2023 Field Hockey Roster

BLOOMINGTON, IN - October 28, 2022 - \fh during the game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Field Hockey Complex in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Lauren Mervar/Indiana Athletics
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lauren hunter vs MSU
August 9, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Field Hockey internal media day at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 16

Lauren Hunter

  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Lower Dauphin
  • Hometown:
    Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Awards:

  • 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • NFHCA National Academic Squad (2021, 2022)

Career Highs:

  • Goals: -
  • Assists: 3 (vs. Saint Joseph's, 11/24/24)
  • Points: 3 (vs. Saint Joseph's, 11/24/24)
  • Shots: 1 (4x - last vs. Virginia, 11/17/24)
  • Shots on Goal: 1 (2x - last vs. Virginia, 11/17/24)

2024:
  • Second in the Big Ten behind teammate Ashley Sessa with 14 assists
  • 17th in Division I with .58 assists per game
  • Appeared in all 24 games and started in 20 in Northwestern's National Championship season
  • Contributed two assists in 6-1 victory over UMass (9/1)
  • Tallied an assist in 2-0 win against No. 5 Duke (9/6)
  • Logged an assist for the game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Cornell (9/14)
  • Recorded an assist in 5-0 victory over No. 4 Iowa (9/20)
  • Contributed an assist for the game-winning goal in 1-0 win against No. 5 Maryland (9/27)
  • Logged an assist in 7-2 victory over No. 17 Penn State (10/6)
  • Contributed an assist in 11-1 win over UC Davis (10/20)
  • Tallied an assist in 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/27)
  • Recorded an assist for the game-winning goal in 2-1 win over No. 4 Ohio State (11/1)
  • Contributed an assist in 9-2 win against Miami (OH) (11/15)
  • Fired a shot on goal in 3-2 victory over No. 8 Virginia (11/17)
  • Contributed three assists in 5-0 National Championship victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph's (11/24)

2023:
  • Recorded her first assist of the season in a 4-0 win over Princeton (9/24)
  • Logged an assist in a 6-0 win against Michigan State (9/29)
  • Recorded an assist in a 2-0 win against #3 Iowa (10/6)

2022:
  • Took on a starting role down the stretch and in the postseason as a sophomore, starting eight games while appearing in all 25 on Northwestern's campaign back to the national championship
  • Fired a shot on goal against No. 25 UMass (2/29)
  • Made her first start of the season against Michigan State (10/14)

2021:
  • Appeared in all 23 games and made two starts for the National Champion Wildcats 
  • Led all NU first-years with 245 minutes 
  • Started in her collegiate debut against No. 6 UConn (8/27)

High School:
  • MAX Field Hockey Class of 2021 Top 10 ranking
  • Earned four varsity letters playing at Lower Dauphin 
  • Three-time Pennsylvania First Team All-State honoree and Mid-Penn Keystone All-Conference recipient (2018, 2019, 2020) 
  • Totaled 14 goals and 12 assists during her senior season in 2020
  • Played six years at Nook Hockey Club, including with current Wildcat Peyton Halsey
 
Fuchs on Hunter: “Lauren is a poised, confident defender.  Her elimination skills are strong, and she possesses the ball well. Her leadership experience at a top-flight high school program (Lower Dauphin) puts her in a position to impact our program in many ways”
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