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1 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LACROSSE GAME NOTES GAMES 15 & 16: OHIO STATE & HOFSTRA GAME INFORMATION Fri., April 27 4 p.m. CT #1 (13-1, 3-0) vs. #17 Ohio State (9-5, 1-2) Sun., April 29 1 p.m. CT 2007 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (13-1, 3-0) Date Day Opponent Time/Result FEBRUARY 17 Sat. at #4 North Carolina L, 8-9 (2OT) 25 Sun. at #19 Vanderbilt W, 20-2 MARCH 1 Thur. at #7 Notre Dame W, Fri. #15 PENN W, Fri. vs. UMass ^ W, Sun. at Boston University W, Fri. #8 SYRACUSE W, 10-7 APRIL 1 SUN. #19 CONNECTICUT W, SAT. #4 DUKE W, MON. CALIFORNIA W, SAT. #8 PENN STATE W, MON. #2 MARYLAND W, Fri. at #13 Johns Hopkins (CSTV).... W, MON. #18 RUTGERS W, FRI. #17 OHIO STATE P.M. 29 SUN. HOFSTRA P.M. MAY 3-6 Thur-Sun. ALC Tournament # TBA 13 Sun. NCAA First Round TBA 19 Sat. NCAA Quarterfinals TBA 25,27 Fri, Sun. NCAA Finals TBA All times Central Home games in Bold CAPS ^ at Yorktown, N.Y. # Baltimore, Md ALC STANDINGS ALC No. 1 will attempt to close out the regular-season in style, and in the process, win the American Lacrosse Conference title outright with a win over Ohio State at 4 p.m. CT Friday afternoon in Evanston. The Wildcats have already clinched a share of their fourth-straight conference title and a No. 1 seed in next week s ALC Tournament after defeating Johns Hopkins last Friday in Baltimore. will then honor its 2006 seniors at 1 p.m. on Sunday before taking on Hofstra. Wear Flip-Flops To Sunday s Game #1 (13-1) vs. Hofstra (9-5) as of 4-25 Team Vanderbilt Ohio State Johns Hopkins Penn State Cats Close Regular Season With Ohio State, Hofstra Overall Fans can show their support for the Wildcat lacrosse seniors in their final regular-season home game as well as the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation by wearing flip-flops to the Sunday, April 29 game with Hofstra. If 500 fans attend the game in flip-flops, the Cats will donate free airfare to the foundation. All fans also will be entered to win a pair of Jaclyn s Garden of Healing flip-flops, designed by Jaclyn herself. All Five ALC Teams Ranked in Top 20 Though small in number, the ALC has proven to be one of the strongest leagues in the nation in This week, all five teams are ranked in the IWLCA Top 20 poll. sits at No. 1, followed by Vanderbilt (9), Johns Hopkins (13), Penn State (15) and Ohio State (17). ALC Win Streak has not lost an ALC match since its regular-season finale in 2004 to Vanderbilt. They enter Friday s game with Ohio State with 14-straight conference wins and are 19-1 since Trio Among Tewaaraton Finalists The Tewaaraton Award Foundation last Friday narrowed its preseason list to 17 finalists for this year s Tewaaraton Trophy and among them are sophomores Hannah Nielsen (35g, 38a) and Meredith Frank (36g, 12a) and last year s winner, Kristen Kjellman (40g, 17a). Of these players, five finalists will be selected and the winner will be announced at the Tewaaraton Awards Banquet on May 30th, 2007 in Washington, D.C. Home Cookin The Wildcats are one tough cookie at home, winning 28-straight games in Evanston dating to went unbeaten at home the past two seasons and is 8-0 in Evanston so far this year. The NCAA record is 41 home wins in a row set by Maryland from Scouting Ohio State The Buckeyes (9-5, 1-2) are one of the sur- CHRISTY FINCH caused six turnovers and scooped prise teams in the ALC this season and have up nine ground balls in the win over Rutgers cracked the top 20 in both major polls after Monday afternoon. Media Services Contact Information: Office Phone: (847) Office Fax: (847) Associate Director/Lacrosse Contact: Adam Widman (cell) (direct office) awidman@northwestern.edu

2 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions IWLCA No. School Record Points 1st 1. NORTHWESTERN Penn Maryland Duke North Carolina Virginia Syracuse James Madison Vanderbilt Georgetown Yale Notre Dame Johns Hopkins Princeton Penn State Rutgers Denver Ohio State Dartmouth Connecticut RV Delaware INSIDE LACROSSE No. School Record Points 1. NORTHWESTERN (14) 2. Maryland Duke Pennsylvania North Carolina Virginia Syracuse James Madison Georgetown Yale Vanderbilt Notre Dame Penn State Princeton Johns Hopkins Denver Rutgers Dartmouth Ohio State Delaware Others receiving votes: Connecticut 7, Boston University 3, Drexel 3, Richmond 2, Holy Cross 1, Virginia Tech Opponents in Bold TOP 20 POLLS winning three of their last four, highlighted by a 9-8 win at No. 8 Penn State and a one-point loss to No. 15 Vanderbilt. Kristen Slahor leads the team with 68 points and is second in the NCAA ranks with 42 assists (3.0 per game) to compliment 26 goals. Jessica Patane leads the team with 36 goals while Kelly Haggerty is second with 28. Kristen Gilwee (8-4) has started all 14 games in goal, allowing 10.2 goals per game. The head coach of the Buckeyes is Sue Stimmel in her 12th season. Scouting Hofstra After a slow 2-4 start that included losses to three ranked teams, the Pride are now sitting pretty at 9-5 after winning seven of their last eight games. Casey McGrath and Becky Thorn are Hofstra s top scorers with 36 and 28 goals, respectively. McGrath scored five in the come-from-behind win over Stony Brook on Tuesday. Maisie Osteen has played all 14 games in goal with a 9-3 record and 117 saves as of April 26. Hofstra is led by firstyear head coach Abby Morgan who spent three years as an assistant before taking over as head coach last August. Cats D Puts the Clamps on Opponents With all the offensive fireworks s attack displays, probably the biggest part that gets overlooked is its defense. As of the NCAA stats released April 22, NU currently leads the nation in scoring defense at 6.0 goals per game. Goalkeeper Morgan Lathrop leads in goals-against average (5.84) and in save percentage (.593) while junior Christy Finch is fifth with 2.6 caused turnovers per game. has only allowed one opponent Notre Dame to score in double-digits this season with 10 goals. Of the 14 games this year, NU s defense has given up just five or fewer goals eight times. They held No. 8 Syracuse the nation s top scoring team at the time with 15.8 per game to seven goals, its lowest offensive output of the season and held No. 4 Duke also more than 15 goals per game coming in to its lowest offensive output (five goals) since Amonte Hiller Named US Lacrosse National Coach of the Week Kelly Amonte Hiller was selected as the US Lacrosse Women s Coach of the Week for the week ending April 22. She will be recognized on CSTV s lacrosse broadcasts this weekend. solidified its No. 1 national ranking with a 12-7 win over No. 2 Maryland last Monday and then went on the road to beat No. 13 Johns Hopkins 12-5 on Friday. has won 13-straight since dropping its season opener. Kjellman Nabs Third ALC Honor Kristen Kjellman Tuesday picked up her third ALC Player of the Week honor of the season in recognition of her exceptional performance against No. 2 Maryland and No. 13 Johns Hopkins last week. Kjellman had eight goals and one assist in the two games as clinched at least a share of its fourth-straight ALC title. Against Maryland the senior notched a hat trick and had seven ground balls in a 12-7 victory over the Terrapins. She added two draw controls and an assist as the 'Cats defeated their third top five team this season. In the 12-5 conference win over Johns Hopkins, Kjellman notched five goals and added two ground balls. After scoring the first two of the game, she notched two more in the decisive second half to help the 'Cats pull away and secure the top seed in next week's ALC tournament, held May 3-6 in Baltimore, Md. Kjellman shared the honor with Ohio State s Jessica Patane. Kjellman Among Elite Company With 224 goals and 92 assists (316 points), senior All-American Kristen Kjellman needs eight more assists to become only the eighth player in the history of NCAA Division I women s lacrosse to record at least 200 goals and 100 assists in a career. 