Northwestern University Athletics
Finch, Munday Elected to NU Athletics Hall of Fame
8/5/2015 9:58:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Teammates from Wildcats' first-ever women's lacrosse national championship team are now teammates in the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame. Christy Finch (2005-08) and Lindsey Munday (2003-06) have been elected into the Hall as members of the Class of 2015.
The pair represents the third and fourth members of the 2005 NCAA championship squad in the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame, joining Courtney Koester and Kristen Kjellman.
Northwestern will celebrate Hall of Fame weekend Sept. 25-26 surrounding the Wildcats' home football game against Ball State at Ryan Field. The induction ceremony and dinner will begin with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, at the Hotel Orrington in Evanston. The induction is open to the public. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by contacting Katie Brown in Northwestern's Athletic Development office at kathryn.brown@northwestern.edu or 847-491-7491.
The entire class then will be honored at the 7 p.m. football game against the Cardinals the next day.
A member of the first class in Northwestern history to capture four national championships, Finch was a two-time IWLCA All-America first-team selection and twice was named the National Defender of the Year.
Finch was the lone freshman to play in all 21 games during NU's first national title season of 2005 and had her breakout year as a junior in 2007 when she finished second in the NCAA with 59 caused turnovers and 53 ground balls. She was named the nation's Defender of the Year by both the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse Magazine.
As a senior in 2008, Finch earned a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist nomination as a defender in addition to being the Inside Lacrosse, womenslacrosse.com and WomensLax.com National Defender of the Year. She led the nation in caused turnovers with 70 and ranked second nationally in caused turnovers per game (3.18).
In addition to her national accolades, Finch won two All-American Lacrosse Conference first-team awards in 2007 and 2008. She finished her career ranked fourth in NCAA history with 183 caused turnovers.
A two time first team All-American, Munday helped the Wildcats win five NCAA national championships—two as a student-athlete (2005-06) and three as an assistant coach (2007-09). As a player, she concluded her career with 64 wins (64-12), which at the time represented a school record for victories by the class of 2006. She orchestrated an offense that led the nation with 15.8 goals per game in 2006 and helped the Wildcats set then-school records for goals (333), assists (165) and points (498).
Munday, who closed her career among NU's leaders for assists (128), points (268) and goals (140), was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy semifinalist and a four time America Lacrosse Conference selection (fist team pick in 2005 and '06). She was NU's all time assists leader at the time of her graduation. Munday also received Northwestern's 2006 Big Ten Medal of Honor, given annually to a graduating make and female of outstanding academic and athletic talent.
Following her graduation in 2006, she joined Kelly Amonte Hiller's coaching staff and became the program's top assistant and recruiter. She then became the head coach at Mount St. Mary's University before accepting the head coaching position at USC, which will begin women's lacrosse competition in 2013.
ABOUT THE NORTHWESTERN ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME: The Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1984 to honor former athletes, coaches and administrators who have helped establish a proud tradition in intercollegiate competition at Northwestern. Individuals are eligible for Hall of Fame recognition beginning five years after their final competition at NU. For more information and to view the complete membership, visit the NUsports.com Hall of Fame website.
The pair represents the third and fourth members of the 2005 NCAA championship squad in the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame, joining Courtney Koester and Kristen Kjellman.
Northwestern will celebrate Hall of Fame weekend Sept. 25-26 surrounding the Wildcats' home football game against Ball State at Ryan Field. The induction ceremony and dinner will begin with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, at the Hotel Orrington in Evanston. The induction is open to the public. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by contacting Katie Brown in Northwestern's Athletic Development office at kathryn.brown@northwestern.edu or 847-491-7491.
The entire class then will be honored at the 7 p.m. football game against the Cardinals the next day.
A member of the first class in Northwestern history to capture four national championships, Finch was a two-time IWLCA All-America first-team selection and twice was named the National Defender of the Year.
Finch was the lone freshman to play in all 21 games during NU's first national title season of 2005 and had her breakout year as a junior in 2007 when she finished second in the NCAA with 59 caused turnovers and 53 ground balls. She was named the nation's Defender of the Year by both the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse Magazine.
As a senior in 2008, Finch earned a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist nomination as a defender in addition to being the Inside Lacrosse, womenslacrosse.com and WomensLax.com National Defender of the Year. She led the nation in caused turnovers with 70 and ranked second nationally in caused turnovers per game (3.18).
In addition to her national accolades, Finch won two All-American Lacrosse Conference first-team awards in 2007 and 2008. She finished her career ranked fourth in NCAA history with 183 caused turnovers.
A two time first team All-American, Munday helped the Wildcats win five NCAA national championships—two as a student-athlete (2005-06) and three as an assistant coach (2007-09). As a player, she concluded her career with 64 wins (64-12), which at the time represented a school record for victories by the class of 2006. She orchestrated an offense that led the nation with 15.8 goals per game in 2006 and helped the Wildcats set then-school records for goals (333), assists (165) and points (498).
Munday, who closed her career among NU's leaders for assists (128), points (268) and goals (140), was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy semifinalist and a four time America Lacrosse Conference selection (fist team pick in 2005 and '06). She was NU's all time assists leader at the time of her graduation. Munday also received Northwestern's 2006 Big Ten Medal of Honor, given annually to a graduating make and female of outstanding academic and athletic talent.
Following her graduation in 2006, she joined Kelly Amonte Hiller's coaching staff and became the program's top assistant and recruiter. She then became the head coach at Mount St. Mary's University before accepting the head coaching position at USC, which will begin women's lacrosse competition in 2013.
ABOUT THE NORTHWESTERN ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME: The Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1984 to honor former athletes, coaches and administrators who have helped establish a proud tradition in intercollegiate competition at Northwestern. Individuals are eligible for Hall of Fame recognition beginning five years after their final competition at NU. For more information and to view the complete membership, visit the NUsports.com Hall of Fame website.
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