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Jersey Number 1
Lydia Dimke
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ham Lake, Minn.
- High School:
- Blaine
Bio
Awards & Honors
2015 Boiler Box All-Tournament Team
2015-16 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2016 AVCA Third Team All-American
2016 BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team
2016 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 11/7
2016 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2016 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2016 Creighton Female Athlete of the Year
2016 First Team All-BIG EAST
2016 Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament Team
2016 PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
2016 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
2017 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2017 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2017 BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Award
2017 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/5
2017 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/14
2017 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 Bluejay Invitational MVP
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team
2017 First Team All-BIG EAST
2017 Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2017 Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year
2017 Senior CLASS Award Candidate (30)
2017 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017 VolleyMob.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017: Senior at Creighton
• First Team All-BIG EAST for second straight year in 2017.
• Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2017.
• Honorable Mention All-American in 2017 by AVCA, PrepVolleyball.com, VolleyMob.com and VolleyballMag.com.
• One of 30 initial Senior CLASS Award candidates.
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team in 2017.
• Second in the BIG EAST in assists per set, 10th in aces per set and 20th in digs per set.
• Second in Creighton history for career hitting percentage.
• Named to Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/26) after averaging 11.50 aps., 2.30 dps. and 0.50 saps.
• Had 47 assists and nine digs in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26).
Named MVP of the Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 2) and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/5) after averaging 9.67 assists, 2.44 digs, 1.56 kills, 1.00 blocks and 0.78 aces per set on .520 hitting.
• With 29 assists, 10 digs, four blocks, four aces and four kills vs. UNI (Sept. 2), become first Bluejay with 4+ in each category since Melissa Weisensee on Nov. 2, 1996.
• Set CU to .446 hitting vs. Belmont (9/8), fourth-best in team history.
• Had 40 assists, season-high 15 digs, seven kills and hit .500 at Wichita State (9/15).
• Missed Sept. 16 match vs. No. 19 Iowa State and Sept. 22 vs. Georgetown due to an ankle injury.
• Returned vs. Villanova (9/24) with 43 assists, 18 digs and seven kills on .500 hitting.
• Led CU to sweep at St. John’s (9/29) with 37 assists, seven kills, six blocks and five digs on .583 hitting.
• Dished career-high 65 assists vs. Butler (10/13), most by a Bluejay since 2007, in a match she also passed 2,000 assists at CU.
• Had 61 assists, 18 digs and 7 kills on .500 hitting in 3-2 win at Butler (11/12).
• BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after averaging 11.75 assists, 4.12 digs, 1.00 kills and 0.38 blocks per set on .389 hitting and two double-doubles.
• Recorded first career triple-double with 53 assists, 14 digs and a season-high 10 kills in BIG EAST Championship final at Marquette (11/25).
• Had 34 assists, 10 digs and 5 kills in NCAA Tourney win over Coastal Carolina (12/1).
• Will transfer to South Carolina in January to play beach volleyball.
2016: Junior at Creighton
• Started all 36 matches, averaging 11.36 assists and 2.67 digs per set.
• Named 2016 BIG EAST Player of the Year, First Team All-BIG EAST and All-BIG EAST Tourney Team.
• Honored by the AVCA as a First Team All-East Region choice and a Third Team All-American.
• Also named Honorable Mention All-American by PrepVolleyball.com and VolleyballMag.com.
• Her 1,454 assists ranked second-most in Creighton single-season history and were second in the nation in 2016.
• Creighton’s fifth different opening day starting setter in as many years, but all five teams made the NCAA Tournament.
• Led team with 17 double-doubles and led the BIG EAST (ranking 12th nationally) in assists per set. She also finished 12th in BIG EAST in digs, best among the league’s setters.
• Enrolled at Creighton in January of 2016 and trained with the Bluejays in the spring.
• One of four team captains on Creighton’s 2016 squad, along with Kenzie Crawford, Lauren Smith and Jess Bird.
• First Creighton setter with multiple matches of 60+ assists in a year since Korie Lebeda in 2007.
• Named to Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament Team after averaging 8.11 assists and 3.78 digs per set in matches against Wichita State (Aug. 27) and Iowa State (Aug. 28).
