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WCLL Playoffs
Women's Lacrosse Wins WCLL Title
4/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
April 28, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern women's lacrosse club team took the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League's (WCLL) playoff championship Saturday in Toledo, Ohio. With the title, the Wildcats qualify for the national club lacrosse championships, which will be conducted in St. Louis the weekend of May 11-13.
The third-seeded Wildcats defeated Michigan in the quarterfinal round, 9-4, and then knocked off second-seeded Michigan State, 9-4 in the semifinal round. In Saturday evening's championship game, Northwestern overcame a 3-1 deficit to defeat top-seeded Miami (Ohio), 5-3. In winning the final, the Wildcats avenged their only loss during the regular season.
It was Northwestern's first WCLL playoff title in the seven-year history of the event.
Lillian Lardy was the offensive catalyst in two of the wins Saturday, scoring five goals in the quarterfinal against Michigan and then notching two goals and two assists in the title game. Susan Garea had five goals and one assist in the semifinal win over Michigan State. Julie Lazarus had two goals and an assist in the quarterfinal round, while Patty West had a goal and an assist in both the semifinal and final.
WCLL PLAYOFFS (Toledo, Ohio)
Quarterfinal Round
NU 9, Michigan 4
NU GOALS: Lillian Lardy 5, Julie Lazarus 2, Alexis Cohen 1, Susan Garea 1
NU ASSISTS: Patty West 2, Julie Lazarus 1, Kelly Cook 1
NU SAVES: Kelly Matheson 4
Semifinal Round
NU 9, Michigan State 4
NU GOALS: Susan Garea 5, Patty West 1, Lillian Lardy 1, Jen Bernaz 1, Kaitlin
Young 1
NU ASSISTS: Kelly Cook 2, Lillian Lardy 1, Patty West 1, Susan Garea 1
NU SAVES: Kelly Matheson 2
Championship Game
NU 5, Miami 3
NU GOALS: Lillian Lardy 2, Patty West 1, Alexis Cohen 1, Erin Celentano 1
NU ASSISTS: Lillian Lardy 2, Patty West 1