1. Jen Adams Maryland goals, 178 assists 445 points 2. Karen Emas Delaware goals, 110 assists 420 points 3. Marsha Florio Penn State goals, 109 assists 380 points 4. Amy Appelt Virginia goals, 115 assists 373 points 5. Mary Key Johns Hopkins goals, 138 assists 358 points 6. Suzanne Wosczyna Old Dominion goals, 119 assists 325 points 7. Lauren Aumiller Virginia goals, 103 assists 320 points 8. Kristen Kjellman goals, 92 assists 316 points Kjellman solidified herself in the NU record books March 30 against Syracuse as her three points made her NU s all-time points leader, breaking the old mark of 289 set back in 1987 by Kate Oleykowski. She totaled nine points (6g, 3a) that weekend, with two goals and one assist against Syracuse and four goals and two dishes against UConn. Kjellman now has 316 total points and became just the 16th player in the history of NCAA Division I women s lacrosse to eclipse 300 total points. And its only a matter of time before she owns the record for goals in a career. She enters Friday with 224, four shy of the current record of 228, also set in 1987 by Oleykowski.

3 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions 2007 QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: Evanston, Ill. Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 7,800 President: Henry S. Bienen Faculty Rep: Bob Gundlach Home Facility: Leonard B. Thomas Athletic Complex Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple and White Conference: Big Ten Director of Athletics: Mark Murphy Senior Women s Administrator: Noreen Morris Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller, Maryland 96 (sixth season) NU Record: (sixth season) Career Record/Years: Same Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 9/ Overall Record: American Lacrosse Conference Record/Finish: 5-0/1st NCAA National Champions MEDIA SERVICES Assistant AD for Media Services: Mike Wolf Associate Director: Adam Widman (lacrosse contact) Phone: Fax: awidman@northwestern.edu Assistant Directors: Aaron Bongle, Doug Meffley Assistant Dir./Publications Coordinator: Julie Dunn Intern: Dan Platt Program Assistant: Jocelyn Serranilla No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 00 Abby Bangser GK 5-9 Jr. West Hartford, Conn. (Conrad) 1 Hilary Bowen M/A 5-4 So. Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton) 2 Danielle Spencer M 6-0 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton) 3 Kristen Kjellman M 5-6 Sr. Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) 4 Katrina Dowd M/A 5-4 Fr. Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (Yorktown) 5 Aly Josephs A 5-3 Sr. Reisterstown, Md. (Franklin) 6 Kristen Boege M/D 5-6 Sr. Huntington, N.Y. (Huntington) 7 Hannah Nielsen M 5-5 So. Adelaide, Australia (Brighton Secondary) 8 Ali Jacobs M 5-5 So. Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) 9 Hilary Alley M 5-9 Jr. Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 10 Mary Kate Casey M/D 5-7 So. Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 11 Meredith Frank M 5-7 So. Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) 12 Christy Finch M/D 5-6 Jr. Hudson, Ohio (Hudson) 14 Emily Lovett M/D 5-6 Sr. Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) 15 Kim Pantages M 5-7 Fr. North Caldwell, N.J. (West Essex) 16 Meghan Plunkett A 5-2 So. Towson, Md. (Maryvale Prep) 17 Kristin McCandlish M 5-4 So. Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington) 19 Laura Clemente M/A 5-2 So. Madison, N.J. (Madison) 20 Maggie Bremer M 5-5 Fr. Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington) 21 Lindsay Finocchiaro M/D 5-3 Sr. Fairfield, N.J. (West Essex) 22 Caroline Tesar M 5-4 Fr. Lake Bluff, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 23 Fallon McGraw D 5-5 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (St. Mary's) 24 Quinn Cammarota A/M 5-4 Jr. Northport, N.Y. (Northport) 25 Lindsay North M/D 5-6 Jr. McLean, Va. (McLean) 26 Morgan Lathrop GK 5-5 So. Briarcliff, N.Y. (The Hackley School) 27 Hannah Whitman D 5-10 Sr. Baltimore, Md. (Roland Park) 28 Caitlin Jackson M 5-6 So. Norwell, Mass. (Norwell) 29 Annie Elliott M 5-4 Sr. Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights) 30 Bailey Su M 5-3 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore) 31 Casey Donohoe M 5-9 So. Jarrettsville, Md. (Notre Dame Prep) 33 Sara Harrington M 5-5 Fr. Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller (sixth season) Assistant Coach: Acacia Walker (second season) Assistant Coach: Lindsey Munday (first season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Scott Hiller (fifth season) Manager/Administrative Assistant: Andrea Doherty 2007 ROSTER Streak Snapped Sophomore Meredith Frank had her 33-game streak with at least one point snapped in Friday s game at Johns Hopkins. Frank had tallied at least one point in every game of her career until being held scoreless against the Blue Jays. Rolling Since its one-point, double-overtime setback at then- No. 4 North Carolina back on Feb. 17, the Wildcats have played like a team on a mission. They have won 13-straight games 10 against ranked teams and have outscored their opponents over that stretch, an average score of 16.5 to 5.5. Cats Among NCAA Leaders To no one s surprise, the Wildcats are among the NCAA statistical leaders in several categories as of the latest NCAA stats released April 22. NU leads the nation in scoring margin (+10.0) and scoring defense (6.0) and are third with 16.0 goals per game. Individually, goalkeeper Morgan Lathrop leads in goals-against average (5.84) and save percentage (.593) while junior defender Christy Finch is fifth with 2.6 caused turnovers per game. Hannah Nielsen is fourth with 5.31 points and fifth with 2.85 assists per game. Hilary Bowen is 13th in points (4.54) and 15th in assists (1.85). Kristen Kjellman rounds out the leaders, ranking 19th with 4.15 points, 23rd in draws (2.85) and 27th with 2.85 goals. Last Time Out: NU 15, Rutgers 4 No. 1 cruised to its 13th win in a row with a 15-4 win over No. 18 Rutgers at a warm, then very chilly Lakeside Field. Kristen Kjellman, Hilary Bowen and Hannah Nielsen each scored three goals for the Wildcats. In the second half, the temperature literally dropped degrees in a matter of seconds, but the Wildcats stayed hot as they picked up their 28th-straight win at home. The Wildcats got off to bit of a slow start. But with the scored tied at 1-1 four minutes into the game, s attacked kicked it into overdrive, scoring 11 consecutive goals extending into the second half. Bowen and Nielsen each scored their three goals over the decisive run which was capped off by two-straight from Josephs to make it Rutgers did not score its second goal until the 23:22 mark of the second half on a goal by Nina Frankoski. owned the time of possession once again, outshooting the Scarlet Knights 33-20, including 19-8 in the first half. Morgan Lathrop made seven saves in goal, two of which came in span of :03 seconds as she denied two-straight shots by Rutgers from point-blank range in the second half. Abby Bangser played the final 13 minutes, making two saves. Also notching goals for the Wildcats were Katrina Dowd (2), Meredith Frank and Kristin McCandlish. Bowen also added two assists for a game-high five points. Junior defender Christy Finch, s unsung hero this season on the backline, caused six turnovers and picked up nine ground balls.

