2013 Release 1—Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE

@NULAX #B1Gcats GAME INFoRMATION SURGING WILDCATS READY FOR REMATCH WITH HEELS IN NCAA SEMIS Friday, May 24 For Openers NCAA Championship Semifinals No. 2 Northwestern (19-2, 4-1 ALC) vs. Once again peaking when it matters most, second- No. 3 North Carolina (16-3, 4-1 ACC) extendranked oneNorthwestern of the most heads impressive to Philadelphia dynasties and in Villanova University this weekend looking to 7 p.m. CT OnlineVillanova Video: Stadium • Villanova, PA collegiate sports. The Wildcats, winners of seven NCAA championships in the last eight years, will ESPN3.com try to stay perfect in NCAA semifinal outings (8-0) when they face third-ranked North Carolina to Alllead Sheoff semifinal Does Is Friday Win in Philadelphia.

- Northwestern Coaching Staff In leading the Wildcats to a record-tying eight Head Coach: Kellyconsecutive Amonte appearances Hiller in the NCAA champion Career Record: ship game and two early-round wins this season, Assistant Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller (Maryland, ’96) has raised her career Junior Alyssa Leonard, who boasts 122 draw Assistant Coach: 215-32 (12th season) record in the NCAA Tournament to 34-2—further controls this season, is NU’s second-leading scorer Volunteer Assistant:Hillary Fratzke (Towson, ’10) cementing herself as the winningest postseason and is coming off a four-goal game vs. Penn State. Danielle Spencer (NU, ’10) coach in women’s lacrosse history in terms of both wins and winning percentage (.944). An 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Scott Hiller (UMass, ’90) Scouting the Tar Heels/Series Info (19-2, 4-1 ALC) eighth national championship for Amonte Hiller this weekend would tie her with Cindy Timchal, y Da Opponent Time (CT)/Result - her former coach and mentor, for most all time • January in women’s lacrosse and tied for the eighth-most Just over three months to the day since being ... ever in a Division I women’s team sport. dealt its first loss of the season on a rainy Febru 27 Team USA (exhib.)...... L, 16-9 Below is a bit more on the stunning postseason ary night in Chapel Hill, Northwestern has a second crack at North Carolina this weekend. The 26 Team England (exhib.) W, 11-10 (OT) success Northwestern NU has enjoyedis the No. under 2 overall Amonte seed Hiller: in the February Tar Heels emerged as 11-8 winners in the regular- season meeting despite a dominant effort on the ...... season.• Alyssa Leonard 9 at USC...... NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive draw circle by Northwestern (16-5)—specifically 8 vs. No. 14 Massachusetts...... W, 16-4 , who had 12 in the game. Nine 24 at Vanderbilt *...... W, 18-5 • NU is riding a 10-game winning streak dating to first-half turnovers by the ’Cats allowed the hosts to surge to a 7-1 lead less than 15 minutes in, 22 at No. 5 North Carolina L, 11-8 the start of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, which is the fourth-longest streak in NCAA Women’s early-seasonand although win.NU would cut its deficit to two with March W, 15-8 14:40 to play, North Carolina held on for a key 6 BOSTON COLLEGE...... W, 17-10 Lacrosse Tournament history. The Wildcats set ...... the all-time record by winning 23 in a row during their run of five straight titles, topping the 21 ...... • The victory by the Tar Heels in February snapped 16 9 atHAR No.VARD 12 Johns...... Hopkins * W,W, 16-318-8 straight won by Maryland from 1995-2002. • By defeating Penn State in the quarterfinals, NU Northwestern’s four-game winning streak in the 2711 OHIOat No. S20TATE Navy *...... W,W, 15-12 9-8 series between the two schools, as well as a run of improved to 19-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament- 30 No. 5 SYRACUSE...... W, 13-12 home games under Kelly Amonte Hiller. 10 straight wins against ACC opponents. Despite • Northwestern’s nine consecutive semifinal ap NU’s lopsided advantage in the all-time series - April pearances represent the second-longest streak (10-3), the two teams head into Friday’s semifinal 5 No. 8 PENN STATE *...... W, 11-3 in NCAA history, behind Maryland’s 12 from matchup with their last four head-to-head meet ings having been decided by a total of six goals...... Most1990-2001. Team Championships as a Coach Recent NU-UNC Meetings 12 No. 9 DUKE...... W, 12-4 in NCAA History—Women’s Sports ...... NU 7, UNC 6 (OT) 147 Noat No.. 15 11 STANFORD Virginia ...... W,W,11-6 12-8 ...... L, 22-4 ...... 2/25/2011...... 24 at No. 9 Notre Dame...... 1. 21, Anson Dorrance, North Carolina...... Soccer ...... 1982-2012 5/27/2011...... NU 11, UNC 10 2. 15, Pat Henry, LSU/Texas A&M...... TennisT&F ...... 1990-2010 4/13/2012 NU 8, UNC 7 2720 Noat No.. 16 3 PENN Florida...... * W, 15-8 3. 12, Richard Quick, Texas/Stanford...... Swim/Diving...... 1984-98 2/22/2013Northwestern andUNC UNC 11, are NU 8 W, 10-8 4. 10, Frank Brennan, Stanford...... 1982-99 May 9,10, Beth Suzanne Anders, Yoculan, Old Dominion Georgia ...... Gymnastics ...... 1987-2009 NCAA• Tournament and the third ...... 6. 9, Greg Marsden, Utah ...... Gymnastics...... 1982-95 meeting for the fifth time in the ...... Field Hockey...... 1982-2000 123 No.No. 820 P ennSTANFORD State ^ @...... W, 9-8 W, 15-8(OT) 8. 8, Marsha Beasley, West Virginia...... Rifle ...... 1990-98 time in the semifinals (2010, 8, Cindy Timchal, Maryland ...... Lacrosse ...... 1992-2001 2011). The ’Cats are looking 185 NoNo.. 27 FloridaPENN STATE ^ @...... W,W, 15-7 8-3 12. 7,8, KPellyat Summit, Amonte Tennessee Hiller, Northwestern...... LacrosseBasketball...... 1987-20082005-12 24 No. 3 North Carolina @ %...... 4 p.m. 8, Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Basketball 1995-2013 for a repeat of 2010, when they 26 NCAA Championship @ %...... 7 p.m. avenged a regular-season defeat to the Heels on championship All times Central • Home games in BOLD CAPS NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATIONweekend. Rankings based on IWLCA coaches poll at time of game Associate Director/Lacrosse Contact: * American Lacrosse Conference game Baltimore | @ NCAA Tournament | % Philadelphia, Pa. Office Phone: Office Fax: Cell Phone: E-mail: [email protected] Hammer ^ (847) 491-8800 • (847) 491-8818 (847) 791-4651 • @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax 2013 QUICK FACTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY . No Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School) Location...... Evanston, Ill. Founded...... Enrollment...... 1 Beatrice Conley Sr. A 5-2 Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton) President...... 1851 2 Alyssa Leonard Jr. M 5-8 Bay Shore, N.Y. (Bay Shore) Nickname...... 8,367 3 Christina Esposito Fr. A 5-3 West Babylon, N.Y. (West Babylon) Colors...... Morton Schapiro 4 Kat DeRonda Jr. A 5-3 Carthage, N.Y. (Central) Conference...... Wildcats 5 Hadley Brooke Fr. A 5-8 South Hamilton, Mass. (Middlesex School) Facility...... Purple and White 6 Kate Macdonald Jr. M 5-6 Norwell, Mass. (Norwell) Director of Athletics...... American Lacrosse (ALC) 7 Erin Fitzgerald Sr. A 5-4 Mt. Sinai, N.Y. (Mt. Sinai) Lakeside Field Senior Women’s Administrator...... Janna Blais 8 Kara Mupo Jr. M 5-4 Miller Place, N.Y. (Rocky Point) Jim Phillips 9 Taylor Thornton Sr. D 5-9 Dallas, Texas (Hockaday School) WOMEN’S LACROSSE FACTS 10 Caroline Gersuk Jr. M 5-4 Loudonville, N.Y. (Albany Academy) Head Coach...... 11 Spring Sanders Fr. M 5-8 Williamsville, N.Y. (Nichols School) Alma Mater...... 12 Kaleigh Craig Fr. M 5-11 Wantagh, N.Y. (Wantagh) Record at NU...... Kelly Amonte Hiller 13 Mikaela Bozza So. M 5-1 Brighton, N.Y. (Brighton) Career Record...... Maryland, Same1996 14 Kelly Rich Jr. A/M 5-8 Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) Assistant Coach...... 215-32 (12th season) 15 Brooks Lawler So. M 5-3 Big Lake, Alaska (McDonogh School (Md.)) Alma Mater...... 16 Ali Cassera Sr. M 5-8 Fairfield, N.J. (West Essex) Assistant Coach...... Hillary Fratzke Alma Mater...... Towson, 2010 17 Amanda Macaluso Sr. M 5-3 Smithtown, N.Y. (Hauppauge) Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Danielle Spencer 18 Haydyn Anigian So. M 5-9 Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) Alma Mater...... Northwestern, 2010 19 Gabriella Flibotte Sr. M 5-6 Cohasset, Mass. (Groton School) 2012 Overall Record...... Scott Hiller 20 Jessica Roy Jr. M 5-8 Perkasie, Pa. (Pennridge) 2012 ALC Record/Finish...... Massachusetts, 1990 21 Jess Carroll So. M 5-3 Houston, Texas (St. John’s School) 2012 Postseason...... NCAA21-2 Champion (.909) 22 Nancy Dunbar Fr. M 5-4 Baltimore, Md. (Bryn Mawr) Starters Returning/Lost...... 5-2 (.714)/2nd 23 Lauren Murray Fr. D 5-8 Cross River, N.Y (John Jay) First Season of Competition...... 24 Christy Turner Jr. M 5-5 Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek) ...... 7/5 Overall Program Record 25 Alexa deLyra Sr. M 5-9 Brightwaters, N.Y. (Bay Shore) NU competed as a club program from 1993-20011982 294-90 (.765) 26 Amanda McLaughlin So. M/A 5-4 Wilbraham, Mass. (Minnechaug Regional) 28 Bridget Bianco So. GK 5-3 Moorestown, N.J. (Moorestown) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 29 Caley Chelios So. D 5-8 Detroit, Mich. (Cranbrook) Assoc. Dir./Lacrosse Contact...... 30 Maggie Fobare Fr. A/M 5-3 Dallas, Texas (Hockaday School) Office Phone...... 31 Emily Eichner Fr. M 5-10 Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton) ...... Scott Hammer Cell Phone 32 Carolina Lizzio Fr. M 5-6 New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan) E-mail...... [email protected](847) 491-8800 33 Kerri Harrington Jr. D 5-10 Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) Fax...... (847) 791-4651 Athletic Communications Office Address 34 Paige Jones So. A 6-0 Edina, Minn. (Edina) (847) 491-8818 35 Brooke Jones So. GK 5-9 Edina, Minn. (Edina) Northwestern University 36 Megan Stoneberg Fr. D 5-9 Gurnee, Ill. (Warren) Athletic Communications 37 Jessica Dahldorf Fr. M 5-4 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep) Head 44 Coach:Blake McHugh So. A 5-8 Newtown Square, Pa. (Episcopal Academy) Asst. 1501 AD, Centr Athletical Street Comm...... Assistant Coach: Sr. E Associatevanston, IL Director 60208 ...... Kelly Amonte Hiller (12th season), Maryland, 1996 ...... Paul Kennedy Assistant Coach: Associate Director Hillary Fratzke (third season), Towson, 2010 Assistant Director...... Doug Meffley Volunteer Assistant Coach: Danielle Spencer (first season), Northwestern, 2010 Assistant Director...... Nick Brilowski ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Director of Broadcast Ops...... BetsyRob Golomski Coons Scott Hiller (12th season), Massachusetts, 1990 Program Assistant...... Dan Yopchick Official Web Site...... Facebook...... Jocelyn Serranilla 18 ANIGIAN, Haydyn (So., M) 33 HARRINGTON, Kerri (Jr., D) Twitter...... NUsports.com@NULax 28 BIANCO, Bridget (So., GK) 35 JONES, Brooke (So., GK) Twitter...... Northwestern-Lacrosse@NU_Sports 13 BOZZA, Mikaela (So., M) 34 JONES, Paige (So., A) ...... @NU_SportsLIVE In-Game Twitter 5 BROOKE, Hadley (Fr., A) 15 LAWLER, Brooks (So., M) 21 CARROLL, Jess (So., M) 2 LEONARD, Alyssa (Jr., M) 16 CASSERA, Ali (Sr., M) 32 LIZZIO, Carolina (Fr., M) 29 CHELIOS, Caley (So., D) 17 MACALUSO, Amanda (Sr., M) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 CONLEY, Beatrice (Sr., A) 6 MACDONALD, Kate (Jr., M) 12 CRAIG, Kaleigh (Fr., M) 44 McHUGH, Blake (So., A) ...... 374 DAHLDORF, Jessica (Fr., M) 26 McLAUGHLIN, Amanda (So., M) ...... 25 deLYRA, Alexa (Sr., M) 8 MUPO, Kara (Jr., A) AMONTEBOZZA...... HILLER ah-MON-teeBOZE-uh DeRONDA, Kat (Jr., A) 23 MURRAY, Lauren (Fr., D) CAROLINAANIGIAN LIZZIO...... ANN-uh-gan 22 DUNBAR, Nancy (Fr., M) 14 RICH, Kelly (Jr., A/M) ...... de-LEER-uh ...... ka-ro-LEE-na 31 EICHNER, Emily (Fr., M) 20 ROY, Jessica (Jr., M) deLYRA ...... 3 ESPOSITO, Christina (Fr., M) 11 SANDERS, Spring (Fr., M) FLIBOTTE...... FLIB-bit 7 FITZGERALD, Erin (Sr., A) 36 STONEBERG, Megan (Fr., D) GERSUK GER-sick (hard ‘G’) 19 FLIBOTTE, Gabriella (Sr., M/D) 9 THORNTON, Taylor (Sr., M) MUPO MOO-po 30 FOBARE, Maggie (Fr., A/M) 24 TURNER, Christy (Jr., M) 10 GERSUK, Caroline (Jr., M) @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax She’s The Top - 2013 STATISTICAL LEADERS munity. good sportsmanship and commitment to the com POINTS Not yet through her junior season as a Wildcat, - ...... 2. Alyssa Leonard...... Alyssa LeonardDanielle now Spencer’s boasts every major school Thornton, the 2012 Lacrosse Honda Sports - 1. Erin Fitzgerald ...... 3365 record related to draw controls after recently sur Award winner, recently became the second four- 48 passing single-season mark - time IWLCA All-American in program history, join ing former NU great Kristen Kjellman. Thornton, - GOALS 3. Amanda Macaluso of 110 established in 2010. Leonard’s astounding ...... who has started all 91 games of her career, has 2013 total of 122 draw controls has raised her ca Christy 2. Alyssa Leonard...... 36 reer sum to 303, good for fourth place all-time in Finch’smoved into a tie for second on Northwestern’s ca 3.1. TErinaylor Fitzger Thorntonald ...... 59 Division I women’s lacrosse. (The previous NCAA reer ground balls list with 177—six shy of single-season record of 126 set by Maryland’s school standard—and is third in caused ASSISTS 28 Dana Dobbie in 2008 has already fallen this year, turnovers with 101. Additionally, Thornton stands 1. Alyssa Leonard...... 12 with Robert Morris freshman Jessica Karwacki sixth in career draw controls (198) and could ...... 9 recording a stunning 152 in 16 games with the conceivably climb has high as third with a strong ...... 9 Colonials this season.) Leonard can now set her - #Flibottedperformance on the circle this weekend. 2. Nancy Dunbar sights on catching her current NU assistant coach, GROUND Amanda BALLS Macaluso University.Hillary Fratzke, and the 327 draw controls she col ...... lected during her All-American career at Towson GabriellaOpposing attackersFlibotte’s all over the country have 2. Taylor Thornton...... 43 1. Gabriella Flibott.e...... 58 Career Draw Controls come to know what it’s like to be the target of one

NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse History surgical stick checks, and it’s usually an empty feeling. Flibotte’s defensive DRAW 3. CONTROLSKate Macdonald 28 Player (School, Years)...... Career Draw Controls 1. Alyssa Leonard...... 122 ...... prowess has resulted in 46 caused turnovers this ...... 334 season—the third-best single-season total in 1. Kristen Millar (Vermont, 2006-09)...... 327353 3. Taylor Thornton...... Taylorschool history—andThornton 88 for her career, making for 2. Gabriella Flibotte 57 2.4. DanaAlyssa Dobbie Leonard (Ohio/UMD, (Northwestern, 2005-08) 2011-present)...... 303 seasona dynamic also one-two has seen punch her tie between the Northwesern Flibotte and 3. Hillary Fratzke (Towson, 2006-10) ...... 297 CAUSED TURNOVERS 45 . Flibotte’s All-American senior ...... 46 5. Ana White (Lafayette, 2011-present) 2. Taylor Thornton...... 29 Thornton Up For National Honors school record for ground balls in a season with 1. Gabriella Flibott...... e 12 from Sports Illustrated 58 and earn MVP honors at the ALC Tournament ...... 12 Northwestern senior standout Taylor Thornton after collecting 10 draw controls, five caused 3. Erin Fitzgerald turnovers and five ground balls in wins over Penn SAVES Kate Macdonald State and Florida...... has been named one of five female finalists for Sizing Up The Bracket Sports Illustrated’s 1. Bridget Bianco 120 College Athlete of As women’s lacrosse continues to grow at the the Year honor from- 2013 NU SINGLE-GAME HIGHS nationalDivision Itournament level, the NCAA would responded expand from last August16 to 26 across all NCAA when it announced that the bracket for the sports, the organiza GOALS tion recently announced. After profiling each of Sports Illustrated teams. The decision was made after the number five finalists on both the men’s and women’s sides, of automatic bids from conferences across the - 6 — Erin Fitzgerald vs. Harvard, 3/16/13 and SI.com will select one male ASSISTS country reached 13 this season, demanding an and female winner who best embodies excellent equal number of 13 at-large berths become avail achievement on the field and in the classroom, able. Including its NCAA Tournament wins over 3 — Christina Esposito at Navy, 3/11/13 ’CATS RECEIVE ALL-AMEriCA, CONFERENCE ACCOLADES POINTS

Northwestern Lands Four on IWLCA All-America Squads DRAW7 — Erin CONTROLS Fitzgerald vs. Harvard, 3/16/13

- Four members of Northwestern’s second-ranked women’s lacrosse program were tabbed 2013 GROUND15 — Alyssa BALLS Leonard at USC, 2/9/13 * All-Americans by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA), the organiza tion announced on May 15. Seniors Taylor Thornton and Erin Fitzgerald each earned repeat selections honors.to the first-team All-America squad, while senior Gabriella Flibotte and sophomore Bridget Bianco CAUSED6 — Gabriella TURNOVERS Flibotte at Johns Hopkins, 3/9/13 were named second and third-team All-Americans, respectively, in receiving their first career national

The IWLCA spotlighted 48 total players from across Division I women’s lacrosse—with 16 each SAVES6 — Gabriella Flibotte vs. Boston College, 3/6/13 on the first, second and third teams—and will formally recognize them at the IWLCA All-American banquet on May 25, 2013, at the Radisson Hotel Valley Forge in King of Prussia, Pa. - Thornton will complete her decorated Northwestern career as the second four-time All-American in 9 — Bridget Bianco at Vanderbilt, 2/24/13 program history, earning three straight first-team honors after nabbing third-team laurels as a fresh Bridget Bianco vs. Boston College, 3/6/13 man in 2010. She joins Wildcat great Kristen Kjellman (2004-07) as the only NU players to achieve Bridget Bianco at Johns Hopkins, 3/9/13 All-America distinction all four years of their careers. Bridget Bianco vs. Stanford, 4/14/13 Five Wildcats Garner All-ALC Distinction Bridget Bianco vs. Notre Dame, 4/24/13

The American Lacrosse Conference doled out its annual year-end awards on May 1, recognizing a total of five Northwestern veterans on the league’s first and second-team all-conference squads. A- trio of seniors—attacker Erin Fitzgerald and midfielders Taylor Thornton and Gabriella Flibotte—were among the 12 players named first-team All-ALC while senior midfielder Ali Cassera and junior at tacker Alyssa Leonard garnered second-team all-conference accolades. This is the second straight year in which Northwestern landed three players on the All-ALC first team and a total of five on both teams. Twenty-nine Wildcats have received all-conference distinction since the 2009 season. With her selection, Thornton (three first-team, one second-team) joins former NU greats Kristen Kjellman (2004-07), Meredith Frank (2006-09) and Alex Frank (2009-12) as the only four-time All- honorees.ALC honorees in program history. Fitzgerald earned her second straight first-team laurel. Leonard— who was the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2011—joins Cassera and Flibotte as first-time All-ALC @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax AMONTE HILLER’s COACHING TREE CONTINUES TO GROW HOME ON THE LAKE Kelly Amonte Hiller’s Assistant Coaches: - - The rapid growth of seasonWith a 15-7for the win seventh over Penn time State in Kelly in the Amonte quarterfi offcoaching with 11 tree former has been NU players hard to or ignore assistant this sea • Kirstyn Atkinson ’11 (Navy) Hiller’snals Northwestern 12 seasons closed at the outhelm an in unbeaten Evanston, home son, with the Wildcats this year having squared • Hilary Bowen ’09 (Southern California) • Katrina Dowd ’10 (North Carolina) coaches who are now coaching elsewhere in - • Christy Finch ’08 (Ohio State) where the Wildcats are now 92-2 since the start Division I women’s lacrosse. In all, Amonte Hiller • Alex Frank ’12 (Boston College) of the 2005 campaign. NU, which is 39-5 at boasts 18 such players in her impressive coach • Caitlin Jackson ’09 (Iona) home vs. opponents ranked in the top 10 during Formering tree, NUincluding Players five Coaching head coaches. in Division I • Brianne LoManto ’12 (Massachusetts) Amonte Hiller’s tenure, won an NCAA-record 58 Head Coaches: • Colleen Magarity ’11 (Colorado) consecutiveYear-by-Year home Home contests Record from May 13, 2004 • Brooke Matthews ’11 (Penn State) through April 18, 2010. • Hannah Nielsen ’09 (Colorado) • Sarah Albrecht ’06 (New Hampshire) • Danielle Spencer ’10 (Northwestern) Former Northwestern 2002: 1-4 2008: 12-0 • Ann Elliott ’07 (Colorado) Assistant Coaches in Division I 2003: 3-3 2009: 10-0 • Angela McMahon ’04 (Massachusetts) 2004: 7-1 2010: 9-1 • Lindsey Munday ’06 (Southern California) 2005: 11-0 2011: 9-0 • Shannon Smith ’12 (Hofstra) • Alexis Venechanos (Head Coach, Ohio State) 2006: 8-0 2012: 11-1 • Acacia Walker (Head Coach, Boston College) Note:2007: Northwestern 12-0 was 17-3 at2013: home 10-0between 1982-92.

Stanford and Penn State, Northwestern owns a 14-2 record this season against teams that advanced to ALL SHE DOES IS WIN Backthe postseason, On Top including in the ALCwins over the bracket’s No. 4, 5, 7 and 8 seeds.

