Just one week ago, the 1,000 dig club stood at 190 members. Week 12 brought 16 new faces into the fold. Below is a look at the newcomers to the group and the handful approaching the milestone.
| Name, School | Class | Position | Sets Played | Digs |
| Cherlie Adorno-DeJesus, Tennessee State | Sr. | L | 235 | 1,032 |
| Brooke Schumacher, Tennessee | Jr. | L/DS | 309 | 1,031 |
| Lauren Blanco, Youngstown State | Sr. | L/DS | 351 | 1,029 |
| Mackenzie Horkey, Omaha | Jr. | OH | 347 | 1,025 |
| Madison Haake, USC Upstate | Jr. | S | 335 | 1,021 |
| Ashton Mares, East Carolina | Sr. | OH | 389 | 1,016 |
| Mildrelis Rodriguez, Evansville | Jr. | OH | 318 | 1,010 |
| Cassidy Anderson, Georgia | Sr. | DS | 397 | 1,010 |
| Reyn Akiu, Texas Tech | Jr. | L/DS | 280 | 1,009 |
| Jessica Helms, IUPUI | Sr. | L/DS | 335 | 1,008 |
| Taylor Nelson, Cal Poly | Sr. | S | 385 | 1,007 |
| Lauren Bakaitis, Toledo | Sr. | DS | 378 | 1,007 |
| Mary-Kate Marshall, Oregon State | Sr. | OH | 448 | 1,007 |
| Natalie Druhan, Southern Miss | Sr. | L/DS | 358 | 1,005 |
| Sydnee Martin, Little Rock | Jr. | DS | 327 | 1,005 |
| Kristin Watson, UMBC | Jr. | DS | 223 | 1,001 |
| Laura Milos, Oral Roberts | Sr. | OH | 432 | 1,000 |
In addition to joining the 1,000 dig club, two players joined even more elite company by coupling it with their already posted 1,000 kill totals: Oregon State’s Mary-Kate Marshall and Oral Roberts’ Laura Milos.
The list will only continue to grow throughout the rest the of the season. The next three on the list each need less than 10 digs to join the ranks, each with projected achievements on Friday.
Approaching 1,000
| Name, School | Class | Position | Sets Played | Digs |
| Christen Augustine, Prairie View | Jr. | DS | 297 | 996 |
| Sydney Kuhn, Notre Dame | Sr. | OH | 433 | 993 |
| Delaney D’Amore, St. John’s (NY) | Sr. | L/DS | 392 | 991 |
Augstine will have her next shot at the mark as Prairie View A&M plays Alabama A&M in the SWAC Tournament. Fry also will eye the milestone on Friday as the Fighting Irish face North Carolina. D’Amore looks to achieve the feat as St. John’s plays host to Xavier.
Cornell’s Kiley McPeek (993) and Louisiana Tech’s Jacie McClure (991) ended their careers just shy of the milestone as Cornell’s season ended Nov. 11 and Louisiana Tech’s last match was Nov. 9.
Seven other players need just 20 digs to reach the milestone, while expanding the list to 30 digs needed would add eight more names.
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