4 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions Multiple Threats The Wildcats are one of the nation s top scoring teams, due mainly to their multiple threats on attack. has five players with 31 or more goals, led by Kristen Kjellman s 40. Hilary Bowen (38) and Meredith Frank (36) are right behind Kjellman while Hannah Nielsen comes in fourth with 35. Aly Josephs rounds out the top scorers with 31. Since they were held to single digits in the opener at UNC, the Wildcat attack has exploded, averaging 16.5 goals over their 13-game win streak. NORTHWESTERN IN THE NCAA RANKS Nielsen On Record Breaking Pace Sophomore Hannah Nielsen is on pace for a recordbreaking season. Through 14 games, the Australia native has 38 assists, an average of 2.7 per game. At her current pace, she is on pace to shatter the NU single-season record for assists which is 54, set by current assistant coach Lindsey Munday in Seniors Set Win Record With the win over California on April 9, the 2007 seniors (Kjellman, Josephs, Finocchiaro, Elliott, Boege, Whitman and Lovett) became the winningest class in s history with 69 wins and counting. They won 15 games in 2004, 21 in 2005, 20 last season and 13 so far in Last year s class graduated with 64 wins. Early and Often The Wildcats have made a living jumping out to big leads this season. Through 14 games NU has outscored the opposition in the first half of games. They led 13-0 at the half at Vanderbilt, 12-4 at Notre Dame, 10-1 vs. UMass, 7-0 at Boston University, 13-3 vs. UConn and 10-1 vs. Rutgers. Finch Named WomensLAX.com Player of the Week April 9 Few would have predicted a 12-goal victory for the Wildcats over Duke on April 7, but perhaps most impressive was s defensive effort. Christy Finch led a defense that held Duke to their lowest offensive output since 2005, and it was only the fourth time in program history that the Blue Devils have been outmatched by 12 goals its worst loss since Finch went into the game ranked second in the nation in caused turnovers. She added five more to that statistic on Saturday, along with three ground balls, as the Wildcat defense allowed a potent Duke offense only 13 shots in the game and only one second-half goal. The junior defender has become known for her ability to strip an attacker with the ball in a crowd-pleasing fashion. 20-Point Plateau With 22 points in the win over California, it marked the 10th time since returning to varsity status in 2002 and the second time in three games that the Wildcats have scored 20 or more points under head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller. NCAA Attendance Record and UMass set an NCAA regular-season attendance record with 3,075 spectators at the inaugural Friends of Jaclyn College Lacrosse Challenge at Yorktown High School in Yorktown, N.Y. back on March 23. The event raised just under $40,000 for brain tumor awareness. Kjellman ALC Player of the Week April 2 Kristen Kjellman was honored April 2 by the ALC, picking up player of the week honors in recognition of her outstanding performance over the weekend in wins over No. 8 Syracuse and No. 19 UConn. Kjellman further solidified herself in the NU record books against Syracuse as her three points made her NU's all-time points leader, breaking the old mark of 289 set back in She totaled nine points (6g, 3a) over the weekend, with two goals and one assist Friday and four goals and two dishes on Sunday against UConn. Kjellman Garners Weekly Honor Feb. 26 Kristen Kjellman was named the American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week by the conference office for the week of February 26. Kjellman recorded eight points on a season-high six goals and two assists in the win over No. 5 Notre Dame. Kjellman keyed a 6-1 scoring run late in the first half to help the Wildcats to a 12-4 halftime lead scoring three goals in that span. Wildcats, Kjellman Garner Preseason ALC, All-America Honors In a vote of the league s five head coaches, NU, the two-time defending national champions, has been picked to win its fourth ALC title in a row. Kristen Kjellman, the two-time ALC Player of the Year, also has been selected as the preseason Player of the Year. Kjellman is joined on the team by Aly Josephs, Lindsay Finocchiaro, and Meredith Frank. All four student-athletes also were named preseason All-Americans by insidelacrosse.com; Kjellman, Josephs and Finocchiaro were placed on the first-team while Frank was a third-team designee. Finocchiaro was on the All-Conference team in 2006,

5 while Frank was the ALC Rookie of the Year last year and was named to the All-ALC second-team along with Josephs. More Fun Stuff... is 54-2 over the past two-plus seasons. Last season became the first team in school history to win back-to-back NCAA team titles. In 2005, just its fourth year back as a varsity team, NU became the first Wildcat squad to win an NCAA team title since They also became the first team outside of the Eastern time zone to win an NCAA lacrosse title, male or female, at any level. In 2006, shattered school records for goals (333), assists (165) and points (498) in a season and also set the record for goals per game average (15.8). The 498 points was an NCAA record and fell just short of breaking the all-time goals per game average record of With 72 goals last season, Kjellman was just the second Wildcat in program history to score 70 or more goals in a season and the first in the modern era. She also is just the second Wildcat in program history to record at least 50 goals three-straight years. She is the first to accomplish that feat since Kathleen Kochmansky did it from Kelly Amonte Hiller announced the hiring of former Wildcat All-American Lindsey Munday to her coaching staff last September. Munday was a standout midfielder for the Wildcats from , claiming first-team IWLCA All-America honors each of the past two years. She is first on s all-time list with 128 career assists, second with 268 career points and fourth with 140 goals. In 2005 she set single-season marks for points (107) and assists (54). She went out as part of the winningest senior class in school history (64 wins). She orchestrated an offense that led the nation with 15.8 goals per game last season and helped the Wildcats set school records for goals (333), assists (165) and points (498) in a season Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions

6 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions AMERICAN LACROSSE CONFERENCE STATS National rank in parenthesis

7 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions Back in July 2000, Kelly Amonte Hiller was given the task of putting the women s lacrosse program back on the national landscape after a decadelong hiatus. The job officially began with the Wildcats first varsity season in the spring of 2002, and the progress in five short years has been nothing short of stunning. How stunning? Try back-to-back national titles for starters. After the Wildcats made history in 2005, they repeated in 2006 to become the first team in school history to win consecutive NCAA titles. The Wildcats entered last season, undoubtedly, with a target on their backs. But Amonte Hiller s squad was up to the task, going 20-1, winning their thirdstraight ALC crown and second NCAA title in the process. Kristen Kjellman took home the Tewaaraton Trophy as the nation s top player becoming the first player to win the award from a non-east Coast school. Want more? The Wildcats shattered several school records with 333 goals, 165 assists, 498 points and a 15.8 goals-per-game average that led the nation. And to top it off, Amonte Hiller s 2006 seniors went out as the winningest class in program history with 64 wins over the past four years. Amonte Hiller picked up her third-straight ALC Coach of the Year honor in the process while Kjellman took home Player of the Year and Meredith Frank Rookie of the Year. She had five players receive All-America status, the most of any school in Division I. After the magical 2005 season, her original recruits went out as seniors exactly the way they wanted to as NCAA national champions. Arguably the most amazing story in women s lacrosse history, the Wildcats became the first team outside the Eastern Time Zone to earn a No. 1 ranking in the Intercollegiate Women s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll in late March, and a little more than two months later they justified that ranking in the NCAA Championship by defeating Mount St. Mary s, Princeton, Dartmouth and Virginia en route to the first NCAA lacrosse title at any level, male or female, by a team outside the Eastern Time Zone. In the end, finished 21-0 overall and was the only undefeated team in NCAA Division I in As a further sign of their dominance, the Cats led the nation in scoring offense, scoring defense, scoring margin and draw controls per game. As a result, Amonte Hiller was named the IWLCA National Coach of the Year as well as the Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. In American Lacrosse Conference play, NU not only went 6-0 in rolling to its first outright title, but the Wildcats also set the record for conference goals in a season (98) while shattering the conference mark for fewest goals allowed (28). At the end of the ALC season, was honored with the Player of the Year (Kristen Kjellman) and the Goalie of the Year (Ashley Gersuk), and not surprisingly Amonte Hiller was Kelly Amonte Hiller Head Coach Sixth Season 2005 National Coach of the Year named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. The 2005 campaign was a perfect complement to a program that made a quantum leap from its second year to its third year to the point that following the 2004 season Amonte Hiller was named National Coach of the Year by both Inside Lacrosse and womenslacrosse.com, as well as Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year by her peers at the IWLCA. The recognition was well-deserved. The women s lacrosse team went 15-3 in 2004 (including a then-school-record 13-game winning streak), ranked as high as sixth in the IWLCA national coaches poll, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. In addition to its success nationally, also made a huge step in the ALC. Picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll of the conference coaches, the Wildcats instead went 5-1, with the only loss coming in the regular-season finale to Vanderbilt (10-9 in overtime) which forced the two teams to share the conference crown. NU led the ALC in scoring offense and scoring defense, and at the end of the season Kjellman was named ALC Rookie of the Year and joined by five teammates on the All-ALC teams. For the team s collective success, Amonte Hiller was named the ALC Coach of the Year. In 2000, Amonte Hiller was ranked 21st by Sports Illustrated on its list of Massachusetts Greatest Sports Figures of the 20th Century. Recently before the 2007 season, Amonte Hiller and her husband, Scott, were inducted into the New England Lacrosse Hall of Fame in Boston. In the four years before her arrival at, Amonte Hiller coached at the collegiate level. During the 1997 and 1998 seasons, she served as the assistant women s lacrosse coach at Brown. In 1999, Amonte Hiller served in a similar capacity at the University of Massachusetts. In 2000, again as an assistant, she helped guide Boston University to its first Top- 10 ranking and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Amonte Hiller has three siblings, including Tony who is well-known as a top player in the National Hockey League; he also played the silver medal-winning United States team at the 2002 Olympic Games. Amonte Hiller s husband, Scott, holds a law degree from Suffolk (Mass.); a lacrosse standout in his own right, was named co-president of the defending Major League Lacrosse champion Baltimore Bayhawks in January 2005 after serving as head coach of the Boston Cannons of MLL the four seasons prior. This past November, the Hillers welcomed newborn daughter, Harlee, to the family. They reside in Evanston. AMONTE HILLER YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR SCHOOL ALL CONF ^ ^ Overall Record: ALC Record: 23-9 ^ NCAA Champions 2005 IWLCA National Coach of the Year. Three-time American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) Coach of the Year in 2004, 05 and 06. Named to the NCAA Division I Women s Lacrosse 25th Anniversary Team in April As a player she led the Maryland Terrapins to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1995 and 96. A first-team All-American in 1994, 95 and 96 and a third-team All-American in IWLCA National Player of the Year in 1995 and 96. Named to the NCAA all-tournament team in 1994, 95 and 96. Member of the U.S. National Team. Last year Amonte Hiller s Wildcats became the first team in s history to win consecutive NCAA championships. In 2005 they were the first team outside the Eastern Time Zone to win a lacrosse title, male or female, at any level. Recorded her 50th career win to open the 2006 season at her alma mater, Maryland. Mentored Kristen Kjellman to Tewaaraton Trophy honors in 2006 marking the first time a player has won the award, male or female, from a school outside the Eastern Time Zone. In 2006 the Wildcats shattered the single-season school records for goals (333), assists (165) and points (498) and also set the record for goals-per-game average (15.8). They fell just short of breaking the all-time NCAA record of enters the 2007 season with 20 straight home wins dating to the end of the 2004 season. The NCAA record is 22. is 9-1 in the NCAA Tournament under Amonte Hiller.