The American Lacrosse Conference, now in its 12th year of existence, began hosting a conference - A look at Kelly Amonte Hiller’s standings among Div.college I Active lacrosse’s Coaches all-time (min. winningest 5 seasons) coaches: (win %) tournament in the spring of 2007, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. 1. Kelly Amonte Hiller (NU)...... (.870) Northwestern adapted well to the new postseason event, bringing home the trophy each of the tourna ...... (.792) ment’s first five years before the 2012 Florida Gators became the first team to defeat the Wildcats in ALC ...... (.774) theTournament ALC Tournament history. Butto 13-1. the Wildcats reclaimed the title May 5 in Baltimore, defeating both squads with 2. Cindy Timchal (Navy)...... (.729) whom they shared the regular-season title (Penn State and Florida) while raising its all-time record in - 3. Cathy Reese (Maryland) Alyssa Leonard Div.4. Julie I All-Time Myers (Virginia) (min. 10 seasons) (win%) Northwestern’s win over the Florida avenged a 22-4 loss to the Gators suffered during the regular sea ...... son. Thanks largely to seven draw controls by and a 10-3 edge on draws for the game, 2. Kelly Amonte Hiller (NU)...... (.870, 11 yrs.) Northwestern dominated possession and took advantageBridget of a 24-9 Bianco, edge in shots to upend the favored 1. Gillian Rattray (Penn State)...... (.877, 12 yrs.) Gators, 8-3, in Baltimore. Defensively, NU held Florida’s top two scorers on the year to a combined one ...... point and received several timely saves by goalkeeper ultimately limiting the Gators to 3. Cindy Timchal (3 schools) (.792, 30 yrs.) Secondtheir lowest Chance goal output in program history. Div.4. Tina I Active Sloan-Green Coaches (Temple) (by win total)(.765, 18 yrs.) Kelly Amonte Hiller era have been few and far between, but NU has ...... 431 (31 yrs.) ...... 332 (27 yrs.) Northwestern’s losses during the 1. Cindy Timchal (Navy)...... shown a remarkable ability to bounce back after suffering those rare defeats. On May 5, the Wildcats 4.2. JennyChris SailerLevy (North (Princeton) Carolina)...... defeated Florida in the ALC Championship game just two weeks after falling in a lopsided 22-4 affair in - 3. Julie Myers (Virginia)...... 234256 (19(18 yrs.) Gainesville. It marked the fifth time since 2005 that Northwestern lost to an opponent during the regular ...... 232240 (21(18 yrs.) season only to later avenge the defeat with a win in the ALC or NCAA Tournament. The 2012 Florida Ga 5. Kerstin Kimel (Duke) ...... torsFlying remain Solo the only school to beat a Kelly Amonte Hiller-coached team twice in the same season. 6. Amy Patton (Dartmouth) ...... Kelly Amonte Hiller’s 9.7. AmandaKelly Amonte O’Leary Hiller (Florida) (NU)...... 215225 (12(18 yrs.) 8. Janine Tucker (Johns Hopkins) 220 (20 yrs.) Northwestern’s attack has taken many forms during Alyssa Leonard tenure, but the 2013 edition is particularly unique in the manner in which it manufactures goals. The Wildcats have recorded assists ’CATS TO CALL WRIGLEY HOME iN ’14 on only 27.8 percent of its goals this season (74Hannah of 267), Nielsen with junior standing as the team’s only player with a double-figure assist total—a modest 12. Just a few years ago, Northwestern graduated the NCAA’s all-time assist leader in —who dished out 224 in four seasons— and as recently as 2010 had four players with 10 or more helpers. Northwestern Lacrosse has blazed new Back to the Draw trails in recent seasons by playing the first-ever women’s lacrosse games in pristine NFL venues like Cowboys Stadium (Dallas), Gillette Stadium A renewed emphasis on winning draw controls played an enormous role in NU’s charge to the 2012 (Boston) and facing USC in the historic L.A. NCAA championship, as the Wildcats won 52 of a possible 75 draws in four NCAA Tournament games. Coliseum. But in 2014, the Wildcats will bring After returning their top three leaders in draw controls from a season ago, it has once again been an area the excitement home to Chicago when they of strength for the 2013 Wildcats, who have won or been even on the draw control battle in 19 of 21 host regional rival Notre Dame in the Friendly games this year (with two exceptions coming in a win over Syracuse and a loss to Florida). In two NCAA Confines of Wrigley Field. The announcement Tournament games this season, Northwestern has dominated to the tune of winning 35 of 48 (72.3 Cubs,came onone Feb. that 5 provides as part of opportunities Northwestern for Athletics’ several percent) possible draw controls. Cardiac ’Cats innovative new partnership with the Chicago

Wildcats programs to stage home games at the The last four games that Northwestern has played on championship weekend of the NCAA Tournament iconic venue. have been decided by a total of just six goals, so the Wildcats must be prepared to draw on their ability Northwestern baseball will play the first game to pull out close games. The 2013 ’Cats own a 3-0 mark in one-goal contests, including back-to-back under the agreement when it faces Michigan on come-from-behind wins against Ohio State (9-8) and No. 5 Syracuse (13-12)—games in which the ’Cats April 20, 2013. Wildcats football is slated to play were ahead on the scoreboard for only 17:03 out of a possible 120 minutes. Since the beginning of 2011, five games at Wrigley over the coming years. the Wildcats boast a 17-3 record in games decided by two goals or less, including their four wins in the Feed2011 and Fitzgerald 2012 semifinal and championship games played in Stony Brook, N.Y. Erin Fitzgerald - Senior attacker and two-time first-team All-American arrives in Philadelphia looking to close her prolific career in style after cementing herself as one of the nation’s top offensive perform @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax TALE OF THE TAPE KEY 2013 AWARDS & HONORS TEWAARATON TROPHY NOMINEES Statistical Category...... Northwestern...... North Carolina

...... STATISTICAL12.7...... COMPARISON13.3 ...... (.464)...... (.461) Erin Fitzgerald, A Goals per game ...... SPORTS Taylor ILLUSTRATED Thornton, M FEMALE Shot percentage...... (.741)...... (.769) COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FINALIST Shots on Goal - .Attempts...... 427-57627.4...... 422-549 SOG percentage ...... 16.9...... 17.1 Shots per game ...... 13.6...... 28.9 IWLCATaylor ALL-AMERICANS Thornton, M Ground balls per game...... 12.3...... Draw controls per game ...... 14.0 Turnovers per game...... 12.87.1 Erin Fitzgerald, A (1st) Caused turnovers...... per game (.426)8.7 ...... (.462)8.0 Taylor Thornton, M (1st) Saves per game ...... 5.9 ...... Gabriella Flibotte, D (2nd) Save percentage IWLCA Bridget ALL-WEST/MIDWEST Bianco, GK (3rd) REGION POINTSGoals against average 7.87 8.22 1. Shannon Smith...... Bridget Bianco, GK (1st) ers, ranking 10th nationally...... with 59 goals on the year. Fitzgerald has scored at least one goal in 19 of 21 Erin Fitzgerald, A (1st) games this year and...... has 12 hat tricks this season,3780 moving her into 10th on the school’s career goals list AlGabriellayssa Leonard, Flibott e,A (2nd)M (1st) Macdonaldwith 2. 190.Erin Fitzger Makesald Her Mark 55 Taylor Thornton, M (1st) 3. Kara Mupo ALC TOURNAMENT MVP GOALS Kate Macdonald 1. Shannon Smith...... With her speed, fitness ...... and growing confidence, defender46 has made a big impact since ALC ALL-TOURNAMENTGabriella Flibotte, M TEAM earning a starting role for the ’Cats midway through60 the season after playing sparingly as a freshman and- sophomore. Macdonald...... ranks third on the squad 31with 28 ground balls and posted a career day in NU’s 2. Erin Fitzgerald NCAA Tournament opener vs. Stanford in which she notched her first-ever two-goal game, added an as AlyssaAli Cassera, Leonard, M A Firesist,ASSISTS 3. and AwayKar matcheda Mupo career-bests with four ground balls and two caused turnovers. Kat DeRonda, A ...... 22 Taylor Thornton, M 2. Shannon Smith...... - ALL-AMERICAN LACROSSE CONFERENCE Northwestern 1. Casey Bocklet has earned...... a decided advantage on 8-meter9 opportunities in comparison to its opposition this season, converting on 67-of-141 free position20 shots this season (47.5 percent). Opponents, mean while, have attempted only 58 8-meter shots and scored on 23 for a success rate of 39.7 percent. Last Erin Fitzgerald, A (1st) Gabriella Flibotte, D (1st) season, GROUND 3. Erin opponents FitzgerBALLS shotald nearly 47 percent on 90 free position shots against the ’Cats. Coming On Strong AlTayloryssa Thornton,Leonard, A M (2nd) (1st) 1. Taylor Thornton...... 44 - Ali Cassera, M (2nd) Kelly...... Rich and Kat DeRonda34 LACROSSE MAGAZINE The Northwestern ...... attack has been bolstered in recent37 games by the emergence of two additional scor PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR ing 2. threats Lace iny Vigmostadjuniors . After DeRonda and Rich posted hat tricks against Notre 3. DameAlex Frank and Penn, respectively, in the final two games of the regular season, the duo set the tone in Northwestern’sDRAW CONTROLS upset of Florida in the ALC title game in Baltimore. DeRonda set up Rich for the game’s ALC OFFENSIVETaylor Thornton, PLAYER M OF THE WEEK first 1. goalAlyssa two andLeonard a half ...... minutes in, and eight minutes64 later the two traded roles for NU’s second goal and 2. theT aylorfirst of Thornton four straight...... scored by the Wildcats. In all, Rich and DeRonda combined for five goals and two assists to help NU down the Gators. AliAlyssa Casser Leonarda (April (Feb. 2) 11) On Your Mark ...... 31 Erin Fitzgerald (March 19) Kerri Harrington59 3. Gabriella Flibotte Erin Fitzgerald (April 8) Northwestern junior defender has remained one of the most effective faceguarding ALC DEFENSIVEErin Fitzgerald PLAYER (April OF16) THE WEEK specialists in the sport this season, shutting down numerous prolific scorers the Wildcats have faced. Her notable performances this season include keeping Syracuse’s Michelle Tumolo to zero shots in a one-goal Northwestern win on March 30 and Virginia’s Casey Bocklet and Florida’s Shannon Gilroy to Taylor Thornton (Feb. 25) Biancoone assist Aeach Force later in thethe year. Cage ALC FRESHMANGabriella Flibott OF THEe (March WEEK 12) Bridget Bianco Brianne LoManto Sophomore goalkeeper did not miss a beat when taking over for three-year starter Christina Esposito (March 12) in the cage, performing well enough to garner third-team All-America honors this season. Bianco and the NU defense, which rank seventh nationally in scoring defense, were at their best during Northwestern’s 8-3 win over Florida in the ALC title game, with Bianco recording several timely saves in the first half to keep the Gators at bay. Bianco posted her single-game career high of nine saves Perfecton five different Attendance occasions in 2013 and enters championship weekend with a 7.47 goals against average. - - Northwestern saw 1,672 fans pack the seats at Lakeside Field during its Senior Day victory over Pennsyl vania on a picture-perfect afternoon in Evanston. The figure represents the second-largest crowd at a la crosse game since the construction of Lakeside Field prior to the 2008 season, behind only the Wildcats’ April 18, 2010 matchup with North Carolina (1,705). The Wildcats drew an average attendance of 1,053 fans during its eight regular-season home games, the best per-game average in school history and once againFour ranking Years NU and among a Lifetime the nation’s of attendance Memories leaders this season.

Before taking the field against Penn Sunday, Northwestern Lacrosse recognized the achievements of the seven graduating seniors on the 2013 roster, a class that has compiled an incredible won-loss record of 81-8, been part of three American Lacrosse Conference championship teams and helpedAli bring Cassera home back-to-back NCAA Women’s LacrosseBeatrice Championships Conley in 2011 and 2012. They also have wonAlexa 40 of 42 deLyragames played on their home turf in Evanston. This year’sErin Fitzgerald senior class includes: midfielder (Fairfield,Gabriella N.J./WestFlibotte Essex), attacker (Rochester,Amanda N.Y./Brighton), Macaluso midfielder (Brightwaters, N.Y./BayTaylor Shore), Thornton midfielder (Mt. Sinai, N.Y./Mt. Sinai), midfielder (Cohasset, Mass./Groton School), attacker (Smithtown, N.Y./ Hauppauge) and midfielder (Dallas, Texas/Hockaday School). @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Kelly Amonte Hiller Joins 200-Win Club vs. Boston College Kelly Amonte Hiller

Northwestern did not allow a substantial snowstorm or a stern Boston College squad to prevent from securing her 200th win as head coach of the Wildcats March 6 in Evanston. With the win, Amonte Hiller joined a club of nine active coaches to reach that plateau—all of whom have at least 17 years as a Division I head coach under their belts. Now in her 12th year at the helm of NU, the five-time IWLCA National Coach of the Year leads all active Pastcoaches and in career Present winning of NUpercentage Lacrosse (.870) Collide and is second in Annapolis all-time in the category behind Penn State’s Gillian Rattray. - thirdNorthwestern’s time that Kelly exciting Amonte win over Hiller Navy on March 11 in Annapolis was hardly lacking for storylines. For one, the Wildcats were making just their second ap pearance at Memorial Stadium since winning the program’s first national championship in the very same venue in 2005. In addition, the game marked the had the chance to coach against her friend, mentor and former college coach Cindy Timchal, who also was the first coach of Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse from 1982-90. Timchal and Amonte Hiller have combined to win 15 of the last 18 NCAA championships as well as over 630 gamesCaptains as head of coaches.the ’Cats Both were inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame last fall and both claim extensive coaching trees in Division I women’s lacrosse. Taylor Thornton Amanda Macaluso Christy Turner Northwestern elected by team vote three players to serve as captains of the 2013 squad. Senior is back in the role after also serving as a ’Catsjunior inBoast 2012, Famouswhile senior Bloodlines attacker and junior midfielder each are in their first year as team captains for NU. Caley Chelios Kelly Amonte Hiller. Northwestern’s rosterSpring features Sanders a trio of players who can call some very celebrated athletes their family. Sophomore defender is the daughter of Chris Chelios, a legend in NHL and international hockey and a former teammate of Tony Amonte,Jess brother Carroll of NU lacrosse head coach Freshman midfielder ’ mother, Anucha Browne, was an All-American basketball player for Northwestern, leading the nation in scoring average in 1985 and remaining the program’s all-time leading scorer to this day. Finally, junior midfielder is a cousin of boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley, a Geographyworld champion Quiz in three weight divisions.

Northwestern’s 2013 roster of 37 players has a distinct New York flair to it, with nine Wildcats hailing from Long Island and a total of 15 with roots in the Empire State. Another six came to Northwestern from Kelly Amonte Hiller’s home state of Massachusetts, while Texas is now the third-most represented state Thinkingon the squad Bigwith Picture four current players calling the Lone Star State home.

Northwestern remains in the midst of one of the most remarkable runs in modern collegiate athletics having reached the national championship game in eight straight seasons, bringing home the title seven times. Since the start of the 2005 season, the Wildcats are 187-11 in all games, including a 92-2 mark at home. Northwestern is 52-5 against ALC foes in that span. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

2013 Wildcat Scoreboard

Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Record/TV NU High Goals NU High Assists NU High DC Attend. The Record: 19-2 (4-1 ALC; 10-0 Home; 6-2 Away; 3-0 Neutral) • All listed times are Central

Jan. 26 Team England (exhib.) W, 11-10 (OT) — Jan. 27 Team USA (exhib.) L, 16-9 — Feb. 8 vs. #14 Massachusetts W, 16-4 1-0 Rich (4) Leonard/Conley (2) Leonard (9) 323 Feb. 9 at USC W, 18-5 2-0 Fitzgerald (3) Five tied with (1) Leonard (15) 2,890 Feb. 22 at #5 North Carolina L, 11-8 2-1 Leonard (2) Carroll (1) Leonard (12) 445 March 6 Boston College W, 17-10 4-1 Fitzgerald (5) Esposito (2) Thornton (5) 760 Feb. 24 at Vanderbilt * W, 15-8 3-1 Leonard (4) Macaluso (2) Thornton (5) 520

March 9 at #12 Johns Hopkins * W, 18-8 5-1 Fitzgerald (5) Esposito (2) Leonard (9) 800 March 16 Harvard W, 16-3 7-1 Fitzgerald (6) Leonard (2) Leonard (6) 862 March 11 at #20 Navy W, 15-12 6-1 Fitzgerald (5) Esposito (3) Leonard (7) 567 March 27 Ohio State * W, 9-8 8-1 Thornton (4) Cassera/Dunbar/Turner (1) Leonard (7) 603 March 30 #5 Syracuse W, 13-12 9-1 Cassera (5) Dunbar (2) Leonard (4) 1,262 April 5 #8 Penn State * W, 11-3 10-1 Fitzgerald (4) Conley/Macaluso (1) Leonard (5) 981

April 12 #9 Duke W, 12-4 12-1 Fitzgerald (5) Dunbar/Murray (1) Leonard (5) 1,042 April 7 #11 at Virginia W, 11-6 11-1 Fitzgerald (3) Three tied with (1) Leonard (4) 924 April 14 #15 Stanford W, 12-8 13-1 Four tied with (2) Rich (2) Leonard/Flibotte (3) 1,245

April 20 at #3 Florida * L, 22-4 13-2 Fitzgerald (2) — Leonard (5) 1,023 April 27 #16 Penn W, 15-8 15-2 Fitzgerald (4) Conley (2) Leonard (5) 1,672 April 24 at #9 Notre Dame W, 10-8 14-2 Fitzgerald/DeRonda (3) Three tied with (1) Thornton (2) 351

May 3 #8 Penn State ^ W, 9-8 (OT) 16-2 Thornton/Macaluso (2) — Flibotte (7) 695 May 10 #20 Stanford @ W, 15-8 18-2 Thornton/Leonard/Cassera (3) Three tied with (1) Leonard (8) 607 May 5 #2 Florida ^ W, 8-3 17-2 DeRonda (3) Three tied with (1) Leonard (7) 834 May 18 #7 Penn State @ W, 15-7 19-2 Leonard (4) Three tied with (1) Thornton (5) 1,147

May 24 bold#3 North | Carolina @ 4 p.m. ESPN3 Home games in * American Lacrosse ConferenceNORTHWESTERN game | ^ American Lacrosse Conference NCAA Tournament TOURNAMENT (Baltimore, Md.) HISTORY| @ NCAA Tournament | All times Central • 35-7 OVERALL RECORD (.833)—Best All-Time NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage • 8-0 All-Time in national semifinal games; 7-1 in NCAA Title Games • NCAA-record 23-game winning streak in Tournament play from 2005-10

1983—Head Coach: Cindy Timchal 2006—Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller 2011—Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller (First Round) * Northwestern 17, Stanford 9 (First Round) * (First Round) * Northwestern 17, North Carolina 6 (Quarterfinal) * (Quarterfinal) * Harvard1984—Head 9, Northwestern Coach: Cindy 8 Timchal (Semifinal) Northwestern 11, Boston College 8 (Semifinal) (First Round) * Northwestern 7, Dartmouth 4 (Final) Northwestern 18, Albany 4 (Final) Temple 16, Northwestern 7 (Quarterfinal) Northwestern 11, Duke 10 - OT Northwestern 11, North Carolina 10 Northwestern 6, New Hampshire 2 2007—Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller 2012—HeadNorthwestern Coach:8, Maryland Kelly 7 Amonte Hiller 1986—Head Coach: Cindy Timchal (First Round) * Northwestern 12, Notre Dame 7 (First Round) * (First Round) (Quarterfinal) * (Quarterfinal) * Northwestern 19, Holy Cross(Semifinal) 7 (Semifinal) 1987—HeadMaryland 11, NorthwesternCoach: Cindy Timchal7 Northwestern 14, Syracuse 9 (Final) Northwestern 12, Duke 7 (Final) (First Round) * Northwestern 12, Penn 2 Northwestern 9, Maryland 7 2008—HeadNorthwestern Coach:15, Virginia Kelly 13 Amonte Hiller 2013—HeadNorthwestern Coac:8, Syracuse Kelly Amonte6 Hiller 1988—HeadNew Hampshire Coach:11, Northwestern Cindy Timchal 9 (First Round) * (First Round) * (First Round) (Quarterfinal) * (Quarterfinal) * Northwestern 15, Notre Dame 7 (Semifinal) Northwestern 15, Stanford 8 —Timchal’sPenn State 12, NCAA Northwestern Record: 6 Northwestern 18, Princeton (Final)11 —AmonteNorthwestern Hiller’s 15, Penn NCAA State Record: 7 Northwestern 16, Syracuse 8 1-5— 2009—HeadNorthwestern Coach:10, Penn Kelly 6 Amonte Hiller 34-2— 2004—Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller (First Round) * 2005 Championship in Annapolis, Md. (First Round) * (Quarterfinal) * 2006 Championship in Boston, Mass. (Quarterfinal) Northwestern 23, UMass 6 (Semifinal) 2007C hampionship in Philadelphia, Pa. Northwestern 10, Notre Dame 8 Northwestern 16, 21, Princeton North Carolina 9 7 (Final) 2008, 09, 10 Championship in Towson, Md. Virginia2005—Head 15, Northwestern Coach: Kelly 11 Amonte Hiller Northwestern 13, Penn 12 - 2OT 2011, 12 Championship in Stony Brook, N.Y. (First Round) * 2010—Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller 2013 Championship in Philadelphia, Pa. (Quarterfinal) * Northwestern 19, Notre Dame 7 (First Round) * Northwestern 16, Mt. St. Mary’s 3 (Semifinal) (Quarterfinal) * * Home Tournament Games Northwestern 8, Princeton 6 (Final) (Semifinal) Northwestern 8, Dartmouth 4 Northwestern 18, Duke 8 (Final) Northwestern 13, Virginia 10 Northwestern 15, North Carolina 10 Maryland 13, Northwestern 11 @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

NATIONAL RANKINGS NORTHWESTERN HEAD COACH KELLY AMONTE HILLER AMONTE HILLER’S ACCOLADES 2013 IWLCA • Nine-time NCAA Champion WEEKLY COACHES POLL Back in May of 2005, Kelly - (seven as coach, two as player) (May 7, 2013) Amonte Hiller etched her name- • Five-time IWLCA National Coach of the Year startin the Northwestern annals of college team athlet to an • Seven-time American Lacrosse Conference 2013 Total . ics when she guided her up Coach of the Year Record Points Prev. • Record-holder, NCAA Tournament wins everundefeated won by season a team and outside the first the and winning percentage (34-2, .944) 2. Northwestern 17-2 362 4 lacrosse NCAA Championship • 2012 U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductee 3.1. NorthMaryland Carolina (20) 14-319-0 361400 31 • 2009 Italian-American Hall of Fame Inductee Eastern time zone. • 18 former players or assistants coaching in Since then, Amonte Hiller has turned what Division I women’s lacrosse 4. Florida 17-2 343 2 • Two-time NCAA National Player of the Year 5. Syracuse 16-3 334 5 was an etching in the NCAA record books into (1995, 1996) 6. Georgetown 13-5 291 6 one of the most stunning, compelling and awe- • 1996 ACC Female Athlete of the Year 7. Penn State 12-6 271 8 inspiring chapters ever written on the topic. • Three-time participant in IFWLA World Cup 8. Duke 12-5 266 7 After resurrecting a Northwestern program • 2005 All-World Team selection 9. Notre Dame 12-4 208 9 that had not competed at the varsity level in 10. Stony Brook 16-2 189 10 more than 10 years, Amonte Hiller has led 11. Loyola 10-8 180 12 the Wildcats to a remarkable seven women’s 12. Virginia 9-9 159 13 lacrosse national championships in the last eight tion, in-season motivation and in-game strategy. 13. Denver 17-2 158 11 - Each year, NU overcame difficult midseason 14. Pennsylvania 11-5 147 16 years, tying an NCAA record with eight straight 15. Massachusetts 17-2 134 14 title game appearances in the process. North losses—including a lopsided loss in the 2012 16. Navy 18-1 118 17 western’s dominance since the start of the 2005 ALC Championship game—before rallying under 17. Princeton 10-6 82 15 season has been nothing short of legendary: a Amonte Hiller’s direction to address weaknesses 18. Connecticut 13-4 66 18 187-11 (.944) overall record, eight American and peak during a run to an NCAA title. 19. Boston College 12-7 55 19 Lacrosse Conference championships and a 34-2- A truly legendary figure in the lacrosse Also20. Stanford receiving votes: Dartmouth,13-5 26 Johns RV ment(.944) history. record in NCAA Tournament play, making world, Amonte Hiller was the 1995 and 1996 - Amonte Hiller the winningest coach in Tourna NCAA Division I Lacrosse Player of the Year, leading Maryland to national titles in both sea Hopkins, TowsonDEBEER MEDIA POLL Along the way, Amonte Hiller has produced sons. She was a four-time All-America in lacrosse (May 6, 2013) the nation’s Tewaaraton Award winner in five- under former NU head coach Cindy Timchal, different seasons as well as the Honda Sports ending her career as the school’s all-time record Team (First-place votes) Points Award recipient on seven occasions. North holder for career goals (187), assists (132) and western has featured 41 IWLCA All-Americans points (319, 70 more than second place). In 2. Northwestern 147 in Amonte Hiller’s tenure and won a total of 11 addition, Amonte Hiller also earned All-America 3.1. NorthMaryland Carolina (8) 143160 4. Florida 136 IWLCA positional Player of the Year awards (two accolades in soccer for the Terrapins and was- attacker, five midfielder and four defender) in named the ACC Female Athlete of the Year in the last eight seasons. 1996 for all sports. She graduated from Mary 5. Syracuse 134 Amonte Hiller’s stunning success as the - land in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in speech 6. Georgetown 116 architect of the Northwestern Lacrosse program communication. 7. Penn State 99 comes on the heels of one of the most outstand After several seasons as an assistant coach 8. Massachusetts 95 at Brown, UMass and Boston University, Amonte 9. Stony Brook 92 ing playing careers the sport has ever seen. The e10. Duk 88 Massachusetts native won back-to-back national- Hiller was given the chance in 2001 to resurrect 11. Navy 81 reerplayer as of a standoutthe year awardsfor the Unitedwhile starring States National for the a Northwestern program that had operated as a 12. Notre Dame 70 University of Maryland, and continued her ca club team since 1993. As a first-year head coach, 13. Pennsylvania 67 Amonte Hiller directed NU to a 5-10 season in- 14. Boston College 52 Team for nearly a decade. In 2012, Amonte Hiller 2002 followed by an 8-8 mark the following year.- 17.15. PrDartmouthinceton 4832 reached the pinnacle of her sport when she was By 2004, the Wildcats were 15-3 and partici 16. Loyola (Md.) 46 onship. inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in - pants in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Champi 18. Denver 25 recognition of her achievements as a player. 19. Connecticut 18 Northwestern’s rapid rise to national promi A magical 2005 season culminated in the 20. Virginia 9 nence under Amonte Hiller—particularly in an first national championship by any NU team - area of the country that had never before seen since 1949 and sent Amonte Hiller’s first class of such success in women’s lacrosse—has caught recruits out as champions. That perfect 21-0 sea the eyes of many, in and out of lacrosse. In 2011, son served as the springboard to Northwestern’s ESPN The Magazine named Amonte Hiller one of active streak of seven consecutive appearances the 20 best recruiters across all college sports, in the national title game. During that stretch, joining the likes of other multiple-time NCAA Amonte Hiller’s team set an NCAA record for champion coaches Mike Krzyzewski of Duke most consecutive home victories, winning 58- in (men’s basketball) and Anson Dorrance of North a row from May 13, 2004 to April 18, 2010. Carolina (women’s soccer). In 2012, the Big Ten Amonte Hiller’s legacy extends to the na Network profiled the NU head coach as one of tional program as well. She was a member of the 12 Big Ten coaching icons in the conference’s national team for more than a decade, winning history, putting her in the company of Big Ten IFWLA World Cup titles with the Elite Team in legends such as Bobby Knight (Indiana), Bo - 1997 and 2001. In 2005, she was named to the Schembechler (Michigan) and Dan Gable (Iowa). All-World Team at the World Cup in Annapolis, The 2011 and 2012 seasons each encapsu - Md. lated all that Amonte Hiller brings to the table as Amonte Hiller resides in Evanston with her head coach: strong recruiting, tireless prepara husband Scott and daughters Harlee and Lew. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax NORTHWESTERN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS POINTS GROUND BALLS SAVES ...... 142 1. Taylor Thornton...... 2012...... 58 ...... 2. Shannon Smith...... Gabriella Flibotte...... 2013...... 58 ...... 1.3. Hannah Nielsen...... 2009...... 119 ...... 1. Morgan Lathrop...... 2007...... 160 ...... 2011...... 114128 ...... 2. Brianne LoManto...... 2010...... 149159 Hannah Nielsen...... 2007...... Christy Finch ...... 2008...... 58 3. Johanna Kung ...... 1988...... 146157 4. Hannah Nielsen ...... 2008...... Ashley Koester ...... 2005...... 58 4. Brianne LoManto ...... 19912011...... 7.5. ShannonKatrina Do Smithwd ...... 2010...... 110 5. Sarah Albrecht...... 2006...... 57 5. Ashley Gersuk...... 2004...... 139 6. Lindsey Munday...... 2005...... 107 6. Kristen Kjellman...... 2006...... 55 6. Ann Heatheringt...... on ...... 137140 ...... 2010...... 102 7. Christy Finch ...... 2007...... 4653 7. Ashley Gersuk ...... 2003...... 133 Kate Oleykowski...... 1987...... 102 8. Christy Finch ...... 2006...... 50 8. Ashley Gersuk ...... 2002...... 131 9. Hilary Bowen 2008 101 9. Kristen Kjellman 2005 9. Morgan Lathrop ...... 2006...... 131 10. Kristen KjellmanGOALS 2006 98 10. Morgan DRAWLathrop CONTROLS2009 45 10. Morgan Lathrop 2009 1. Shannon Smith...... 1. Alyssa Leonard...... 2013...... 122 Brianne GOALS LoMant AGAINSTo AVERAGE2012 2...... 2011...... 7786 3. Alyssa Leonard...... 2011...... 91 ...... Hilary Bowen ...... 2008...... 7681 2. Danielle Spencer...... 2010...... 11091 1. Ashley Gersuk ...... 2005...... 5.90 3. Katrina Dowd...... 2010...... 5. Alyssa Leonard...... 2012...... 90 2. Morgan Lathrop...... 2007...... 5.92 4. Kate Oleykowski...... 1987...... 72 Kristen Kjellman...... 2006...... 3. Morgan Lathrop ...... 2009...... 7.176.52 7.5. ShannonKatrina Do Smithwd ...... 2009...... 6975 ...... 73 6.4. BridgetMorgan LathropBianco...... 20132008...... 7.476.87 6. Kristen Kjellman...... 2006...... 6. Kristen Kjellman...... 2007...... 7280 5. Brianne LoManto...... 2012...... 7.99 ...... 2010...... 66 9.7. TCourtneaylor Thorntony Koester...... 20122005...... 71 ...... 8. ShannonKate Oleykowski Smith...... 1986...... 6668 8. Hannah Nielsen...... 2009...... 69 7. Morgan Lathrop ...... 2006...... 9. Kristen Kjellman 2007 8. Ashley Gersuk ...... 2004...... 8.01 . ASSISTS 2012 10. Alex FrankCAUSED TURNOVERS2011 9. Brianne LoManto 2011 8.29 ...... 10. Brianne LoManto 2010 8.95 ...... 69 ...... 1. Hannah Nielsen...... * 2009...... 6383 3.1. GabriellaChristy Finch Flibotte...... 20132008...... 4670 2. Hannah Nielsen ...... 2007...... 2. Christy Finch...... 2007...... 3659 3. Hannah Nielsen ...... 2008...... 33 6.4. ShannonLindsey Munday Smith...... 2005...... 4254 6.4. Alex Frank ...... 2012...... 29 5. Lindsey Munday...... 2006...... 3650 5. TChristyaylor ThorntonFinch ...... 20102006...... 29 ...... 2011...... 33 Lacey Vigmostad...... 2012...... 29 7. ShannonHilary Bo Smithwen ...... 2007...... 33 ...... 29 8. Katrina Dowd ...... 2010...... 32 TAleaylorx Frank Thornton...... 20132009...... 29 ...... 2010...... 32 11. TaylorCourtne Thorntony Koester...... 20122005...... 28 10. Kristen Kjellman 2005 ...... Maureen Mullen 1988 Meredith Frank 2007 28 NORTHWESTERN CAREER RECORDS NORTHWESTERN 200-POINT CLUB ...... SAVES 7...... 71 ...... 2. Shannon Smith...... 362 6. Hilary Bowen ...... 2006-09...... 80 ...... 1. Hannah Nielsen ...... 2006-09...... 349398 9. Sarah Albrecht ...... 2002-06...... 61 1. Morgan Lathrop...... 2006-09...... 553 ...... 2009-12...... 299 8. Laura Glassanos...... 2003-06...... 65 2. Ashley Gersuk ...... 2002-05...... 526 3. Kristen Kjellman...... 2004-07...... Kate Oleykowski...... 1984-87...... 3. JaneJohanna Billeter Kung...... 1985-88...... 236452 4. Hilary Bowen ...... 2006-09...... 269 10. Katrina Dowd 2007-10 58 4. Brianne LoManto ...... 2009-121991...... 448 7.5. Kate Oleykowski...... 1984-87...... 267289 Meredith DRAWFrank CONTROLS2006-09 58 7.5. Bridget Bianco...... 2012-present1983-84 ... 128 6. Lindsey Munday ...... 2003-06...... 1. Alyssa Leonard...... 2011-present... 303 6. Ann Heatheringt...... on ...... 140 9. Katrina Dowd ...... 2007-10...... 10.8. ErinDanielle Fitzgerald Spencer...... 2010-present2007-10 ... 216238 ...... 8. Shana Finebur...... g 1990 ...... 10844 Kathleen Kochmansky...... 1982-85...... 211235 2. Kristen Kjellman ...... 2004-07...... 268 9. Brenda Schumacher 1989 88 ...... 3. Danielle Spencer...... 2007-10...... 199203 10. Abby BangserGROUND BALLS2004-07 13.11. AlMaury Josephseen Mullen...... 1986-89...... 4. Courtney Koester...... 2002-05...... 201 ...... 12. Meredith Frank 2006-09 210 5. TaylorHannah Thornton Nielsen ...... 2010-present2006-09 ... 198 2...... 177 GOALS 2004-07 208 6. Alex Frank ...... 2009-12...... 198 1. TaylorChristy ThorntonFinch ...... 2010-present2005-08 ... 177183 ...... 174 Ashley Koester ...... 2002-05...... 8. Meredith Frank...... 2006-09...... 122183 ...... 1. Shannon Smith ...... 2009-12...... 254 9. Alex Frank 2009-12 4. Kristen Kjellman...... 2004-07...... 165 2. Kristen Kjellman...... 2004-07...... 219250 10. Sarah AlbrechtCAUSED TURNOVERS2002-06 5. Sarah Albrecht ...... 2002-06...... 146157 3. Kate Oleykowski...... 1984-87...... 228 ...... 8.6. GabriellaMorgan Lathrop Flibotte...... 2010-present2006-09 ... 135150 6.4. Hilary Bowen ...... 2006-09...... 7. Courtney Koester...... 2002-05...... 131 5. Katrina Dowd ...... 2007-10...... 193209 3.1. TaylorChristy ThorntonFinch ...... 2010-present2005-08 ... 101183 ...... 8. ErinKathleen Fitzger Kochmanskyald...... 2010-present1982-85 ... 190198 4.2. GabriellaAlex Frank Flibotte...... 2010-present2009-12 ...... 10788 9. Lacey Vigmostad 2009-12 9.7. AlyDanielle Josephs Spencer...... 2007-10...... 10. Meredith Frank 2006-09 130 ...... 174 6...... * NCAA record holder 2004-07 187 5. Sarah Albrecht ...... 2002-06...... 87 10. Hannah NielsenASSISTS 2006-09 Lacey Vigmostad...... 2009-12...... 7684 NOTE: Ground ball, draw control and ...... 224 9.7. Courtney Koester...... 2002-05...... 80 caused turnover statistics unavailable prior to 2002 ...... 8. Meredith Frank ...... 2006-09...... 67 3.1. ShannonHannah Nielsen Smith...... * 2006-09...... Kristen Kjellman 2004-07 70 2. Lindsey Munday ...... 2003-06...... 12899 10. Lindsay Finocchiaro 2004-07 ...... 2009-12...... 10894 4. Kristen Kjellman 2004-07 5. Maureen Mullen 1986-89 @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

