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 HARat 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 8. 8, Marsha Beasley, West Virginia ..............................Rifle .................. 1990-98 123 NoNo.. 820 P ennSTANFORD State ^ @ ..............W, 9-8 W, 15-8(OT) 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