Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Set for Tuesday Showdown with Saint Louis
9/26/2011 12:00:00β―AM | Field Hockey
Sept. 26, 2011
No. 15 Northwestern (8-3, 0-1 Big Ten) vs. Saint Louis (1-7, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Lakeside Field
Evanston, Ill. • 3 p.m. CT • • Wildcats All-Access
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Back from a weekend away from home, the 15th-ranked Wildcats return to the comforts of Lakeside Field for a non-conference showdown with Saint Louis at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Northwestern (8-3, 0-1) opened up Big Ten play over the weekend with a tough 4-1 loss to No. 18 Indiana, but immediately turned around and outmuscled No. 7 New Hampshire the next day in Louisville, Ky., handing the blue-clad Wildcats their first loss of the season.
Scouting the Billikens
Saint Louis (1-7, 0-0) is currently on a five-game losing streak, but they have not gone down without a fight. The Billikens are led by senior Nicole Kent and junior Lexie Linblad on offense, while Megan Ambrose stands firm in the cage with 60 saves on the season. Following a 10-0 victory over SLU last season, NU is now 11-1-1 against the Billikens in a series that dates back to the Wildcats' first varsity season of 1980.
Up Next
Following the Tuesday meeting, the Wildcats resume Big Ten play with a final road trip to Michigan State on Sept. 29 and Penn State on Oct. 1. After the road swing, Northwestern will remain home for the next six matches, finalizing their Big Ten schedule -- beginning with Michigan on Oct. 7 -- while also taking on a slew of non-conference foes.
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