2013 Northwestern Lacrosse Northwestern Combined Team Statistics All games (as of May 18, 2013)

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 19-2 10-0 6-2 3-0 CONFERENCE 4-1 2-0 2-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 15-1 8-0 4-1 3-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw GB DC TO CT Feb 08 vs #14 Massachusetts W 16-4 323 7 Fitzgerald, Erin 21 59 6 65 137 2 22 1 47 12 Feb 09 at USC W 18-5 2890 2 Leonard, Alyssa 21 36 12 48 75 3 18 122 26 9 17 Macaluso, Amanda 21 24 9 33 56 3 14 0 12 8 Feb 22 at #5 North Carolina L 8-11 445 9 Thornton, Taylor 21 28 4 32 54 2 43 45 13 29 * Feb 24 at Vanderbilt W 15-8 520 16 Cassera, Ali 21 24 2 26 44 3 21 3 9 8 Mar 06 BOSTON COLLEGE W 17-10 760 14 Rich, Kelly 21 20 5 25 39 0 10 1 14 1 * Mar 09 at #12 Johns Hopkins W 18-8 800 1 Conley, Beatrice 16 9 7 16 23 0 12 2 15 0 Mar 11 at #15 Navy W 15-12 567 3 Esposito, Christina 8 7 8 15 12 2 8 0 7 2 Mar 16 HARVARD W 16-3 862 22 Dunbar, Nancy 20 69157181124 * Mar 27 OHIO STATE W 9-8 603 4 DeRonda, Kat 17 11 3 14 27 2 4 1 13 0 19 Flibotte, Gabriella 21 9 1 10 24 1 58 57 14 46 Mar 30 #5 SYRACUSE W 13-12 1262 12 Craig, Kaleigh 21 8 1 9 18 0 7 2 13 5 * Apr 05 #8 PENN STATE W 11-3 981 6 Macdonald, Kate 21 42670288612 Apr 07 at #11 Virginia W 11-6 924 15 Lawler, Brooks 17 5 0 5 8 0 2 3 5 2 Apr 12 #9 DUKE W 12-4 1042 24 Turner, Christy 21 415701281011 Apr 14 #15 STANFORD W 12-8 1245 21 Carroll, Jess 19 3 2 5 11 0 15 10 10 7 * Apr 20 at #3 Florida L 4-22 1023 8 Mupo, Kara 3 314700021 Apr 24 at #9 Notre Dame W 10-8 351 23 Murray, Lauren 20 2 1 3 6 0 15 13 9 6 44 McHugh, Blake 9 101401011 Apr 27 #16 PENN W 15-8 1672 34 Jones, Paige 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 May 03 vs #8 Penn State Wot 9-8 695 25 deLyra, Alexa 9 101201021 May 05 vs #2 Florida W 8-3 834 18 Anigian, Haydyn 18 1 0 1 2 0 14 1 8 5 May 12 #20 STANFORD W 15-8 607 37 Dahldorf, Jessica 7 101101120 May 18 #7 PENN STATE W 15-7 1147 31 Eichner, Emily 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 Bozza, Mikaela 4 000100000 TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP 35 Jones, Brooke 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 SHOT STATISTICS 33 Harrington, Kerri 21 0000016235 32 Lizzio, Carolina 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goals-Shot attempts 267-576 166-375 29 Chelios, Caley 5 000000100 Goals scored per game 12.71 7.90 28 Bianco, Bridget 21 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 3 2 Shot pct. . 4 6 4 . 4 4 3 26 Amanda McLaughlin 2 000001000 Shots on goal-Attempts 427-576 289-375 20 Roy, Jessica 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 SOG pct. . 7 4 1 . 7 7 1 11 Sanders, Spring 7 000001203 S h o t s / G a m e 27.4 17.9 10 Gersuk, Caroline 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 A s s i s t s 74 79 Total 21 267 74 341 576 19 356 285 259 183 Opponents 21 166 79 245 375 2 294 188 299 151 Free position Made-Att 67-141 23-58 Free position pct. . 4 7 5 . 3 9 7 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T GOAL BREAKDOWN 28 Bianco, Bridget 21 1236:54 154 7.47 120 . 4 3 8 19-2-0 Total Goals 267 166 35 Jones, Brooke 5 29:06 12 24.74 3 . 2 0 0 0-0-0 F r e e - p o s i t i o n 67 23 Total 21 1266:00 166 7.87 123 . 4 2 6 19-2-0 U n a s s i s t e d 193 87 Opponents 21 1266:00 267 12.65 160 . 3 7 5 2-19-0 O v e r t i m e 10 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT Total Goals scored average 12.65 7.87 Northwestern 138 128 1 267 GROUND BALLS 356 294 Opponents 84 82 0 166 DRAW CONTROLS 285 188 TURNOVERS 259 299 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT Total CAUSED TURNOVERS 183 151 Northwestern 69 54 0 123 CLEARS 217-252 226-313 Opponents 81 79 0 160 Clear Pct. . 8 6 1 . 7 2 2 Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT Total ATTENDANCE Northwestern 298 277 1 576 T o t a l 10181 7520 Opponents 193 182 0 375 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/1018 8/940 Neutral Site #/Avg 3/617 Shots on Goal 1st 2nd OT Total Northwestern 219 207 1 427 Opponents 153 136 0 289 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse Northwestern Team Game-by-Game All games (as of May 21, 2013)

TEAM STATISTICS

Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sog GW fpg-fps GB DC TO CT Fo RC YC GC Feb 08, 2013 Massachusetts 16-4 16 8 24 33 26 1 3-7 16 16 12 98000 Feb 09, 2013 USC 18-5 18 5 23 47 36 1 7-11 23 22 11 15 9 0 1 0 Feb 22, 2013 North Carolina 8-11 8 1 9 21 16 0 0-4 12 16 14 3 22 0 2 0 Feb 24, 2013 Vanderbilt 15-8 15 4 19 36 30 1 1-6 24 15 20 16 21 0 1 0 Mar 06, 2013 BOSTON COLLEGE 17-10 17 4 21 28 22 1 5-11 18 16 19 12 21 0 2 0 Mar 09, 2013 Johns Hopkins 18-8 18 5 23 34 26 1 5-8 17 18 11 7 33 0 0 0 Mar 11, 2013 Navy 15-12 15 5 20 31 26 1 4-8 17 17 13 11 19 0 2 0 Mar 16, 2013 HARVARD 16-3 16 5 21 38 25 1 5-17 26 12 13 10 16 0 0 0 Mar 27, 2013 OHIO STATE 9-8 9 3 12 24 17 1 2-5 16 10 9 9 19 0 1 0 Mar 30, 2013 SYRACUSE 13-12 13 5 18 21 17 1 2-3 14 9 9 7 9 0 2 0 Apr 05, 2013 PENN STATE 11-3 11 2 13 21 13 1 3-5 15 10 11 10 21 0 1 0 Apr 07, 2013 Virginia 11-6 11 3 14 21 16 1 2-4 16 11 15 11 16 0 1 0 Apr 12, 2013 DUKE 12-4 12 2 14 21 18 1 3-4 12 11 9 6 11 0 1 0 Apr 14, 2013 STANFORD 12-8 12 4 16 34 26 1 7-11 16 11 10 9 19 0 3 0 Apr 20, 2013 Florida 4-22 4 0 4 18 9 0 2-3 21 11 11 4 19 0 4 0 Apr 24, 2013 Notre Dame 10-8 10 3 13 18 16 1 3-3 24 9 18 5 16 0 0 0 Apr 27, 2013 PENN 15-8 15 6 21 28 23 1 2-8 11 14 5 5 23 0 0 0 May 03, 2013 Penn State 9-8 9 0 9 20 16 1 4-7 10 12 13 10 25 0 2 0 May 05, 2013 Florida 8-3 8 3 11 24 14 1 1-4 13 10 9 8 14 0 0 0 May 12, 2013 STANFORD 15-8 15 3 18 29 17 1 1-3 18 18 16 10 15 0 0 0 May 18, 2013 PENN STATE 15-7 15 3 18 29 18 1 5-9 17 17 11 6 17 0 1 0 Northwestern 267-166 267 74 341 576 427 19 67-141 356 285 259 183 373 0 24 0 Opponent 166 79 245 375 289 2 23-58 294 188 299 151 606 0 49 0

TEAM PER-GAME Games played: 21 Shots per game: 27.43; Goals per game: 12.71 Assists per game: 3.52; Points per game: 16.24 Shot pct: .464; SOG pct: .741 Faceoff W-L pct: .000; Clear pct.: 0.861

Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Faced Feb 08, 2013 Massachusetts 16-4 60:00 4 4.00 6 . 6 0 0 1 0 0 12 Feb 09, 2013 USC 18-5 60:00 5 4.50 2 . 2 8 6 1 0 0 9 Feb 22, 2013 North Carolina 8-11 60:00 11 6.67 6 . 3 5 3 0 1 0 21 Feb 24, 2013 Vanderbilt 15-8 60:00 8 7.00 10 . 5 5 6 1 0 0 22 Mar 06, 2013 BOSTON COLLEGE 17-10 60:00 10 7.60 11 . 5 2 4 1 0 0 24 Mar 09, 2013 Johns Hopkins 18-8 60:00 8 7.67 9 . 5 2 9 1 0 0 25 Mar 11, 2013 Navy 15-12 60:00 12 8.29 6 . 3 3 3 1 0 0 23 Mar 16, 2013 HARVARD 16-3 60:00 3 7.62 5 . 6 2 5 1 0 0 11 Mar 27, 2013 OHIO STATE 9-8 60:00 8 7.67 8 . 5 0 0 1 0 0 19 Mar 30, 2013 SYRACUSE 13-12 60:00 12 8.10 8 . 4 0 0 1 0 0 22 Apr 05, 2013 PENN STATE 11-3 60:00 3 7.64 4 . 5 7 1 1 0 0 10 Apr 07, 2013 Virginia 11-6 60:00 6 7.50 6 . 5 0 0 1 0 0 14 Apr 12, 2013 DUKE 12-4 60:00 4 7.23 5 . 5 5 6 1 0 0 14 Apr 14, 2013 STANFORD 12-8 60:00 8 7.29 9 . 5 2 9 1 0 0 22 Apr 20, 2013 Florida 4-22 60:00 22 8.27 1 . 0 4 3 0 1 0 28 Apr 24, 2013 Notre Dame 10-8 60:00 8 8.25 9 . 5 2 9 1 0 0 23 Apr 27, 2013 PENN 15-8 60:00 8 8.24 6 . 4 2 9 1 0 0 16 May 03, 2013 Penn State 9-8 66:00 8 8.18 4 . 3 3 3 1 0 0 20 May 05, 2013 Florida 8-3 60:00 3 7.91 3 . 5 0 0 1 0 0 9 May 12, 2013 STANFORD 15-8 60:00 8 7.91 4 . 3 3 3 1 0 0 15 May 18, 2013 PENN STATE 15-7 60:00 7 7.87 1 . 1 2 5 1 0 0 16 Totals 267-166 1266:00 166 7.87 123 . 4 2 6 19 2 0 375 Opponent 1266:00 267 7.87 160 . 3 7 5 2 19 0 576 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse Northwestern Opponent Game-by-Game All games (as of May 21, 2013)

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sog GW fpg-fps GB DC TO CT Fo RC YC GC Feb 08, 2013 Massachusetts 16-4 4 3 7 12 10 0 0-2 12 6 16 4 31 0 3 0 Feb 09, 2013 USC 18-5 5 3 8 9 7 0 0-0 14 3 23 2 22 0 1 0 Feb 22, 2013 North Carolina 8-11 11 5 16 21 17 1 2-2 18 5 13 9 31 0 1 0 Feb 24, 2013 Vanderbilt 15-8 8 4 12 22 18 0 0-4 22 10 20 11 37 0 3 0 Mar 06, 2013 BOSTON COLLEGE 17-10 10 2 12 24 21 0 3-6 23 12 18 12 25 0 1 0 Mar 09, 2013 Johns Hopkins 18-8 8 6 14 25 17 0 1-5 12 10 15 8 36 0 1 0 Mar 11, 2013 Navy 15-12 12 8 20 23 18 0 1-3 13 12 16 6 41 0 3 0 Mar 16, 2013 HARVARD 16-3 3 0 3 11 8 0 3-5 13 9 21 5 42 0 2 0 Mar 27, 2013 OHIO STATE 9-8 8 4 12 19 16 0 0-0 13 9 15 7 27 0 2 0 Mar 30, 2013 SYRACUSE 13-12 12 3 15 22 20 0 2-4 10 18 13 6 32 0 4 0 Apr 05, 2013 PENN STATE 11-3 3 3 6 10 7 0 0-1 13 6 13 8 25 0 3 0 Apr 07, 2013 Virginia 11-6 6 4 10 14 12 0 0-0 16 8 14 11 23 0 2 0 Apr 12, 2013 DUKE 12-4 4 1 5 14 9 0 1-2 12 6 9 7 25 0 3 0 Apr 14, 2013 STANFORD 12-8 8 4 12 22 17 0 2-6 15 11 12 3 26 0 3 0 Apr 20, 2013 Florida 4-22 22 11 33 28 23 1 1-1 15 17 7 8 17 0 0 0 Apr 24, 2013 Notre Dame 10-8 8 6 14 23 17 0 1-2 17 10 16 12 23 0 0 0 Apr 27, 2013 PENN 15-8 8 2 10 16 14 0 2-4 10 11 10 3 28 0 3 0 May 03, 2013 Penn State 9-8 8 3 11 20 12 0 1-3 14 9 15 9 33 0 3 0 May 05, 2013 Florida 8-3 3149601-21038727040 May 12, 2013 STANFORD 15-8 8 2 10 15 12 0 1-3 14 6 14 6 30 0 5 0 May 18, 2013 PENN STATE 15-7 7 4 11 16 8 0 1-3 8 7 11 7 25 0 2 0 Opponent 166-267 166 79 245 375 289 2 23-58 294 188 299 151 606 0 49 0 Northwestern 267 74 341 576 427 19 67-141 356 285 259 183 373 0 24 0

OPPONENT PER-GAME Games played: 21 Shots per game: 17.86; Goals per game: 7.90 Assists per game: 3.76; Points per game: 11.67 Shot pct: .443; SOG pct: .771 Faceoff W-L pct: .000; Clear pct.: 0.861

Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Faced Feb 08, 2013 Massachusetts 16-4 60:00 16 16.00 10 . 3 8 5 0 1 0 33 Feb 09, 2013 USC 18-5 60:00 18 17.00 18 . 5 0 0 0 1 0 47 Feb 22, 2013 North Carolina 8-11 60:00 8 14.00 8 . 5 0 0 1 0 0 21 Feb 24, 2013 Vanderbilt 15-8 60:00 15 14.25 15 . 5 0 0 0 1 0 36 Mar 06, 2013 BOSTON COLLEGE 17-10 60:00 17 14.80 5 . 2 2 7 0 1 0 28 Mar 09, 2013 Johns Hopkins 18-8 60:00 18 15.33 8 . 3 0 8 0 1 0 34 Mar 11, 2013 Navy 15-12 60:00 15 15.29 11 . 4 2 3 0 1 0 31 Mar 16, 2013 HARVARD 16-3 60:00 16 15.38 9 . 3 6 0 0 1 0 38 Mar 27, 2013 OHIO STATE 9-8 60:00 9 14.67 8 . 4 7 1 0 1 0 24 Mar 30, 2013 SYRACUSE 13-12 60:00 13 14.50 4 . 2 3 5 0 1 0 21 Apr 05, 2013 PENN STATE 11-3 60:00 11 14.18 2 . 1 5 4 0 1 0 21 Apr 07, 2013 Virginia 11-6 60:00 11 13.92 5 . 3 1 2 0 1 0 21 Apr 12, 2013 DUKE 12-4 60:00 12 13.77 6 . 3 3 3 0 1 0 21 Apr 14, 2013 STANFORD 12-8 60:00 12 13.64 14 . 5 3 8 0 1 0 34 Apr 20, 2013 Florida 4-22 60:00 4 13.00 5 . 5 5 6 1 0 0 18 Apr 24, 2013 Notre Dame 10-8 60:00 10 12.81 6 . 3 7 5 0 1 0 18 Apr 27, 2013 PENN 15-8 60:00 15 12.94 8 . 3 4 8 0 1 0 28 May 03, 2013 Penn State 9-8 66:00 9 12.65 7 . 4 3 8 0 1 0 20 May 05, 2013 Florida 8-3 60:00 8 12.41 6 . 4 2 9 0 1 0 24 May 12, 2013 STANFORD 15-8 60:00 15 12.54 2 . 1 1 8 0 1 0 29 May 18, 2013 PENN STATE 15-7 60:00 15 12.65 3 . 1 6 7 0 1 0 29 Opponent 166-267 1266:00 267 12.65 160 . 3 7 5 2 19 0 576 Northwestern 1266:00 166 12.65 123 . 4 2 6 19 2 0 375 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse Northwestern Team High/Low Analysis All games (as of May 21, 2013)

Northwestern - TEAM GAME HIGHS

POINTS 24 vs Massachusetts (Feb 08) 23 at Johns Hopkins (Mar 09) 23 at USC (Feb 09) GOALS 18 at Johns Hopkins (Mar 09) 18 at USC (Feb 09) ASSISTS 8 vs Massachusetts (Feb 08) 6 vs Penn (Apr 27) SHOTS 47 at USC (Feb 09) 38 vs Harvard (Mar 16) SHOTS ON GOAL 36 at USC (Feb 09) 30 at Vanderbilt (Feb 24) SAVES 11 vs Boston College (Mar 06) 10 at Vanderbilt (Feb 24) GROUND BALLS 26 vs Harvard (Mar 16) 24 at Notre Dame (Apr 24) 24 at Vanderbilt (Feb 24) TURNOVERS 20 at Vanderbilt (Feb 24) 19 vs Boston College (Mar 06) OPP. TURNOVERS 23 at USC (Feb 09) 21 vs Harvard (Mar 16)

Opponent - GAME HIGHS

POINTS 33 at Florida (Apr 20) 20 at Navy (Mar 11) GOALS 22 at Florida (Apr 20) 12 vs Syracuse (Mar 30) 12 at Navy (Mar 11) ASSISTS 11 at Florida (Apr 20) 8 at Navy (Mar 11) SHOTS 28 at Florida (Apr 20) 25 at Johns Hopkins (Mar 09) SHOTS ON GOAL 23 at Florida (Apr 20) 21 vs Boston College (Mar 06) SAVES 18 at USC (Feb 09) 15 at Vanderbilt (Feb 24) GROUND BALLS 23 vs Boston College (Mar 06) 22 at Vanderbilt (Feb 24) TURNOVERS 23 at USC (Feb 09) 21 vs Harvard (Mar 16) OPP. TURNOVERS 20 at Vanderbilt (Feb 24) 19 vs Boston College (Mar 06) 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse Northwestern High/Low Analysis All games (as of May 21, 2013)

Northwestern - GAME LOWS

POINTS 4 at Florida (Apr 20) 9 at North Carolina (Feb 22) 9 vs Penn State (May 03) GOALS 4 at Florida (Apr 20) 8 at North Carolina (Feb 22) 8 vs Florida (May 05) ASSISTS 0 at Florida (Apr 20) 0 vs Penn State (May 03) SHOTS 18 at Florida (Apr 20) 18 at Notre Dame (Apr 24) SHOTS ON GOAL 9 at Florida (Apr 20) 13 vs Penn State (Apr 05) SAVES 1 at Florida (Apr 20) 1 vs Penn State (May 18) GROUND BALLS 10 vs Penn State (May 03) 11 vs Penn (Apr 27) TURNOVERS 5 vs Penn (Apr 27) 9 vs Ohio State (Mar 27) 9 vs Syracuse (Mar 30) 9 vs Duke (Apr 12) 9 vs Florida (May 05) OPP. TURNOVERS 7 at Florida (Apr 20) 8 vs Florida (May 05)

