Senior center Rebekah VanDijk goes for a layup while Taeler Deer, Texas State University senior guard, defends Feb. 10 at College Park Center.
The Shorthorn: File photoRebekah VanDijk, women’s basketball senior center, became the program’s all-time leader in rebounds after grabbing the 1,079th one of her career on Thursday against the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
The previous record was set by alumna Lori Cottington in 1979 with 1,078.
With a record-filled senior year, VanDijk previously became the first Lady Maverick to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career on Jan. 13 against Arkansas State University.