• Became second player in Creighton history to post a double-double in each of her first two matches.
• Her 20 digs vs. ISU were third-most in CU history in a debut. She also became one of six players to debut with a double-double and one of six women in CU history with at least 20 assists and 20 digs in the same match.
• Collected her third double-double on Sept. 3 at USC, when she posted a career-high 63 assists to go with 13 digs.
• Named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 8-10) after averaging 11.91 assists, 2.73 digs, 1.36 kills and 0.64 blocks per set on .440 hitting.
• Had 31 assists and season-high nine kills while hitting .727 in 11 swings at Xavier (Sept. 30).
• Recorded 46 assists, 15 digs and seven kills in win at Villanova (Oct. 7).
• Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Nov. 7.
• Tallied 43 assists as team hit .410 in BIG EAST Championship final vs. Xavier (Nov. 26).
• Delivered 60 assists in five-set NCAA Tournament win vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 1).
• Had 56 assists and 17 digs in 3-2 win at No. 4 Kansas (Dec. 2) to clinch Sweet 16 bid.
• Dished 57 assists and 14 digs in 3-2 win against No. 17 Michigan to reach Elite Eight (Dec. 9).
2015: Sophomore at Purdue
• Racked up 55 kills while hitting at a .255 clip, adding 10 aces, 19 digs and five blocks at Purdue.
• Saw action in 24 matches, mostly as an outside hitter and serving specialist.
• Dished out 22 assists, including a season-best 10 vs. Maryland, while helping the team to a .394 hitting effort (Oct. 3).
• Tallied career-high 14 kills to lead Purdue in a win vs. South Dakota (Sept. 18) in a match that featured her sister Sydney on the USD side.
• Managed a .250 or better hitting percentage in six of 12 matches with a hitting attempt.
• Named to the Boiler Box Challenge All-Tournament Team.
• Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2014: Freshman at Purdue
• Saw action in all 32 matches, earning one start vs. Iowa (Nov. 8).
• Averaged 1.65 assists per set, as well as 1.38 digs per set.
• Ranked eighth in the Big Ten with 0.26 aces per set.
• Notched double-digit assists seven times, including a season-best 30 at Iowa.
• Added a season-best 12 digs to complete a double-double against the Hawkeyes.
• Also tallied double-digit digs with 10 at Minnesota (Nov. 22).
• Put down season-high eight kills against Morehead State (Sept. 19) while hitting .800 in 10 swings.
• Served up a season-best four aces at Northwestern (Oct. 24).
• Helped Purdue to .250 or better hitting percentages in four matches in which she recorded double-figure assist totals.
• Enrolled at Purdue in January of 2014.
Blaine High School
• Three-time All-State and all-conference choice.
• Led the state of Minnesota in aces as a junior, while also earning team MVP honors, after leading her team to a third-place finish at state, and conference and section championships.
• Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore after compiling 74 aces, 611 assists and 191 digs, ranking second on her team with 221 kills.
• Ranked by PrepVolleyball.com as the No. 50 Senior Ace, as a Top 50 junior, to their Soph 79 Highest Honorable Mention team, and to the Frosh 59 Honorable Mention list.
• 2013 Under Armour All-America First Team honoree.
• 2012 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American.
• Posted 160 kills, 44 blocks and 22 digs as a freshman.
• Honor roll student.
• Played club volleyball for the Northern Lights Volleyball Club, and received 15 Open MVP honors with the club at Junior Nationals in 2011.
Personal
• Born on April 23, 1996.
• Daughter of Bob and Mary Dimke.
• Has brothers Dylan and Wyatt and a sister, Sydney.
• Communication studies major.
• Favorite athlete is Kerri Walsh.
• Gameday superstition is drinking coffee.
• Chose Creighton because of Coach Booth and how she spoke so highly of the girls as people, not volleyball players.
• Favorite class has been Communication and Community with Dr. Kirby.
• Dream dinner guest is Jesus.
