No. 1 Northwestern garnered the selection committee’s top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season Sunday night.  With the No. 1 seed, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s team will have home-field advantage at Martin Stadium until the Final Four in Cary, North Carolina. Her squad has made at least a semifinal appearance... The post Lacrosse: Northwestern earns No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

With a dark sea of storm clouds descending upon Lake Michigan and turning a picturesque evening into a downpour, No. 1 Northwestern and No. 15 Penn State played out the final 96 seconds of Saturday’s weather-delayed Big Ten Tournament championship inside Ryan Fieldhouse. Toward the bookend of her six-year collegiate career, graduate student goalkeeper Molly... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern captures second consecutive Big Ten Tournament title against No. 15 Penn State appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

No. 1 Northwestern and No. 12 Johns Hopkins’ Thursday Big Ten Tournament semifinal clash pitted a perennial powerhouse against a covetous challenger in Martin Stadium. Sixty minutes of action separated the teams from a trip to Saturday’s championship game, and every play proved pivotal. While the Wildcats (14-2, 5-1 Big Ten) fell out of favor... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern grinds out 13-12 Big Ten semifinal victory over No. 12 Johns Hopkins appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Just before a lunch break at July’s U.S. Women’s U20 National Team tryouts, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller and Johns Hopkins coach Tim McCormack watched a pack of Team USA hopefuls challenge Blue Jay assistant coach Jill Girardi on the draw under the relentless summer sun. Nearly 10 months later, Amonte Hiller and McCormack will occupy... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern and No. 12 Johns Hopkins set for Big Ten Tournament semifinal showdown appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

With No. 1 Northwestern clinging to a one-goal lead in the closing minutes of Sunday’s regular season finale at then-No. 4 Michigan, Wolverine midfielder Annabelle Burke darted toward the visitors’ cage. Burke boasted a sure-fire chance, but graduate student defender Jane Hansen tracked her mark and laid down a swift stick check, jarring the ball... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern’s Jane Hansen helps fortify stout defensive unit ahead of postseason play appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Three days after securing its third regular season Big Ten title in four seasons, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s squad was especially well represented in Wednesday’s all-conference honors. No. 1 Northwestern had seven honorees, tying for the second most in the league behind No. 7 Maryland. Graduate student attacker Izzy Scane and sophomore attacker Madison Taylor... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern earns seven All-Big Ten honors appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Almost a year ago, coach Hannah Nielsen took an underdog Michigan squad into Evanston for an NCAA Tournament bout, drawing up a near-perfect scheme that fell just short of stunning the eventual national champions. While the Wolverines lost 8-7, the mid-May matchup marked a telltale sign that Nielsen’s program had arrived on the national scene... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern takes down No. 4 Michigan, secures outright Big Ten regular season title appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller never shied away from forging her own path. After earning soccer and lacrosse All-American honors at Maryland in the 1990s, she took a chance on a dormant program at Northwestern, which she moved halfway across the country to build from the ground up. “You see it in football, you see it... The post Lacrosse: Kelly Amonte Hiller guides Northwestern into new era through recruiting appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Before No. 1 Northwestern marched into Martin Stadium for its final regular season home game against Ohio State Saturday, a special guest greeted the team in the locker room: Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who donned Lake Show garb on the home sideline. “The cool part of having him here is for our... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern bludgeons Ohio State 19-10 in penultimate regular season test appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — As an array of amber-coated clouds descended over No. 2 Maryland’s Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex Saturday evening, No. 1 Northwestern relentlessly blitzed its rival’s cage to secure a 17-9 road victory. “We’ve had some ups and downs, and some of our losses have been the best learning opportunities,” graduate student... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern decimates No. 2 Maryland in commanding 17-9 road win appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more