Lauren Hunter

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

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

August 20, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Field Hockey team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
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”