Awards:
2025: Led the team with 744 assists… averaged 5.95 assists/set to lead the team…tallied a team- and career-high 49 service aces, setting the program record in the rally-scoring era… recorded a then-career-high 21 assists in the season-opening victory over New Mexico State (8/29)... reached double-digits for all three matches at the UC San Diego Invitational, tallying 16 in the sweep over Eastern Washington (8/30) and 21 in the victory over UC San Diego (8/31)... improved her career mark again with 23 assists against No. 20 Baylor (9/4)... nearly doubled her career high with a team-best 43 assists in the ‘Cats’ defeat of Valparaiso (9/9)... came one dig shy of her first double-double with 29 assists and nine digs against Cornell (9/13)... made it five straight games in double-digit assists with 17 against Rhode Island (9/15),  25 against St. Thomas (9/18) and 17 against Campbell (9/20)... recorded the first double-double of her career with a team-high 22 assists and ten digs, a career high, in the conference opener against Indiana (9/24)... made it back-to-back double-doubles with 25 assists and 10 digs in the victory over Oregon, also tying her career marks for aces (3) and blocks (2) in the win (9/28)... logged the second 30+ assist match of her career with 31 against Michigan State (10/3)... picked up a kill and a match-high 28 assists against No. 10 Minnesota, marking her fourth straight match with 20+ assists (10/5)... recorded her third double-double of the season in the sweep of Rutgers, recording 26 assists and a career-high 11 digs (10/10)... served up three aces at Indiana, matching her career high (10/26)... led the team with 29 assists against Iowa, also serving up two aces in the five-set victory (10/31)... set a career high with five kills on eight attacks at UCLA, also contributing a team-high 34 assists, seven digs and an ace (11/8)... recorded back-to-back double-doubles and back-to-back three-ace matches against Iowa (11/13) and Washington (11/16).
2024: Played in 71 sets over 24 matches… ranked second on team in assists with 238… contributed double-digit assists in 13 matches… ranked fourth on team in digs per set with 1.45… logged two assists against Pacific in her first action of the season (8/31)... played in two sets in the home opener against Notre Dame and contributed seven assists (9/12)... added an ace and three more digs in a home victory over NIU (9/18)... reached double-digit assists for the third time in her career and the first time as a Wildcat with ten at NIU (9/20)... made it three straight matches with double-digit assists with a career-high 18 in the victory over Maryland (9/26) and 11 to lead the team against No. 7 Wisconsin (9/28)... led the team in assists again with 17 in a four-set loss to No. 10 Purdue (10/4)... reached double-digit helpers again against UCLA, recording 11 in three sets (10/20)... came close to the first double-double of her career against No. 3 Penn State, adding a career-high eight digs to 13 assists (11/8)... served up the second multi-ace game of her career in the road win over Iowa, also contributing 12 assists over four sets (11/10)... came one dig shy of her first career double-double, notching a career-high nine to go with 12 assists at Oregon (11/15)... collected multiple kills for the first time in her career against No. 21 USC while racking up 13 assists (11/21)... contributed 18 assists to tie her career high against Rutgers (11/23).
2023: Saw action in 26 matches during her first season with the 'Cats, appearing in 61 sets... Averaged 0.13 assists per set and 0.07 service aces per set... Fired a service ace in her Northwestern debut vs. Hawai'i (8/25)... Credited with a kill and two assists in wins over Northeastern (9/9) and Fairfield (9/10)... Finished with a season-best three helpers in road clash at Ohio State (10/25)... Put up two service aces in home tilt with Minnesota (11/5).
2022 (at Denver): Appeared in 13 matches ... Notched 48 assists (1.92 a/s) ... Recorded a season-high 17 assists in collegiate debut against Western Michigan (8/26).
High School: Attended Winterset High School  ... Four-time All-State, All-District, and All-Raccoon River Conference (RRC) honoree ... Closed career at the program's all-time leader in assists ... Also tallied 500 kills during her high school career ... Played for USA Volleyball U18 National Training Team ... Appeared on the club level for CIS and Club Ignit Select, winning five regional titles between her stays at the two clubs, which spanned seven years ... Named to the 2022 Girls Junior National Championship All-Tournament Team ... Member of 2021 Midwest Power League Championship team and 2020 NIT Triple Crown title squad ... Was a four-sport athlete in high school, also playing softball (two-time All-State) and basketball (two-time All-RRC), in addition to running track (four-time RRC Champion) ... Four-time Academic All-RRC selection.
Personal: Born Lauren Elizabeth Carter … National Honor Society member … Four-year Academic Honors recipient … Academic All-State … Mother, Tina, played volleyball at Southern Methodist University … Father, Scott, played baseball at Central College … Anticipated major at Northwestern is biological sciences with a minor in psychology.
