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Amonte Hiller Welcomes 12 New ‘Cats to Campus
9/15/2019 11:45:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern Lacrosse will add 12 first-years to the 2019-2020 roster announced Combe Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller, Sunday afternoon.
"We are very excited about our incoming class," said Amonte Hiller. "We have tremendous talent coming in from across the United States and Canada that has both great skill and athleticism and is eager to get started. We are really looking forward to welcoming them into our program."
The Class of 2023 will feature 12 student-athletes including Dylan Amonte (Attack/Norwell, Mass.), Maddy Balter (Attack/Wellesley, Mass.), Hunter Chadwick (Midfield/Severna Park, Md.), Erin Coykendall (Attack/Spencerport, NY), Hannah Gillespie (Attack/Newtown Square, Pa.), Jane Hansen (Midfield/Cohasset, Mass.), Eve Hritzuk (Midfield/Sherwood Park, Alberta), Logan Lillie (GK/Moorestown, NJ), Johanna Locher-Kingsfield (Midfield/Wheaton, IL), Katie Shanley (Midfield/Fayetteville, NY), Kiera Shanley (Midfield/Fayetteville, NY) and Daniella Stroup (XX/Port Coquitlam, BC).
These new Wildcats will join the 27 returners as they set out to defend their 2018 Big Ten Tournament Championships title.
Full bios for the Class of 2023 are listed below.
Dylan Amonte
Norwell, Mass./ Thayer Academy
High School: Four years varsity lacrosse… 2x All League… 3x ISL Honorable Mention… Team MVP… 5 years varsity ice hockey (2x all league)… 7 years on Honor Roll… Competed against Maddy Balter, Jane Hansen, Elle Hansen and Taylor Pinzone
Personal: Born in Chicago, Ill.… Parents are Laurie and Tony Amonte… Father played in the NHL for 17 years after competing for BU… Brother competes collegiately for BU… Aunt played lacrosse at Maryland… Competes for Mass Elite… Anticipated major is undecided
Maddy Balter
Wellesley, Mass./ Wellesley High School
High School: Four years varsity lacrosse… Team Captain… 2018 MASS D1 State Champions… 3x Bay State All Star… EMGLCA 1st Team All-Star… US Lacrosse HS All-American… Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Metro West Daily All-Scholastic Honors… 3x Under Armor Team New England… Club Teammates with Dylan Amonte and Jane Hansen… Honor Roll…
Personal: Born in Newton, Mass… Parents are Steve and Lara Balter… Competed for Mass Elite 2019 Red… Brother played golf for Wake Forest (2013-2018)… Father played hockey for Wesleyan University (1986-1990)… Anticipated major is Economics
Hunter Chadwick
Severna Park, Md./ Severna Park High School
High School: Four years varsity lacrosse…2018 Capital Gazette All-County First Team… 2018 Anne Arundel County Public School Coaches' All-County First Team… Brine All-American National Classic Champion (Team Maryland)… Competed for Maryland United Lacrosse…Three years varsity field hockey
Personal: Born in Annapolis, Md… Parents are John and Angela Chadwick… Chose Northwestern over John Hopkins, Dartmouth , Florida, Michigan and Penn State… 2018 Business Explorations Capstone Champion… National Honors Society… Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete Award… Anticipated major is Economics
Erin Coykendall
High School: Ranked No. 18 by Inside Lacrosse… 3x team captain… 4x First-Team All-County… 3x All-Greater Rochester… 2018 First Team All-State… 2018 Team MVP… 3x Monroe County Divisional Player of the Year… Max Preps Athlete of the Month (May 2018)… 2018 Max Preps National Athlete of the Year… Wendy's High School Heisman State Winner & National Finalist... 2x Section V All-Tournament Team… Monroe County Senior Select All-State Game Invite… UA Underclass All-Tournament Team… 2018 Divisional/Section/Regional Champions… 2018 State Semifinalists… Syracuse Nike Cup Champions… Competed against Katie and Kiera Shanley, Jane Hansen, Maddie Balter and Dylan Amonte
Personal: Born in Rochester, NY… Parents are Scott and Jennifer Coykendall… Competed for Common Goal Lacrosse… National Honor Society… National Spanish Honor Society Member… Academic Excellence Award… Anticipated Major is Communications
Hannah Gillespie
Newtown Square, Pa/Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
High School: Team Captain… First-Team All-Inter-AC… First-Team All-Mainline… Second Team All-Delco… Second Team All-Philly Lacrosse… Mainline Athlete of the Week… Brine/US Lacrosse Player of the Week… Trained with Greta Stahl and Madison Doucette…
