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Wildcats Look to Stay Hot versus No. 11 Penn
4/1/2017 5:43:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
| NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE: GAME DAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS |
| Sunday, April 2 | #11 Penn | 12 p.m. | Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium | BTN Plus on BTN2Go |
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EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern will wrap up a three-game homestand and look to build on its three-game winning streak on Sunday when it plays host to No. 11 Penn at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium.
The Wildcats and Quakers have split their last two meetings, both of which have gone to overtime. The 'Cats enter Sunday's contest with a 6-5 record after three-straight wins, while Penn is ranked 11th in the country behind a 7-2 record.
RESPECT YOUR ELDER
Sophomore Liza Elder stepped up in a big way versus Louisville, scoring a pair of goals and dishing out an assist for a career-high three points. Elder has scored at least two goals in two of her last three games and has found the back of the net in three of her last four.
INGRILLI IN A GROOVE
Senior midfielder Catie Ingrilli's career-long point streak was extended to 11 games with two more goals versus Johns Hopkins following her career-high four-point game versus Louisville. Ingrilli has scored a goal in 10 of 11 games this season and already has career highs in goals (15), points (19) and free-position goals (9).
SHE'll TAKE THAT
A game after she scored the first two goals of her career, sophomore defender Claire Quinn caused a career-high six turnovers in the 'Cats' win over Johns Hopkins. Quinn leads the Big Ten with 1.73 caused turnovers per game and is third in the league with 2.45 ground balls per contest. She has caused at least two turnovers in three-straight games and five times total this season.
FREDERICKS DOMINATING THE CIRCLE
Junior Shelby Fredericks is once again among the naton's leaders in draw controls, entering Sunday's game ranked fourth with 7.00 per game. She has averaged nine draw controls per game over her last six contests, which includeds a pair of games with double digits. The Babylon, New York, native already ranks third in program history wit 265 career draw controls, needing just four to pass Kristen Kjellman for second.
LOCK DOWN
Northwestern has held four opponents under 10 goals this season, including each of the last three during its winning streak. The 'Cats have allowed just 8.3 goals per game during the three-game winning streak.
GO, GO ESPO
Senior co-captain Christina Esposito continues to lead the Wildcats in goals (29), points (37), shots (72), shots on goal (52), game-winning goals (3) and free-position goals (9). Esposito scored three goals, including the game winner in overtime, and dished out an assist versus Johns Hopkins to extend her career-long point streak to 28 games.
