Lacrosse: Kelly Amonte Hiller reaches 400 career wins in 17-12 NU victory over Penn State
After a feisty first quarter, it was Madison Taylor’s nine points that helped Northwestern overcome the Nittany Lions.
In a game filled with small-scale comebacks, No. 4 Northwestern Lacrosse (11-3, 5-1 B1G) extended its win streak to six with a 17-12 victory over No. 18 Penn State (11-4, 3-3 B1G).
The win marked Northwestern head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s 400th career win, a feat that only three other active coaches have bested. Postgame celly for 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 🎉 Congrats Kelly! pic.
twitter. com/VpkmRJkjal — Northwestern Lacrosse (@NULax) April 12, 2026 Yet, at the beginning of the first quarter, it wasn’t quite clear whether the ‘Cats were going to get Amonte Hiller over the line. In a manner eerily reminiscent of its Thursday match against Maryland, Northwestern gave up two goals in the first five minutes of the game.
Rocquette Allen struck first, throwing off Madison Smith to fire an underhand shot past Jenika Cuocco. Just two minutes later, Erika Ho doubled the lead from outside of the crease. For much of the first quarter, the Nittany Lions’ brutal zone defense confined Northwestern’s passing to the perimeter of the fan and forced its offense to work against the ticking of the shot clock.
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