Personal: Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa… Parents are Patrick and Shannon Gillespie… Played for Big Four HHH… Coached by Collen Magarity and Blake McHugh… Chose Northwestern over Boston University, Penn, Oregon and St. Joe's… Anticipated major is undecided
Jane Hansen
Cohasset, Mass./ Cohasset High
High School: 2x Team Captain… 2018 USA Today All-USA Preseason High School Team… 2x Patriot League All-Scholastic… 2x Boston Herald All-Scholastic… 3x South Shore League All-Star… 2x US Lacrosse HS All-American… 2x US Lacrosse National Tournament Team… 2017 Heather Leigh Albert Award Finalist… 3x Under Armor Tournament Team… 2018 Inside Lacrosse #4 Incoming High School Senior… Invited to the U19 Training Team… 2017 Division 2 State Champions… Holds the Cohasset High School record Holder for Single Season Points… Plays for Mass Elite… Competed with Elle Hansen, Taylor Pinzone, Izzy Scane, Maddy Balter, Dylan Amonte, Erin Coykendall, Logan Lillie, Kiera Shanley and Katie Shanley
Personal: Born Elizabeth Jane Hansen in Boston, Mass…Parents are Tom and Kathleen Hansen... Sister Elle Hansen is a sophomore midfielder for the Wildcats… Cousins Meredith Frank McGinnis ('09) and Alex Frank ('12) both played lacrosse for Northwestern, winning a combined 7 national championships… Chose Northwestern over BU and North Carolina… Antinicapted major is undecided
Eve Hritzuk
Sherwood Park, Alberta/ Vimy Ridge Academy
High School: Played one year varsity basketball… Participated in the 2017 and 2018 Summit Classic Lacrosse… Helped to create the Team Alberta Box Provincial Team… Finished 2nd in the Best of the West tournament in 2015… Represented Alberta on the U19 Alberta Women's Team… Represented Team Canada in the 2019 U19 World Championships…
Personal: Born in Sherwood Park, Alberta… Parents are Shelley and Michael Hritzuk… Played for Vimy Lacrosse…Received academic honors with distinction… Competed in Slopestyle Snowboarding... Chose Northwestern over Towson University… Anticipate major is psychology
Logan Lillie
Moorestown, NJ/ Moorestown High School
High School: 2017 South Carolina State Championship MVP… 2017 All-South Carolina First Team… 2017 All-Low County First Team… 2017 All-South Carolina Goalie of the Year… 2018 Group 3 State Champions…2018 Tournament of Champions Winner…Plays for South Jersey Select Lacrosse.. Two years varsity basketball…
Personal: Born in Philadelphia, PA… Parents are Jeff and Regina Lillie… Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins… Anticipated major is Communications
Johanna Kingsfield
Wheaton, IL/ Montini Catholic High School
High School: 3x team captain… 2016 IHSWLA Honorable Mention… 2017 & 2018 IHSWLA All-State… 2017 & 2018 US Lacrosse All-American… 2018 US Lacrosse Academic All-American… 2018 IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award… Member of 2017 U19 German National Team… 4 year varsity volleyball…
Personal: Born in Boston, MA…. Parents are Ray and Christina Kingsfield… Played for Lakeshore Lacrosse National Team… National Honor Society… Spanish National Honor Society.. Illinois State Scholar… Competed in Alpine Ski Racing for seven years… Chose Northwestern over Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Yale and William & Mary… Anticipated major is undecided
Katie Shanley
Fayetteville, NY/ Fayetteville-Manlius High School
High School: 2017 & 2018 First-Team All-League… 2017-2018 All-CNY… 2017 Toyota Athlete of the Week… 2018 All-State… 2018 US Lacrosse HS All-American… 2018 Class B State runner-up… 2018 Class B State semifinalists… Played for Slat City Snipers… Played with Amanda Cramer, Meghan Duffy and Jillian Girardi…
Personal: Born in Manhasset, NY… Parents are Michelle and Brian Shanley… Twin sister plays lacrosse for NU (Kiera Shanley) and twin brother Jack plays for Manhattan College…Father Brian and Uncle Kevin both played lacrosse at Boston College… Cousin Caroline was an All-American for Florida Tech… Scholar-Athlete…Member of National Honor Society… SCAAC Athletic Committee Member… Chose Northwestern over Boston College… Anticipated major is undecided
Kiera Shanley
Fayetteville, NY/ Fayetteville-Manlius High School
High School: Four years varsity starter… 2019 Team Captain… 2016 Second Team All-League… 2017 & 2018 First Team All-League… 2018 US Lacrosse HS All-American… 2017 NYS All-State Tournament Team… 2018 All-CNY… 2018 NYS Class-B Runner-up… Played for Salt City Snipers…Played with Amanda Cramer, Meghan Duffy and Jillian Girardi.
