2023 Field Hockey Roster
Hunter, Lauren

Jersey Number 16
Lauren Hunter
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lower Dauphin
- Hometown:
- Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Bio
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”
Field Hockey - Wildcats Down Duke 1-0 (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06
Field Hockey - 'Cats Open 2025 Campaign with 4-0 Rout of Richmond (8/31/25)
Thursday, September 04
"50+ Years in the Making" | The Foundation: Northwestern Field Hockey
Wednesday, April 30
Official Trailer - '50+ Years in the Making' | The Foundation: Northwestern Field Hockey
Friday, April 25