8 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions NORTHWESTERN CAREER/SEASON LEADERS GOALS Season 1. 76, Kate Oleykowski (1987) 2. 72, Kristen Kjellman (2006) 3. 68, Kate Oleykowski (1986) 4. 60, Kathleen Kochmansky (1982) 5. 59, Kristen Kjellman (2005) 6. 56, Antoinette Lucas (1988) 7. 55, Aly Josephs (2006) 8. 54, Kathleen Kochmansky (1983) 9. 53, Kristen Kjellman (2004) 53, Lindsey Munday (2005) Career , Kate Oleykowski ( ) , Kristen Kjellman (2004-present) , Kathleen Kochmansky ( ) , Aly Josephs (2004-present) , Lindsey Munday (2003-present) , Laura Glassanos (2003-present) , Sarah Albrecht (2002-present) , Maureen Mullen ( ) , Antoinette Lucas ( ) , Sue Novack ( ) ASSISTS Season 1. 54, Lindsey Munday (2005) 2. 50, Lindsey Munday (2006) 3. 38, Hannah Nielsen (2007) 4. 32, Kristen Kjellman (2005) 32, Maureen Mullen (1988) 6. 27, Maureen Mullen (1987) 7. 26, Kate Oleykowski (1987) 26, Kristen Kjellman (2006) 26, Hilary Bowen (2007) , Sarah Albrecht (2004) Career , Lindsey Munday ( ) 2. 94, Maureen Mullen ( ) 3. 92, Kristen Kjellman (2004-present) 4. 71, Sarah Albrecht ( ) 5. 65, Laura Glassanos ( ) 6. 61, Kate Oleykowski ( ) 7. 47, Hannah Nielsen (2006-present) 8. 39, Hilary Bowen (2006-present) 9. 37, Kathleen Kochmansky ( ) , Wendi Kemp ( ) , Meredith Frank (2006-present) POINTS Season , Lindsey Munday (2005) , Kate Oleykowski (1987) 3. 98, Kristen Kjellman (2006) 4. 94, Lindsey Munday (2006) 5. 91, Kristen Kjellman (2005) 6. 84, Kate Oleykowski (1986) 7. 83, Maureen Mullen (1988) 8. 73, Hannah Nielsen (2007) 9. 71, Kathleen Kochmansky (1982) , Kristen Kjellman (2004) , Robin Clark (1987) 65, Kathleen Kochmansky (1983) Career , Kristen Kjellman (2004-present) , Kate Oleykowski ( ) , Lindsey Munday (2003-present) , Kathleen Kochmansky ( ) , Maureen Mullen ( ) , Sarah Albrecht (2002-present) , Laura Glassanos (2003-present) , Aly Josephs (2004-present) , Antoinette Lucas ( ) , Sue Novack ( ) 3 KRISTEN KJELLMAN GOALS Season at Notre Dame (3/1/07) Career at UConn (4/4/04) ASSISTS Season at Vanderbilt (2/25/07) Career (2x) last vs. Davidson (4/17/05) POINTS Season at Notre Dame (3/1/07) Career vs. UConn (4/3/05) PLAYER SEASON/CAREER HIGHS 11 MEREDITH FRANK GOALS Season: (2x) last vs. UConn (4/1/07) Career: (2x) last vs. UConn (4/1/07) ASSISTS Season vs. UMass (3/23/07) Career vs. UMass (3/23/07) POINTS Season (3x) last vs. UConn (4/1/07) Career (3x) last vs. UConn (4/1/07) 7 HANNAH NIELSEN GOALS Season (2x) last vs. California (4/9/07) Career (2x) last vs. California (4/9/07) ASSISTS Season vs. Penn State (4/14/07) Career vs. Penn State (4/14/07) POINTS Season at Boston University (3/25/07) Career at Boston University (3/25/07) 5 ALY JOSEPHS GOALS Season vs. Duke (4/7/07) Career vs. Mount St. Mary s (5/12/05) ASSISTS Season Career (2x) last at UConn (4/7/06) POINTS Season vs. Duke (4/7/07) Career vs. Mount St. Mary s (5/12/05) 1 HILARY BOWEN GOALS Season at Boston University (3/25/07) Career at Boston University (3/25/07) ASSISTS Season vs. Duke (4/7/07) Career vs. Duke (4/7/07) POINTS Season at Boston University (3/25/07) Career at Boston University (3/25/07) 26 MORGAN LATHROP SAVES Season vs. Maryland (4/16/07) Career at Hofstra (2/24/06)

9 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions GAME 1 Feb. 17, 2007 Chapel Hill, N.C. #4 UNC 9, #1 NU 8 (2OT) Top-ranked suffered a heartbreaking 9-8 loss in double overtime at No. 4 North Carolina. Sophomore Hannah Nielsen led the Wildcats with four points on two goals and two assists. Classmate Morgan Lathrop made 10 saves in goal. After both teams went scoreless through the first overtime, UNC notched the game-winner when Christina Juras scored on an unassisted goal with 2:52 left in the period. jumped out to a 3-0 lead with two goals from Meredith Frank and one from Hilary Bowen. UNC finally got on the board with 9:59 left when Meg Freshwater scored on a free position shot. As was the case all afternoon, the Cats came right back when Aly Josephs quickly scored unassisted less than a minute later. UNC s Jenn Russell then made it 4-2 at halftime with an unassisted goal of her own with 1:49 left in the half. In the second half, UNC cut the margin to one on a free position goal by Chelsea Parks three and half minutes into the period. But the Wildcats would answer quickly once again when Nielsen scored unassisted 26 seconds later and then again less than a minute after that to make it 6-3 in favor of. After that, UNC scored three unanswered goals to tie the game. After the third goal, again scored in the blink of an eye when Bowen grabbed the draw control and scored 17 seconds later to give NU the one-point lead right back, 7-6. Both teams struggled to find the back of the net in the final 13 minutes of regulation. UNC tied the game back up at 7-7 on a Jess Allen goal before Nielsen found Tewaaraton Trophy winner Kristen Kjellman who scored with 10:49 left and put NU out in front once again. But right when it looked like would come away with the narrow victory, UNC's Erica LaGrow tied the game on an unassisted goal with 1:02 left on the clock. The loss marked the first time since returning to varsity status in 2002 that the Wildcats lost their season opener. Nielsen led NU with seven shots, followed by Bowen and Kjellman who had six and five, respectively. took 25 shots in the first two periods, but did not attempt a shot in either overtime period. They committed a total of four turnovers in both overtime periods to zero for UNC North Carolina GOALS: Nielsen, Hannah 2; Frank, Meredith 2; Bowen, Hilary 2; Kjellman, Kristen 1; Josephs, Aly 1. ASSISTS: Nielsen, Hannah 2; Frank, Meredith 1. North Carolina GOALS: Christina Juras 2; Jess Allen 2; Jenn Russell 2; Chelsea Parks 1; Meg