Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller must believe in trial by fire. Northwestern lacrosse's coach scheduled an away game against the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils to open the season, and her team responded just as she would have hoped, and secured an 'upset' (No. 5 over No. 4) with an 11-8 victory Sunday.
Sophomore Selena Lasota picked up where she left off last season, scoring a first-half hat trick and five goals in total. Junior Sheila Nesselbush also had an impressive first half, netting a hat trick herself. The Wildcats led 6-5 at the break. Lasota then opened the second half with a goal, giving Northwestern a 7-5 lead.