Opponent - GAME LOWS

POINTS 3 vs Harvard (Mar 16) 4 vs Florida (May 05) GOALS 3 vs Harvard (Mar 16) 3 vs Penn State (Apr 05) 3 vs Florida (May 05) ASSISTS 0 vs Harvard (Mar 16) 1 vs Duke (Apr 12) 1 vs Florida (May 05) SHOTS 9 at USC (Feb 09) 9 vs Florida (May 05) SHOTS ON GOAL 6 vs Florida (May 05) 7 at USC (Feb 09) 7 vs Penn State (Apr 05) SAVES 2 vs Penn State (Apr 05) 2 vs Stanford (May 12) GROUND BALLS 8 vs Penn State (May 18) 10 vs Syracuse (Mar 30) 10 vs Penn (Apr 27) 10 vs Florida (May 05) TURNOVERS 7 at Florida (Apr 20) 8 vs Florida (May 05) OPP. TURNOVERS 5 vs Penn (Apr 27) 9 vs Ohio State (Mar 27) 9 vs Syracuse (Mar 30) 9 vs Duke (Apr 12) 9 vs Florida (May 05) @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

’Cats Victorious in 2013 Northwestern Overpowers Newcomer Opener vs. No. 14 UMass, 16-4 USC at L.A. Coliseum, 18-5 T I op-ranked Northwestern looked every bit like the defending NCAA n the first lacrosse game of any kind played in the 90-year history of the Los champions in its 2013 season-opener, cruising past No. 14 Massachusetts, Angeles Coliseum, No. 1 Northwestern defeated Southern Cal, 18-5, in the 16-4, at USC’s McAlister Field in Los Angeles. Junior Alyssa Leonard won nine Trojans’ debut as a Division I program. A crowd of 2,890 fans turned out to draw controls and classmate Kelly Rich led the Wildcats with a career-best see Northwestern rack up 47 shots on USC while junior Alyssa Leonard tied onefour assistgoals whileagainst Taylor her homestate Thornton, university Christy Turner in the and victory. Ali Cassera all netted an NCAA single-game record with 15 draw controls. - Senior attacker Amanda Macaluso also was sharp with three goals and Leonard’s 15 draw controls surpassed her previous career high of 10 and matched the NCAA mark set by Virginia Tech’s Allie Emala against Boston Col pipes.two goals apiece. On the other end of the field, sophomore goalkeeper Bridget lege on March 14, 2009. Bianco recorded six saves in her first career start and victory between the Senior All-American Erin Fitzgerald netted a hat trick to lead a group of 11 Wildcats goal-scorers, with Leonard, Taylor Thornton, Kat DeRonda, Kara Thornton, the returning national player of the year, netted the Wildcats’ Mupo and Ali Cassera posting two goals apiece. first goal of the season 70 seconds into the contest when she created her It was Thornton putting the Wildcats on the board for the second straight own shot and converted—nearly matching her effort in Northwestern’s 2012 game, scoring off the 8-meter with three and a half minutes gone by in the debut when she scored just 32 seconds into the season-opener at Stanford. contest. Fitzgerald made it back-to-back free positions just over a minute Minutewomen goalkeeper Rachel Vallarelli and her defense would keep- later, and unassisted goals by Cassera and Fitzgerald set the score at 4-0 11 NU off the scoreboard for the next 12 minutes before Rich ended the drought minutes into the game. with a free position tally. Rich and Erin Fitzgerald would make it three con The first goal in USC women’s lacrosse history came courtesy of Amanda secutive 8-meter scores for the ‘Cats over the next six minutes, and Cassera Johansen at the 17:44 mark of the first half, but the Wildcats countered by set the score at 5-1 off a feed from behind the cage by Leonard. scoring the game’s next five goals to gain a stranglehold on the game. Flibotte With NU in front 6-2 and less than 90 seconds remaining before halftime, lead.scored an 8-meter goal just 14 seconds after the Trojans’ tally and Leonard the Wildcats kept their foot on the pedal and scored three rapid-fire goals to created her own scoring opportunity less than a minute later to give NU a 6-1 create a seven-goal differential at the intermission. Turner started the spurt by getting into the attack and dodging by her defender, burying the fourth Later in the period, freshman midfielder Kaleigh Craig notched her first goal of her career. Cassera and Macaluso would then score just six seconds career goal off the free position to put the Wildcats in front, 9-1, with 5:36 apart to set the tone entering the second half. left before halftime. Goals by Leonard and Thornton provided NU a 11-2 lead Taking a break from her dominance in the draw circle, where she was heading into the locker rooms. responsible for nine of NU’s 16 draw control wins for the day, Leonard tallied The Wildcats came out sharp in the second stanza, scoring twice in the the first goal of the second half off a feed by Macaluso, who also accounted- for first two minutes on goals by DeRonda and Fitzgerald to establish a 10-goal NU’s next goal six minutes later. NU lead and a running clock for the rest of the afternoon. Thornton answered a UMass goal at the 18-minute mark with an unas Senior Beatrice Conley recorded her third assist of the weekend in finding sisted effort, and Leonard hooked up with Rich only 15 seconds later to Mupo at the 15:47 mark and, following an 8-meter goal by sophomore Brooks essentially put the game out of reach. Lawler, accounted for the Wildcats’ final goal of the day off a feed from Kelly Senior Beatrice Conley dished out a pair of assists over the final 11 Rich with 11:25 to play. minutes of the game, first finding Kara Mupo before hitting Rich for NU’s last - Freshman USC goalkeeper Liz Shaeffer withstood Northwestern’s barrage score of the day with 4:09 to play. of shots with 18 saves on the afternoon. - Head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller moved to within three victories of record Northwestern’s high-pressure defense was responsible for 15 caused ing her 200th win, improvingLacrosse her career Box Score mark (Final) in 11-plus seasons with the turnovers and a 23-14 edge in ground balls for the Wildcats. Freshman Lau ’Cats to 197-30. 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse ren Murray led NU with three groundLacrosse balls Box Scorein her (Final) second career outing. #14 Massachusetts vs #1 Northwestern (Feb 08, 2013 at Los Angeles, Calif.) 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse #1 Northwestern vs USC (Feb 09, 2013 at Los Angeles, Calif.) Massachusetts (0-1) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Northwestern (1-0) Massachusetts 2 2 4 Northwestern (2-0) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Date: Feb 08, 2013 • Attendance: 323 Northwestern 9 7 16 USC (0-1) Northwestern 11 7 18 Weather: Partly cloudy, 58 degrees, breezy Date: Feb 09, 2013 • Attendance: 2890 USC 2 3 5 Weather: Clear skies, 62 degrees Massachusetts SCORING: GOALS: MURRAY, Cori 1; GUARINO, Tanner 1; TERRACCIANO, Lauren 1; RUSH, Sam 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 3; Leonard, Alyssa 2; Thornton, ASSISTS: BULLITT, Ellie 1; FERRIS, Katie 1; McGRATH, Courtney 1. Taylor 2; DeRonda, Kat 2; Mupo, Kara 2; Cassera, Ali 2; Conley, Beatrice 1; Macaluso, Amanda 1; Flibotte, Gabriella 1; Craig, Kaleigh 1; Lawler, Brooks 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Rich, Kelly 4; Macaluso, Amanda 3; Cassera, Ali 2; ASSISTS: Conley, Beatrice 1; Fitzgerald, Erin 1; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Macaluso, Turner, Christy 2; Thornton, Taylor 2; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Fitzgerald, Erin 1; Amanda 1; Rich, Kelly 1. Mupo, Kara 1. ASSISTS: Conley, Beatrice 2; Leonard, Alyssa 2; DeRonda, Kat 1; Fitzgerald, Erin USC SCORING: GOALS: Johansen, Amanda 2; de Lyra, Caroline 1; Dalmass, Haleigh 1; 1; Macaluso, Amanda 1; Mupo, Kara 1. Bonomi, Paige 1. ASSISTS: de Lyra, Caroline 2; Johansen, Amanda 1. Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Massachusetts 6 6 12 Massachusetts 6 4 10 Northwestern 20 13 33 Northwestern 3 3 6 Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 29 18 47 Northwestern 1 1 2 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total USC 4 5 9 USC 10 8 18 Massachusetts 4 8 12 Massachusetts 19 12 31 Northwestern 7 9 16 Northwestern 4 4 8 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 11 12 23 Northwestern 4 5 9 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total USC 7 7 14 USC 13 9 22 Massachusetts 3 3 6 Massachusetts 7 9 16 Northwestern 9 7 16 Northwestern 3 9 12 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Northwestern 14 8 22 Northwestern 6 5 11 Clears by period 1 2 Total USC 0 3 3 USC 11 12 23 Massachusetts 8-8 7-9 15-17 Northwestern 9-10 5-7 14-17 Clears by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 5-6 4-5 9-11 Free-position shots 1 2 Total USC 9-13 6-11 15-24 Massachusetts 0-0 0-2 0-2 Northwestern 3-5 0-2 3-7 Free-position shots 1 2 Total Northwestern 6-9 1-2 7-11 Stadium: McAlister Field Official's signature USC 0-0 0-0 0-0 Officials: Liz Brush; John Bazzanella; Jill Malko. Scorer: Scott Hammer. Neutral site game Stadium: L.A. Coliseum Official's signature Officials: Liz Brush; Maggie Fanta; Rala Heinen. Scorer: Scott Hammer. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Northwestern’s Comeback Falls Wildcats Win Conference Short at No. 5 UNC, 11-8 Opener at Vanderbilt, 15-8

A - A - n early-season matchup of national title hopefuls saw fifth-ranked North 7-0 Northwestern run early in the second half allowed the top-ranked Carolina jump out to a 7-1 first-half lead and withstand No. 1 Northwest Wildcats to subdue Vanderbilt, 15-8, in their American Lacrosse Confer ern’s comeback efforts, as the Tar Heels notched an 11-8 victory at Fetzer ence opener in Nashville. Senior attacker Amanda Macaluso sparked the ‘Cats Field in rainy Chapel Hill on Feb. 22. with career-bests of five points and three goals on the afternoon. On the same day she was named to the Tewaaraton Award watch list, Alyssa Leonard also set a career high with four goals and four points, junior Alyssa Leonard led NU’s scoring with two goals while also continuing while senior Taylor Thornton dominated the midfield all afternoon with five her torrid start to the season in the draw circle, winning 12 draw controls to draw controls, four ground balls and a career-high five caused turnovers. The- help Northwestern win 16 of 21 on the evening. effort moved her into fifth on NU’s career list with 81 caused turnovers. Northwestern, which had won four straight meetings with North Carolina Right alongside Thornton in the midfield was fellow senior Gabriella Fli and 10 in a row against ACC opponents dating to 2010, now leads the all-time botte, who recorded one goal, four ground balls, four draw controls and four series with UNC, 10-3. Including Friday’s affair, the last four games in the caused turnovers to aid the Wildcats cause. - series have been decided by a total of five goals. Macaluso opened the game’s scoring 59 seconds into the contest when After North Carolina opened the game’s scoring on its first possession, she worked her way from right to left across the fan, finishing with a south Northwestern received a boost from sophomore defender Haydyn Anigian, paw shot past Vandy GK Chelsea Pasfield. After the Commodores answered who was making her first career start and first appearance of the season on their first possession, Macaluso set up Leonard for a quickstick goal at the after missing the first two games to injury. Anigian gained possession in the 26:44 mark. midfield and raced across the restraining line, scoring on her first career shot Leonard made it back-to-back scores with a sidearm lefty shot from attempt with less than two minutes gone by in the game. straightaway just over one minute later, a goal that was followed up by an Northwestern turnovers at the offensive end allowed the Tar Heels to put Erin Fitzgerald solo effort that put the visitors in front, 4-1. together a 3-0 run over the ensuing six minutes, taking a 4-1 lead when UNC Pasfield helped keep the Commodores’ deficit at three with five saves in freshman Aly Messenger managed to score from her knees in front of the the first 20 minutes, and Vanderbilt received a goal from Abby Wheeler at the cage. Following a Northwestern yellow card, the Heels notched their fifth goal 9:57 mark to cut NU’s lead to two. Only 37 seconds later, however, Ali Cassera in a man-up scenario with 20:48 to go in the first half. worked her way into the fan and scored her sixth goal of the season to set the North Carolina then made it five straight goals with a tally at the 19:31 count at 5-2 in the Wildcats’ favor. mark, forcing a Northwestern timeout. Two more NU miscues led to UNC’s The waning minutes of the first half saw both teams struggle to maintain seventh goal of the evening, this one courtesy of Kara Cannizzaro, before Erin possession, but NU added to its lead with two goals in the final 60 seconds Fitzgerald snapped Northwestern’s scoreless drought off a restart outside the of the stanza. An offsides violation against Vanderbilt set up a Northwestern 8-meter arc at the midway point of the first half. free position attempt, where Cassera fed Kelly Rich to make it 6-3 NU. Off the Leonard won the ensuing draw and senior Ali Cassera capitalized on a ensuing draw, Leonard bounced home her third goal of the game, and Bridget spinning dodge to the cage, scoring her fifth goal of the year to pull NU within Bianco turned away a final Vandy 8-meter attempt to preserve a 7-3 Wildcats four. Northwestern then cut it to 7-4 when it made the most of a man-up advantage at the break. opportunity, with Kelly Rich wrapping the crease and beating UNC netminder Once the second half began, Macaluso countered a Vanderbilt goal with Lauren Maksym with 8:52 left before halftime her second tally of the day, and the Wildcats made it a five-goal game with GK Bridget Bianco found a rhythm late in the half, recording three rapid- Christina Esposito’s 8-meter goal in a man-up situation. It was Esposito’s first fire saves in succession and then notching a fourth point-blank stop to keep career goal for the Wildcats. turnovers.the Heels from adding to their lead. UNC brought a 7-4 lead into halftime, Those two scores proved to be the start of a 7-0 run that would break overcoming a 9-3 NU edge in draw controls thanks in part to nine Wildcats 12-4the game Northwestern open for the with Wildcats, 19 minutes one thatto play. included a goal and an assist from Macaluso as well as an unassisted left-handed goal by Fitzgerald that made -it North Carolina restored a five-goal lead by scoring the first two goals out of the locker room, but the Wildcats remained calm and quickly put together Northwestern’s defense continued to give the Commodores fits through a 3-0 run. Taylor Thornton tallied an unassisted goal, then the Wildcats out the second half, suffocating Vandy on the ride and allowing just three turned defense into offense when a Haydyn Anigian caused turnover led to shots through the first 24 minutes of the period. On offense, Kat DeRonda - Jess Carroll finding Leonard open on the UNC crease for the score, just 29 created her own scoring opportunity for a goal while Esposito notched her seconds after Thornton’s tally. second off the 8-meter arc, while freshman Nancy Dunbar later set up Leon Lacrosse Box Score (Final) Senior Amanda Macaluso buried a left-handed shot only minutes later to ard’s fourth goal for her first 2013career Northwestern assist and Lacrosse the final NU score of the day. pull NU within two, 9-7, but Abbey Friend answered for the Heels with a goal #1 Northwestern vs Vanderbilt (Feb 24, 2013 at Nashville, Tenn.) at the 15:09 mark. Leonard respondedLacrosse Box quickly Score (Final) by scoring in transition once Northwestern (3-1, 1-0) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total again to get the ’Cats within two,2013 10-8, Northwestern before Lacrosse the Heels began taking precious Vanderbilt (1-4, 0-1) Northwestern 7 8 15 #1 Northwestern vs #5 North Carolina (Feb 22, 2013 at Chapel Hill, N.C.) Date: Feb 24, 2013 • Attendance: 520 Vanderbilt 3 5 8 time off the clock. Weather: Sunny 51, Wind NNE @ 8 Northwestern (2-1) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total North Carolina (3-1) Northwestern 4 4 8 Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Leonard, Alyssa 4; Macaluso, Amanda 3; Fitzgerald, Date: Feb 22, 2013 • Attendance: 445 North Carolina 7 4 11 Erin 2; Esposito, Christina 2; Cassera, Ali 1; Rich, Kelly 1; Flibotte, Weather: rainy, mid-30s Gabriella 1; DeRonda, Kat 1. ASSISTS: Macaluso, Amanda 2; Cassera, Ali 1; Dunbar, Nancy 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Leonard, Alyssa 2; Thornton, Taylor 1; Fitzgerald, Vanderbilt SCORING: GOALS: LINTHICUM,Carly 3; SCHONK,Mallory 2; WHEELER,Abby 2; Erin 1; Macaluso, Amanda 1; Cassera, Ali 1; Rich, Kelly 1; Anigian, Haydyn 1. CHANDLER,Kelly 1. ASSISTS: Carroll, Jess 1. ASSISTS: KUNOWSKY,Alexa 2; CHANDLER,Kelly 1; SCHONK,Mallory 1. North Carolina SCORING: GOALS: Abbey Friend 3; Sammy Jo Tracy 2; Kara Cannizzaro Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total 2; Taylor George 2; Jessica Griffin 1; Aly Messinger 1. Northwestern 20 16 36 Northwestern 6 4 10 ASSISTS: Emily Garrity 2; Sammy Jo Tracy 2; Brittney Coppa 1. Vanderbilt 10 12 22 Vanderbilt 11 4 15

Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 9 12 21 Northwestern 4 2 6 Northwestern 10 14 24 Northwestern 9 12 21 North Carolina 13 8 21 North Carolina 2 6 8 Vanderbilt 8 14 22 Vanderbilt 20 17 37

Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Northwestern 6 6 12 Northwestern 11 11 22 Northwestern 6 9 15 Northwestern 7 13 20 North Carolina 11 7 18 North Carolina 16 15 31 Vanderbilt 5 5 10 Vanderbilt 6 14 20

Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Clears by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 9 7 16 Northwestern 9 5 14 Northwestern 8-8 2-2 10-10 North Carolina 3 2 5 North Carolina 5 8 13 Vanderbilt 6-8 4-9 10-17

Clears by period 1 2 Total Free-position shots 1 2 Total Northwestern 4-5 5-6 9-11 Northwestern 0-5 1-1 1-6 North Carolina 9-11 8-11 17-22 Vanderbilt 0-3 0-1 0-4

Free-position shots 1 2 Total Stadium: VU Lacrosse Complex Official's signature Northwestern 0-2 0-2 0-4 Officials: CLARK,Lisa; JAEGGI,Ashlee; PANFIELD,Mara. Scorer: WEINMAN,Chris. North Carolina 1-1 1-1 2-2

Stadium: Fetzer Field Official's signature Officials: Lynn Bowers; Mara Wager; Rala Heinen. Scorer: Matt Bowers. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

NU Upends Boston College, No. 4 Northwestern Dominates Amonte Hiller Hits 200 Career Wins No. 12 Johns Hopkins, 18-8 O P ne day after seven inches of snow fell in Evanston, No. 4 Northwestern laying on the same field where it will vie for an ALC championship come rode an avalanche of nine straight first-half goals to a 17-10 victory over May, No. 4 Northwestern put together a complete team effort to defeat - Boston College in its 2013 home-opener Wednesday at Lakeside Field. With No. 12 Johns Hopkins, 18-8, Saturday at Homewood Field in Baltimore. Senior the victory, 12th-year Wildcats head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller became the Erin Fitzgerald posted her second straight five-goal effort, while the NU de ninth active coach in NCAA women’s lacrosse to reach 200 coaching wins for fense held the Jays’ attack to just five goals through 57 minutes of play. her career. A 4-3 game in the first half was blown open thanks to a 7-0 Northwestern- NU’s Erin Fitzgerald tied a career best set twice before with her team- run and a stretch of more than 23 scoreless minutes for the Blue Jays. high five goals on the evening and also set a career high with four caused Sophomore goalkeeper Bridget Bianco anchored that strong Northwest- turnovers. Defensively, senior Gabriella Flibotte put forth a tremendous effort ern defensive effort, recording seven saves in the first half on her way to her by setting career highs with six caused turnovers—tied for second-most in a third straight nine-save performance. In front of Bianco, junior Kerri Har single game in Wildcats history—and five ground balls. rington effectively faceguarded dynamic JHU goal-scorer Taylor D’Amore all Flibotte (4), Alyssa Leonard (4), Taylor Thornton (5) and Lauren Murray afternoon, keeping D’Amore without a point over the first 40 minutes of game (3) accounted for all 16 of Northwestern’s draw controls on the evening, with action and only two assists on the day. D’Amore boasted 29 points (13g, 16a) NU holding a 16-12 edge over the visiting Eagles. through JHU’s first four games of 2013. After the game, Amonte Hiller asked if it was fitting that her 200th win as Junior Alyssa Leonard made her impact on the contest with three goals coach of the ’Cats came with a four-foot high pile of snow ringing Lakeside and a game-high nine draw controls while fellow midfielder Gabriella Flibotte Field and temperatures that had fallen below freezing shortly by gametime. sparked NU at both ends, particularly in the first half. The senior finished “That’s why I love this place,” Amonte Hiller said with a smile. “You have to with two goals, three caused turnovers and a career-best six ground balls, a be tough to play here. You have to be strong, mentally and physically.” single-game high for Northwestern this season. - Through most of the first half, Northwestern looked as strong on both Also on attack, freshman Christina Esposito produced her second straight ends of the field as it has thus far in the 2013 season. After the Eagles’ leading game with one goal and two assists for three points. In all, 11 different Wild scorer, Covie Stanwick, recorded the first point of the night just under three cats combined to score NU’s 18 goals. minutes into the game, Amanda Macaluso scored the first of nine consecutive Fitzgerald accounted for the first three Northwestern shots of the day, Wildcats goals with a successful right-to-left dodge across the fan. - breaking through for the game’s first goal on her third attempt off a feed from Leonard followed suit by creating her own goal three minutes later, before freshman Christina Esposito. A trio of early turnovers by JHU allowed NU to Macaluso notched her second of the night and 10th of the season with an ag keep possession and gain a 2-0 lead when senior Ali Cassera converted an gressive left-handed dodge that began as far back as the restraining line. 8-meter try, her seventh goal of 2013. Fitzgerald then went to work for NU, earning and converting an 8-meter JHU freshman Dene’ DiMartino won the ensuing draw and took it upon - opportunity and making it two in a row by switching off to her left hand and herself to score the Jays’ first goal of the afternoon. But that was the lone scoring in front of the cage to make it 5-1 Wildcats at the 17:23 mark. bright spot for the hosts over the first 15 minutes, as Northwestern’s defen With Flibotte and the Northwestern defense doing their part at the other sive pressure continued to result in JHU turnovers. end, Macaluso extended the advantage to five with her third unassisted score Freshman Kaleigh Craig sparked the Wildcats to their next two goals, - of the evening. Sophomore Brooks Lawler scored off the free position two - finding space and beating Cosette Larash for a goal before feeding a cutting minutes later before Flibotte set up the next NU tally by causing a turnover Fitzgerald, who finished while absorbing contact to make it 4-1 in Northwest in the defensive third and launching a pass downfield to Fitzgerald, who cor ern’s favor. - ralled it at the restraining line and took it the rest of the way to make it 8-1. Johns Hopkins pulled within one thanks to back-to-back goals, the second Flibotte then scored her only goal of the night off the 8-meter less than of which came on an unlucky bounce across the goalline following an ap two minutes later to cap the impressive 9-0 Wildcats scoring run. parent save by Bianco. But it was another Bianco save moments later that Boston College scored once on either side of the intermission to pull led to Northwestern’s fifth goal of the day, an aggressive dodge and finish- by within 9-3, but another dodging score by Fitzgerald and a successful 8-meter Fitzgerald. attempt by Nancy Dunbar—the first career shot and goal for the freshman NU extended its lead to 6-3 thanks to a superb individual effort by Fli midfielder—returned the hosts’ advantage to eight goals early in the period. botte, who caused a turnover with a textbook stick-check at one end, collected The Eagles managed to score three of the next four to make it a 12- 6 the ground ball and raced the length of the field to fire a rocket past Lorash ballgame—with the lone NU tally in the stretch coming from junior Kelly Rich for the goal. On the next possession, Bianco turned away a JHU 8-meter on her 21st birthday—before freshman Christina Esposito stemmed the tide attempt and kick-started a Northwestern fast break that saw Flibotte score with a goal off a feed by Macaluso. Esposito then set up Christy Turner for a once again in front of the cage, upping NU’s lead to four and forcing a Blue 16-6.goal and, by the time Fitzgerald and Lawler found the back of the net for the Jays timeout. Fitzgerald found the net with 10 seconds left in the first half and Wildcats over the next three minutes, the lead had ballooned back to 10 at the Wildcats scored the first Lacrossetwo goals Box out Score of (Final) halftime to essentially put the game out of reach for the hosts.2013 Northwestern Lacrosse Lacrosse Box Score (Final) #4 Northwestern vs #12 Johns Hopkins (Mar 09, 2013 at Baltimore, MD) Boston College’s Kate Rich—younger2013 Northwestern sister Lacrosse of the aforementioned NU attacker Kelly Rich—scoredBoston College vs twice #4 Northwestern for the Eagles(Mar 06, 2013down at Evanston, the stretch. Ill.) Northwestern (5-1, 2-0 ALC) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Johns Hopkins (4-1, 0-1 ALC) Northwestern 8 10 18 Date: Mar 09, 2013 • Attendance: 800 Johns Hopkins 3 5 8 Boston College (2-3 (0-0)) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Weather: 50 degrees, cool and sunny Northwestern (4-1 (1-0)) Boston College 2 8 10 Date: Mar 06, 2013 • Attendance: 760 Northwestern 9 8 17 Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Erin Fitzgerald 5; Alyssa Leonard 3; Gabriella Weather: 33 degrees, overcast Flibotte 2; Christina Esposito 1; Kaleigh Craig 1; Ali Cassera 1; Taylor Thornton 1; Jess Carroll 1; Lauren Murray 1; Jessica Dahldorf 1; Brooks Lawler Boston College SCORING: GOALS: Covie Stanwick 4; Mikaela Rix 2; Kate Rich 2; 1. Cali Ceglarski 1; Moira Barry 1. ASSISTS: Christina Esposito 2; Kaleigh Craig 1; Nancy Dunbar 1; Amanda Macaluso ASSISTS: Sarah Mannelly 1; Mikaela Rix 1. 1.

Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 5; Macaluso, Amanda 3; Lawler, Johns Hopkins SCORING: GOALS: Dene' DiMartino 2; Sarah Taylor 2; Sammy Cermack Brooks 2; Esposito, Christina 1; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Flibotte, Gabriella 1; Rich, 1; Katie Duffey 1; Jenna Kasmarik 1; Jenna Reifler 1. Kelly 1; Dunbar, Nancy 1; Jones, Paige 1; Turner, Christy 1. ASSISTS: Taylor D'Amore 2; Dene' DiMartino 2; Sammy Cermack 1; Sarah Taylor 1. ASSISTS: Esposito, Christina 2; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Macaluso, Amanda 1. Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 15 19 34 Northwestern 7 2 9 Johns Hopkins 12 13 25 Johns Hopkins 5 3 8 Boston College 9 15 24 Boston College 2 3 5 Northwestern 13 15 28 Northwestern 5 6 11 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 9 8 17 Northwestern 16 17 33 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Johns Hopkins 10 2 12 Johns Hopkins 14 22 36 Boston College 8 15 23 Boston College 9 16 25 Northwestern 9 9 18 Northwestern 9 12 21 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Northwestern 8 10 18 Northwestern 7 4 11 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Johns Hopkins 4 6 10 Johns Hopkins 11 4 15 Boston College 4 8 12 Boston College 8 10 18 Northwestern 8 8 16 Northwestern 10 9 19 Clears by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 8-11 5-6 13-17 Clears by period 1 2 Total Johns Hopkins 5-10 4-5 9-15 Boston College 5-10 8-12 13-22 Northwestern 7-8 10-10 17-18 Free-position shots 1 2 Total Northwestern 1-2 4-6 5-8 Free-position shots 1 2 Total Johns Hopkins 0-1 1-4 1-5 Boston College 1-1 2-5 3-6 Northwestern 3-5 2-6 5-11 Stadium: Homewood Field Official's signature Officials: Mary Jane Anderson; Fran Trumbo; Patricia Morris. Scorer: JHU Athletic Comm.. Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Officials:. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Late Run Propels Northwestern Fitzgerald’s Firepower Sparks Past No. 20 Navy, 15-12 16-3 Win Over Harvard T - ested on the road by an up-and-coming and previously unbeaten Navy A Harvard program making its first-ever trip to Evanston learned the chal squad, No. 4 Northwestern broke a 10-10 tie in the second half by scoring lenges that come with facing Northwestern at Lakeside Field as the Wildcats - five straight goals and emerged with a 15-12 win over the 20th-ranked Mids- sped past the Crimson, 16-3, on a cold and blustery day at the lakefront. at Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Senior attacker Erin Fitzgerald remained in a groove offensively by setting ca Senior attacker Erin Fitzgerald recorded five goals for the third consecu reer highs for goals (6) and points (7)—both single-game highs by a Wildcat tive game, a contest that featured seven ties and saw the lead grow no larger this season—and now has 21 goals in her last four games. than two goals in either team’s favor until there were 13 minutes remaining. The three goals allowed by Northwestern are the fewest given up by the Also keying Northwestern’s attack was freshman Christina Esposito, who- ’Cats since May 6, 2011, when it held Penn State to three in the first round handed out a career-high three assists and scored one goal, while junior of the American Lacrosse Conference Tournament. Harvard managed just Alyssa Leonard notched a hat trick to go with one assist. Leonard also col 11 shots on the game—compared to 38 by the Wildcats—and sophomore lected a game-high seven draw controls, increasing her NCAA-leading total on goalkeeper Bridget Bianco made five saves while lowering her season goals the year to 57. against average to 6.82 goals per game. The game pitted two teams playing similar up-tempo and aggressive Back on offense, senior Ali Cassera chipped in with a season-best three styles from start to finish, with NU head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller standing goals while freshman Christina Esposito scored twice and dished out her- opposite from her mentor and former collegiate head coach, Cindy Timchal of team-high eighth assist of the year. Navy. The two have combined to win 15 NCAA championships since 1995 and NU was in control early as it earned three straight 8-meter opportuni 619 games in their head coaching career, both earning induction into the U.S. ties on its first possession, with Fitzgerald coming up with the game’s first Lacrosse Hall of Fame last fall. goal off the free position at the 28:37 mark. It proved to be the first of three Navy handled Northwestern’s high-pressure defense early and posted the consecutive 8-meter goals the Wildcats would score, with Alyssa Leonard and first two goals of the game before Esposito put the ‘Cats on the scoreboard Fitzgerald tallying to give the hosts a 3-0 advantage. with a bouncing shot on the crease five and a half minutes into the contest. Throughout the first half, Northwestern continuously kept Harvard pinned its The Wildcats pulled level thanks to a Taylor Thornton 8-meter goal five own end of the field with tireless pressure on the ride, and NU turned defense minutes later and, after a Navy goal by Kathy Young, the teams traded goals in into offense at the 17:48 mark when a caused turnover allowed Fitzgerald a span of 17 seconds as the Mids retained a one-goal advantage. Esposito then to set up Cassera for NU’s fourth goal of the day. Fitzgerald, who had a hand notched her third point of the first half with a feed to junior Kelly Rich for in four of the ‘Cats’ first five goals, dodged through the fan and scored four Rich’s eighth score of the season. minutes later to extend Northwestern’s lead to five. Amanda Macaluso then converted a free position before Fitzgerald took it Harvard’s Danielle Tetreault finally put the Crimson on the scoreboard upon herself to weave her way through five Navy defenders and score to give with an 8-meter goal with 11:29 left in the opening half, and the score would the Wildcats their first lead of the afternoon, 6-5 with 11:07 left in the half. remain 5-1 for nearly nine minutes until Cassera netted her second of the day Northwestern increased its defensive pressure on the ride and caused several off a free position attempt. Cassera then made it two straight as she finished a Navy turnovers as a result, though both teams remained scoreless for the next- feed from Esposito with 1:53 to play for her 10th goal of the year. nine minutes of game action. Havard pulled within four thanks to back-to-back 8-meter goals by team Fitzgerald ended the drought with a free position goal with 2:12 remain captain Micaela Cyr to open the second stanza, but Esposito accepted a pass ing in the first, sending NU to the locker room with a 7-5 advantage. from Leonard and scored at the 24:03 mark to re-up NU’s lead to five. It was The scoring picked up early in the second half, with Navy scooping up a the first of nine unanswered goals by the Wildcats to end the game. loose ball and firing it home 33 seconds out of the intermission to get within Fitzgerald contributed to the run by scoring her 26th, 27th and 28th one. Leonard pulled it right back for NU by winning the draw and racing goals of the season in a span of just two minutes and 49 seconds to blow the downfield for the goal only nine seconds later, setting the count at 8-6. Navy game open for Northwestern, twice using her speed and stick skills to elude remained unfazed, scoring twice to equal the score at eight before Thornton - Harvard defenders en route to the cage. countered with her second free position goal of the day. Senior Amanda Macaluso jumped in on the scoring nearly midway After the hosts tallied on a fast break to tie things back up at nine, Fitzger through the second half when she wrapped the crease and turned back to her ald netted her third of the day and 20th of the season to restore a 10-9 edge. off hand for the score, her 14th goal of the year. Esposito followed suit when But the lead lasted just two and a half minutes before Navy drew level again she turned the crease to the opposite side, avoiding a defender and beating on a free position—the seventh tie of the afternoon. Harvard goalkeeper Melanie Cook over her shoulder with a low-angle shot. NU finally gained some breathing room thanks to Esposito’s third assist of With a 10-goal lead and a running clock in the works, junior Kelly Rich the day, this time feeding Leonard from behind the cage. Off the ensuing draw scored on the 8-meter for her ninth of the season before sophomore Brooks control, Northwestern set off on a fast break that culminated with Jess Carroll- Lawler worked her way in front of the cage for an unassisted goal with 4:19 finding Macaluso alone on the crease to give the ‘Cats a 13-10 advantage. remaining. Sophomore Blake McHugh rounded out the Northwestern scoring Fitzgerald then recorded her fifth of the day when Leonard found the se with her first goal of the season,Lacrosse finishing Box Score deftly (Final) with her left hand after a feed Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse nior All-American cutting across2013 Northwestern the fan and,Lacrosse following a save at the other end from freshman NancyHarvard Dunbar. vs #4 Northwestern (Mar 16, 2013 at Evanston, Ill.) by Bianco, Flibotte#4 Northwestern expanded vs #15 the Navy lead (Mar to 11, five 2013 with at Annapolis, her sixth Md.) goal of the year at the 6:51 mark. Harvard (0-4) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Northwestern (6-1) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Northwestern (7-1) Harvard 1 2 3 Navy (6-1) Northwestern 7 8 15 Date: Mar 16, 2013 • Attendance: 862 Northwestern 7 9 16 Date: Mar 11, 2013 • Attendance: 567 Navy 5 7 12 Weather: 30 degrees, overcast, lake effect wind Weather: 54 degrees, cloudy, SSW 9 MPH Harvard SCORING: GOALS: Cyr, Micaela 2; Tetreault, Danielle 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 5; Leonard, Alyssa 3; Thornton, ASSISTS: None. Taylor 2; Macaluso, Amanda 2; Esposito, Christina 1; Flibotte, Gabriella 1; Rich, Kelly 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 6; Cassera, Ali 3; Esposito, ASSISTS: Esposito, Christina 3; Carroll, Jess 1; Leonard, Alyssa 1. Christina 2; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Macaluso, Amanda 1; Rich, Kelly 1; Lawler, Brooks 1; McHugh, Blake 1. Navy SCORING: GOALS: DePompeo, Jasmine 5; Gennaro, Aimee 3; Young, Kathy 2; ASSISTS: Leonard, Alyssa 2; Dunbar, Nancy 1; Esposito, Christina 1; Fitzgerald, Coughlin, Jill 2. Erin 1. ASSISTS: DePompeo, Jasmine 3; Gennaro, Aimee 2; Young, Kathy 2; Generi, Loren 1. Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Harvard 6 5 11 Harvard 2 7 9 Northwestern 16 15 31 Northwestern 4 2 6 Northwestern 17 21 38 Northwestern 2 3 5 Navy 12 11 23 Navy 8 3 11 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Harvard 9 4 13 Harvard 21 21 42 Northwestern 10 7 17 Northwestern 8 11 19 Northwestern 13 13 26 Northwestern 10 6 16 Navy 6 7 13 Navy 13 28 41 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Harvard 3 6 9 Harvard 12 9 21 Northwestern 7 10 17 Northwestern 8 5 13 Northwestern 6 6 12 Northwestern 10 3 13 Navy 6 6 12 Navy 11 5 16 Clears by period 1 2 Total Clears by period 1 2 Total Harvard 5-13 3-7 8-20 Northwestern 6-7 4-5 10-12 Northwestern 7-9 5-5 12-14 Navy 7-11 5-6 12-17 Free-position shots 1 2 Total Free-position shots 1 2 Total Harvard 1-2 2-3 3-5 Northwestern 3-5 1-3 4-8 Northwestern 4-9 1-8 5-17 Navy 0-0 1-3 1-3 Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps MS Official's signature Officials:. Officials: Jennifer O'Donnell; Roni Anton; Johanna Owens. Scorer: Navy SID. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Thornton, Wildcats Overcome Cardiac ’Cats Outlast Orange, 13-12, Ohio State Upset Bid, 9-8 in Title Game Rematch

N - A o. 4 Northwestern and Ohio State staged a memorable American Lacrosse rematch of an exciting 2012 national championship game lived up to Conference battle Wednesday night in Evanston, with the Wildcats scor its billing as No. 4 Northwestern edged fifth-ranked Syracuse in an ing four of the game’s final five goals to overcome the visiting Buckeyes, 9-8. entertaining affair, 13-12. Just as they did in a one-goal win over Ohio State, Taylor Thornton willed her team to victory with a career-best four-goal effort, the Wildcats operated without a lead for the majority of the game before an while fellow seniors Erin Fitzgerald and Amanda Macaluso accounted for the Alyssa Leonard goal with 6:09 to play put NU over the top. game-tying and game-winning goals, respectively, late in the contest. NU improved to 9-1 on the year with the victory and extended its winning The Wildcats did not seize their first lead in the game until Macaluso put streak in the all-time series with the Orange to 11 in a row. Northwestern them in front for good with her goal at the 5:29 mark of the second half. It trailed by a slim 7-5 margin at halftime despite Syracuse’s overwhelming marked the second straight year in which Northwestern required a dramatic, 11-2 edge on draw controls in the opening 30 minutes. Leonard and freshman come-from-behind effort to down Ohio State, after erasing a four-goal second- Lauren Murray found more success in the circle in the second half, with each half deficit to win in overtime, 13-12, a year ago. team claiming seven draws in the final stanza. After Macaluso’s go-ahead tally, Northwestern managed to drain precious Senior Ali Cassera fueled the Wildcats attack, scoring three times in the time off the clock until the Buckeyes forced a turnover and called timeout second half on her way to a career-best five goals for the game. Fellow senior with 1:07 to play and trailing by one. But OSU never had a chance to set up on Erin Fitzgerald netted a hat trick and one assist, while Amanda Macaluso offense as senior Ali Cassera applied pressure on the Buckeyes clear attempt scored twice and dished out the assist on Leonard’s game-winning tally. and knocked the ball free with a stick check near midfield, icing the victory Defensively, junior Kerri Harrington one-upped her own tremendous - for the Wildcats. face-guarding effort against SU’s Michelle Tumolo, the returning Tewaaraton Junior Alyssa Leonard contributed one goal and seven draw controls to Award finalist whom Harrington held without a point or shot attempt Satur the cause, helping the Wildcats win six of eight second-half draws after Ohio day after keeping her to just one goal in the 2012 national title game. State won that battle in the opening stanza, 6-4. Behind Harrington, goalkeeper Bridget Bianco recorded her second A pair of up-and-coming sophomore goalkeepers made timely saves straight eight-save performance, notching five in the first half to keep her throughout the game, with both Bridget Bianco of Northwestern and Tori team close after the high-powered Orange attack opened up an early 4-1 lead. DeScenza of Ohio State finishing with eight saves on the evening. Northwestern bounced back from that first-half deficit thanks to a 4-0 Riding DeScenza’s strong play early in the match, Ohio State jumped to run kickstarted by Cassera’s first goal of the afternoon, which was followed a 2-0 lead over the first 10 minutes before Thornton dodged hard from the 90 seconds later by a Macaluso tally at the 17:49 mark. A pair of freshmen left wing to put the Wildcats on the board at the 18:45 mark. NU then tied it connected for NU’s next goal as Nancy Dunbar found a cutting Lauren Murray up when junior Christy Turner brought the ball across the restraining line from behind the cage, the first of two Dunbar helpers on the afternoon. - in transition and fed Leonard, who quickly spun toward the cage and beat The Wildcats held a 5-4 lead for a span of more than six minutes after DeScenza for her 18th goal of the year. Cassera’s second score of the day, but Syracuse reclaimed all of the momen Soon after, the Buckeyes regained the lead with a fortuitous goal by Jackie tum entering halftime with three goals in the final 3:27. Kailah Kempney Cifarelli, who scored off a loose-ball scramble in front of the net at the 13:51 scored for SU after what appeared to be an accidental whistle during a loose mark of the first half. It was the first goal in a 3-0 Ohio State run, leaving ball in the fan, and Alyssa Murray struck twice after that to set the count at - Northwestern behind by a 5-2 count with 12 minutes left before halftime. 7-5 at the break. NU cut into the lead when Cassera fed freshman Nancy Dunbar off an Goals by Cassera and Macaluso erased the halftime deficit, but the Wild 8-meter restart at the 7:56 mark, and Dunbar later set up Macaluso from cats were unable to claim a lead until piecing together their 5-2 lead to end behind the net to set the score at 5-4 Ohio State entering intermission. It was the game. The scoring came fast and furious midway through the second half, Northwestern’s second halftime deficit of the season. with both teams combining to score four times in 59 seconds ending when Ohio State struck first out of halftime but Thornton had the answer less SU’s Kayla Treanor converted an 8-meter with 11:37 to play. than a minute later when she scored off a free position to bring NU to within Senior Taylor Thornton, coming off a career-best four-goal effort on 6-5. It turned out to be the first of three consecutive goals Thornton would Wednesday, pulled the Wildcats even at 12 one minute later with a hard- score for the Wildcats, the last of which came off a steller left-to-right dodge earned free position goal before Macaluso found Leonard for a quick-stick- through the fan with 12:22 remaining, pulling Northwestern level (7-7) for goal that proved to be the game-winner. the first time since it was 2-2. Northwestern took time off the clock down the stretch and, when Syra The Buckeyes managed to take an 8-7 lead with just under eight minutes cuse regained possession with just over three minutes remaining off a missed to play on a goal by Cara Facchina, but Fitzgerald broke through with her shot by Fitzgerald, it was Fitzgerald who tracked down the ball and caused first goal of the game in a critical moment when she beat her defender and the game-clinching turnover on SU’s ensuing clear attempt. DeScenza with 6:29 to play. That set up Macaluso’s game-winner exactly a The win improved Northwestern’s home record since the start of the 2005 minute later, which came when the Long Island native sped toward the cage season to a remarkable 86-2. Lacrosse Box Score (Final) from the right wing and aggressivelyLacrosse Box finishedScore (Final) with her left hand—setting up 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse the late-game dramatics and2013 clinching Northwestern caused Lacrosse turnover by Cassera. #5 Syracuse vs #4 Northwestern (Mar 30, 2013 at Evanston, Ill.) Ohio State vs #4 Northwestern (Mar 27, 2013 at Evanston, Ill.) Syracuse (5-3) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Ohio State (3-6 (0-2)) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Northwestern (9-1) Syracuse 7 5 12 Northwestern (8-1 (3-0)) Ohio State 5 3 8 Date: Mar 30, 2013 • Attendance: 1262 Northwestern 5 8 13 Date: Mar 27, 2013 • Attendance: 603 Northwestern 4 5 9 Weather: 56 degrees, partly cloudy Weather: Overcast, 42 degrees, light wind Syracuse SCORING: GOALS: MURRAY, Alyssa 5; TREANOR, Kayla 2; WEBSTER, Katie 2; Ohio State SCORING: GOALS: Ayers, Kelsea 2; Facchina, Cara 2; Facchina, Mary KEMPNEY, Kailah 1; COLLINS, Devon 1; CROSS, Amy 1. Kate 2; Chase, Katie 1; Cifarelli, Jackie 1. ASSISTS: TREANOR, Kayla 2; KEMPNEY, Kailah 1. ASSISTS: Chase, Katie 2; Ayers, Kelsea 1; Porretto, Jennifer 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Cassera, Ali 5; Fitzgerald, Erin 3; Macaluso, Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Thornton, Taylor 4; Macaluso, Amanda 2; Dunbar, Amanda 2; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Murray, Lauren 1; Thornton, Taylor 1. Nancy 1; Fitzgerald, Erin 1; Leonard, Alyssa 1. ASSISTS: Dunbar, Nancy 2; Fitzgerald, Erin 1; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Macaluso, ASSISTS: Cassera, Ali 1; Dunbar, Nancy 1; Turner, Christy 1. Amanda 1.

Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Ohio State 11 8 19 Ohio State 6 2 8 Syracuse 13 9 22 Syracuse 2 2 4 Northwestern 15 9 24 Northwestern 5 3 8 Northwestern 8 13 21 Northwestern 5 3 8 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Syracuse 7 3 10 Syracuse 14 18 32 Ohio State 8 5 13 Ohio State 11 17 28 Northwestern 9 5 14 Northwestern 6 3 9 Northwestern 10 6 16 Northwestern 7 12 19 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Syracuse 11 7 18 Syracuse 8 5 13 Ohio State 6 2 Ohio State 10 5 8 15 Northwestern 2 7 9 Northwestern 6 3 9 Northwestern 4 6 10 Northwestern 6 3 9 Clears by period 1 2 Total Clears by period 1 2 Total Syracuse 6-6 1-4 7-10 Ohio State 8-9 5-7 13-16 Northwestern 3-3 2-3 5-6 Northwestern 6-9 4-5 10-14 Free-position shots 1 2 Total Free-position shots 1 2 Total Syracuse 1-3 1-1 2-4 Ohio State 0-0 0-0 0-0 Northwestern 0-0 2-3 2-3 Northwestern 0-1 2-4 2-5 Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Officials:. Officials:. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Wildcats Lock Down Nittany Lions ’Cats Turn the Tide on Cavs, in 11-3 Conference Victory Score 11-6 Win at Virginia

- F - D acing a Penn State team fresh off an upset of the nation’s No. 2-ranked espite trailing at halftime for the third time in four games, No. 4 North- team, No. 4 Northwestern handled its latest American Lacrosse Confer - western took its first lead with 18:12 to play and dominated the second ence test with relative ease en route to an 11-3 victory. The ‘Cats, now 4-0 in half to earn an 11-6 victory over No. 11 Virginia Sunday evening in Char ALC play with one conference game remaining, received a four-goal perfor Evanston.lottesville. The Wildcats won their ninth straight contest and improved to mance from senior Erin Fitzgerald while Alyssa Leonard and Taylor Thornton 11-1 entering top-10 showdowns next weekend with Duke and Stanford in each netted a pair of goals on the evening. - Defensively, the Wildcats continuously frustrated a Nittany Lions attack It marked the third straight meeting between the two schools in which that entered the evening averaging 14.0 goals per game; PSU took only 10 Virginia led Northwestern at halftime only to have the Wildcats win the sec shots on the night, 19 fewer than its season per-game average. ond half and come away with a victory. On Sunday, the Cavaliers held an early Senior Gabriella Flibotte disrupted PSU with a trio of caused turnovers— 4-1 advantage before the Wildcats reeled off eight of the game’s next nine - moving into ninth on NU’s career list with 69—while junior Kate Macdonald goals to earn the road win. made her second career appearance in the starting lineup and recorded a Senior Erin Fitzgerald led Northwestern’s attack with her third consecu career-best four ground balls to go along with one caused turnover and her tive hat trick, while fellow seniors Taylor Thornton and Amanda Macaluso first goal of the season. each netted two to lead a group of seven Wildcat goal scorers. - The win was the 15th straight for Northwestern against the visitors from Included in that group was Gabriella Flibotte, who also notched three State College. caused turnovers to spark a second straight stellar defensive effort for NU. Ju Northwestern needed only 60 seconds to get on the scoreboard Friday nior Kerri Harrington eliminated the threat of former teammate and Virginia night, with Fitzgerald striking first on a dodge from outside the fan. Penn - leading scorer Casey Bocklet, who recorded just one assist after entering the State had the answer less than two minutes later on a quickstick goal by Molly game with 31 goals and 15 assists on the year. Goalie Bridget Bianco made six Fernandez, the last goal the Nittany Lions would tally before going on a scor key saves in the win. ing drought of 26 minutes and 3 seconds. - Virginia got off to a fast start in a very literal sense, twice capitalizing off NU took a 2-1 lead when senior Beatrice Conley orchestrated the Wildcats turnovers by the Wildcats and scoring in transition in numbers-up situations. attack from behind the cage and eventually found a cutting Leonard for Leon The hosts then made it 3-0 in the early going before Northwestern got on ard’s 20th goal of the year, and two minutes later—after goalkeeper Bridget the board at the 21:57 mark when Beatrice Conley fed Alyssa Leonard on the- Bianco caused a turnover for the ‘Cats on ‘D’—Fitzgerald made it 3-1 with her doorstep for Leonard’s 22nd goal of the year. first of three 8-meter goals on the evening. Both defenses made their presence with a combined eight caused turn After an unassisted Thornton tally set the count at 4-1, Northwestern overs in the opening 20 minutes, but the Cavs managed to regain a three-goal continued tostymie Penn State defensively through the remainder of the first edge with a goal by Courtney Swan. Northwestern came back with a goal half while on offense, Amanda Macaluso set up freshman Nancy Dunbar’s only 33 seconds later as Taylor Thornton created on her own and beat UVA third goal of the year with 9:33 left before half. Late in the period, Penn State goalkeeper Liz Colgan with 11:19 left in the first. was robbed by Bianco on a golden scoring opportunity off an 8-meter restart, A stick check and caused turnover by Christy Turner with six minutes left and freshman Kaleigh Craig made it a two-goal swing in NU’s favor when she in the first half returned possession to the Wildcats, who made the most of an finished a lefthanded shot at the 2:12 mark to make it 6-1 Wildcats. extra opportunity. Junior Kelly Rich cashed in on an 8-meter shot and cut NU’s Leonard, who won five draw controls on the evening to pull within eight deficit in half with her 10th goal of 2012. of Kristen Kjellman’s career school record of 268, opened the scoring in the Northwestern goalkeeper Bridget Bianco kept the score at 4-3 thanks to a second half with a dodge to her left hand and sidearm finish less than five- clutch save with just over 30 seconds left in the first half, and followed that up minutes out of the intermission. Fitzgerald then sandwiched a pair of 8-meter by opening the second stanza with another save on Virginia’s first possession. goals around a Penn State goal by Tatum Coffey, and the ‘Cats found them Soon after, senior Erin Fitzgerald broke through for her first goal of the selves in command with a 9-3 lead and 10:29 to play. night off a dish by Rich from behind the cage, and the Wildcats were level The Nittany Lions did themselves no favors in their attempt to make up - on the scoreboard for the first time in the game. The hosts briefly regained ground, drawing three second-half yellow cards. NU was able to manage the lead thanks to their first goal since the 11:52 mark of the first half before PSU’s defensive pressure and received late goals from Thornton and Macdon Amanda Macaluso evened things at five by racing across the fan and beating ald to account for the final score. Colgan with her left hand. Less than 90 seconds later, Fitzgerald gave Northwestern its first lead of the game with 18:12 remaining when she lined up her defender, dodged to her right hand and scored far-post against Colgan, forcing a Virginia timeout. The Cavs could do little to slow NU’s momentum, however, and with 10:57 to play Flibotte surged across the restraining line, took a feed in stride and - Lacrosse Box Score (Final) scored to make it 7-5 Wildcats. 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse #8 Penn State vs #4 Northwestern (Apr 05, 2013 at Evanston, Ill.) Northwestern then tacked on an 8-meter goal by Thornton before Fitzger Lacrosse Box Score (Final) ald went to her go-to move across2013 the Northwestern fan to complete Lacrosse her hat trick, cap off Penn State (7-4 (2-1)) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Northwestern (10-1 (4-0)) Penn State 2 1 3 NU’s 8-1 run and set#4 Northwestern the score vsat #11 9-5. Virginia (Apr 07, 2013 at Charlottesville, Va) Date: Apr 05, 2013 • Attendance: 981 Northwestern 6 5 11 Weather: 37 degrees, clear skies, winds 9mph Northwestern (11-1) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Virginia (7-7) Northwestern 3 8 11 Penn State SCORING: GOALS: Fernandez, Molly 1; Lechner, Kelly 1; Coffey, Tatum Date: Apr 07, 2013 • Attendance: 924 Virginia 4 2 6 1. Weather: Clear, 62 degrees, winds 10 mph ASSISTS: Cyr, Mackenzie 1; Cyr, Madison 1; McCormick, Maggie 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 3; Macaluso, Amanda 2; Thornton, Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 4; Leonard, Alyssa 2; Thornton, Taylor 2; Conley, Beatrice 1; Rich, Kelly 1; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Flibotte, Taylor 2; Macdonald, Kate 1; Craig, Kaleigh 1; Dunbar, Nancy 1. Gabriella 1. ASSISTS: Conley, Beatrice 1; Macaluso, Amanda 1. ASSISTS: Conley, Beatrice 1; Fitzgerald, Erin 1; Rich, Kelly 1.

Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Virginia SCORING: GOALS: Courtney Swan 2; Ashlee Warner 2; Caroline McTiernan 1; Penn State 6 4 10 Penn State 0 2 2 Liza Blue 1. Northwestern 8 13 21 Northwestern 3 1 4 ASSISTS: Casey Bocklet 1; Dana Boyle 1; Morgan Stephens 1; Courtney Swan 1. Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 8 13 21 Northwestern 2 4 6 Penn State 7 6 13 Penn State 7 18 25 Virginia 7 7 14 Virginia 2 3 5 Northwestern 8 7 15 Northwestern 16 5 21 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Northwestern 7 9 16 Northwestern 10 6 16 Penn State 4 2 Penn State 6 7 6 13 Virginia 10 6 16 Virginia 7 16 23 Northwestern 5 5 10 Northwestern 5 6 11 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Clears by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 4 7 11 Northwestern 9 6 15 Penn State 3-4 4-6 7-10 Virginia 4 4 8 Virginia 8 6 14 Northwestern 6-7 6-7 12-14 Clears by period 1 2 Total Free-position shots 1 2 Total Northwestern 7-9 7-7 14-16 Penn State 0-0 0-1 0-1 Virginia 6-7 4-6 10-13 Northwestern 1-1 2-4 3-5 Free-position shots 1 2 Total Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Northwestern 1-2 1-2 2-4 Officials:. Virginia 0-0 0-0 0-0

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’Cats Leave Blue Devils Second-Half ‘D’ Helps Northwestern Roll Seeing Red in 12-4 Victory Past No. 15 Stanford, 12-8

R A - are is the occasion when it seems a team can do no wrong against a fter carrying a one-goal lead into halftime, fourth-ranked Northwestern challenging opponent, but No. 4 Northwestern enjoyed just that kind of went back to its defensive roots in the second half and held No. 15 Stan evening in coasting past ninth-ranked Duke, 12-4, at Lakeside Field. The ’Cats ford to one goal on eight shots in the final 30 minutes to record a 12-8 victory sped to a 7-0 halftime lead behind brilliant goalkeeping by Bridget Bianco Sunday at Lakeside Field. The ‘Cats, winners of 11 straight, improved to 13-1 and four first-half scores by senior Erin Fitzgerald—who finished with five on overall and 7-0 at home on the year. the evening—en route to a key nonconference victory. Northwestern’s senior midfield tandem of Taylor Thornton and Gabriella Fitzgerald was one of two Wildcats to reach a significant milestone on the Flibotte were too much for the Cardinal to handle, with the duo combining for evening, with her five points giving her exactly 200 for her career. The senior six ground balls, five draw controls and five caused turnovers. Thornton (2 from Mt. Sinai, N.Y., becomes the 13th player in program history to reach the goals, 1 assist) also tied with Kelly Rich (1 goal, 2 assists) as Northwestern’s 200-career point plateau, in the process passing NU great Hannah Nielsen for high point-scorer on the day. ninth all-time with 175 career goals. Sophomore Bridget Bianco remained stellar in the cage for the Wildcats,- Adding to the festivities was the record-setting achievement of junior tying her career high with nine saves and limiting Stanford to 2-of-6 shooting Alyssa Leonard, who with five draw controls surpassed Kristen Kjellman on free position attempts for the game. Bianco also watched as her team - (2004-07) for the No. 1 spot on the Northwestern career draw controls mates on defense kept Stanford’s top two scorers, Rachel Ozer (46 points) record list with 269. NU’s top draw specialist now has 88 draw controls this and Kyle Fraser (24 points) to a combined zero points on two shots on the af season, placing her within reach of the Wildcats single-season record of 110 ternoon. Thornton, Erin Fitzgerald, Beatrice Conley and Ali Cassera all found set in 2010 by Danielle Spencer. the back of the net twice for the Wildcats. Senior attacker Beatrice Conley chipped in with her first career two-goal The Cardinal’s bid for an upset got off to a promising start as they notched game in the win. three of the game’s first four goals, including their first just 34 seconds into the Withyear withthe vict theory, loss. Northwestern won both its 10th consecutive game this the game off a free position attempt. After Fitzgerald had put NU on the board season as well as its 10th in a row against the Blue Devils, who fell to 9-4 on with 45th goal of the season, freshman Kaleigh Craig delivered off the arc as well to cut Stanford’s lead to 3-2 at the 21:07 mark. As has been the trend over the latter half of its current 10-game winning Northwestern began to dominate the lion’s share of possession and pulled streak, Northwestern set the tone Friday night on the defensive end of the level at three off an Amanda Macaluso free position shot with 17:57 to go field when senior Taylor Thornton drew a charge on Duke’s first offensive in the first, the 21st on the year for the senior from Smithtown, N.Y. Within possession of the evening. The play allowed the Wildcats to set up shop at the three minutes of that goal, the Wildcats put up two more tallies courtesy of other end of the field, where a patient offensive set culminated in a spinning Thornton and Cassera, and another score by Conley at the 13:36 mark capped shot and goal by Ali Cassera with just under four minutes gone by for the off a run of five straight NU goals to set the score at 6-3. game’s first goal. - Stanford won the ensuing draw control and scored in transition only 10 Northwestern remained deliberate on attack on its next possession, and seconds after Conley’s tally, however, the first of two straight for the Cardinal. freshman Kaleigh Craig finished the play by running by her defender and eas Junior Kelly Rich and Cassera then converted a pair of free position attempts ily beating Duke goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea, who entered the night ranked No. to restore an 8-5 edge with 5:07 left before intermission. 1 in the nation in save percentage (.546) but struggled against the Wildcats. Stanford’s Julia Burns managed to turn a few heads late in the first half, Bianco, meanwhile, denied Duke’s first good look at cage from point blank first receiving a pass and going to a behind-the-back bounce shot to beat range, returning the ball to the NU attack where Fitzgerald got on the board Bianco, and just 34 seconds later managing to wrap the crease and score with with a rocket past Duryea, Fitzgerald’s 40th goal of the season. It proved to a sidearm shot to pull the Cardinal within one, 8-7, at the break. be the first of four straight goals Fitzgerald would score, the second of which Although the Cardinal won the opening draw of the second half, Flibotte extended Northwestern’s lead to 4-0 and forced a Blue Devils timeout. immediate caused a turnover in the midfield to return possession to NU, and- With the Wildcats in front 5-0 and under 10 minutes remaining before - Thornton capitalized with an 8-meter goal with 1:05 gone by in the period. half, Bianco denied a free position shot by Duke’s Molly Quirke to keep the Two minutes later, Conley took a feed from Rich and beat Stanford GK Lynd visitors out of the scoring column, and Fitzgerald converted an 8-meter op sey Munoz—despite spinning and falling away in the process—to make it portunity less than two minutes later for her fourth of the first half. NU took 10-7 Wildcats and secure her second straight two-goal outing. advantage on the draw control and methodically worked the clock down late NU added to its lead at the 15:29 mark despite operating shorthanded atin the intermission.opening stanza until Gabriella Flibotte earned a free position shot with due to a yellow card. A Flibotte caused turnover behind Northwestern’s cage- nine seconds left and cashed in to give Northwestern a commanding 7-0 lead resulted only 30 seconds later in a Fitzgerald free position goal, giving NU its - largest lead of the game at 11-7. Junior Alyssa Leonard increased Northwest Duke finally put a crooked number on the scoreboard with just under four ern’s lead to five when she buried a feed from Thornton on the doorstep for- minutes gone by in the second half on a goal by second-leading scorer Maken utes.her 23rd goal of the year, and Bianco preserved the advantage with multiple zie Hommel. That’s when ConleyLacrosse had Box theScore answer, (Final) however, picking up a loose saves from point blank rangeLacrosse around Box the Score crease (Final) in the game’s final six min ball in front of the cage and2013 depositing Northwestern it Lacrossepast Duryea and, only 26 seconds 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse later, scoring again#9 Duke despite vs #4 Northwestern absorbing (Apr a substantial 12, 2013 at Evanston, hit from Ill.) a Duke defender #15 Stanford vs #4 Northwestern (Apr 14, 2013 at Evanston, Ill.) Stanford (8-4) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total inDuke the (9-4) process. vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Northwestern (13-1) Stanford 7 1 8 Northwestern (12-1) Duke 0 4 4 Date: Apr 14, 2013 • Attendance: 1245 Northwestern 8 4 12 Date: Apr 12, 2013 • Attendance: 1042 Northwestern 7 5 12 Weather: 49 degrees, wind 18 mph, sunny Weather: Overcast, mist, 39 degrees Stanford SCORING: GOALS: Burns, Julia 3; Kim, Anna 2; Farr, Hannah 1; Dikeou, Duke SCORING: GOALS: Makenzie Hommel 1; Erin Tenneson 1; Taylor Trimble 1; Maddy Lucy 1; Kalinowski, Meredith 1. Acton 1. ASSISTS: Burns, Julia 2; Dikeou, Lucy 1; Farr, Hannah 1. ASSISTS: Makenzie Hommel 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Thornton, Taylor 2; Fitzgerald, Erin 2; Conley, Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 5; Conley, Beatrice 2; Flibotte, Beatrice 2; Cassera, Ali 2; Rich, Kelly 1; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Macaluso, Amanda Gabriella 1; Rich, Kelly 1; Cassera, Ali 1; Thornton, Taylor 1; Craig, Kaleigh 1; Craig, Kaleigh 1. 1. ASSISTS: Rich, Kelly 2; Leonard, Alyssa 1; Thornton, Taylor 1. ASSISTS: Dunbar, Nancy 1; Murray, Lauren 1. Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Stanford 14 8 22 Stanford 5 9 14 Duke 6 8 14 Duke 2 4 6 Northwestern 15 19 34 Northwestern 4 5 9 Northwestern 11 10 21 Northwestern 4 1 5 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Stanford 6 9 15 Stanford 16 10 26 Duke 4 8 12 Duke 10 15 25 Northwestern 7 9 16 Northwestern 9 10 19 Northwestern 6 6 12 Northwestern 5 6 11 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Stanford 8 3 11 Stanford 3 9 12 Duke 3 3 6 Duke 3 6 9 Northwestern 8 3 11 Northwestern 4 6 10 Northwestern 5 6 11 Northwestern 3 6 9 Clears by period 1 2 Total Clears by period 1 2 Total Stanford 5-5 9-12 14-17 Duke 5-5 5-8 10-13 Northwestern 5-5 5-5 10-10 Northwestern 7-7 3-4 10-11 Free-position shots 1 2 Total Free-position shots 1 2 Total Stanford 1-2 1-4 2-6 Duke 0-1 1-1 1-2 Northwestern 5-8 2-3 7-11 Northwestern 2-3 1-1 3-4 Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Officials:. 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Wildcats Defeated by Third-Ranked Wildcats Pass Final Road Test Gators in Gainesville with Victory over Irish N - F o. 4 Northwestern ran into a third-ranked Florida team firing on all cylin ourth-ranked Northwestern used a 7-1 run covering both sides of halftime ders, falling in its final American Lacrosse Conference contest of the year, to overcome a feisty Notre Dame squad Wednesday evening, downing 22-4, in Gainesville. Senior Erin Fitzgerald twice found the back of the net for the ninth-ranked Irish 10-8 at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend. Senior Erin NU while Taylor Thornton and freshman Nancy Dunbar each added one goal Fitzgerald scored four points (three goals, one assist) and junior attacker Kat for the ‘Cats. DeRonda contributed a career-best three goals to NU’s 14th straight win over Northwestern junior Alyssa Leonard recorded five draw controls to raise- the Fighting Irish. her season total to 96, surpassing her previous career bests of 90 and 91 and After the ‘Cats built a five-goal advantage with 22:57 to play, the hosts did moving her to within 14 of the NU single-season record. Senior Gabriella Fli their best to rally with a 4-1 run in the middle third of the second half. But botte came up with four draw controls on the day while NU’s Beatrice Conley sophomore goalkeeper Bridget Bianco—who recorded seven first-half saves and Haydyn Anigian tied for a game-high four ground balls. on her way to nine for the evening—and the Northwestern defense kept the Hosting its first-ever Senior Day for the fourth-year program, Florida Irish off the scoreboard for the final 11 minutes of the game to secure the win. scored on its first two possessions of the game, first on a shot from distance Northwestern’s willingness to do the dirty work defensively was reflected in by Shannon Gilroy and then on a drive to the net by Gabi Wiegand with 1:01 a 24-17 advantage in ground balls for the evening, led by senior Ali Cassera’s elapsed in the game. Wiegand struck again off an 8-meter restart, and Ashley career-high-tying six as well as five from her classmate Taylor Thornton. Bruns then capitalized on an extra-man opportunity to establish a 4-0 lead Fitzgerald put the Wildcats on the board offensively when she answered with 3:30 gone by. Notre Dame’s first goal of the game with a score off a free position attempt Two early saves by Florida’s Mikey Meagher kept NU off the board until, and, after the NU defense forced a turnover in front of its own goal, Alyssa after the Gators established a 5-0 advantage, Taylor Thornton netted an Leonard fired home a left-handed shot to give NU an early 2-1 lead. - over8-meter a minute goal with later. 17:59 left in the first. However, Florida responded when The Irish put away two goals in a span of just 11 seconds to restore a 3-2 it turned a Northwestern turnover in the midfield into a fast-break goal just advantage at the 22:43 mark, but the Wildcats countered by running an ef ficient offensive set that ended with Fitzgerald feeding a cutting Kaleigh Craig Hampered by eight first-half turnovers, Northwestern fell behind 8-1 for Craig’s sixth score of the year. NU took a 4-3 lead soon after when Beatrice before Fitzgerald scored her first of the game and 47th of the year off a free Conley wrapped the crease to score and Bianco kept Northwestern’s lead position attempt with 13:24 to go before halftime. But Florida continued to intact with back-to-back saves on a fast-break opportunity for the Irish. execute efficiently on attack, scoring three more times in a span of 2:24 to - With eight minutes to go in the first, NU extended its lead when freshman open up an 11-2 lead with 8:16 still on the clock in the first. Nancy Dunbar fed DeRonda in space for Northwestern’s fifth goal of the The hosts took a 13-2 advantage into the locker rooms despite outshoot evening. ing Northwestern by a narrow 16-14 margin. NU also had a 14-10 edge in With the Wildcats later protecting a one-goal lead, it appeared NU’s final ground balls in the opening period. possession of the first half would end without the ‘Cats getting a good look on Halftime did little to slow the momentum of the Gators, who scored twice cage, but the Irish were whistled for defensive three seconds with only one- in less than three minutes out of the break. Fitzgerald scored her second of second left on the clock. Fitzgerald converted the ensuing 8-meter attempt to the day when she dodged across the fan and buried a right-handed shot past send Northwestern into the locker room with momentum and a 6-4 advan - ALCMeagher, Tournament but it proved in Baltimore. to be Northwestern’s final score until 14 seconds tage. remained in the game as Florida held on to earn the top seed in next month’s and North set upwestern DeRonda then on camethe doorstep. out strong Barely in the a minutesecond half,later, controlling sophomore posses Jess sion and taking a 7-4 lead when Leonard wove her way through the defense Florida finished with a 28-18 advantage in shots and a 17-11 lead in draw - Lacrosse Box Score (Final) controls. Gilroy led the Gators with2013 Northwesternseven points Lacrosse on five goals and two assists. Carroll used her speed to dodge straight down the middle of the Irish defense #4 Northwestern vs #3 Florida (Apr 20, 2013 at Gainesville, Fla.) and beat Ellie Hilling in goal, notching her second goal of the season and forc

Northwestern (13-2, 4-1 ALC) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total ing a timeout by Irish head coach Christine Halfpenny with 22:57 remaining. Florida (16-1, 5-1 ALC) Northwestern 2 2 4 The timeout paid dividends for Notre Dame, which was able to score once- Date: Apr 20, 2013 • Attendance: 1023 Florida 13 9 22 Weather: from the run of play and again off the free position arc to pull within three

Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 2; Thornton, Taylor 1; Dunbar, with 18:03 left. DeRonda briefly restored a four-goal NU edge with an 8-me Nancy 1. ASSISTS: None. ter goal of her own, but Notre Dame notched two goals in a span of just 13 seconds to inch back to within 10-8 on the scoreboard and set up an exciting Florida SCORING: GOALS: Gilroy, Shannon 5; Wiegand, Gabi 4; Dashiell, Brittany 3; Cullen, Kitty 3; Bruns, Ashley 3; Barry, Nora 2; Chesterman, Caroline 2. final 11 minutes. ASSISTS: Dashiell, Brittany 3; Barry, Nora 2; Cullen, Kitty 2; Gilroy, Shannon 2; Bruns, Ashley 1; Wiegand, Gabi 1. After the teams traded turnovers, Northwestern worked several minutes off the clock before attempting a shot on an empty cage that went inches Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 14 4 18 Northwestern 0 1 1 wide, returning possession to the Irish with 2:28 to play. Following a timeout, Florida 16 12 28 Florida 4 1 5 turnedthe ‘Cats it withstoodover on a bad a flurry pass in to front seal theof their NU win. own cage that saw Notre Dame Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total ring a shot off the post and have another saved by Bianco before the Irish Northwestern 14 7 21 Northwestern 12 7 19 Florida 10 5 15 Florida 13 4 17 Lacrosse Box Score (Final) Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Senior Gabriella Flibotte also2013 Northwestern chipped in Lacrosse with three ground balls and two Northwestern 9 2 11 Northwestern 8 3 11 #4 Northwestern vs #9 Notre Dame (Apr 24, 2013 at Notre Dame, Ind.) Florida 7 10 17 Florida 3 4 7 draw controls in the midfield. Northwestern (14-2) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Clears by period 1 2 Total Notre Dame (11-4) Northwestern 6 4 10 Northwestern 3-3 3-5 6-8 Date: Apr 24, 2013 • Attendance: 351 Notre Dame 4 4 8 Florida 8-10 2-2 10-12 Weather: 45 Degrees and Sunny Free-position shots 1 2 Total Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 3; DeRonda, Kat 3; Leonard, Alyssa Northwestern 2-3 0-0 2-3 1; Carroll, Jess 1; Conley, Beatrice 1; Craig, Kaleigh 1. Florida 0-0 1-1 1-1 ASSISTS: Dunbar, Nancy 1; Fitzgerald, Erin 1; Leonard, Alyssa 1. Stadium: Dizney Stadium Official's signature Notre Dame SCORING: GOALS: SULLIVAN, Lauren 4; GARGAN, Caitlin 1; GRANGER, Jenny Officials: Peggy Celluci; Liz Brush; Mara Banfield. 1; BROSCO, Kaitlyn 1; MCMULLAN, Kiera 1. ASSISTS: GARGAN, Caitlin 2; CUSTIS, Brie 1; MASTROPIERI, Betsy 1; MORRISON, Jaimie 1; POWELL, Lindsay 1.

Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 11 7 18 Northwestern 7 2 9 Notre Dame 14 9 23 Notre Dame 4 2 6

Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 17 7 24 Northwestern 6 10 16 Notre Dame 9 8 17 Notre Dame 15 8 23

Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Northwestern 3 6 9 Northwestern 12 6 18 Notre Dame 7 3 10 Notre Dame 10 6 16

Clears by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 0-0 0-0 0-0 Notre Dame 0-0 0-0 0-0

Free-position shots 1 2 Total Northwestern 2-2 1-1 3-3 Notre Dame 0-0 1-2 1-2

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Northwestern Successful on NU Advances to ALC Title Game Senior Day, Drops Penn, 15-8 With OT Win vs. Penn State F A ourth-ranked Northwestern capped a 15-2 regular season with a 15-8 fter leading for nearly all of its ALC Tournament semifinal showdown with victory over Ivy League-champion Pennsylvania in front of a season-high No. 8 Penn State, Northwestern nearly saw its hopes for a return to the - crowd of 1,672 fans at Lakeside Field in Evanston. The ’Cats, who before the tournament title game evaporate as the Nittany Lions had a chance to break an game honored seven seniors playing their final regular-season home game,- 8-8 tie in the final minute of regulation. But clutch plays by NU’s senior lead received goals from five of those seniors, including four by Erin Fitzgerald. ers down the stretch lifted the Wildcats to a 9-8 overtime win and clinched a Junior Kelly Rich added three goals to Northwestern’s attack while Bea berth for the ‘Cats in Sunday’s championship game against No. 2 Florida. trice Conley and Alyssa Leonard each finished with three points, highlighting Returning national player of the year Taylor Thornton caused a turnover a group of nine Wildcat goal-scorers. The 15 goals for NU were the most by at the defensive end to deny Penn State at the end of regulation, while fellow the Wildcats since netting 16 against Harvard on March 16. periods.senior co-captain Amanda Macaluso provided the game-winning goal by After taking a 6-3 lead into halftime, Northwestern led by as many as six wrapping the crease to score with 45 seconds left in the first of two overtime goals at various points throughout the second half . But Penn, which entered the game having won nine of its last 10 outings, hung tough and eventually Thornton—who finished with three caused turnovers on the evening—and pulled to within three with 13:26 to play. Macaluso tied as Northwestern’s high scorers for the game with two goals NU clamped down from that point on, however, receiving several key apiece. Senior Gabriella Flibotte helped NU control play with a career-high saves from sophomore goalkeeper Bridget Bianco and scoring the game’s last seven draw controls, including the first two in overtime. Flibotte also added a four goals to walk away with its seventh straight win in the all-time series goal and a trio of caused turnovers and now claims sole possession of third on with the Quakers. Northwestern’s single-season caused turnovers record list with 39. Following its pregame Senior Day festivities, Northwestern came roaring Friday marked the first overtime game and victory for Northwestern since out of the gates with three goals in two-and-a-half minutes, a spurt capped a win over Ohio State at Gillette Stadium on March 31, 2012. season.by Leonard when she emerged with a loose ball near the restraining line and NU overcame six turnovers committed in the first 11 minutes and knotted finished a fast-break on cage for her second goal of the day and 26th of the the score at one apiece when Alyssa Leonard dodged to the cage from the goal-line extended and slipped her shot past Penn State goalkeeper Emi Smith. The Quakers got on the board with an 8-meter at the 24:33 mark before Both goalkeepers then traded saves before Thornton gave NU a 2-1 lead with Fitzgerald went to work and tallied back-to-back unassisted goals within a a tremendous display of skill, spinning by two defenders to her off-hand and four-minute span, including a left-handed rocket over the shoulder of Penn patiently placing her shot past Smith for her 23rd goal of the game. goalkeeper Lucy Ferguson. Fitzgerald would later complete her first-half hat NU went right back to its wheelhouse and once again set up Thornton trick with a free position goal with 2:14 left before intermission, but Penn with an isolation on the attack, and Thornton earned an 8-meter that led to a stayed within an arm’s length thanks to a Shannon Mangini goal with 1:28 second straight goal for the senior. Off the ensuing draw control, Flibotte came showing on the clock that set the halftime score at 6-3 Wildcats. off a foul restart in the midfield and headed straight to goal, scoring her ninth Once again the ’Cats were able to open a half in a big way, with senior of the year and giving the Wildcats a 4-2 lead. Gabriella Flibotte winning the half’s opening draw control and racing across Penn State netted back-to-back goals to tie the game before a Macaluso the restraining line to feed Conley, who turned and bounced in a right-handed caused turnover on defense promptly led to an Ali Cassera goal with 5:45 left - shot from the 8-meter arc only nine seconds into the half. Just 40 seconds tionbefore try halftime. as Northwestern Over the establishednext three minutes, a 7-4 lead. Erin Fitzgerald and Kat DeRonda later, Conley picked out a cutting Rich from behind the cage and Rich beat sandwiched 8-meter goals around a save by Bridget Bianco off a PSU free posi Ferguson to restore a five-goal Northwestern lead. Northwestern’s seniors continued to enjoy a stellar Senior Day as Cassera- the Pseasonenn State off acut free that position. deficit to two at halftime and the teams traded goals in got in on the scoring action before defending Lacrosse Honda Sports Award the opening five minutes of the second half, with Macaluso netting her 22nd of winner Taylor Thornton wowed the crowd with a coast-to-coast goal punctu ated by an aggressive dodge and score past Ferguson, putting NU up, 11-6. The Nittany Lions would then cut it to one, 8-7, thanks to Kelly Lechner’s - After Rich completed her hat trick with an assist from Nancy Dunbar, - third goal of the evening at the 17:29 mark of the second half. Northwestern Penn pieced together a 3-0 run over a seven-minute span to pull within three earned a crucial stop on the defensive end after that but had its own free posi before order was restored for the ‘Cats. With just over 11 minutes remain tion attempt saved at the other end as the clock crept closer to the 10-minute ing, sophomore Jess Carroll earned three consecutive 8-meter opportunities, mark of the second half. finally scoring on the third for her second goal in as many games this week. Despite NU’s control of possession, Penn State escaped unscathed on With Bianco denying the Quakers at the other end, freshman Kaleigh defense thanks to a missed 8-meter shot and a point-blank save by Smith, and Craig added to Northwestern’s lead at the 5:44 mark and Fitzgerald notched soon after the Nittany Lions found the equalizer on a pass from behind the- her fourth of the day in a man-up situation to put the game away with 3:12 cage by Jenna Mosketti to Mackenzie Cyr with 3:59 remaining. to play. Midfielder Alexa deLyra then made her Senior Day an even more Northwestern’s attempt to notch the winner was interrupted by an of memorable one, causing a turnover on the defensive end before netting her fensive foul call, giving Penn State the final possession of regulation. The Lions first goal of the season and Lacrossesecond Box of herScore career (Final) with a nifty roll-dodge on the opted to put the ball in stick of Lechner, who drove at the top of the 8-meter 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse crease with 32 #16seconds Penn vs remaining, #4 Northwestern capping (Apr 27, 2013NU’s at 15-8Evanston, win. Ill.) but was stood up by Thornton,Lacrosse causing Box Score a turnover (Final) in the final 10 seconds and sending the game to overtime.2013 Northwestern Lacrosse Penn (9-5) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total #8 Penn State vs #4 Northwestern (May 03, 2013 at Baltimore, MD) Northwestern (15-2) Penn 3 5 8 Date: Apr 27, 2013 • Attendance: 1672 Northwestern 6 9 15 Penn State (12-6) vs. Score by period 1 2 OT Total Weather: 61 degrees, clear skies, spring Northwestern (16-2) Penn State 5 3 0 8 Date: May 03, 2013 • Attendance: 695 Northwestern 7 1 1 9 Penn SCORING: GOALS: Bensen, Tory 3; Cain, Meredith 2; Mangini, Shannon 2; Weather: 60 degrees, sunny and breezy Bunting, Caroline 1. ASSISTS: Cain, Meredith 2. Penn State SCORING: GOALS: Lechner, Kelly 3; Mosketti, Jenna 2; McCormick, Maggie 1; Cyr, Madison 1; Coffey, Tatum 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Fitzgerald, Erin 4; Rich, Kelly 3; Leonard, Alyssa ASSISTS: Cyr, Mackenzie 1; Fernandez, Molly 1; McCormick, Maggie 1. 2; Conley, Beatrice 1; Thornton, Taylor 1; Craig, Kaleigh 1; Carroll, Jess 1; deLyra, Alexa 1; Cassera, Ali 1. Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Taylor Thornton 2; Amanda Macaluso 2; Erin ASSISTS: Conley, Beatrice 2; Dunbar, Nancy 1; Flibotte, Gabriella 1; Leonard, Fitzgerald 1; Ali Cassera 1; Gabriella Flibotte 1; Kat DeRonda 1; Alyssa Leonard Alyssa 1; Thornton, Taylor 1. 1. ASSISTS: None. Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Penn 6 10 16 Penn 5 3 8 Shots by period 1 2 OT Total Saves by period 1 2 OT Total Northwestern 15 13 28 Northwestern 2 4 6 Penn State 12 8 0 20 Penn State 2 5 0 7 Northwestern 11 8 1 20 Northwestern 2 2 0 4 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Penn 7 3 10 Penn 14 14 28 Ground balls/prd 1 2 OT Total Fouls by period 1 2 OT Total Northwestern 7 4 11 Northwestern 12 11 23 Penn State 7 6 1 14 Penn State 9 16 8 33 Northwestern 6 3 1 10 Northwestern 13 12 0 25 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Penn 3 8 11 Penn 7 3 10 Draw controls/prd 1 2 OT Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 OT Total Northwestern 7 7 14 Northwestern 4 1 5 Penn State 6 2 1 9 Penn State 9 5 1 15 Northwestern 7 3 2 12 Northwestern 8 4 1 13 Clears by period 1 2 Total Penn 5-8 4-4 9-12 Clears by period 1 2 OT Total Northwestern 5-6 6-6 11-12 Penn State 8-10 6-7 0-0 14-17 Northwestern 6-7 6-6 1-1 13-14 Free-position shots 1 2 Total Penn 1-2 1-2 2-4 Free-position shots 1 2 OT Total Northwestern 1-4 1-4 2-8 Penn State 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-3 Northwestern 3-3 1-4 0-0 4-7 Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Officials:. Stadium: Homewood Field Official's signature Officials: Janice McGrath; Jodi Michna; Stephen Taylor; David Balogh; Lisa Clark. Scorer: JHU Athletic Comm.. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Wildcats Stifle Gators, 8-3, ’Cats Feel Right at Home in Reclaim ALC Championship NCAA Tournament, Defeat Stanford, 15-8

