2014 Northwestern Lacrosse Weekly Release
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2014 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE WEEKLY RELEASE @NULAX iN 2014 Northwestern Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller (Maryland, ’96) Career Record: 216-33 (13th season) Assistant Coach: Danielle Spencer (NU, ’10) Assistant Coach: Tim McCormack (Umass, ’12) Volunteer Assistant: Scott Hiller (UMass, ’90) 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0, 0-0 ALC) y Da Opponent Time (CT)/Result ‘CATS, LIONS MEET FOR THIRD TIME IN NCAA QUARTERFINALS February 9 vs. No. 8 Virginia # ...........................W, 13-12 22 at No. 5 Duke .......................................... 11 a.m. 25 MARQUETTE .....................................4 p.m. March 5 NOTRE DAME ....................................5 p.m. 9 at Ohio State * ........................................ 11 a.m. 11 at Michigan * .............................................6 p.m. 23 at Syracuse ..................................................Noon 25 at Massachusetts .....................................6 p.m. April 4 at Penn State * ..........................................6 p.m. 6 at Penn ...................................................... 11 a.m. 10 VANDERBILT * .............................4:30 p.m. 13 JOHNS HOPKINS * ............................. Noon 19 FLORIDA * ..........................................1 p.m. 26 vs. USC @ ............................................7 p.m. May 1 ALC Tournament First Round • ...... TBA 2 ALC Tournament Semifinals • ....... TBA 4 ALC Championship Game • ...............TBA 9 NCAA First Round.......................................TBA 11 NCAA Second Round .................................TBA ...................................TBA ...................................TBA 17 NCAA Quarterfinals ....................................TBA 18 NCAA Quarterfinals ...........................TBA 23 NCAA Semifinals % All times25 NCAA Central Championship| Home games in BOLD % CAPS Rankings based on IWLCA coaches poll at time of game * American Lacrosse Conference game @ Game at Wrigley Field | • Evanston, Ill. | % Towson, Md. LAST TIME THEY MET Friday, April 12, 2013 • Evanston, Ill. No. 4 Northwestern 12, No. 9 Duke 4 Rare is the occasion when it seems a team can do no wrong against a challenging opponent, but No. 4 Northwestern enjoyed just that kind of evening in coasting past ninth-ranked Duke, 12-4, April 12 at Lakeside Field in Evanston. The ’Cats sped to a 7-0 halftime lead behind thebrilliant evening—en goalkeeping route by to Bridget a key nonconference Bianco and four victory. first-half scores by senior Erin Fitzgerald—who finished with five- on ON DECK FOR NORTHWESTERN: actly 200 in the same game that Alyssa Leonard surpassed Next Opponent: Marquette Television/Internet: TBA Kristen Fitzger Kjellmanald’s five (2004-07) goals brought for the her No. career 1 spot total on the to ex Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25 Last Meeting: First-ever meeting Northwestern career draw controls record list with 269. Location: Lake Barrington, Ill. Of Note: Northwestern is 92-2 at home since the Northwestern was in control from the start as the Stadium: Lake Barrington Field House start of 2005 but will play its home-opener at an ’Cats leapt to a 7-0 lead to begin the game and later led by as many as 11, setting the count at 12-1 when Taylor Opening Draw: 4 p.m. CT indoor location because of inclement conditions. Thornton scored off a free position with 15:05 remaining NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION career two-goal game in the victory, the 10th in a row for in the game. Senior Beatrice Conley also notched her first Associate Director/Lacrosse Contact: Scott Hammer the Wildcats against the Blue Devils. Office Phone: Office Fax: (847) 491-8818 Cell Phone: E-mail: [email protected] (847) 491-8800 • (847) 791-4651 • @NU_SPORTS 2014 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax 2014 QUICK FACTS 2014 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY .No Player Elig. Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School) Location ....................................................Evanston, Ill. 1 Catie Ingrilli Fr. M 5-3 Wantagh, N.Y. (Wantagh) Founded ................................................................... 1851 2 Alyssa Leonard Sr. A 5-8 Bay Shore, N.Y. (Bay Shore) Enrollment ............................................................ 