2015 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Haydyn Anigian vs. Penn State
Haydyn Anigian
Jersey Number 18

Haydyn Anigian

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Highland Park
  • Hometown:
    Dallas, Texas

2015: Appeared in 19 games during senior season, starting 10 on the defense ... Finished third on the team with 13 caused turnovers on the year ... Picked up a season-high three ground balls in season opener at USC on Feb. 7 and at Stony Brook on April 12 ... caused a career-high four turnovers at Stony Brook ... Matched a career high with a pair of draw controls against Penn State on April 19 ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014: Started all 21 games on defense as a junior ... Led the 'Cats with 17 caused turnovers on the year ... Notched three ground balls against No. 8 Virginia ... Set a career high with three caused turnovers at No. 8 Duke and added two ground balls ... Two ground balls and a draw control vs. Marquette ... One ground ball and two CTs in back-to-back games vs. Notre Dame and Ohio State ... Two draw controls at Michigan ... Against No. 1 North Carolina, matched up with prolific scorer Abbey Friend and held her to one goal in a 7-5 Wildcats victory ... Had two ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins ... Notched a pair of caused turnovers vs. USC at Wrigley Field and in the ALC Tournament opener vs. Vanderbilt ... One ground ball and one caused turnover against Maryland in NCAA semifinals ... Academic All-Big Ten and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree.

2013: Played in 18 games with nine starts as a sophomore ... Appeared in starting lineup vs. Team USA at Champion Challenge ... After missing first two games of 2013 due to injury, made first career start vs. North Carolina and scored a goal on her first career shot attempt just 1:21 into the game ... Also had one ground ball and one caused turnover against the Heels ... First career draw control vs. Vanderbilt ... Scooped up three ground balls at Johns Hopkins ... Recorded two ground balls vs. Ohio State ... One caused turnover against Syracuse ... Set a career high with four ground balls at Florida ... Fielded one ground ball in NCAA quarterfinal victory over Penn State ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2012: Played in three games as a freshman ... Did not record any statistics.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse, serving as team captain ... Three-time Texas state all-star honoree (2008, 2010-11) and Highland Park team MVP ... Dallas Morning News all-area selection in 2011 ... Named a "player to watch" for the south region in Lacrosse Magazine's2011 high school preview edition ... Named MVP of Texas Best Lacrosse Tournament in 2010 ... Led team to four straight semifinal appearances in Division I North Texas ... Played in three Division I all-star games ... Scored 111 career goals and 195 career points ... Career-best 49 ground balls and 34 caused turnovers as a senior ... Helped club teams to 2010 U-19 WDNT division title (Team Texas) and 2010 IWLCA Champion's Cup U-19 championship (Texas Rangers) ... National Honor Society member and a Cornerstone Scholar-Athlete.

Personal:Born Haydyn Anigian ... Daughter of Rick and Terri Anigian ... Father played tennis at SMU and mother played tennis at Texas Tech ... Attended same high school as football legend Doak Walker, NFL No. 1 draft pick Matthew Stafford, MLB pitcher Clayton Kershaw and actress Angie Harmon ... Chose Northwestern over Penn, Princeton, Harvard and Denver ... Majoring in journalism.

Anigian's Career Highs

Goals1, at North Carolina (2/22/13)
AssistsN/A
Points1, at North Carolina (2/22/13)
Ground Balls4, at Florida (4/20/13)
Draw Controls2, two times, most recent vs. Penn State (4/19/15)
Caused Turnovers4, at Stony Brook (4/12/15)
Lacrosse - 'Cats Fall to North Carolina in National Championship Game
Sunday, May 25
Lacrosse - NCAA Semifinal Postgame Press Conference (5/23/25)
Saturday, May 24
Lacrosse - Comeback 'Cats Take Down Boston College, 12-11, Advance to National Title Game (5/23/25)
Saturday, May 24
Lacrosse - Maddy Taylor Breaks NCAA Goals Record in Quarterfinal Win (5/15/25)
Thursday, May 15