Northwestern’s lacrosse program has a history of turning out good seasons. The trophy case is nearly full to bursting, with eight national titles, 14 Tewaaraton finalists, six Tewaaraton winners, and 30 first team All-Americans. In this piece, I’m just focusing on Kelly Amonte Hiller’s 440 games at the helm, during which all of those aforementioned awards have been attained.
So, with apologies to every player who went through the program before 2002, let’s begin the countdown. First, some honorable mentions: Hannah Nielsen in 2007, Hilary Bowen in 2008, Shannon Smith in 2012 and Morgan Lathrop in 2007. All those players were key contributors on title teams, but just missed the top 15.