Kelly Amonte Hiller is an American lacrosse coach and former player who is the women's lacrosse head-coach at Northwestern University.[1][2] She has coached Northwestern to eight NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships.[3] Amonte Hiller played for the University of Maryland Terrapins, and won two national championships as a player. She was named the ACC Female Athlete of the Year in 1996.[4] In 2012, Amonte Hiller was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.[5]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northwestern |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 349–91 (.793) |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1996 | Maryland |
| Position(s) | Attack |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–1998 | Brown (assistant) |
| 1999 | UMass (assistant) |
| 2000 | Boston (assistant) |
| 2002–Present | Northwestern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 349–91 (.793) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
| 2× NCAA National Player of the Year (1995, 1996) | |
Amonte Hiller is the sister of former National Hockey League player Tony Amonte.[1] She attended high school at Thayer Academy.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I (American Lacrosse Conference) (2002–2014) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Northwestern | 5–10 | 2–4 | ||||||
| 2003 | Northwestern | 8–8 | 2–4 | ||||||
| 2004 | Northwestern | 15–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | NCAA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2005 | Northwestern | 21–0 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2006 | Northwestern | 20–1 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2007 | Northwestern | 21–1 | 4–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2008 | Northwestern | 21–1 | 4–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2009 | Northwestern | 23–0 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2010 | Northwestern | 20–2 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Runner–Up | ||||
| 2011 | Northwestern | 21–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2012 | Northwestern | 21–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2013 | Northwestern | 19–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2014 | Northwestern | 14–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| NCAA Division I (Big Ten Conference) (2015–Present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Northwestern | 14–7 | 3–2 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2016 | Northwestern | 11–10 | 3–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2017 | Northwestern | 11–10 | 4–2 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2018 | Northwestern | 15–6 | 5–1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2019 | Northwestern | 16–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2020 | Northwestern | 4–3 | 0–0 | † | † | ||||
| 2021 | Northwestern | 15–1 | 11–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2022 | Northwestern | 16–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 21–1 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2024 | Northwestern | 18–3 | 5–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner–Up | ||||
| Northwestern: | 349–91 (.793) | 96–23 (.807) | |||||||
| Total: | 349–91 (.793) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b Reynolds, Lauren. "Amonte Hiller's guide to building a national champion". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Wertheim, L. Jon (May 12, 2008). "Go West, Young Lady". CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Schonbrun, Zach (May 29, 2011). "Northwestern Wins 6th Title in 7 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ "Former Maryland Star Kelly Amonte-Hiller Named Northwestern Women's Lacrosse Coach". TheACC.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USA Lacrosse. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Mchugh, Eric. "Thayer lacrosse star joins another at Northwestern". The Patriot Ledger. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
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