EVANSTON, Ill.&nbsp;— After leading Northwestern to its first national championship since 2012 and a sweep of the Big Ten's regular season and conference titles, coach&nbsp;<a href="https://nusports.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/coaches/kelly-amonte-hiller/3118">Kelly Amonte Hiller</a>&nbsp;and her staff have been named the 2023 IWLCA National Coaching Staff of the Year for Division-I, as announced by the organization Wednesday. &nbsp; The award, which previously only recognized individual coaches, received a name change ahead of the 2023 season in order to acknowledge an entire coaching staff's contributions.&nbsp; &nbsp; Joined on the sideline by&nbsp;<a href="https://nusports.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/coaches/scott-hiller/3119">Scott Hiller</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://nusports.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/coaches/alexis-venechanos/3124">Alexis Venechanos</a>, Charlie Leonard and Jaclen Moxley, Amonte Hiller — a four-time IWLCA Coach of the Year honoree — and the Wildcats' staff helped engineer a dominant run in 2023. Following a season-opening loss, the 'Cats rattled off 21 straight victories, propelled by the nation's top scoring offense (16.95) and best scoring margin (8.05).&nbsp; &nbsp; Fueled by the country's premier attacking unit and led by the nation's best player in&nbsp;<a href="https://nusports.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/izzy-scane/10654">Izzy Scane</a>&nbsp;— the winner of the women's Tewaaraton Award and IWLCA Player of the Year — Northwestern outscored its NCAA Tournament opponents 57-26, including an 18-6 rout of Boston College in the national championship game.&nbsp; &nbsp; Since taking over the program in 2002, Amonte Hiller boasts a 53-11 record (.828) in the NCAA Tournament, making her the winningest coach in tournament history. Her eight national titles ties Cindy Timchal for the most national championships won by a head coach all-time.&nbsp; &nbsp; The Wildcats' coaching staff will be honored at the IWLCA Convention, which will take place in November at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel in Tampa, Florida.&nbsp; &nbsp; Amonte Hiller will be back for her 23rd season at the helm of Northwestern lacrosse next season, looking to repeat as a national champion for the first time since 2012.&nbsp;

Northwestern Tabbed As 2023 IWLCA National Coaching Staff of the Year