Fratzke Joins Northwestern Lacrosse Staff
from press release
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern head women's
lacrosse coach Kelly Amonte Hiller today announced the hiring of
Hillary Fratzke as an assistant coach.
"We could not be more excited to welcome Hillary into the Wildcat
family," Amonte Hiller said. "She had a tremendous career at Towson
University and established herself as one of the premier lacrosse
players nationally. In the process, she received both her
undergraduate and masters degrees at Towson. She will be a great
mentor to our players on and off the field."
Fratzke brings with her an impressive collegiate playing
résumé, being named an IWLCA All-American three
times, making her the first player in Towson history to accomplish
the feat. A starter since her freshman season for the Tigers,
Fratzke was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy nominee as well as the
two-time Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year (2008 and
2010), while earning four All-CAA honors.
A native of Centreville, Md., Fratzke played in 72 games for Towson
with 70 starts. She tallied 199 goals and 63 assists during her
career, both of which rank third all-time in program history, and
her 262 points is second in the Tiger record book. Fratzke also
sits atop the Towson career leaders in ground balls (193), draw
controls (327) and caused turnovers (144).
Fratzke helped lead Towson to back-to-back CAA titles in 2008 and
2009 as the Tigers qualified for the NCAA tournament three-straight
seasons from 2008-10. She was honored in 2010 by being named to the
Colonial Athletic Association's 25th-Anniversary Team.
Fratzke proved to be a consistent threat for Towson, recording a
point in 70-consecutive games while notching a goal in 64-straight
contests, the second-longest streak in NCAA history. As a junior,
she netted a career-best 62 goals and 24 assists, en route to being
named a first team IWLCA All-American, the CAA Player of the Year
and a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee.
A CAA Scholar-Athlete and the 2010 Towson Scholar-Athlete of the
Year, Fratzke graduated from Towson with a master's degree in
biology after attaining her bachelor's degree in the same
field.
