ANN ARBOR, Mich. – No. 5 Northwestern lacrosse (8-2, 2-0 B1G) never trailed and improved to 11-0 all-time against Michigan as it defeated the No. 12 Wolverines 12-9 on Saturday afternoon at U-M Lacrosse Stadium. Snow had to be cleared off the field prior to the game and both teams battled cold temperatures that hovered in the low 20s.
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Both Jill Girardi and Elle Hansen each scored four goals to lead the team, with Hansen tallying a career-high. Lauren Gilbert registered a career-high five assists, and despite not scoring a goal, kept the Wildcat offense in attack mode. Erin Coykendall also logged five points (2g, 3a).
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Goalkeeper Madison Doucette faced 34 shots and registered a career-high 16 saves. She recorded the most saves by a Northwestern netminder since Julie Krupnick (16) in a 21-15 win over Dartmouth on Feb. 15, 2019.
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The 'Cats outscored the Wolverines (9-2, 1-1 B1G) 7-6 in the second half, and took a comfortable four-goal lead in the fourth quarter.
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Northwestern held its opponent to just three goals in the first half for the second consecutive game and held a 5-3 lead at the break. Girardi scored the game's first goal at the 2:45 mark of the first quarter, and was followed by scores from Coykendall and Hansen to open up a 3-0 lead.
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Kaitlyn Mead led Michigan's offense with three goals and one assist. NU's offense fired 39 shots, its second-highest total of the season. The win is the program's 15th straight in Big Ten play, the longest streak in program history.
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The Wildcats begin their two-game road trip to the Keystone State by continuing conference play at 6 p.m. CT, on Friday, April 1, against Penn State.
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Both Jill Girardi and Elle Hansen each scored four goals to lead the team, with Hansen tallying a career-high. Lauren Gilbert registered a career-high five assists, and despite not scoring a goal, kept the Wildcat offense in attack mode. Erin Coykendall also logged five points (2g, 3a).
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Goalkeeper Madison Doucette faced 34 shots and registered a career-high 16 saves. She recorded the most saves by a Northwestern netminder since Julie Krupnick (16) in a 21-15 win over Dartmouth on Feb. 15, 2019.
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The 'Cats outscored the Wolverines (9-2, 1-1 B1G) 7-6 in the second half, and took a comfortable four-goal lead in the fourth quarter.
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Northwestern held its opponent to just three goals in the first half for the second consecutive game and held a 5-3 lead at the break. Girardi scored the game's first goal at the 2:45 mark of the first quarter, and was followed by scores from Coykendall and Hansen to open up a 3-0 lead.
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Kaitlyn Mead led Michigan's offense with three goals and one assist. NU's offense fired 39 shots, its second-highest total of the season. The win is the program's 15th straight in Big Ten play, the longest streak in program history.
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The Wildcats begin their two-game road trip to the Keystone State by continuing conference play at 6 p.m. CT, on Friday, April 1, against Penn State.