Freshwater 1; Erica LaGrow 1. ASSISTS: Chelsea Parks 1. SHOTS 1 2 OT O2 Tot North Carolina GROUND BALLS 1 2 OT O2 Tot North Carolina DRAW CONTROLS 1 2 OT O2 Tot North Carolina GAME 2 Feb. 25, 2007 Nashville, Tenn. #3 NU 20, #19 Vanderbilt 2 Third-ranked rebounded from a rare loss last weekend and evened its record to 1-1 with a dominating 20-2 win at No. 19 Vanderbilt at the Vanderbilt Lacrosse Complex in Nashville. The win marked the largest margin of victory (18 points) for NU since defeating Oregon 21-2 early in the 2005 season. NU held the Commodores to just two late goals after Vanderbilt scored 18 in its opening win over Albany last weekend. Sophomore Meredith Frank scored a career-high five goals all in the first half while Kristen Kjellman recorded seven points on four goals and three assists. Sophomore Hannah Nielsen had another solid game with two goals and three assists. The Wildcats were all business from the outset. They led 13-0 at halftime and scored the first two goals of the second half before Vanderbilt finally got on the board with a goal from Ali Lemons midway through the period. Nielsen scored the first goal 1:40 into the game before the Wildcats scored sevenstraight goals from three Westwood High School natives in Kjellman (3), Frank (3) and sophomore Ali Jacobs to make it minutes into the game. Two more goals by Hilary Bowen, one by Aly Josephs and two more from Frank rounded out the scoring in the first 30 minutes. outshot Vanderbilt 19-9 in the first half and for the game. Also recording goals for NU were Casey Donohoe, Bailey Su and freshmen Danielle Spencer and Katrina Dowd. Morgan Lathrop made 11 saves in 47 minutes of action while Abby Bangser played 13 minutes with three saves Vanderbilt GOALS: Frank, Meredith 5; Kjellman, Kristen 4; Bowen, Hilary 3; Nielsen, Hannah 2; Josephs, Aly 1; Su, Bailey 1; Dowd, Katrina 1; Jacobs, Ali 1; Spencer, Danielle 1; Donohoe, Casey 1. ASSISTS: Kjellman, Kristen 3; Nielsen, Hannah 3; Bowen, Hilary 1. Vanderbilt GOALS: Adam, Anastasia 1; Lemons, Ali 1. ASSISTS: Curran, Margie Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vanderbilt GAME 3 March 1, 2007 South Bend, Ind. #3 NU 18, #7 Notre Dame 10 Kristen Kjellman and Hannah Nielsen combined for 10 goals and sophomore Hilary Bowen added six points as the third-ranked Wildcats handed No. 7 Notre Dame, a 2006 NCAA finalist, its first loss of the season with an victory. The Wildcats raced out to a 12-4 halftime lead and never looked back. NU outshot Notre Dame in the first half and for the game. NU also came up with 12 of the 18 draw controls in the opening period. NU took a 2-0 lead in the very first minute of the game as Aly Josephs and Katrina Dowd each scored 14 seconds apart. Two more goals from Nielsen and one from Meredith Frank made it 5-1 NU 8:06 into the game. After Bowen extended NU s lead to 6-2, Notre Dame s Caitlin McKinney trimmed the lead back to three with 12 minutes remaining in the period. But NU would end the half on a 6-1 run, with three goals coming off the stick of Kjellman for the 12-4 halftime lead. In the second half, extended its lead to nine points on three occasions, the first coming on an unassisted goal by Kjellman in which she caught her own rebound off a save and fired the ball right past Notre Dame keeper Erin Goodman. UND s Jillian Byers, who led the Irish with three goals, cut the lead back to eight points before Nielsen found Kjellman for her fifth goal of the game to make it 15-6 with 18 minutes left. UND put together a small run and made things a little more interesting with three-straight goals by Byers, Kaki Orr and Gina Scioscia to make it 15-9 with 10 minutes left in the match. Not to be outdone, the Wildcats ran off three consecutive goals of their own one more from Kjellman on a free-position shot and two from Bowen in the final minutes to make it Kjellman finished with eight total points on six goals and two assists, Nielsen added three assists for seven points while Bowen had an even three goals and three assists Notre Dame GOALS: Kjellman, Kristen 6; Nielsen, Hannah 4; Bowen, Hilary 3; Dowd, Katrina 2; Josephs, Aly 2; Frank, Meredith 1. ASSISTS: Bowen, Hilary 3; Nielsen, Hannah 3; Dowd, Katrina 2; Kjellman, Kristen 2; Frank, Meredith 1. Notre Dame GOALS: BYERS, Jillian 3; ZENTGRAF, Lena 2; McKINNEY, Caitlin 2; ORR, Kaki 1; SCIOSCIA, Gina 1; STOECKERT, Jane 1. ASSISTS: BILLINGS, Alicia 1; BYERS, Jillian 1; MURPHY, Meghan 1; ORR, Kaki 1; SCIOSCIA, Gina 1; ZENTGRAF, Lena Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame

10 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions GAME 4 March 9, 2007 Evanston, Ill. #2 NU 13, #15 Penn 4 Second-ranked outscored No. 15 Penn 7-1 in the second half en route to a 13-4 victory. Kristen Kjellman led with six points, including three second-half goals, and Aly Josephs added four as NU improved its record to 3-1. Morgan Lathrop made 10 saves for the Wildcats and allowed just four goals. Penn came into the game averaging 14 goals over its first three games but were held to single digits for the first time against the Wildcats. NU led 6-3 at the half and saw its lead dwindle to two points when Penn s Rachel Manson found Becca Edwards for a goal four minutes into the second half. Unfortunately for the Quakers, that would be the last time they would find the back of the net. The game stayed at 6-4 for the next five minutes until Meredith Frank found freshman Katrina Dowd for a goal that sparked a 7-0 run to end the game. Three of those goals came off the stick of Kjellman, two from Josephs and one from Casey Donohoe. Hannah Nielsen and Frank each had two assists in the final 30 minutes. Nielsen and Frank each had one goal and two assists each on the day and Ali Jacobs also added a goal of her own to round out the scoring for. The Wildcats had the advantage most of the afternoon on the attack, outshooting Penn and 18-8 in the first half. