Towson University Athletics

Hillary Fratzke began making a name for herself early. A three-sport athlete at Queen Anne’s County High School, she was the North Bayside Conference’s Player of the Year in soccer, lacrosse and basketball, becoming the school’s first 1,000-point career scorer.

At Towson the accolades for the talented midfielder piled up almost immediately. Hillary was named the Colonial Athletic Association’s Rookie of the Year in 2006. She was a four-time All-CAA selection. In 2007 she was the conference’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was the only active player named to the CAA’s Silver Anniversary Team. The only three-year co-captain at Towson, Hillary was a three-time All-American and a two-time CAA Player of the Year. She was Towson’s lone first team All-American. She was Towson’s Female Rookie of the Year and later its Female Athlete of the Year and Senior Female Athlete of the Year when, in 2010, she was also honored as the TAF Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Hillary held the Tigers’ career record for draw controls (327) which ranked her fourth in NCAA women’s lacrosse history. She recorded a point in 70 straight games while scoring a goal in 64 consecutive games, the second longest streak in NCAA history. She set the NCAA record by averaging 6.29 draw controls per game as a freshman to lead the country.

After earning a spot on the US Developmental Team, Hillary suffered an injury that spring in the third game of her senior year while facing Loyola. The setback, however, eventually had good results. The timing provided her the opportunity to coach at powerhouse Northwestern after she exhausted her eligibility.

As an assistant at Northwestern, she helped the Wildcats to back-to-back national championships in 2011 and 2012. In 2014 she was named head coach at William & Mary where she guided the Tribe for six years. In 2019 she stepped down, relocating to Florida where her military husband was reassigned, Hillary signed on with the University of Tampa women’s lacrosse program as an assistant for two years. Then it was off to the West Coast where she coached at a local high school while managing her business, 2for7 Sports at the time of her induction.