- 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
2025: Led the team with 744 assists… averaged 5.95 assists/set to lead the team…tallied a team- and career-high 49 service aces, setting the program record in the rally-scoring era… recorded a then-career-high 21 assists in the season-opening victory over New Mexico State (8/29)... reached double-digits for all three matches at the UC San Diego Invitational, tallying 16 in the sweep over Eastern Washington (8/30) and 21 in the victory over UC San Diego (8/31)... improved her career mark again with 23 assists against No. 20 Baylor (9/4)... nearly doubled her career high with a team-best 43 assists in the ‘Cats’ defeat of Valparaiso (9/9)... came one dig shy of her first double-double with 29 assists and nine digs against Cornell (9/13)... made it five straight games in double-digit assists with 17 against Rhode Island (9/15),  25 against St. Thomas (9/18) and 17 against Campbell (9/20)... recorded the first double-double of her career with a team-high 22 assists and ten digs, a career high, in the conference opener against Indiana (9/24)... made it back-to-back double-doubles with 25 assists and 10 digs in the victory over Oregon, also tying her career marks for aces (3) and blocks (2) in the win (9/28)... logged the second 30+ assist match of her career with 31 against Michigan State (10/3)... picked up a kill and a match-high 28 assists against No. 10 Minnesota, marking her fourth straight match with 20+ assists (10/5)... recorded her third double-double of the season in the sweep of Rutgers, recording 26 assists and a career-high 11 digs (10/10)... served up three aces at Indiana, matching her career high (10/26)... led the team with 29 assists against Iowa, also serving up two aces in the five-set victory (10/31)... set a career high with five kills on eight attacks at UCLA, also contributing a team-high 34 assists, seven digs and an ace (11/8)... recorded back-to-back double-doubles and back-to-back three-ace matches against Iowa (11/13) and Washington (11/16).
2024: Played in 71 sets over 24 matches… ranked second on team in assists with 238… contributed double-digit assists in 13 matches… ranked fourth on team in digs per set with 1.45… logged two assists against Pacific in her first action of the season (8/31)... played in two sets in the home opener against Notre Dame and contributed seven assists (9/12)... added an ace and three more digs in a home victory over NIU (9/18)... reached double-digit assists for the third time in her career and the first time as a Wildcat with ten at NIU (9/20)... made it three straight matches with double-digit assists with a career-high 18 in the victory over Maryland (9/26) and 11 to lead the team against No. 7 Wisconsin (9/28)... led the team in assists again with 17 in a four-set loss to No. 10 Purdue (10/4)... reached double-digit helpers again against UCLA, recording 11 in three sets (10/20)... came close to the first double-double of her career against No. 3 Penn State, adding a career-high eight digs to 13 assists (11/8)... served up the second multi-ace game of her career in the road win over Iowa, also contributing 12 assists over four sets (11/10)... came one dig shy of her first career double-double, notching a career-high nine to go with 12 assists at Oregon (11/15)... collected multiple kills for the first time in her career against No. 21 USC while racking up 13 assists (11/21)... contributed 18 assists to tie her career high against Rutgers (11/23).
2023: Saw action in 26 matches during her first season with the 'Cats, appearing in 61 sets... Averaged 0.13 assists per set and 0.07 service aces per set... Fired a service ace in her Northwestern debut vs. Hawai'i (8/25)... Credited with a kill and two assists in wins over Northeastern (9/9) and Fairfield (9/10)... Finished with a season-best three helpers in road clash at Ohio State (10/25)... Put up two service aces in home tilt with Minnesota (11/5).
2022 (at Denver): Appeared in 13 matches ... Notched 48 assists (1.92 a/s) ... Recorded a season-high 17 assists in collegiate debut against Western Michigan (8/26).
High School: Attended Winterset High School  ... Four-time All-State, All-District, and All-Raccoon River Conference (RRC) honoree ... Closed career at the program's all-time leader in assists ... Also tallied 500 kills during her high school career ... Played for USA Volleyball U18 National Training Team ... Appeared on the club level for CIS and Club Ignit Select, winning five regional titles between her stays at the two clubs, which spanned seven years ... Named to the 2022 Girls Junior National Championship All-Tournament Team ... Member of 2021 Midwest Power League Championship team and 2020 NIT Triple Crown title squad ... Was a four-sport athlete in high school, also playing softball (two-time All-State) and basketball (two-time All-RRC), in addition to running track (four-time RRC Champion) ... Four-time Academic All-RRC selection.
Personal: Born Lauren Elizabeth Carter … National Honor Society member … Four-year Academic Honors recipient … Academic All-State … Mother, Tina, played volleyball at Southern Methodist University … Father, Scott, played baseball at Central College … Anticipated major at Northwestern is biological sciences with a minor in psychology.