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania GOALS: EDWARDS, Becca 1; DeLUCA, Ali 1; LOMBARDO, Kaitlyn 1; MULLER, Chrissy 1. ASSISTS: EDWARDS, Becca 1; MANSON, Rachel 1. GOALS: Kjellman, Kristen 4; Josephs, Aly 4; Frank, Meredith 1; Nielsen, Hannah 1; Donohoe, Casey 1; Jacobs, Ali 1; Dowd, Katrina 1. ASSISTS: Bowen, Hilary 2; Frank, Meredith 2; Kjellman, Kristen 2; Nielsen, Hannah 2. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania GAME 5 March 23, 2007 Yorktown, N.Y. #2 NU 18, UMass 4 Second-ranked defeated UMass 18-4 in the inaugural Friends of Jaclyn Brain Tumor Awareness College Lacrosse Challenge in front of an NCAA record crowd of 3,075 people at Yorktown High School in upstate New York. Meredith Frank, Aly Josephs and Hilary Bowen all recorded three goals to pace the Wildcats who scored 15 unanswered goals. But despite the score and all the other storylines that came along with the game, the real winner was 12-year-old Jaclyn Murphy and her family. In a joint effort with both schools and the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, an estimated $38,500 was raised to help support the foundation and Brain Tumor Awareness. Murphy, s biggest and most inspirational fan, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a childhood brain cancer, at the age of 10. UMass jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Kathleen Typadis netted an unassisted goal less than three minutes into the game. It was all Wildcats from that point on. Bowen tied the game less then a minute later as her goal sparked a 15-0 Wildcat run that extended nine minutes into the second half. dominated in all areas, winning 15-of-24 draw controls while outshooting UMass and 19-5 in the first period as the Cats opened a 10-1 lead at the break. Bowen and Frank also tallied three assists each (one of which Bowen tossed to Hannah Nielsen from her knees in the second half) to lead NU with six points apiece. Nielsen finished with five points on two goals and three dishes. Kristen Kjellman, Ali Jacobs and hometown hero and Yorktown-native Katrina Dowd all scored two goals. Casey Donohoe had one goal and an assist to round out the scoring for NU Massachusetts GOALS: Bowen, Hilary 3; Frank, Meredith 3; Josephs, Aly 3; Nielsen, Hannah 2; Kjellman, Kristen 2; Dowd, Katrina 2; Jacobs, Ali 2; Donohoe, Casey 1. ASSISTS: Bowen, Hilary 3; Frank, Meredith 3; Nielsen, Hannah 3; Donohoe, Casey 1. Massachusetts GOALS: TYPADIS, Kathleen 2; DROWN, Holly 1; MANCINI, Claire 1. ASSISTS: PASQUANTONIO, Julie Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts GAME 6 March 25, 2007 Boston, Mass. #2 NU 17, Boston University 4 Sophomores Hilary Bowen and Hannah Nielsen combined for 11 goals and classmate Morgan Lathrop made 12 saves in goal as cruised past host Boston University 17-4 at Nickerson Field. The victory also was the fifth-straight for the Wildcats who are averaging 17.2 goals and giving up just 4.8 over that stretch. Nielsen also tallied four assists for nine points while Bowen also ended up with nine with three dishes. The Wildcats scored the first eight goals of the contest before BU scored its first goal 5:26 into the second period. Nielsen opened the scoring with the first goal less than two minutes into the contest before Kristen Kjellman made it 2-0 less than two minutes later. Bowen then blew the game open with three-straight goals to make it 5-0 as NU eventually took a 7-0 lead into halftime. BU s offense finally came alive in the second half, scoring four goals on 14 shots. But they never threatened thanks to the outstanding play of Lathrop who improved her record to 5-1 on the season. Boston natives Meredith Frank (2g) and Kjellman (2g, 2a) each scored twice for NU. Casey Donohoe and Aly Josephs both had one goal. Boston s Traci Landy led the Terriers with three goals and took a game-high 10 shots. Jenna Golden took the loss in goal, recording nine saves as NU showered the BU defense with 31 shots Boston University GOALS: Bowen, Hilary 6; Nielsen, Hannah 5; Kjellman, Kristen 2; Frank, Meredith 2; Josephs, Aly 1; Donohoe, Casey 1. ASSISTS: Nielsen, Hannah 4; Bowen, Hilary 3; Kjellman, Kristen 2; Dowd, Katrina 1. Boston University GOALS: Landy, Traci 3; Morton, Lauren 1. ASSISTS: Curro, McKinley 2; Baumgartner, Erica 1; Dalton, Sarah Boston University Boston University Boston University

11 2007 Lacrosse Back-to-Back NCAA Champions GAME 7 March 30, 2007 Evanston, Ill. #1 NU 10, #8 Syracuse 7 Top-ranked defeated No. 8 Syracuse 10-7 at the Thomas Athletic Complex in Evanston for its sixthstraight victory. With two goals and one assist, senior Kristen Kjellman set a record with 290 career points, breaking the old mark of 289 set by Kate Oleykowski in Senior Aly Josephs led the Cats with a hat-trick. Meredith Frank had two goals along with Kjellman while Hilary Bowen, Hannah Nielsen and Ali Jacobs each had one. It was billed as a battle of the nation s top two scoring teams, with both squads averaging over 15 goals per game. Instead, both teams displayed tough, defensive pressure as NU leading the nation in scoring defense coming in held Syracuse to its lowest offensive output of the season. Both teams struggled most notably in the early going as the score was tied at just 3-3 with five minutes left in the opening period. Needing a spark, turned to its All-American, Kjellman, who recorded two unassisted goals in the final two minutes the second of which broke the points record to grab a 5-3 lead at halftime. In the second half it