Personal: Born in Manhasset, NY… Parents are Michelle and Brian Shanley… Twin sister plays lacrosse for NU (Katie Shanley) and twin brother Jack plays for Manhattan College… Father Brian and Uncle Kevin both played lacrosse at Boston College… Cousin Caroline was an All-American for Florida Tech … 4x Honor Roll…Member of National Honor Society… Member of FM SCAAC Athletic Committee… Major is undecided
Daniella Stroup
Port Coquitlam, BC / Riverside Secondary School
High School: 4x Provincial Champion in field lacrosse… 3x Provincial Champion in box lacrosse… 2015 Silver medalist at box nationals… 2017 Nation Champion Box Lacrosse… 2017 National Runner-up (field) … 2017 All-Star player for Port Coquitlam… 2017 All-Star Team for Nationals (field)… Member of Team British Columbia… Member of Inaugural IMG Girls Lacrosse…
Personal: Born in New Westminster… Parents are Dan and Rita Stroup… Played for Port Coquitlam Saints… Father planed in NLL… Older sister Danita('18) is an alumni of Northwestern Lacrosse… Sister Brianna ('21) is a junior attacker for the Wildcats
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"We are very excited about our incoming class," said Amonte Hiller. "We have tremendous talent coming in from across the United States and Canada that has both great skill and athleticism and is eager to get started. We are really looking forward to welcoming them into our program."
The Class of 2023 will feature 12 student-athletes including Dylan Amonte (Attack/Norwell, Mass.), Maddy Balter (Attack/Wellesley, Mass.), Hunter Chadwick (Midfield/Severna Park, Md.), Erin Coykendall (Attack/Spencerport, NY), Hannah Gillespie (Attack/Newtown Square, Pa.), Jane Hansen (Midfield/Cohasset, Mass.), Eve Hritzuk (Midfield/Sherwood Park, Alberta), Logan Lillie (GK/Moorestown, NJ), Johanna Locher-Kingsfield (Midfield/Wheaton, IL), Katie Shanley (Midfield/Fayetteville, NY), Kiera Shanley (Midfield/Fayetteville, NY) and Daniella Stroup (XX/Port Coquitlam, BC).
These new Wildcats will join the 27 returners as they set out to defend their 2018 Big Ten Tournament Championships title.
Full bios for the Class of 2023 are listed below.
