Friday, February 7
Evanston, IL
5 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Detroit Mercy
#3 Northwestern Kicks Off 2020 Season with Doubleheader
2/5/2020 9:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. - Combe Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller and the No. 3 Northwestern will kick off the 2020 season with a home and away weekend double header. This Friday the Wildcats will host Detroit Mercy at Ryan Fieldhouse at 5 pm and then will travel to North Carolina on Sunday to challenge No. 21 Duke at 11 a.m.
The 2019 Big Ten Champions welcome back 29 players from the 2019 season, including 2019 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Izzy Scane and Team USA U19 World Champions Greta Stahl, Madison Doucette and Jane Hansen. NU will also return Big Ten Players to Watch Megan Kinna and Lindsey McKone and Inside Lacrose Preseason All-Americans Brenna Dwyer, Ally Palermo and Carson Copeland.
Amonte Hiller will welcome 12 new 'Cats to the team including U19 World Championship runner-up Eve Hritzik and Inside Lacrosse top 50 recruits Jane Hansen, Logan Lillie and Erin Coykendall.
In the 2020 season, NU's home schedule will feature ten home games that will be split between Ryan Fieldhouse and Martin Stadium with marquee matchups including an NCAA quarterfinals rematch against Syracuse and top-ranked North Carolina.
Northwestern will oppose Detroit Mercy for the second time in program history. The 'Cats hosted the Titans in 2018 and came away with the 20-2 win. In preseason polls Detroit Mercy was voted to finish fourth in the Southern conference while Chicago's Big Ten Team was voted third in the country by the IWCLA preseason poll.
In the past 10 years, the Wildcats have gone 8-2 against the Blue Devils. Last year the 'Cats secured a nail-biting victory over Duke, 21-20.
TEWAARATON TRIBUTE
Combe Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller is the 2020 recipient of the Tewaaraton Legends Award. The award honors athletes who played collegiate lacrosse prior to the creation of the Tewaaraton Award in 2001, but would have earned the award. Amonte Hiller earned All-American honors four times in lacrosse and was selected as the NCAA National Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996, also marking her two NCAA Championship titles.
WELCOME TO THE LAKE SHOW
Combe Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller welcomed Syracuse great, Casey Powell in to the Northwestern Lacrosse staff for the 2020 season as a volunteer assistant. Powell joins the staff after being awarded All-American honors during each of his four seasons at Syracuse and was twice named the NCAA Division I National Player of the Year. In addition, he helped the Orange to four NCAA tournament appearances, including their 1995 championship run before having one of the most prolific professional lacrosse careers in the history of the MLL.
WILDCATS ON TEAM USA
Four 'Cats were selected for the U19 National Team for the 2019 World Lacrosse Women's Championships coached by Amonte Hiller: Madison Doucette, Elle Hansen, Greta Stahl and 2019 Big Ten Freshman of the year Izzy Scane. The team was able to defeat Canada and bring the gold medal back to the US. Scane was also named to the 10-women All-Tournament team.
CANADIAN CONNECTIONS
Eve Hritzuk played against Team USA on the Canadian U19 National team and led her team throughout the week, earning her 10-women All-Tournament team honors. She is one of four Canadians on the team, including Megan Kinna and Brianna and Daniella Stroup.
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY
The team currently has two sets of sisters (Jane and Elle Hansen, Brianna and Danielle Stroup) and two sets of twins (Carson and Kate Copeland, Katie and Kiera Shanley) and first-year Dylan Amonte is Amonte Hiller's niece.
The 2019 Big Ten Champions welcome back 29 players from the 2019 season, including 2019 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Izzy Scane and Team USA U19 World Champions Greta Stahl, Madison Doucette and Jane Hansen. NU will also return Big Ten Players to Watch Megan Kinna and Lindsey McKone and Inside Lacrose Preseason All-Americans Brenna Dwyer, Ally Palermo and Carson Copeland.
Amonte Hiller will welcome 12 new 'Cats to the team including U19 World Championship runner-up Eve Hritzik and Inside Lacrosse top 50 recruits Jane Hansen, Logan Lillie and Erin Coykendall.
In the 2020 season, NU's home schedule will feature ten home games that will be split between Ryan Fieldhouse and Martin Stadium with marquee matchups including an NCAA quarterfinals rematch against Syracuse and top-ranked North Carolina.
Northwestern will oppose Detroit Mercy for the second time in program history. The 'Cats hosted the Titans in 2018 and came away with the 20-2 win. In preseason polls Detroit Mercy was voted to finish fourth in the Southern conference while Chicago's Big Ten Team was voted third in the country by the IWCLA preseason poll.
In the past 10 years, the Wildcats have gone 8-2 against the Blue Devils. Last year the 'Cats secured a nail-biting victory over Duke, 21-20.
TEWAARATON TRIBUTE
Combe Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller is the 2020 recipient of the Tewaaraton Legends Award. The award honors athletes who played collegiate lacrosse prior to the creation of the Tewaaraton Award in 2001, but would have earned the award. Amonte Hiller earned All-American honors four times in lacrosse and was selected as the NCAA National Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996, also marking her two NCAA Championship titles.
WELCOME TO THE LAKE SHOW
Combe Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller welcomed Syracuse great, Casey Powell in to the Northwestern Lacrosse staff for the 2020 season as a volunteer assistant. Powell joins the staff after being awarded All-American honors during each of his four seasons at Syracuse and was twice named the NCAA Division I National Player of the Year. In addition, he helped the Orange to four NCAA tournament appearances, including their 1995 championship run before having one of the most prolific professional lacrosse careers in the history of the MLL.
WILDCATS ON TEAM USA
Four 'Cats were selected for the U19 National Team for the 2019 World Lacrosse Women's Championships coached by Amonte Hiller: Madison Doucette, Elle Hansen, Greta Stahl and 2019 Big Ten Freshman of the year Izzy Scane. The team was able to defeat Canada and bring the gold medal back to the US. Scane was also named to the 10-women All-Tournament team.
CANADIAN CONNECTIONS
Eve Hritzuk played against Team USA on the Canadian U19 National team and led her team throughout the week, earning her 10-women All-Tournament team honors. She is one of four Canadians on the team, including Megan Kinna and Brianna and Daniella Stroup.
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY
The team currently has two sets of sisters (Jane and Elle Hansen, Brianna and Danielle Stroup) and two sets of twins (Carson and Kate Copeland, Katie and Kiera Shanley) and first-year Dylan Amonte is Amonte Hiller's niece.
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