was Josephs turn as she kept the momentum going with three-straight goals to open the half as the Wildcats built what was a comfortable 8-3 lead with 21:57 left. But the Orange didn t go away quietly as they scored three-straight goals of their own and quickly cut 's lead to minutes later. Desperately needing a goal to seize back momentum, Nielsen found a cutting Frank who netted her second goal of the game with 7:57 left. Bowen later found Nielsen at the 4:10 mark for her only goal to round out the scoring for and put the game essentially out of reach. Syracuse Syracuse GOALS: ROWAN, Katie 3; DEPETRIS, Jill 2; LOONEY, Bridget 1; DOVE, Christina 1. ASSISTS: DEPETRIS, Jill 1; MOSENSON, Megan 1; QUIL- LINAN, Halley 1; ROWAN, Katie 1. GOALS: Josephs, Aly 3; Kjellman, Kristen 2; Frank, Meredith 2; Bowen, Hilary 1; Nielsen, Hannah 1; Jacobs, Ali 1. ASSISTS: Bowen, Hilary 1; Kjellman, Kristen 1; Nielsen, Hannah 1. Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse GAME 8 April 1, 2007 Evanston, Ill. #1 NU 22, #19 UConn 5 It was all as the Wildcats put a stamp on their No. 1 ranking, sprinting past No. 19 UConn 22-5 on a windy, rainy afternoon at the Thomas Athletic Complex in Evanston. NU jumped out to a 13-3 halftime lead and was paced by Meredith Frank s five goals. Hilary Bowen and Kristen Kjellman each had four., now winners of seven-straight, improves to 7-1 with the win while UConn drops to 5-4. The 22 goals by the Cats were the most since April 3, 2005 when defeated, ironically, UConn 22-6 in Evanston. After a sub-par 10-goal performance in the win over Syracuse on Friday, NU played like the explosive team we ve become accustomed to as they lit up the scoreboard. They have outscored opponents over the course of its seven-game win streak. Westwood, Mass., natives Kjellman and Frank scored the first two goals of the game before UConn made it 2-1 with a goal by Kim McGinty just over eight minutes into the game. then went on a demoralizing 8-0 run over the next 11 minutes as they opened a 10-1 lead with more than 10 minutes left in the half. Leading 13-3 at the break, UConn scored the first goal of the second half to cut the deficit to nine before NU scored the next six goals as it opened a 19-4 advantage. NU never let UConn threaten, winning the draw controls 19-9 and outshooting the Huskies Kjellman (4g, 2a), Bowen (4g, 2a), Nielsen (2g, 4a) and Frank (5g, 1a) all had six points to pace the Wildcats. Danielle Spencer added two goals while Katrina Dowd, Kristen Boege, Ali Jacobs, Lindsay North and Casey Donohoe all had one goal. A total of 11 different Wildcats recorded at least one point in goal or assist fashion as Mary Kate Casey added an assist late in the game. Goalkeeper Morgan Lathrop (7-1) had four saves in 40 minutes of action and Abby Bangser made seven in the final 20. Connecticut Connecticut GOALS: LINK, Kristin 2; BURKE, Shannon 1; TRZASKO, Laura 1; McGINTY, Kim 1. ASSISTS: BURKE, Shannon 2; LINK, Kristin 1. GOALS: Frank, Meredith 5; Kjellman, Kristen 4; Bowen, Hilary 4; Nielsen, Hannah 2; Spencer, Danielle 2; Boege, Kristen 1; Jacobs, Ali 1; North, Lindsay 1; Dowd, Katrina 1; Donohoe, Casey 1. ASSISTS: Nielsen, Hannah 4; Bowen, Hilary 2; Kjellman, Kristen 2; Casey, Mary Kate 1; Frank, Meredith 1. Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut GAME 9 April 7, 2007 Evanston, Ill. #1 NU 17, #4 Duke 5 Behind six goals from senior Aly Josephs and a swarming defensive effort, top-ranked put on a clinic in a 17-5 win over its nemesis, No. 4 Duke on a chilly day in Evanston. Sophomore Meredith Frank, last year s ALC Rookie of the Year, had four goals for the Wildcats. Duke came into the game averaging more than 15 goals per game. Instead, the Wildcat defense held the Blue Devils to a season-low five goals and handed them their worst defeat (12 points) since their inaugural season in s defense, which leads the nation in fewest goals allowed, has been playing lights out this season, holding some of the nation s top attacks well below their average. This day was no different as Duke managed just one second-half goal and never threatened in the final 30 minutes. Junior defender Christy Finch, second in the NCAA in caused turnovers coming in, caused five Duke turnovers while the Cats forced 20 in all. Keeper Morgan Lathrop was her stellar self, making seven saves. Duke drew first blood in the opening minute of the game as Caroline Cryer netted the first goal :38 seconds into the game. finally responded six minutes later with two goals, one by Josephs and followed later with a freeposition goal by Hilary Bowen to take a 2-1 lead. Duke would then tie the game right back up with a goal by Michelle Menser with 19:50 left in the half. From that point, everything went right for the Wildcats and turned sour for Duke. The Wildcats went on a 7-2 run to end the half, keyed by two goals each from Josephs and Frank, to take a 9-4 lead at halftime. And just like Duke in the first half, struck right off the bat in the second with an unassisted goal by Bowen :51 seconds in before finding Casey Donohoe from behind the goal just over a minute later to make it Duke s lone goal of the half came off the stick of Cryer with 24:29 left. But never let up and kept its foot on the gas, scoring the last six goals of the game three coming from Josephs. The Wildcats won the hustle battle for ground balls and outshot the Blue Devils Duke Duke GOALS: Caroline Cryer 2; Leigh Jester 1; Rachel Sanford 1; Michelle Menser 1. ASSISTS: Carolyn Davis 2; Leigh Jester 1. GOALS: Josephs, Aly 6; Frank, Meredith 4; Bowen, Hilary 2; Nielsen, Hannah 2; Donohoe, Casey 2; Kjellman, Kristen 1. ASSISTS: Bowen, Hilary 4; Nielsen, Hannah 4; Kjellman, Kristen 1. Duke Duke Duke