MSU Athletics Hall of Fame
Chris Dufner
Field Hockey, 1976-79
Inducted 1986
If there was a comprehensive list of the greatest collegiate field hockey players of all-time, Chris Dufner would undoubtedly be at the top. A four-year starter, Dufner led the Bears to a record of 95-11-2 in her career and helped lead coach Rhonda Ridinger's squad to an AIAW national championship in 1979 and three straight regional finals from 1977-79. She tallied 69 goals as a senior, the highest total by any college player in history, while her 61 goals as a junior still ranks third. Dufner finished her career with 199 career goals (108 games), which is also an intercollegiate record, and her 398 career points ranks No. 2 all-time only because assists were not kept in the 1970's. She was a second-team All-American her senior year and remains one of the greatest athletes in school history.
