Norma Jones | Lauren Niemiera | La Salle | Saint Louis | 57 - 66 | 28 - 24 | $2,900 | $133,200 |
| 2026-1-11 | Charles Watson | Jeff Cross | Lauren Niemiera | Northwestern | Rutgers | 73 - 54 | 23 - 22 | $4,000 | $130,300 |
| 2026-1-10 | Mark Berger | Andrew Bills | Lauren Niemiera | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | 65 - 78 | 28 - 26 | $2,550 | $126,300 |
| 2026-1-9 | Meadow Overstreet | Lauren Niemiera | Kenya Kirkland | Hofstra | Towson | 46 - 47 | 18 - 11 | $2,600 | $123,750 |
| 2026-1-8 | Chris Sauceda | Bobby Ray | Lauren Niemiera | Villanova | Xavier | 67 - 50 | 18 - 10 | $3,600 | $121,150 |
| 2026-1-7 | Brad Maxey | Lauren Niemiera | Kristie Watkins-Day | Cleveland State | Wright State | 87 - 75 | 17 - 23 | $2,450 | $117,550 |
| 2026-1-4 | Lauren Niemiera | Kiesha Brown | Kenya Kirkland | Belmont | Illinois State | 75 - 68 | 20 - 17 | $2,800 | $115,100 |
| 2026-1-3 | Lauren Niemiera | Trevor Inouye | Cris Haro | Loyola Chicago | Rhode Island | 58 - 70 | 19 - 15 | $2,900 | $112,300 |
| 2026-1-2 | Cameron Inouye | Xiomara Cruz-Johnson | Lauren Niemiera | Milwaukee | Robert Morris | 52 - 62 | 16 - 15 | $2,450 | $109,400 |
| 2026-1-1 | Frank Steratore | Lauren Niemiera | Kaz Beverley | Rutgers | Wisconsin | 63 - 70 | 15 - 15 | $4,000 | $106,950 |
| 2025-12-31 | Gina Cross | Kayla Maxey | Lauren Niemiera | UIC | Northern Iowa | 74 - 75 | 16 - 8 | $2,800 | $102,950 |
| 2025-12-28 | Cameron Inouye | Tim Daley | Lauren Niemiera | Iowa | Penn State | 99 - 76 | 11 - 24 | $4,000 | $100,150 |
| 2025-12-21 | Tim Daley | Brad Maxey | Lauren Niemiera | Wisconsin | IU Indianapolis | 81 - 72 | 26 - 17 | $4,000 | $96,150 |
| 2025-12-20 | Lauren Niemiera | Kina Brown | Alicia Shivers | UIC | Austin Peay | 48 - 59 | 15 - 20 | $2,800 | $92,150 |
| 2025-12-18 | Jeffrey Smith | Lauren Niemiera | Trevor Inouye | North Texas | Oral Roberts | 73 - 74 | 21 - 23 | $3,100 | $89,350 |
| 2025-12-17 | Linda Miles | Kelsey Reynolds | Lauren Niemiera | Saint Louis | Jacksonville State | 74 - 54 | 14 - 15 | $2,900 | $86,250 |
| 2025-12-14 | Kyle Bacon | Angel Kent | Lauren Niemiera | Nebraska | Illinois State | 85 - 44 | 14 - 7 | $4,000 | $83,350 |
| 2025-12-13 | Jeff Wooten | Lauren Niemiera | Cori Chambers | Providence | Stonehill | 63 - 51 | 21 - 21 | $3,600 | $79,350 |
| 2025-12-11 | Tim Daley | Xiomara Cruz-Johnson | Lauren Niemiera | Purdue | Lipscomb | 88 - 45 | 15 - 12 | $4,000 | $75,750 |
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Lauren Niemiera Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day
Estimated Salary Information
Salary estimates based on conference rates, tier level, and season adjustments. Rates vary by conference and year.
Career Summary
Current Tier: Tier 1
Career Total: $1,082,966
Total Games: 422
Avg per Game: $2,566
Highest Season: $222,000 (2024-25)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 1 | 74 | 14 | 60 | $220,700 | $2,982 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 1 | 77 | 6 | 71 | $222,000 | $2,883 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 1 | 71 | 2 | 69 | $200,315 | $2,821 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 1 | 65 | 1 | 64 | $183,091 | $2,817 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 2 | 56 | 0 | 56 | $118,563 | $2,117 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | $39,732 | $2,207 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 2 | 61 | 1 | 60 | $98,565 | $1,616 |
Lauren Niemiera Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day