A - W - rmed with a terrific game plan, fourth-ranked Northwestern took the field ith dominant all-around performances by senior Taylor Thornton and against No. 2 Florida in Baltimore for the American Lacrosse Champion junior Alyssa Leonard, two-time defending NCAA champion Northwest ship title game and executed it to perfection, bottling up the Gators en route to ern pulled away from Stanford to post a 15-8 victory in the Wildcats’ 2013 an 8-3 upset win and their sixth ALC crown in seven years. NCAA Championship debut at Lakeside Field. Thornton and Leonard each In this the third straight year that the ’Cats and Gators have met to decide thefinished afternoon. with four points on three goals and one assist, with Leonard also the ALC Championship, NU dictated possession from start to finish, winning winning eight draw controls to lead NU to an 18-6 advantage in the circle for- 10 of 13 draw controls­—including seven straight to open the game—and outshooting Florida by a substantial 24-9 margin. The Gators, who defeated Second-seeded Northwestern improved to 18-0 all-time in NCAA Tourna Northwestern by a score of 22-4 just two weeks ago in Gainesville, were held ment home games under head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller. 21 shots and nearly 13 goals below their season per-game averages. Seven total Wildcats found the back of the net Sunday, with Ali Cassera Florida scored only goal in the final 51 minutes of game action, while UF’s top matching Thornton and Leonard’s hat tricks while junior Kate Macdonald two point-scorers this season Kitty Cullen (61 points) and Shannon Gilroy and freshman Nancy Dunbar each recorded the first two-goal games of their (57) combined for only one assist Sunday thanks largely to another stellar respective careers. face-guarding effort by Kerri Harrington. The two combined for 12 points in Less than eight minutes into her first career NCAA Tournament contest, Northwestern’s regular-season loss to the Gators. Northwestern freshman Kaleigh Craig put the Wildcats in front with a dodge- Two more juniors, Kat DeRonda and Kelly Rich, spearheaded a judicious down the right of the fan for her eighth goal this season. The Cardinal got on Northwestern attack all afternoon, with DeRonda netting her second career the board when it capitalized on an errant Northwestern pass on a clear at hat trick and adding one assist while Rich recorded two goals and one helper. tempt just two minutes later, but Cassera quickly restored a 2-1 NU lead with Leonard scored twice to go along with her seven draw controls, while ALC the 21st goal of her senior season. Championship MVP Gabriella Flibotte posted three draw controls and two After Stanford knotted things at two, Thornton went to work and scored caused turnovers in the defensive midfield. the first of her three goals when she spun to her left hand and deftly finished In what would become a familiar refrain, Leonard controlled the opening by Stanford GK Lyndsey Munoz to put the Wildcats in front, 3-2. The Cardinal draw to herself and help the Wildcats set up shop on attack, where a defensive scored two straight to briefly take a 4-3 lead, but Leonard erased the deficit breakdown eventually allowed Kat DeRonda to feed Kelly Rich for the game’s by trackingLess than down one minuta loosee balllater, in Leonard front of madethe Stanford it two in cage a row and when scoring she with a first goal just over two minutes in. diving sweep of her stick at the 5:19 mark of the first half. After the Gators turned it over on their first possession, Florida was able to score on a free position and again on a pass to Caroline Chesterman on the finished a feed from Macdonald, and Thornton would score unassisted once crease as they took a 2-1 lead nine minutes in. again just over 90 seconds before halftime, as NU took a 6-4 lead into the But Northwestern’s dominance on the draw continued to allow the break. Wildcats to dictate possession, and NU eventually tied the score when a Stanford’s Julia Burns scored the first of her three goals less than two missed shot by Amanda Macaluso was backed up by Rich, who quickly fed it minutes into the second half after the Wildcats were whistled for a 10-second to DeRonda in front of the cage for the goal. Two minutes later, Northwestern crease violation on defense, but the Cardinal’s scoring opportunities proved committed a turnover only to have Jess Carroll immediately get it back on the hard to come by after that. The ‘Cats received another stellar solo effort by re-defend, and Leonard took a headlong pass before finishing past Meagher to Thornton at the 25-minute mark, and less than two minutes later Thornton make it 3-2 Wildcats. took on the role of playmaker as she read the defense and calmly fed Kelly After another lengthy Northwestern possession ended in a turnover, the Rich on the doorstep as the Wildcats went ahead, 8-5. Gators seemed poised to tie the game with a fast-break shot by Sydney DuPre With Leonard cruising in the draw circle, the Wildcats pieced together a before Bridget Bianco made her first save of the afternoon. It was more of the 7-1 run that included strong scoring dodges by Leonard and Macdonald before half.same a few minutes later when a Gators possession lasted a brief 30 seconds Leonard fed a cutting Cassera to extend the Northwestern lead to five. Just 45 before Bianco denied a shot attempt by UF’s Shannon Gilroy with 3:10 left first seconds later, Dunbar netted an opportunistic goal as she shoveled home a theloose day. ball from just outside the crease, and Macdonald scored unassisted yet The second half opened with a familiar sight as Leonard self-controlled again with 7:38 to play, doubling her season scoring output with her second of the draw but was immediately fouled, and a yellow card given on the play gave the Wildcats a man-up opportunity. Northwestern then cashed in as DeRonda Burns briefly had Stanford thinking comeback with two transition goals fired an 8-meter goal past Meagher, lifting NU to its first two-goal lead. season.in less than one minute, but Dunbar and Cassera each scored late to assure The goalkeepers kept the score at 4-2 as they traded saves on free position- Northwestern a place in the NCAA quarterfinals for the 10th consecutive attempts, but Northwestern would register a critical next goal when junior Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2013 Northwestern Lacrosse Kate Macdonald found an opening while dodging to her right and beat Mea #20 Stanford vs #2 Northwestern (May 12, 2013 at Evanston, Ill.) gher for her second goal of the year at the 23:22 mark of the second half. Stanford (14-6) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Florida received another big save by Meagher and managed to break its Northwestern (18-2) Stanford 4 4 8 scoreless drought with a goal by Ashley Bruns, cutting NU’s lead to two. But Date: May 12, 2013 • Attendance: 607 Northwestern 6 9 15 Lacrosse Box Score (Final) Weather: 52 degrees, clear skies, light wind NU would go on to tally the final2013 three Northwestern goals of Lacrossethe game and protect the ball Stanford SCORING: GOALS: Burns, Julia 3; Ozer, Rachel 1; Farr, Hannah 1; Fraser, down the stretch to#4 avenge Northwestern their vs regular-season #2 Florida (May 05, loss2013 atto Baltimore, the Gators. MD) Kyle 1; Lentz, Meg 1; Dikeou, Lucy 1. ASSISTS: Ozer, Rachel 2. Northwestern (17-2) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Florida (17-2) Northwestern 3 5 8 Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Leonard, Alyssa 3; Thornton, Taylor 3; Cassera, Ali Date: May 05, 2013 • Attendance: 834 Florida 2 1 3 3; Macdonald, Kate 2; Dunbar, Nancy 2; Rich, Kelly 1; Craig, Kaleigh 1. Weather: 55 degrees, breezy and partly cloudy ASSISTS: Leonard, Alyssa 1; Macdonald, Kate 1; Thornton, Taylor 1.

Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Kat DeRonda 3; Kelly Rich 2; Alyssa Leonard 2; Kate Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Macdonald 1. Stanford 8 7 15 Stanford 1 1 2 ASSISTS: Kat DeRonda 1; Amanda Macaluso 1; Kelly Rich 1. Northwestern 14 15 29 Northwestern 1 3 4

Florida SCORING: GOALS: Ashley Bruns 1; Gabi Wiegand 1; Caroline Chesterman 1. Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total ASSISTS: Shannon Gilroy 1. Stanford 8 6 14 Stanford 6 24 30 Northwestern 11 7 18 Northwestern 7 8 15 Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 9 15 24 Northwestern 2 1 3 Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Stanford 4 2 6 Stanford 9 5 14 Florida 4 5 9 Florida 1 5 6 Northwestern 6 12 18 Northwestern 8 8 16 Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Clears by period 1 2 Total Northwestern 5 8 13 Northwestern 8 6 14 Stanford 4-6 7-8 11-14 Florida 6 4 10 Florida 6 21 27 Northwestern 4-6 4-5 8-11

Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Free-position shots 1 2 Total Northwestern 6 4 10 Northwestern 8 1 9 Stanford 1-3 0-0 1-3 Florida 0 3 3 Florida 4 4 8 Northwestern 0-1 1-2 1-3

Clears by period 1 2 Total Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Northwestern 5-6 5-5 10-11 Officials:. Scorer: NU Sports Info. Florida 6-7 4-4 10-11 NCAA Tournament -- Second Round

Free-position shots 1 2 Total Northwestern 0-1 1-3 1-4 Florida 1-1 0-1 1-2

Stadium: Homewood Field Official's signature Officials: David Balogh; Lisa Clark; Patti Klecha-Porter; Janice McGrath; Jodi Michna. Scorer: JHU Athletic Comm.. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

‘Cats Pound Penn State, Punch Ticket to Philadelphia B y working its way to a 5-0 lead and holding its opponent without a shot - for the first 17 minutes of the game, No. 2 Northwestern set the tone for what turned into a convincing 15-7 win over No. 7 Penn State in the quarterfi nals of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship in front of over 1,100 fans in Evanston. The ‘Cats improved to 19-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament home games under Amonte Hiller and extended their current winning streak in tournament play to 10 in a row dating back to 2011. Northwestern and Penn State were meeting for an unprecedented third time this season, but Saturday’s quarterfinal affair much more closely resembled the teams’ regular-season outcome than their American Lacrosse- Conference Tournament tilt that required overtime to decide a winner. The Nittany Lions, who managed only three goals and 10 shots against the Wild cats back on April 5, were limited to three first-half goals and 16 total shots for the evening on Saturday. Nine total Wildcats found the back of the net in the quarterfinal victory, led by junior Alyssa Leonard’s career-high-tying four goals as well as a hat trick by senior Erin Fitzgerald. Senior Taylor Thornton added one goal and one assist while controlling play in the midfield to the tune of five ground balls and five draw controls. - Thornton’s big evening moved her into a tie for second on the school’s career ground balls record list with 177—just six shy of matching Christy Finch’s pro gram record—and into a tie for sixth on the career draw controls list (198). - As usual, Thornton’s partner in the midfield was fellow senior Gabriella Flibotte, who racked up four ground balls and four draw controls while match ing Thornton with two caused turnovers. Following a familiar formula for success, Northwestern cruised on the draw control circle in the first half, winning 13-of-17 before the halftime break. That dominance, coupled with a defensive effort that caused turnovers early and often, allowed NU to overwhelmingly control possession in the early going. The Wildcats held a 2-0 lead 10 minutes in thanks to 8-meter goals by Fitzgerald and Ali Cassera and made it 3-0 when a Thornton shot was deflected by a Penn State defender past the Lions goalkeeper. Just past the halfway mark of the opening 30 minutes, Northwestern ran its offense to perfection and extended its lead to four when Beatrice Conley finished a good look by junior Kate Macdonald. Less than two minutes later it was Thornton setting up Kelly Rich, and a stunned Penn State team found itself trailing, 5-0. The Lions scored on their first shot of the evening at the 12:32 mark, but- junior Christy Turner quickly answered with a foray into the offensive zone that ended in an 8-meter goal, one of five free position tallies for Northwest ern on the evening. Leonard and junior Kat DeRonda each managed unassisted efforts around the crease to extend the lead before Fitzgerald scored her 58th of the season, capping NU’s game-opening run at 10-1 with 5:10 still left in the first. But the Wildcats were far from done in their prolific first half, with Rich notching her second of the period before Leonard struck twice in the final - 1:10 before intermission. PSU’s Madison Cyr appeared to score the final goal of the half with 16 seconds showing on the clock, but Leonard won the ensu ing draw and quickly took it down the field to restore a 10-goal Northwestern lead at the break. A deflated Penn State squad saw its deficit grow even larger as seniors Amanda Macaluso and FitzgeraldLacrosse converted Box Score (Final) 8-meter attempts for the first two goals out of halftime, setting2013 the Northwestern score at 15-3Lacrosse and all but ensuring a ninth consecutive berth#7 Penn in State the vssemifinals #2 Northwestern for the(May Wildcats.18, 2013 at Evanston, Ill.) Penn State (14-6) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Northwestern (18-2) Penn State 3 4 7 Date: May 18, 2013 • Attendance: 1147 Northwestern 13 2 15 Weather: 78 degrees, cloudless, windless

Penn State SCORING: GOALS: Cyr, Madison 2; Mosketti, Jenna 2; McCormick, Maggie 1; Lechner, Kelly 1; Fernandez, Molly 1. ASSISTS: McCormick, Maggie 2; Coffey, Tatum 1; Cyr, Mackenzie 1.

Northwestern SCORING: GOALS: Leonard, Alyssa 4; Fitzgerald, Erin 3; Rich, Kelly 2; Thornton, Taylor 1; DeRonda, Kat 1; Turner, Christy 1; Macaluso, Amanda 1; Conley, Beatrice 1; Cassera, Ali 1. ASSISTS: DeRonda, Kat 1; Macdonald, Kate 1; Thornton, Taylor 1.

Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Penn State 4 12 16 Penn State 1 2 3 Northwestern 20 9 29 Northwestern 0 1 1

Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Penn State 2 6 8 Penn State 12 13 25 Northwestern 9 8 17 Northwestern 7 10 17

Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Penn State 4 3 7 Penn State 7 4 11 Northwestern 13 4 17 Northwestern 4 7 11

Clears by period 1 2 Total Penn State 4-5 8-9 12-14 Northwestern 7-7 7-8 14-15

Free-position shots 1 2 Total Penn State 1-1 0-2 1-3 Northwestern 3-5 2-4 5-9

Stadium: Lakeside Field Official's signature Officials:. Scorer: NU Sports Info. NCAA Championship Quarterfinals @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Senior • Attack Junior • Midfield 1 • BEATRICE CONLEY Rochester, N.Y. 2 • ALYSSA LEONARD Bay Shore, N.Y. CONLEY’S CAREER HIGHS LEONARD’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 2, two times, most recent vs. Stanford (April 14, 2013) GOALS: 4, two times, most recent vs. Penn State (May 18, 2013) ASSISTS: 2, two times, most recent vs. Penn (April 27, 2013) ASSISTS: 2, vs. USC (Feb. 9, 2013) POINTS: 3, vs. Penn (April 27, 2013) POINTS: 4, four times, most recent vs. Penn State (May 18, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 4, at Florida (April 20, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 3, four times, most recent at Navy (March 11, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 1, six times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (April 24, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 15, at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, three times, most recent vs. Oregon (March 3, 2012) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 2, two times, most recent vs. Stanford (April 14, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES

Skilled behind-the-cage feeder ... Recorded first career two-assist game One of the top draw control specialists in the nation ... Owns Northwestern school in 2013 opener vs. UMass ... Notched one goal and one assist in win records for draw controls in a single season (122) and career (303) ... Ranks fourth all- over USC ... Two ground balls at Vanderbilt ... Missed three games (BC, time in draw controls in Division I women’s lacrosse ... Second on the squad with 36 Johns Hopkins, Navy) due to illness ... Appeared in starting lineup and goals this season after scoring a total of 14 in her first two seasons ... Named second- recorded one assist in win over Penn State ... One goal and one assist team All-ALC and to the ALC All-Tournament Team ... Collected 11 draw controls vs. at Virginia ... Notched first career two-goal game vs. Duke, scoring Team USA in preseason Champion Challenge ... Won nine draws and notched three points in season-opener vs. UMass ... Against USC, tied the NCAA single-game record twice in a span of 26 seconds in the second half ... Matched that with with 15 draw controls—surpassing 200 for her career—and scored three points (1g, two goals in next outing vs. Stanford, also recording two ground balls 2a) ... Recorded 12 draw controls and team-high two goals at No. 5 UNC ... Career-best and her first draw control of the season ... Set a career high with four four goals and points at Vanderbilt ... One goal and one assist vs. BC ... Game-high nine ground balls at Florida ... Contributed a goal, draw control and ground draw controls to go with a hat trick at Johns Hopkins ... Tied her career high with ball against Notre Dame ... Set a career high with three points (1g, 2a) four points on three goals and one assist at Navy, also matching her career best with in her Senior Day win over Penn ... Netted a goal in NCAA quarterfinal three ground balls and adding two caused turnovers ... Six draw controls and three win over Penn State. points vs. Harvard ... Seven draw controls and one goal in 9-8 win over Ohio State ... Notched game-winning goal with 6:09 to play in 13-12 win over No. 5 Syracuse ... Two goals and five draw controls against Penn State ... One goal and four draw controls at Virginia ... Won five draw controls against Duke to break NU’s all-time record ... Two points and two caused turnoversWomensLax.com vs. Stanford ... Goal and an assist vs. Notre Dame ... Two goals and an assist vs. Penn ... Seven draw controls and two goals in ALC title game win over Florida ... Named National Player of the Week on May - 6 ... Notched three goals, four points and eight draw controls in NCAA Tournament win over Stanford ... Scored four goals and secured two draw controls during the quarterfi nals of the NCAA tournament against Penn State.

Freshman • Midfield Junior • Attack 3 • CHRISTINA ESPOSITO West Babylon, N.Y. 4 • KAT DeRONDA Carthage , N.Y. ESPOSITO’S CAREER HIGHS DeRONDA’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 2, two times, most recent vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) GOALS: 3, two times, last vs. Florida (May 5, 2013) ASSISTS: 3, at Navy (March 11, 2013) ASSISTS: 3, vs. Penn State (May 6, 2011) POINTS: 4, at Navy (March 11, 2013) POINTS: 3, four times, most recent vs. Florida (May 5, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 3, vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 2, two times, most recent at Stanford (Feb. 10, 2012) DRAW CONTROLS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: 2, vs. Penn State (May 6, 2011) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, two times, most recent vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, four times, most recent at Penn State (April 6, 2012) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES

Regular contributor and starter in Northwestern attack ... Team-leader in Talented attacker and feeder ... Has scored seven goals in NU’s last four games assists with eight ... In her collegiate debut vs. UMass, notched two ground entering NCAA Tournament ... One goal and one assist in two preseason games balls and one caused turnover ... Made first career start and had one ground ... One assist in opener vs. UMass ... Matched a career high with two goals against ball at North Carolina ... Scored her first career goal against Vanderbilt and USC ... Scored once and added a ground ball in win at Vanderbilt ... Set a career finished with two for the game ... Three points vs. Boston College, including high with three goals in a 10-8 win over No. 9 Notre Dame ... After scoring one the first and second assists of her career ... Matched that effort with one goal 8-meter goal in ALC semis vs. Penn State, earned her third start of the season and two assists at Johns Hopkins ... Named ALC Freshman of the Week for in the championship game vs. top-seeded Florida and produced her second hat week of March 12 ... Against Navy, set career highs with three assists and four trick in four games to lead NU to an 8-3 victory ... Named to ALC All-Tournament thepoints season. in a 15-12 NU win ... Scored two goals with one helper vs. Harvard ... Team ... Scored a goal and an assist in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament Suffered an injury prior to game vs. Ohio State and will miss the remainder of against Penn State. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Freshman • Attack 6 • KATE MACDONALD Junior • Midfield 5 • HADLEY BROOKE South Hamilton, Mass. Norwell, Mass. BROOKE’S CAREER HIGHS MACDONALD’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: N/A GOALS: 2, vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A ASSISTS: 1, four times, most recent vs. Penn State (May 18, 2013) POINTS: N/A POINTS: 3, vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) GROUND BALLS: N/A GROUND BALLS: 4, three times, most recent vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: 1, six times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (April 24, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 2, three times, most recent vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES

Will redshirt the 2013 season due to injury. Earned a starting role on NU’s defensive unit midway through this season- ... Third on the team with 28 ground balls on the year ... Posted two ground balls and two caused turnovers at Navy ... Two ground balls against Har vard ... Keyed Northwestern’s second-half defensive effort in comeback win vs. Ohio State, recording two ground balls and two caused turnovers ... One ground ball against Syracuse ... Made her second career start and first of the season against Penn State and notched a career-best four ground balls as well as her first goal of the season ... Matched that with four GBs vs. Virginia in following game, adding two caused turnovers ... One ground ball and one draw control vs. Duke ... One ground ball and one draw control against- Notre Dame ... Two ground balls and one draw control vs. Penn ... Scored a key second-half goal in win over Florida in ALC Championship game ... En joyed a career game vs. Stanford in the NCAA Tournament opener, notching her first two-goal game and three points as well as four ground balls and two caused turnovers ... One goal and one draw control in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament against Penn State.

