Lauryn Hilger recorded her 1,000th career dig in the final match of the GoSarpy.Com Invite, a tournament held last weekend at Bellevue University in Bellevue, Neb.
Hilger reached the milestone in the fourth and final set of the Red Raiders loss to Rocky Mountain (Mont.). The senior outside hitter finished the match with 17 digs and 17 kills, pushing her dig total to 1,003 and becoming the 19th Northwestern player to record 1,000 digs in their career. Hilger, who eclipsed 1,000-career kills last season, is one of just seven Northwesternplayers with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs for a career.
Northwestern is off to a 6-3 start this season and will open conference play Tuesday night, Sept. 4, at Briar Cliff.
Red Raiders w/ 1,000 digs:
1. Alexis Bart – 2,216
2. Janna Bloemendaal – 1,830
3. Megan Meyer – 1,758
4. Lisa Eller – 1,757
5. Krista Westra – 1,756
6. Kelli Vermeer – 1,658
7. Rylee Hulstein – 1,646
8. Tish Bergeson – 1,558
9. Amy Jeltema – 1,481
10.Jillian Schipper – 1,460
11.Karrisa Davelaar – 1,406
12.Jillian Estes – 1,404
13.Kaitlin Floerchinger – 1,268
14.Alison Waggie – 1,250
15.Kaitlin Beaver – 1,194
16.Hillary Hanno – 1,080
17.Megan Rich – 1,056
18.Lauryn Hilger – 1,003
19.Suzanne Riche – 1,000
Red Raiders w/ 1,000 digs + 1,000 kills:
1. Megan Meyer – 1,758 digs, 1,872 kills
2. Rylee Hulstein – 1,646 digs, 1,138 kills
3. Tish Bergeson – 1,558 digs, 1,274 kills
4. Amy Jeltema – 1,481 digs, 2,483 kills
5. Kaitlin Floerchinger – 1,268 digs, 1,429 kills
6. Hillary Hanno – 1,080 digs, 2,011 kills
7. Lauryn Hilger – 1,003 digs, 1,257 kills
