Dec. 10, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern women's lacrosse coach Kelly Amonte Hiller announced the signing of seven women to National Letters of Intent. They will be eligible to join the Wildcats for the 2003 season.
Northwestern is resurrecting the women's lacrosse program this spring after a nine-year absence. From 1982-91, the Wildcats sported one of the finest women's lacrosse programs in the country, and Amonte Hiller is aiming to bring that success back to Evanston.
Amonte Hiller scoured the lacrosse-playing parts of the country to come up with her signees. She plucked Laura Glassanos (Hingham, Mass./Thayer Academy) from her own high school alma mater, and a player from one of the top high school lacrosse programs in the country in Sarah Bailey (Alexandria, Va./St. Stephens and St. Agnes). She also signed Lindsey Munday (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes) from off the east coast.
Amonte Hiller also had success in the Midwest region, signing a trio of players who earned honorable mention All-America as juniors last spring: Jenny Bush (New Albany, Ohio/Columbus Academy), Lynda McCandlish (Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington) and Katie Watt (St. Louis, Mo./MICDS). She also signed Kacee Must (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Cranbrook-Kingswood).
"I am excited about the seven prospects that we signed in the early period," said Amonte Hiller of her newly signed crop. "I think these girls will add a great deal to the unit that we currently have in place. Each prospect has her own unique abilities that will increase the overall depth on our team."
Complete biographies on the seven NU women's lacrosse signees are included below.
Sarah Bailey
Alexandria, Va./St Stephens and St Agnes
High School: Plays for arguably the top high school program in the country ... Member of three-time Independent School League (ISL) champions ... Member of 2001 D.C. Elite Team ... 2001 Academic All-America ... Also captained field hockey team ... First team all-league and All-State Tournament Team pick in field hockey.
Jenny Bush
New Albany, Ohio/Columbus Academy
High School: Honorable mention All-America in 2001 ... First team all-state ... All-tournament selection ... Suburban Newspaper's "Women's Athlete of the Year for Lacrosse" with 51 goals ... Team MVP ... Regional Tournament MVP in 1999 ... Played for National Great Lakes Team in 1999 and 2001 ... Also lettered in tennis and basketball ... In tennis, three-time captain ... all-state selection in 2001 ... In basketball, honorable mention all-state in 2000-01.
Laura Glassanos
Hingham, Mass./Thayer Academy
High School: Lettered in lacrosse, soccer and basketball ... Played for the Lower New England team in the National Tournament and the All-Star Express tournament ... In soccer, was a 2000 and 2001 Independent School League (ISL) All-Star ... In basketball, was a New England Private School (NEPSAC) All-Star in 2000-01 ... Played for Bay State Magic in basketball in 1998-99.
Lynda McCandlish
Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington
High School: Honorable mention All-America in 2001 ... 2001 Ohio State Lacrosse Association (OSLA) Offensive Player of the Year ... Averaged 4.3 goals and 2.3 assists per game as a senior ... State tournament all-tournament team ... First team all-district in 2000 and 2001 ... Second team all-district in 1999 ... Played for National Great Lakes Team in 2000 and 2001 ... Also lettered in field hockey, earned first team all-league honors in 2001.
Lindsey Munday
Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes
High School: Second team all-state in 2001 ... First team All-County and all-conference in 2000 and 2001 ... Team MVP ... Played for National Mid-Atlantic Team ... Also lettering in soccer and basketball ... In soccer, three-time first team all-conference ... All-county and all-state in 2000 ... In basketball, second team all-conference in 2000-01 ... Set school record for assists in a game and season, led team to state tournament final.
Kacee Must
Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Cranbrook-Kingswood
High School: Lettered in lacrosse, field hockey and ice hockey ... All-Midwest and all-region in 2001 ... First team all-state in 2000 and 2001 ... Played for National Great Lakes Team ... Two-time first team all-state in field hockey (2001, 2001) ... Second team all-state in 1999 ... Will captain her ice hockey team this winter.
Katie Watt
St. Louis, Mo./MICDS
High School: Will captain her lacrosse team in 2002 ... Honorable mention All-America in 2001 ... First team all-state and all-conference ... Team won state championship ... Competed in national tournament in 2000 and 2001 ... Also lettered in field hockey ... First team all-conference in 2001 ... Second team all-conference, All-Metro in 2000 ... Veteran of Futures and AAU Junior Olympic events in field hockey.