NORTHWESTERN FIELD HOCKEY: GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	TELEVISION	STATS
Sunday, November 13	No. 11 Iowa	1 p.m. CT	Evanston, Ill. Lakeside Field	Big Ten Plus (FREE)	Live Stats
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EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 3 and two-seed Northwestern meets No. 11 Iowa for a showdown in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the third straight season Sunday. The game is set for 1 p.m. CT and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus for free.

Tickets to Lakeside Field can be purchased here. All students get in free with a valid Wildcard.

STORYLINES

» The Wildcats advanced to the quarterfinals with a thrilling win over Miami (OH) in the first round Friday thanks to a clutch performance in the penalty shootout. Dubbed the Cardiac 'Cats for their prowess in extra time, Northwestern has gone to overtime in seven games this season, the most in a season in program history, and has posted a 6-1 record in those games. Friday's shootout was Northwestern's first of the season and fourth ever in the NCAA Tournament, games the Wildcats have gone 3-1 in.

Wow. A shootout for the ages ?????? pic.twitter.com/mdxeeztCrv
— Northwestern Field Hockey (@NUFHCats) November 11, 2022

» Northwestern is looking for its second straight and sixth ever trip to the Final Four after beating Iowa 1-0 in last year's second round to advance to the semifinals for the first time in 27 years. The Wildcats have never made back-to-back Final Four appearances. This postseason marks Northwestern's 18th NCAA Tournament berth and with Friday's win over Miami (OH), the Wildcats have now pushed their all-time NCAA Tournament record over .500 (18-17).

» Senior captain Peyton Halsey opened the scoring in Friday's quarterfinal on a penalty stroke goal mid-way through the third quarter. It marked Halsey's third goal off a penalty stroke this postseason, having netted two in the run to the Big Ten championship game last weekend, and she is now 5-of-6 on penalty strokes this season. Halsey has put together a her best season as a senior, recording career highs with 14 goals and four assists.

PEYTON HALSEY. LETHAL ??????????

The captain connects on the penalty stroke and puts Northwestern on the board first! pic.twitter.com/IMIbsVphju
— Northwestern Field Hockey (@NUFHCats) November 11, 2022

» The Wildcats dominated penalty corners in the first round, drawing 16 against Miami (OH). Northwestern has now run a Big Ten-leading 178 penalty corners this season, chasing the program record 196 corners set in 1985. The 'Cats have scored 27 of their 59 goals this season off of penalty corners, including nine game-winners.

» Annabel Skubisz recorded five saves against Miami (OH) to push her season total to 95 on Friday. She needs five more saves to become the sixth Wildcat with 100 saves in a season this century and the first to do so since 2016. Skubisz has been historically dominant in the NCAA Tournament over her career, notably notching three shutouts while allowing just one goal in last year's run to the national championship.

MATCHUP INFO

NO. 11 Iowa (Sunday, November 13, 1 p.m. CT)

» Sunday's game marks the third straight season Northwestern and Iowa have met in the NCAA quarterfinals. The Wildcats prevailed 1-0 last year on Lauren Wadas' decisive goal in the 60th minute. Sunday will also mark the 12th time these sides have met in the Big Dance, games that make up over a third of Northwestern's all-time national postseason matches.

» Like Northwestern, Iowa also advanced to the quarterfinals following a penalty shootout win in round one, taking down Virginia at Lakeside Field Friday. Sunday's game will be Iowa's fourth in Evanston this season or fifth counting the preseason exhibition with the Wildcats in August.

Northwestern Set for NCAA Quarterfinal Clash with Iowa

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Peyton Halsey

Annabel Skubisz

Lauren Wadas

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Northwestern Set for NCAA Quarterfinal Clash with Iowa

STORYLINES

MATCHUP INFO

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Peyton Halsey

Annabel Skubisz

Lauren Wadas

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