2015 Boiler Box All-Tournament Team
2015-16 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2016 AVCA Third Team All-American
2016 BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team
2016 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 11/7
2016 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2016 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2016 Creighton Female Athlete of the Year
2016 First Team All-BIG EAST
2016 Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament Team
2016 PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
2016 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
2017 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2017 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2017 BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Award
2017 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/5
2017 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/14
2017 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 Bluejay Invitational MVP
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team
2017 First Team All-BIG EAST
2017 Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2017 Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year
2017 Senior CLASS Award Candidate (30)
2017 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017 VolleyMob.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017: Senior at Creighton
• First Team All-BIG EAST for second straight year in 2017.
• Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2017.
• Honorable Mention All-American in 2017 by AVCA, PrepVolleyball.com, VolleyMob.com and VolleyballMag.com.
• One of 30 initial Senior CLASS Award candidates.
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team in 2017.
• Second in the BIG EAST in assists per set, 10th in aces per set and 20th in digs per set.
• Second in Creighton history for career hitting percentage.
• Named to Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/26) after averaging 11.50 aps., 2.30 dps. and 0.50 saps.
• Had 47 assists and nine digs in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26).
Named MVP of the Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 2) and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/5) after averaging 9.67 assists, 2.44 digs, 1.56 kills, 1.00 blocks and 0.78 aces per set on .520 hitting.
• With 29 assists, 10 digs, four blocks, four aces and four kills vs. UNI (Sept. 2), become first Bluejay with 4+ in each category since Melissa Weisensee on Nov. 2, 1996.
• Set CU to .446 hitting vs. Belmont (9/8), fourth-best in team history.
• Had 40 assists, season-high 15 digs, seven kills and hit .500 at Wichita State (9/15).
• Missed Sept. 16 match vs. No. 19 Iowa State and Sept. 22 vs. Georgetown due to an ankle injury.
• Returned vs. Villanova (9/24) with 43 assists, 18 digs and seven kills on .500 hitting.
• Led CU to sweep at St. John’s (9/29) with 37 assists, seven kills, six blocks and five digs on .583 hitting.
• Dished career-high 65 assists vs. Butler (10/13), most by a Bluejay since 2007, in a match she also passed 2,000 assists at CU.
• Had 61 assists, 18 digs and 7 kills on .500 hitting in 3-2 win at Butler (11/12).
• BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after averaging 11.75 assists, 4.12 digs, 1.00 kills and 0.38 blocks per set on .389 hitting and two double-doubles.
• Recorded first career triple-double with 53 assists, 14 digs and a season-high 10 kills in BIG EAST Championship final at Marquette (11/25).
• Had 34 assists, 10 digs and 5 kills in NCAA Tourney win over Coastal Carolina (12/1).
• Will transfer to South Carolina in January to play beach volleyball.
2016: Junior at Creighton
• Started all 36 matches, averaging 11.36 assists and 2.67 digs per set.
• Named 2016 BIG EAST Player of the Year, First Team All-BIG EAST and All-BIG EAST Tourney Team.
• Honored by the AVCA as a First Team All-East Region choice and a Third Team All-American.
• Also named Honorable Mention All-American by PrepVolleyball.com and VolleyballMag.com.
• Her 1,454 assists ranked second-most in Creighton single-season history and were second in the nation in 2016.
• Creighton’s fifth different opening day starting setter in as many years, but all five teams made the NCAA Tournament.
• Led team with 17 double-doubles and led the BIG EAST (ranking 12th nationally) in assists per set. She also finished 12th in BIG EAST in digs, best among the league’s setters.
• Enrolled at Creighton in January of 2016 and trained with the Bluejays in the spring.
• One of four team captains on Creighton’s 2016 squad, along with Kenzie Crawford, Lauren Smith and Jess Bird.
• First Creighton setter with multiple matches of 60+ assists in a year since Korie Lebeda in 2007.
• Named to Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament Team after averaging 8.11 assists and 3.78 digs per set in matches against Wichita State (Aug. 27) and Iowa State (Aug. 28).
• Became second player in Creighton history to post a double-double in each of her first two matches.
• Her 20 digs vs. ISU were third-most in CU history in a debut. She also became one of six players to debut with a double-double and one of six women in CU history with at least 20 assists and 20 digs in the same match.