Senior • Attack 8 • KARA MUPO Junior • Midfield 7 • ERIN FITZGERALD Mt. Sinai, N.Y. Miller Place, N.Y. FITZGERALD’S CAREER HIGHS MUPO’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 6, vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) GOALS: 5, two times, most recent vs. Navy (March 25, 2012) ASSISTS: 1, 26 times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (April 24, 2013) ASSISTS: 2, vs. Oregon (March 3, 2012) POINTS: 7, vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) POINTS: 5, three times, most recent vs. Navy (March 25, 2012) GROUND BALLS: 5, two times, most recent vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 1, 13 times, most recent vs. Florida (May 5, 2012) DRAW CONTROLS: 3, vs. North Carolina (May 28, 2010) DRAW CONTROLS: 1, two times, most recent vs. Massachusetts (March 26, 2011) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 4, vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, five times, most recent vs. Virginia (April 30, 2011) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES

- Tewaaraton Award nominee ... Earned second straight first-team IWLCA Dynamic scorer with excellent finishing abilities around the crease ... All-America honor ... First-team All-ALC honoree ... Three-time ALC Of Scored 33 goals as a sophomore in 2012 ... Recorded one goal and one fensive Player of the Week honoree in 2013 ... 34 career games with at assist in opener vs. UMass and two goals in win over USC ... Has not played least three goals ... Team-best 59 goals in 2013 ... Tied for eighth all-time since NU’s game at North Carolina on Feb. 22 due to injury. at NU with 187 career goals ... On April 12, became the 13th player in program history to reach 200 career points ... Scored two goals against both Team England and Team USA at Champion Challenge, including the overtime game-winner vs. England ... Two points in season-opener vs. UMass ... Netted a hat trick and one assist in win over USC ... Two goals at Vanderbilt ... Began a streak of four straight games with at least five goals vs. Boston College, also adding three ground balls and career-high four caused turnovers ... Recorded a second straight five-goal game vs. Johns Hopkins ... Five goals in narrow 15-12 win at Navy ... Set career highs with six goals and seven points—both single-game highs for an NU player this season—while tying her career best with five ground balls against Harvard ... Against Ohio State, netted the game-tying goal with 6:29 remaining after being held scoreless for first 53 minutes of the game ... Scored four points on a hat trick and one assist in 13-12 win vs. Syracuse ... Scored four goals (three on free positions) vs. Penn State ... Recorded three second-half goals in win at Virginia ... Tallied five goals—including four straight in the first half—in win over Duke, reaching exactly 200 points for her career ... Two 8-meter goals against Stanford and scored twice at Florida ... Contributed three goals and an assist against Notre Dame ... Scored four goals vs. Penn ... Notched three goals (two on free positions) in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Penn State. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Senior • Attack Junior • Midfield 9 • TAYLOR THORNTON Dallas, Texas 10 • CAROLINE GERSUK Loudonville, N.Y. THORNTON’S CAREER HIGHS GERSUK’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 4, vs. Ohio State (March 27, 2013) GOALS: N/A ASSISTS: 1, nine times, most recent vs. Penn State (May 18, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A POINTS: 4, two times, most recent vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) POINTS: N/A GROUND BALLS: 6, vs. North Carolina (April 13, 2012) GROUND BALLS: 2, vs. USC (Feb. 9, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 9, vs. Ohio State (March 31, 2012) DRAW CONTROLS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 5, at Vanderbilt (Feb. 24, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, vs. USC (Feb. 9, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES - -

Returning winner of Lacrosse Honda Sports Award ... Started all 89 games of her Northwest Sister of former NCAA championship-winning goalkeeper at North ern career ... 2013 Tewaaraton Award nominee ... Earned third straight IWLCA first-team western Ashley Gersuk ... Played in season-opening wins over UMass- SportsAll-America Illustrated honor, making her the second four-time All-American in NU history ... Named first-team All-ALC and to the ALC All-Tournament Team ... One of five female finalists for and USC, recording two ground balls and a caused turnover against female College Athlete of the Year award ... Ranks seventh on NU’s career the Trojans ... Also saw time vs. Boston College and in NU’s quarterfi draw controls list (193), third in caused turnovers (99) and tied for second in ground balls nal win vs. Penn State on May 18. (177) ... 2013 co-captain ... Scored two goals against both Team England and Team USA in preseason Champion Challenge ... Recorded a pair of two-goal games in wins over UMass and USC, adding two caused turnovers in each game ... One goal and two ground balls at UNC ... Stuffed the stat sheet with five draw controls, four ground balls and a career-best five caused turnovers at Vanderbilt ... Named ALC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 25) ... Game-high five draw controls vs. Boston College ... One goal and three draw controls vs. Johns Hopkins ... Scored a pair of free position goals at Navy ... Collected five draw controls and three ground balls against Harvard ... Led Northwestern to a come-from-behind 9-8 win over Ohio State with a career-best four goals (and four points), including three straight in the second half ... Team-high four ground balls to go with the game-tying goal in a 13-12 win vs. Syracuse ... Scored two goals each against Penn State and Virginia ... Totaled three points (2g, 1a) vs. Stanford, extending her streak of consecutive games with a goal to seven ... Five ground balls and two draw controls against Notre Dame ... Contributed one goal and one assist vs. Penn ... Scored two goals and notched three caused turnovers in a 9-8 overtime win vs. Penn State in ALC semifinals ... Netted a hat trick and four points, plus four draw controls Freshman • Attack and three caused turnovers, in NCAA Tournament vs. Stanford ... Scored a goal, captured five 12 • KALEIGH CRAIG Wantagh, N.Y. draw controls, and fielded five ground balls in NCAA quarterfinal win over Penn State. CRAIG’S CAREER HIGHS Freshman • Midfield GOALS: 1, eight times, most recent vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) 11 • SPRING SANDERS Williamsville, N.Y. ASSISTS: 1, at Johns Hopkins (March 9, 2013) SANDERS’ CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 2, at Johns Hopkins (March 9, 2013) GOALS: N/A Freshman • Midfield GROUND BALLS: 2, two times, most recent at Florida (April 20, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A Williamsville, N.Y. DRAW CONTROLS: 1, at Navy (March 11, 2013) POINTS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 2, vs. Massachusetts (Feb. 8, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 1, vs. Penn State (May 18, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 1, two times, most recent at Vanderbilt (Feb. 24, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, two times, most recent vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES Regular contributor in Northwestern midfield ... Saw time in both preseason contests vs. Team England and Team USA ... In her collegiate debut, contributed two ground balls and two caused turnovers to win over UMass ... Scored her first career goal off an 8-meter attempt vs. USC ... Notched a goal and first career assist in win Made her collegiate debut in a pair of season-opening wins vs. UMass and at Johns Hopkins ... Recorded a ground ball and her first draw control at Navy ... USC, coming up with her first career draw control against the Trojans ... One goal in win over No. 8 Penn State ... One caused turnover vs. Virginia ... Scored Recorded a draw control and her first career caused turnover in win at her fourth goal of the year in win over Duke and scored for a second straight game Vanderbilt ... One caused turnover against Harvard ... Notched a ground against Stanford ... Two ground balls at Florida ... Goal at Notre Dame ... Scored one ball in NCAA quarterfinal win against Penn State on May 18. goal vs. Penn ... Scored NU’s first goal in her NCAA Tournament debut vs. Stanford ... Secured a draw control in NCAA quarterfinal victory overJunior Penn State. • Attack 14 • KELLY RICH Westwood, Mass.

Sophomore • Midfielder RICH’S CAREER HIGHS 13 • MIKAELA BOZZA Brighton, N.Y. GOALS: 4, vs. Massachusetts (Feb. 8, 2013) ASSISTS: 2, three times, most recent vs. Stanford (AprilSophomore 14, 2013) • Attack BOZZA’S CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 4, two times, most recent vs. Massachusetts (Feb.Westwood, 8, 2013) Mass. GOALS: N/A GROUND BALLS: 2, three times, most recent vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: 1, three times, most recent vs. USC (Feb. 9, 2013) POINTS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, two times, most recent vs. USC (Feb. 9, 2013) GROUND BALLS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: N/A 2013 SEASON NOTES CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A 2013 SEASON NOTES Important contributor on attack ... 20 goals this season ... One goal vs. Team USA in preseason Champion Challenge ... Set a career high with four goals (also tying career best for points) in season-opener against her homestate university, UMass ... One goal, one draw control and one caused turnover vs. USC ... One unassisted goal at North Attended Brighton High School (near Rochester, N.Y.), the same Carolina ... Scored once at Vanderbilt ... One goal vs. Boston College, playing on her school that produced former NU stars Danielle Spencer and Hilary birthday and against younger sister Kate of BC ... Also scored once at Navy and vs. Bowen ... Appeared in season-opening win vs. UMass ... Took one Harvard ... Recorded one goal and one assist at Virginia ... Notched three points (1g, free position shot vs. Boston College. 2a) vs. Stanford ... Went 3-for-3 on shots to net a hat trick vs. Penn ... Recorded two goals and one assist in 8-3 win over Florida in ALC Championship game ... One goal and two ground balls in NCAA Tournament vs. Stanford ... Scored two goals vs. Penn State in the NCAA quarterfinals. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Sophomore • Midfield Senior • Midfield 15 • BROOKS LAWLER Big Lake, Alaska 16 • ALI CASSERA Fairfield, N.J. LAWLER’S CAREER HIGHS CASSERA’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 2, vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) GOALS: 5, vs. Syracuse (March 30, 2013) ASSISTS: 1, at Duke (Feb. 19, 2012) ASSISTS: 2, at Georgetown (March 5, 2011) POINTS: 2, vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) POINTS: 5, vs. Syracuse (March 30, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 1, three times, most recent vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 6, two times (most recent at Notre Dame, April 24, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 1, three times, most recent vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 3, at Georgetown (March 5, 2011) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, five times, most recent vs. Penn State (April 5, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 3, at North Carolina (Feb. 25, 2011) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES - - Veteran contributor for NU ... Named second-team All-ALC and to the ALC All-Tournament Has started three games in Northwestern midfield this season ... Re Team ... One goal and one assist in two preseason games at Champion Challenge ... Scored corded first career draw control in opener vs. UMass ... One free-posi two goals against both UMass and USC on season-opening road trip ... One unassisted goal tion goal and one ground ball vs. USC ... One caused turnover in win at at North Carolina ... Notched one goal and one assist at Vanderbilt ... Scored once at Johns Vanderbilt ... Posted her first career two-goal game vs. Boston College Hopkins ... Recorded two draw controls at Navy ... Season-best three goals against Harvard ... Earned the first start of her career at Johns Hopkins and notched one- ... Against Ohio State, had one assist and the game-clinching caused turnover after the trolfree vs.position Stanford goal in ... NCAA One draw Tournament. control at Navy ... Scored one goal against Buckeyes regained possession with NU protecting a one-goal lead and 1:07 to WomensLax.play ... Led NU Harvard ... Notched a caused turnover vs. Penn State ... One draw con comto a 13-12 win over Syracuse in a rematch of the 2012 national title game, scoring a career- best five goals ... Earned her first career ALC Offensive Player of the Week and Co-Player of the Week honors on April 1 ... Netted two goals against Stanford ... Matched Senior • Attack her career high with six ground balls at Notre Dame ... Scored one goal vs. Penn and in ALC 17 • AMANDA MACALUSO Smithtown, N.Y. semifinals vs. Penn State ... Tallied three goals in NCAA Tournament vs. Stanford ... Scored a goal (one on a free position) in NCAA quarterfinal win over Penn State. MACALUSO’S CAREER HIGHS Sophomore • Defense 18 • HAYDYN ANIGIAN Dallas, Texas GOALS: 3, seven times, most recent vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) ASSISTS: 2, at Vanderbilt (Feb. 24, 2013) ANIGIAN’S CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 5, at Vanderbilt (Feb. 24, 2013) GOALS: 1, at North Carolina (Feb. 22, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 4, vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: 2, three times (most recent vs. Georgetown, March 5, 2011) POINTS: 1, at North Carolina (Feb. 22, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 2, five times (most recent vs. Harvard, March 13, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 4, at Florida (April 20, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 1, at Vanderbilt (Feb. 24, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, two times, most recent vs. Syracuse (March 30, 2013)

2013 co-captain ... Third on the team with 33 points ... Scored four goals and one assist 2013 SEASON NOTES in two preseason games vs. Team England and Team USA ... In season-opener vs. UMass, recorded four points on three goals and one assist ... One goal and one assist vs. USC ... Scored one goal at UNC ... Against Vanderbilt, set career highs with five points and two Athletic defender with good size and speed ... Appeared in starting lineup vs. assists, matching her personal-best with three goals and adding two ground balls ... Team USA at Champion Challenge ... After missing first two games of 2013 Recorded a second-straight hat trick vs. Boston College ... Scored twice in 15-12 win at due to injury, made first career start vs. North Carolina and scored a goal on Navy ... Scored one goal and set a career high with four ground balls against Harvard ... her first career shot attempt just 1:21 into the game ... Also had one ground Two goals in 9-8 win over Ohio State, including the game-winner with 5:29 to play ... ball and one caused turnover against the Heels ... First career draw control Scored two goals and assisted on the game-winning tally in 13-12 win over Syracuse ... Notched two goals against Virginia ... Came up with game-winning goal in overtime to vs. Vanderbilt ... Scooped up three ground balls at Johns Hopkins ... Recorded defeat Penn State in the ALC Tournament semifinals, her second of the game ... Scored a intwo NCAA ground balls vs. Ohio State ... One caused turnover against Syracuse ... goal off a free position in in NCAA quarterfinal win over Penn State. Set a career high with four ground balls at Florida ... Fielded one ground ball Senior • Midfield quarterfinal victory over Penn State. 19 • GABRIELLA FLIBOTTE Cohasset, Mass. FLIBOTTE’S CAREER HIGHS 20 • JESSICA ROY Junior • Midfield GOALS: 2, four times, most recent at Johns Hopkins (March 9, 2013) Perkasie, Pa. ASSISTS: 1, six times, most recent vs. Penn (April 27, 2013) ROY’S CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 3, at Navy (March 3, 2011) GOALS: N/A GROUND BALLS: 6, at Johns Hopkins (March 9, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: 7, vs. Penn State (May 3, 2013) POINTS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 6, vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 1, vs. USC (Feb. 9, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES DRAW CONTROLS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A - Versatile two-way midfielder who excels at creating turnovers and on the draw circle ... Named second-team IWLCA All-American, first-team All-ALC, first-team All-West/Mid 2013 SEASON NOTES west Region and was the MVP of the ALC Championship ... Her 46 caused turnovers rank third on NU’s single-season record list ... Ranks fourth on NU’s career caused turnovers list (88) and eighth in career ground balls (135) ... Recorded two draw controls and two Appeared in a pair of season-opening wins vs. UMass and USC, caused turnovers against both UMass and USC ... At UNC, recorded two ground balls, two notching her first career ground ball against the Trojans ... Also draw controls and a caused turnover ... Posted four caused turnovers at Vanderbilt, also adding four draw controls, four ground balls and one goal ... Posted a second straight saw time in wins over Boston College and Johns Hopkins. stellar outing vs. Boston College, setting a career high with six caused turnovers—tied for the second-best single-game total in NU history—and adding five ground balls, a goal and four draw controls ... At Johns Hopkins, set another career high with six ground balls while scoring two goals and causing three turnovers ... Led NU with five ground balls, four draw controls and three caused turnovers at Navy ... Named ALC Defensive Player of the Week on March 12 ... Two caused turnovers vs. Syracuse ... Scored one goal and came up with three caused turnovers in win over Virginia ... Posted four ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls vs. Stanford ... Collected four draw controls vs. Florida ... Three ground balls and two draw controls against Notre Dame ... Recorded one assist, two ground balls and four draw controls vs. Penn ... In two games of ALC Tournament, recorded 10 draw controls—with a career-best seven vs. Penn State—5 ground balls and five caused turnovers en route to MVP honors ... Three ground balls and three caused turnovers vs. Stanford in NCAA Tournament ... Four ground balls and four draw controls vs. Penn State in the NCAA quarterfinals. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Sophomore • Midfield Freshman • Midfield 21 • JESS CARROLL Houston, Texas 22 • NANCY DUNBAR Baltimore, Md. CARROLL’S CAREER HIGHS DUNBAR’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 1, three times, most recent vs. Penn (April 27, 2013) GOALS: 2, vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) ASSISTS: 1, at North Carolina (Feb. 22, 2013) ASSISTS: 2, vs. Syracuse (March 30, 2013) POINTS: 1, four times, most recent vs. Penn (April 27, 2013) POINTS: 2, three times, most recent vs. Stanford (May 12, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 3, vs. Duke (April 12, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 1, four times, most recent vs. Penn State (May 18, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 2, three times, most recent at Virginia (April 7, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 2, vs. Duke (April 12, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, two times, most recent at Navy (March 11, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES - Played in 10 games during her freshman campaign, making her first career start Freshman who has earned significant playing time of late, making her first career in the NCAA semifinals and also starting the championship game vs. Syracuse start vs. Ohio State ... Appeared in NU’s preseason win vs. Team England ... Re ... Earned a starting role in each of NU’s first two games of 2013, recording two corded one ground ball in collegiate debut vs. Massachusetts ... At Vanderbilt, set ground balls and two draw controls vs. UMass in the opener ... Two draw wins up Gabby Flibotte for her first career assist and point, also adding her first caused at USC ... Recorded first career assist and point at No. 5 UNC ... Notched first turnover in the game ... Followed that with her first career goal in home debut vs. caused turnover at Vanderbilt ... Tallied first career goal and a caused turnover Boston College, an 8-meter shot in the first half ... Handed out one assist in return in win at Johns Hopkins ... Won two draw controls and a ground ball at Virginia to native Baltimore vs. Johns Hopkins ... One caused turnover and one ground ... Set career bests with three ground balls and two caused turnovers vs. Duke ball at Navy ... Handed out one assist in win vs. Harvard ... One goal and one assist ... Scored her second goal of the year and added a ground ball at Notre Dame ... against Ohio State in her first career start ... Started again against No. 5 Syracuse Notched one goal vs. Penn ... Fielded one ground ball vs. Penn State in the NCAA and recorded her first two-assist game in a 13-12 win ... Scored one goal against quarterfinals. No. 8 Penn State ... One assist against both Notre Dame and Penn ... First career two-goal game in her NCAA Tournament debut vs. Stanford ... Fielded one ground ball in the NCAA quarterfinals against Penn State. Freshman • Defense Junior • Defense 23 • LAUREN MURRAY Cross River, N.Y. 24 • CHRISTY TURNER Orlando, Fla. MURRAY’S CAREER HIGHS TURNER’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 1, two times, most recent vs. Syracuse (March 30, 2013) GOALS: 2, vs. Massachusetts (Feb. 8, 2013) ASSISTS: 1, vs. Duke (April 12, 2013) ASSISTS: 1, two times, most recent vs. Ohio State (March 27, 2013) POINTS: 1, three times, most recent vs. Duke (April 12, 2013) POINTS: 2, vs. Massachusetts (Feb. 8, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 3, at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 3, at Syracuse (Feb. 29, 2012) DRAW CONTROLS: 3, vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 2, two times, most recent at North Carolina (Feb. 22, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, five times, last at Florida (April 20, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 2, four times, most recent at Virginia (April 7, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES

Appeared in the starting lineup for each of her first two games with the 2013 co-captain ... Has started 39 consecutive games for NU ... Recorded ’Cats, recording one ground ball and one draw control in debut vs. UMass her first career two-goal game in 2013 opener vs. UMass ... Two caused ... Notched three ground balls and one caused turnover at USC ... One turnovers, one ground ball and one caused turnover at USC ... Tied a - caused turnover against Vanderbilt ... Career-best three draw controls - career high with two draw controls at UNC ... One goal in home-opener vs. Boston College ... Scored first career goal in win at Johns Hopkins and vs. Boston College ... One draw control and one caused turnover vs. Har added two draw controls ... Two ground balls at Navy ... Scored her sec vard ... Handed out one assist in 9-8 win over Ohio State ... Pair of caused ond goal of the year in the first half of a 13-12 win vs. Syracuse and added turnovers at Virginia ... Recorded two ground balls vs. Penn ... Netted a two draw controls and two ground balls ... First career assist vs. Duke ... free position goal in NCAA quarterfinal victory over Penn State. Two ground balls and a draw control against Notre Dame ... Won a draw control vs. Penn State in the NCAA quarterfinals. Senior • Midfield 26 • AMANDA McLAUGHLIN Sophomore • Midfield 25 • ALEXA deLYRA Brightwaters, N.Y. Wilbraham, Mass. DELYRA’S CAREER HIGHS McLAUGHLIN’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 1, two times, most recent vs. Penn (April 27, 2013) GOALS: N/A ASSISTS: 1, two times, last vs. Massachusetts (March 17, 2012) ASSISTS: N/A POINTS: 1, three times, most recent vs. Penn (April 27, 2013) POINTS: N/A GROUND BALLS: 1, two times (most recent at Ohio State, March 24, 2010) GROUND BALLS: 1, vs. Penn State (May 18, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, vs. Duquesne (March 12, 2010) CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES - - Reserve midfielder ... Has played in eight games this season ... Ap Missed the first five games of 2013 campaign due to injury ... Made her peared in both of NU’s season-opening wins vs. UMass and USC, earn first appearance of the season in win at Johns Hopkins ... Recorded a ing her first career start against the Trojans ... Scored first goal of the ground ball in NU’s quarterfinal win over Penn State on May 18. season on Senior Day vs. Penn. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Sophomore • Goalkeeper Sophomore • Defense 28 • BRIDGET BIANCO Moorestown, N.J. 29 • CALEY CHELIOS Detroit, Mich. BIANCO’S CAREER HIGHS CHELIOS’ CAREER HIGHS GOALS: N/A SAVES: 9, five times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (April 24, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A SHOTS FACED: 28, vs. Florida (April 20, 2013) POINTS: N/A SAVE PERCENTAGE: .667, vs. Navy (March 25, 2012) GROUND BALLS: N/A GROUND BALLS: 4, vs. Syracuse (March 30, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 1, at Johns Hopkins (March 9, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, three times, last vs. Duke (April 13, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES -

In her first season as a starter after backing up three-year starter Brianne Lo Manto in 2012 ... Named IWLCA third-team All-American and first-team All-West/ Reserve defender ... Has appeared in four games this season ... Midwest Region ... Owns a goals against average of 7.58 and a .447 save percentage Notched her first career draw control in win at Johns Hopkins. ... Stellar 12-save performance vs. Team USA in preseason Champion Challenge ... Made her first career start and recorded six saves in win over UMass on Feb. 8 ... Six saves and three ground balls at No. 5 UNC ... Career-best nine saves against Vanderbilt, which she matched each of the ensuing two games vs. Boston College and Johns Hopkins ... Made six stops vs. Navy ... Eight saves in 9-8 victory over Ohio State ... Again came up big in a one-goal win, with eight saves vs. No. 5 Syracuse ... Four stops, two ground balls and a caused turnover vs. Penn State ... Recorded six saves at Virginia ... Five saves, two ground balls and only four goals against in win Freshman • Attack over No. 9 Duke ... Recorded her third nine-save effort vs. Stanford and once again 31 • EMILY EICHNER matched that total at Notre Dame on April 24 ... Posted six saves vs. Penn ... Three Rochester, N.Y. saves in ALC title game win vs. Florida, helping hold the Gators to program-low three goals ... Four stops in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Stanford. EICHNER’S CAREER HIGHS Freshman • Attack GOALS: N/A 30 • MAGGIE FOBARE Dallas, Texas ASSISTS: N/A POINTS: N/A FOBARE’S CAREER HIGHS GROUND BALLS: N/A GOALS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: 1, vs. Penn State (May 18, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A POINTS: N/A GROUND BALLS: N/A 2013 SEASON NOTES DRAW CONTROLS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A - Has appeared in five games during her freshman campaign ... Recorded one 2013 SEASON NOTES shot on goal in her collegiate debut vs. UMass ... Notched her first draw con trol in NU’s quarterfinal win over Penn State on May 18.

Will redshirt the 2013 season due to injury.

Freshman • Attack Junior • Defense 32 • CAROLINA LIZZIO New Canaan, Conn. 33 • KERRI HARRINGTON Westwood, Mass. LIZZIO’S CAREER HIGHS HARRINGTON’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: N/A GOALS: N/A ASSISTS: N/A ASSISTS: N/A POINTS: N/A POINTS: N/A GROUND BALLS: N/A GROUND BALLS: 3, vs. Notre Dame (May 12, 2012) DRAW CONTROLS: N/A DRAW CONTROLS: 1, three times, most recent at Vanderbilt (Feb. 24, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 2, vs. Virginia (April 28, 2012) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES

Has appeared in five games during her freshman campaign, making her Has established her role on NU’s defense as a faceguarding specialist, taking several - debut in 2013 season-opener vs. Massachusetts. prolific scorers out of the opponent’s offense in her career ... 16 starts this season ... Recorded two ground balls and a draw control at Vanderbilt ... At Johns Hopkins, face guarded Jays leading scorer Taylor D’Amore and kept her without a point through the first 40 minutes of an 18-8 Northwestern victory ... Two ground balls vs. Ohio State ... Against No. 5 Syracuse, faceguarded returning Tewaaraton finalist Michelle Tumolo and held her without a shot or point in a 13-12 win (Tumolo came into the game averaging 4.3 points per game) ... One caused turnover vs. Penn State ... Defended Virginia’s leading scorer (and her former NU teammate) Casey Bocklet and held her to one assist in 11-6 Wildcats victory ... Limited Duke’s Makenzie Hommel to one goal in the first 59 minutes of a 12-4 NU victory ... Ground ball in win at Notre Dame ... Against Florida in ALC title game, helped limit UF’s Shannon Gilroy to one assist after she had scored seven points in regular-season win over Wildcats ... Two ground balls and one caused turnover in NCAA Tournament vs. Stanford. @NU_SPORTS 2013 NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE @NULax

Sophomore • Attack Sophomore • Goalkeeper 34 • PAIGE JONES Edina, Minn. 35 • BROOKE JONES Edina, Minn. P. JONES’ CAREER HIGHS B. JONES’ CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 1, vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) SAVES: 3, at Louisville (March 7, 2012) ASSISTS: N/A SHOTS FACED: 6, at Louisville (March 7, 2012) POINTS: 1, vs. Boston College (March 6, 2013) SAVE PERCENTAGE: .500, at Louisville (March 7, 2012) GROUND BALLS: 1, at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 1, at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES - Served as a backup goalkeeper to three-year starter Brianne LoManto Has appeared in six games this season ... Saw time in both of NU’s sea in 2012 and competing for playing time with Bridget Bianco this year - son-opening wins vs. UMass and USC, recording her first career ground ... Played 10 minutes in NU’s win at USC at the L.A. Coliseum, recording ball and caused turnover against the Trojans ... Scored her first career her first career ground ball and caused turnover ... One save in appear goal off a free position attempt in home-opener vs. Boston College. ance at Vanderbilt.

Freshman • Midfield 44 • BLAKE McHUGH Sophomore • Attack 37 • JESSICA DAHLDORF Brooklyn, N.Y. Newtown Square, Pa. DAHLDORF’S CAREER HIGHS McHUGH’S CAREER HIGHS GOALS: 1, at Johns Hopkins (March 9, 2013) GOALS: 1, two times, last vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) ASSISTS: N/A ASSISTS: N/A POINTS: 1, at Johns Hopkins (March 9, 2013) POINTS: 1, two times, last vs. Harvard (March 16, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 1, at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) GROUND BALLS: 1, two times, last at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 1, at Vanderbilt (Feb. 24, 2013) DRAW CONTROLS: 1, vs. Notre Dame (April 25, 2012) CAUSED TURNOVERS: N/A CAUSED TURNOVERS: 1, at USC (Feb. 9, 2013) 2013 SEASON NOTES 2013 SEASON NOTES

Has appeared in five games this season ... Made her collegiate debut in Has played in seven games in her sophomore season and scored one opener vs. Massachusetts and, against USC, recorded her first career goal in a win over Harvard ... Created her first caused turnover and ground ball ... Notched one draw control in win at Vanderbilt ... Scored her recorded one ground ball in win at USC ... Took one shot in quarterfinal first career goal in win at Johns Hopkins. win over Penn State on May 18.