Dylan Amonte
Norwell, Mass./ Thayer Academy
High School: Four years varsity lacrosse… 2x All League… 3x ISL Honorable Mention… Team MVP… 5 years varsity ice hockey (2x all league)… 7 years on Honor Roll… Competed against Maddy Balter, Jane Hansen, Elle Hansen and Taylor Pinzone
Personal: Born in Chicago, Ill.… Parents are Laurie and Tony Amonte… Father played in the NHL for 17 years after competing for BU… Brother competes collegiately for BU… Aunt played lacrosse at Maryland… Competes for Mass Elite… Anticipated major is undecided
Maddy Balter
Wellesley, Mass./ Wellesley High School
High School: Four years varsity lacrosse… Team Captain… 2018 MASS D1 State Champions… 3x Bay State All Star… EMGLCA 1st Team All-Star… US Lacrosse HS All-American… Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Metro West Daily All-Scholastic Honors… 3x Under Armor Team New England… Club Teammates with Dylan Amonte and Jane Hansen… Honor Roll…
Personal: Born in Newton, Mass… Parents are Steve and Lara Balter… Competed for Mass Elite 2019 Red… Brother played golf for Wake Forest (2013-2018)… Father played hockey for Wesleyan University (1986-1990)… Anticipated major is Economics
Hunter Chadwick
Severna Park, Md./ Severna Park High School
High School: Four years varsity lacrosse…2018 Capital Gazette All-County First Team… 2018 Anne Arundel County Public School Coaches' All-County First Team… Brine All-American National Classic Champion (Team Maryland)… Competed for Maryland United Lacrosse…Three years varsity field hockey
Personal: Born in Annapolis, Md… Parents are John and Angela Chadwick… Chose Northwestern over John Hopkins, Dartmouth , Florida, Michigan and Penn State… 2018 Business Explorations Capstone Champion… National Honors Society… Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete Award… Anticipated major is Economics
Erin Coykendall
High School: Ranked No. 18 by Inside Lacrosse… 3x team captain… 4x First-Team All-County… 3x All-Greater Rochester… 2018 First Team All-State… 2018 Team MVP… 3x Monroe County Divisional Player of the Year… Max Preps Athlete of the Month (May 2018)… 2018 Max Preps National Athlete of the Year… Wendy's High School Heisman State Winner & National Finalist... 2x Section V All-Tournament Team… Monroe County Senior Select All-State Game Invite… UA Underclass All-Tournament Team… 2018 Divisional/Section/Regional Champions… 2018 State Semifinalists… Syracuse Nike Cup Champions… Competed against Katie and Kiera Shanley, Jane Hansen, Maddie Balter and Dylan Amonte
Personal: Born in Rochester, NY… Parents are Scott and Jennifer Coykendall… Competed for Common Goal Lacrosse… National Honor Society… National Spanish Honor Society Member… Academic Excellence Award… Anticipated Major is Communications
Hannah Gillespie
Newtown Square, Pa/Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
High School: Team Captain… First-Team All-Inter-AC… First-Team All-Mainline… Second Team All-Delco… Second Team All-Philly Lacrosse… Mainline Athlete of the Week… Brine/US Lacrosse Player of the Week… Trained with Greta Stahl and Madison Doucette…
Personal: Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa… Parents are Patrick and Shannon Gillespie… Played for Big Four HHH… Coached by Collen Magarity and Blake McHugh… Chose Northwestern over Boston University, Penn, Oregon and St. Joe's… Anticipated major is undecided
Jane Hansen
Cohasset, Mass./ Cohasset High
High School: 2x Team Captain… 2018 USA Today All-USA Preseason High School Team… 2x Patriot League All-Scholastic… 2x Boston Herald All-Scholastic… 3x South Shore League All-Star… 2x US Lacrosse HS All-American… 2x US Lacrosse National Tournament Team… 2017 Heather Leigh Albert Award Finalist… 3x Under Armor Tournament Team… 2018 Inside Lacrosse #4 Incoming High School Senior… Invited to the U19 Training Team… 2017 Division 2 State Champions… Holds the Cohasset High School record Holder for Single Season Points… Plays for Mass Elite… Competed with Elle Hansen, Taylor Pinzone, Izzy Scane, Maddy Balter, Dylan Amonte, Erin Coykendall, Logan Lillie, Kiera Shanley and Katie Shanley
Personal: Born Elizabeth Jane Hansen in Boston, Mass…Parents are Tom and Kathleen Hansen... Sister Elle Hansen is a sophomore midfielder for the Wildcats… Cousins Meredith Frank McGinnis ('09) and Alex Frank ('12) both played lacrosse for Northwestern, winning a combined 7 national championships… Chose Northwestern over BU and North Carolina… Antinicapted major is undecided
