Northwestern University Athletics
Amonte Hiller Named IWLCA West/Midwest Region Coach of the Year
7/26/2021 2:17:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern's Combe Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller was named the 2021 West/Midwest Region Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association.
Amonte Hiller led the Wildcats to a 15-1 season in 2021 that saw the program reach the national semifinals. The campaign was one for the record books as Northwestern posted a perfect 11-0 regular season en route to capturing the program's first-ever Big Ten regular season title and conference tournament championship.
The 2021 Big Ten Coach of the Year guided Northwestern to historic offensive numbers as the Wildcats led the country in scoring (20.12), points per game (28.75), draw controls per game (19.19), shots per game (39.81) and shots on goal per game (30.06), while NU's 9.25 scoring margin was the second-best nationally. The 20.12 goals per game is an NCAA record. Amonte Hiller mentored Izzy Scane, who was a Tewaaraton Award finalist and 2021 Big Ten Attacker of the Year, as she broke the NCAA record for goals per game (6.12) and the Northwestern single-season record for goals with 98.
This is Amonte Hiller's second straight honor as the IWLCA's West/Midwest Region Coach of the Year after she received the distinction in 2019. The organization did not hold its annual awards in 2020 due to COVID-19 cutting the season short.
Amonte Hiller led the Wildcats to a 15-1 season in 2021 that saw the program reach the national semifinals. The campaign was one for the record books as Northwestern posted a perfect 11-0 regular season en route to capturing the program's first-ever Big Ten regular season title and conference tournament championship.
The 2021 Big Ten Coach of the Year guided Northwestern to historic offensive numbers as the Wildcats led the country in scoring (20.12), points per game (28.75), draw controls per game (19.19), shots per game (39.81) and shots on goal per game (30.06), while NU's 9.25 scoring margin was the second-best nationally. The 20.12 goals per game is an NCAA record. Amonte Hiller mentored Izzy Scane, who was a Tewaaraton Award finalist and 2021 Big Ten Attacker of the Year, as she broke the NCAA record for goals per game (6.12) and the Northwestern single-season record for goals with 98.
This is Amonte Hiller's second straight honor as the IWLCA's West/Midwest Region Coach of the Year after she received the distinction in 2019. The organization did not hold its annual awards in 2020 due to COVID-19 cutting the season short.
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