Background
Lau grew up in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony.
Lau grew up in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony.
Initially a track and field athlete, she did not start playing hockey until the age of 25. Lau played for Eintracht Braunschweig. She also played 24 games in total for the German national team
In 1974, Lau was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.
In 1988, she was inducted into the hall of fame of the Lower Saxon Institute of Sports History.