Eve Hritzuk
Sherwood Park, Alberta/ Vimy Ridge Academy
High School: Played one year varsity basketball… Participated in the 2017 and 2018 Summit Classic Lacrosse… Helped to create the Team Alberta Box Provincial Team… Finished 2nd in the Best of the West tournament in 2015… Represented Alberta on the U19 Alberta Women's Team… Represented Team Canada in the 2019 U19 World Championships…
Personal: Born in Sherwood Park, Alberta… Parents are Shelley and Michael Hritzuk… Played for Vimy Lacrosse…Received academic honors with distinction… Competed in Slopestyle Snowboarding... Chose Northwestern over Towson University… Anticipate major is psychology
Logan Lillie
Moorestown, NJ/ Moorestown High School
High School: 2017 South Carolina State Championship MVP… 2017 All-South Carolina First Team… 2017 All-Low County First Team… 2017 All-South Carolina Goalie of the Year… 2018 Group 3 State Champions…2018 Tournament of Champions Winner…Plays for South Jersey Select Lacrosse.. Two years varsity basketball…
Personal: Born in Philadelphia, PA… Parents are Jeff and Regina Lillie… Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins… Anticipated major is Communications
Johanna Kingsfield
Wheaton, IL/ Montini Catholic High School
High School: 3x team captain… 2016 IHSWLA Honorable Mention… 2017 & 2018 IHSWLA All-State… 2017 & 2018 US Lacrosse All-American… 2018 US Lacrosse Academic All-American… 2018 IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award… Member of 2017 U19 German National Team… 4 year varsity volleyball…
Personal: Born in Boston, MA…. Parents are Ray and Christina Kingsfield… Played for Lakeshore Lacrosse National Team… National Honor Society… Spanish National Honor Society.. Illinois State Scholar… Competed in Alpine Ski Racing for seven years… Chose Northwestern over Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Yale and William & Mary… Anticipated major is undecided
Katie Shanley
Fayetteville, NY/ Fayetteville-Manlius High School
High School: 2017 & 2018 First-Team All-League… 2017-2018 All-CNY… 2017 Toyota Athlete of the Week… 2018 All-State… 2018 US Lacrosse HS All-American… 2018 Class B State runner-up… 2018 Class B State semifinalists… Played for Slat City Snipers… Played with Amanda Cramer, Meghan Duffy and Jillian Girardi…
Personal: Born in Manhasset, NY… Parents are Michelle and Brian Shanley… Twin sister plays lacrosse for NU (Kiera Shanley) and twin brother Jack plays for Manhattan College…Father Brian and Uncle Kevin both played lacrosse at Boston College… Cousin Caroline was an All-American for Florida Tech… Scholar-Athlete…Member of National Honor Society… SCAAC Athletic Committee Member… Chose Northwestern over Boston College… Anticipated major is undecided
Kiera Shanley
Fayetteville, NY/ Fayetteville-Manlius High School
High School: Four years varsity starter… 2019 Team Captain… 2016 Second Team All-League… 2017 & 2018 First Team All-League… 2018 US Lacrosse HS All-American… 2017 NYS All-State Tournament Team… 2018 All-CNY… 2018 NYS Class-B Runner-up… Played for Salt City Snipers…Played with Amanda Cramer, Meghan Duffy and Jillian Girardi.
Personal: Born in Manhasset, NY… Parents are Michelle and Brian Shanley… Twin sister plays lacrosse for NU (Katie Shanley) and twin brother Jack plays for Manhattan College… Father Brian and Uncle Kevin both played lacrosse at Boston College… Cousin Caroline was an All-American for Florida Tech … 4x Honor Roll…Member of National Honor Society… Member of FM SCAAC Athletic Committee… Major is undecided
Daniella Stroup
Port Coquitlam, BC / Riverside Secondary School
High School: 4x Provincial Champion in field lacrosse… 3x Provincial Champion in box lacrosse… 2015 Silver medalist at box nationals… 2017 Nation Champion Box Lacrosse… 2017 National Runner-up (field) … 2017 All-Star player for Port Coquitlam… 2017 All-Star Team for Nationals (field)… Member of Team British Columbia… Member of Inaugural IMG Girls Lacrosse…
Personal: Born in New Westminster… Parents are Dan and Rita Stroup… Played for Port Coquitlam Saints… Father planed in NLL… Older sister Danita('18) is an alumni of Northwestern Lacrosse… Sister Brianna ('21) is a junior attacker for the Wildcats
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