8,367 3 Christina Esposito So. A 5-3 West Babylon, N.Y. (West Babylon) President ......................................... Morton Schapiro 4 Kat DeRonda Sr. A 5-3 Carthage, N.Y. (Central) Nickname .........................................................Wildcats Colors ...............................................Purple and White Conference ........American Lacrosse Conf. (ALC) 6 Kate Macdonald Sr. M 5-6 Norwell, Mass. (Norwell) Facility ................................................... Lakeside Field 5 Hadley Brooke RS Fr. A 5-8 South Hamilton, Mass. (Middlesex School) Director of Athletics ..............................Jim Phillips 8 Kara Mupo RS Jr. A 5-4 Miller Place, N.Y. (Rocky Point) Senior Women’s Administrator ...... Janna Blais 97 JasmineSheila Nesselbush Docal Fr. AM 5-65-8 Ft. Lauderdale,Penfield, Fla. N.Y. (Pine (Penfield) Crest) 10 Caroline Gersuk Sr. M 5-4 Loudonville, N.Y. (Albany Academy) WOMEN’S LACROSSE FACTS 11 Spring Sanders So. M 5-8 Williamsville, N.Y. (Nichols School) Head Coach................................Kelly Amonte Hiller 12 Kaleigh Craig So. M 5-11 Wantagh, N.Y. (Wantagh) Alma Mater .................................. Maryland, 1996 13 Mikaela Bozza Jr. M 5-1 Brighton, N.Y. (Brighton) Record at NU ................... 216-33 (13th season) 14 Kelly Rich Sr. A/M 5-8 Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) Career Record ..................................................Same 16 Lydia Cassada Fr. A/M 5-6 Milton, Ga. (Milton) Assistant Coach ............................. Tim McCormack Alma Mater ........................Massachusetts, 2012 Assistant Coach .........................Danielle Spencer 2017 JessicaJulia DiMaria Roy SrFr.. M 5-85-5 Dix Hills, N.Y.P (Halferkasie, Hollow Pa. (Pennridge) Hills West) Alma Mater.......................Northwestern, 2010 18 Haydyn Anigian Jr. M 5-9 Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) .................Scott Hiller Volunteer Assistant Coach 22 Nancy Dunbar So. M 5-4 Baltimore, Md. (Bryn Mawr) Alma Mater ........................Massachusetts, 1990 2321 LaurJess Carren Murrayoll So.Jr. M 5-85-3 Houston,Cr Texasoss River, (St. John’sN.Y (John School) Jay) 2013 Overall Record .............................19-3 (.864) 2013 ALC Record/Finish ............. 6-1 (.857)/1st 24 Christy Turner Sr. M 5-5 Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek) 2013 Postseason ...................... 26 Amanda McLaughlin Jr. M/A 5-4 Wilbraham, Mass. (Minnechaug Regional) Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 7/5 27 Kate Ivory Sr. D 5-5 Narbeth, Pa. (Episcopal Academy) First Season of CompetitionNCAA ......................... Semifinalist1982 28 Bridget Bianco Jr. GK 5-3 Moorestown, N.J. (Moorestown) Overall Program Record ............... 294-91 (.765) 29 Caley Chelios Jr. D 5-8 Detroit, Mich. (Cranbrook) NU competed as a club program from 1993-2001 31 Emily Eichner So. M 5-10 Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 3230 CarMaggieolina F obareLizzio So.RS Fr. MA/M 5-65-3 NewDallas, Canaan, Texas Conn. (Hockaday (New Canaan) School) Assoc. Dir./Lacrosse Contact ..... Scott Hammer 33 Kerri Harrington Sr. D 5-10 Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) Office Phone ................................(847) 491-8800 34 Paige Jones Jr. A 6-0 Edina, Minn. (Edina) Cell Phone ....................................(847) 791-4651 35 Brooke Jones Jr. GK 5-9 Edina, Minn. (Edina) [email protected] 37 Jessica Dahldorf So. M 5-4 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep) Fax ....................................................(847) 491-8818 40 Natalee Easthom Fr. GK 5-6 Annapolis, Md. (Broadneck) Athletic Communications Office Address 44 Blake McHugh Jr. A 5-8 Newtown Square, Pa. (Episcopal Academy) Athletic Communications Northwestern University 1501 Central Street Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller (13th season), Maryland, 1996 Evanston, IL 60208 Assistant Coach: Asst. AD, Athletic Comm. ..............Paul Kennedy Assistant Coach: Danielle Spencer (second season), Northwestern, 2010 Sr. Associate Director ....................... Volunteer Assistant Tim Coach: McCormack Scott Hiller(first season),(13th season), Massachusetts, Massachusetts, 2012 1990 Associate Director ...........................Nick Brilowski Assistant Director .........................BetsyDoug Golomski Meffley Assistant Director ............................. Dan Yopchick ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Director of Broadcast Ops. ................. Rob Coons Program Assistant ....................Jocelyn Serranilla 18 ANIGIAN, Haydyn (Jr., M) 33 HARRINGTON, Kerri (Jr., D) Official Web Site ................................NUsports.com 28 BIANCO, Bridget (Jr., GK) 1 INGRILLI, Catie (Fr., M) ........................... Northwestern-Lacrosse Facebook 13 BOZZA, Mikaela (Jr., M) 19 IVORY, Kate (Sr., D) Twitter ............................................................... Twitter .......................................................@NU_Sports 5 BROOKE, Hadley (RS Fr., A) 35 JONES, Brooke (Jr., GK) In-Game Twitter ......................... @NU_SportsLIVE@NULax 21 CARROLL, Jess (Jr., M) 34 JONES, Paige (Jr., A) 16 CASSADA, Lydia (Fr., M) 2 LEONARD, Alyssa (Sr., A) 29 CHELIOS, Caley (Sr., D) 32 LIZZIO, Carolina (So., M) 12 CRAIG, Kaleigh (So., M) 6 MACDONALD, Kate (Sr., M) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 37 DAHLDORF, Jessica (So., M) 44 M HUGH, Blake (Jr., A) 4 NDA, Kat (Sr., A) 26 M LAUGHLIN, Amanda (Jr., M) c AMONTE