• Collected her third double-double on Sept. 3 at USC, when she posted a career-high 63 assists to go with 13 digs.
• Named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 8-10) after averaging 11.91 assists, 2.73 digs, 1.36 kills and 0.64 blocks per set on .440 hitting.
• Had 31 assists and season-high nine kills while hitting .727 in 11 swings at Xavier (Sept. 30).
• Recorded 46 assists, 15 digs and seven kills in win at Villanova (Oct. 7).
• Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Nov. 7.
• Tallied 43 assists as team hit .410 in BIG EAST Championship final vs. Xavier (Nov. 26).
• Delivered 60 assists in five-set NCAA Tournament win vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 1).
• Had 56 assists and 17 digs in 3-2 win at No. 4 Kansas (Dec. 2) to clinch Sweet 16 bid.
• Dished 57 assists and 14 digs in 3-2 win against No. 17 Michigan to reach Elite Eight (Dec. 9).
2015: Sophomore at Purdue
• Racked up 55 kills while hitting at a .255 clip, adding 10 aces, 19 digs and five blocks at Purdue.
• Saw action in 24 matches, mostly as an outside hitter and serving specialist.
• Dished out 22 assists, including a season-best 10 vs. Maryland, while helping the team to a .394 hitting effort (Oct. 3).
• Tallied career-high 14 kills to lead Purdue in a win vs. South Dakota (Sept. 18) in a match that featured her sister Sydney on the USD side.
• Managed a .250 or better hitting percentage in six of 12 matches with a hitting attempt.
• Named to the Boiler Box Challenge All-Tournament Team.
• Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2014: Freshman at Purdue
• Saw action in all 32 matches, earning one start vs. Iowa (Nov. 8).
• Averaged 1.65 assists per set, as well as 1.38 digs per set.
• Ranked eighth in the Big Ten with 0.26 aces per set.
• Notched double-digit assists seven times, including a season-best 30 at Iowa.
• Added a season-best 12 digs to complete a double-double against the Hawkeyes.
• Also tallied double-digit digs with 10 at Minnesota (Nov. 22).
• Put down season-high eight kills against Morehead State (Sept. 19) while hitting .800 in 10 swings.
• Served up a season-best four aces at Northwestern (Oct. 24).
• Helped Purdue to .250 or better hitting percentages in four matches in which she recorded double-figure assist totals.
• Enrolled at Purdue in January of 2014.
Blaine High School
• Three-time All-State and all-conference choice.
• Led the state of Minnesota in aces as a junior, while also earning team MVP honors, after leading her team to a third-place finish at state, and conference and section championships.
• Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore after compiling 74 aces, 611 assists and 191 digs, ranking second on her team with 221 kills.
• Ranked by PrepVolleyball.com as the No. 50 Senior Ace, as a Top 50 junior, to their Soph 79 Highest Honorable Mention team, and to the Frosh 59 Honorable Mention list.
• 2013 Under Armour All-America First Team honoree.
• 2012 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American.
• Posted 160 kills, 44 blocks and 22 digs as a freshman.
• Honor roll student.
• Played club volleyball for the Northern Lights Volleyball Club, and received 15 Open MVP honors with the club at Junior Nationals in 2011.
Personal
• Born on April 23, 1996.
• Daughter of Bob and Mary Dimke.
• Has brothers Dylan and Wyatt and a sister, Sydney.
• Communication studies major.
• Favorite athlete is Kerri Walsh.
• Gameday superstition is drinking coffee.
• Chose Creighton because of Coach Booth and how she spoke so highly of the girls as people, not volleyball players.
• Favorite class has been Communication and Community with Dr. Kirby.
• Dream dinner guest is Jesus.
Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. USC, 9/7/25
Sunday, September 07
Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. UCSB - 9/6/25
Sunday, September 07
Creighton Volleyball Postgame Interview vs. UCSB - 9/6/25
Sunday, September 07
Creighton Volleyball's Brian Rosen Postgame Interview vs. San Diego - 9/5/25
Saturday, September 06
