Northwestern University Athletics
Thursday, February 16
Evanston, Ill.
6 p.m. CT
Northwestern
1-1
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#14 Notre Dame
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Notre Dame
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Northwestern
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Photo by: Ryan Kuttler / NUSports.com
Scane Scores 10 Goals, No. 5 Northwestern Downs No. 14 Notre Dame
2/16/2023 8:53:00β―PM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. β Northwestern graduate student Izzy Scane scored 10 goals, tying her single-game program record, and led the No. 5 Wildcats to an 18-14 victory over No. 14 Notre Dame in the 2023 home opener inside Ryan Fieldhouse.
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Scane tallied eight of her 10 goals in the second half and added two assists, two ground balls and a caused turnover. The Clarkston, Mich. native missed all of last season with an injury, but hasn't missed a beat coming back and has already scored 15 goals in two games.
ΒGallery: (2-16-2023) Lacrosse vs. Notre Dame
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Samantha Smith and Madison Taylor also contributed two goals apiece.
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Northwestern (1-1) clung to a 6-4 halftime lead before exploding for six goals in each of the game's final two quarters. The Wildcats placed 33 of their 40 shots on goal. The Fighting Irish (1-1) scored the game's first goal, but Northwestern never trailed the remainder of the game and led by as many as nine goals with six minutes left to play.
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Kasey Choma tallied a team-high six goals for Notre Dame, who tallied 40 total shots.
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Wildcats goal keeper Molly Laliberty made 13 saves in a prolific home debut. NU improved its all-time record to 23-5 against the Irish.
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Northwestern faces another challenging team to close out the week and it welcomes No. 3 Boston College to Ryan Fieldhouse at Noon CT on Sunday, Feb. 19.
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Scane tallied eight of her 10 goals in the second half and added two assists, two ground balls and a caused turnover. The Clarkston, Mich. native missed all of last season with an injury, but hasn't missed a beat coming back and has already scored 15 goals in two games.
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Samantha Smith and Madison Taylor also contributed two goals apiece.
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Northwestern (1-1) clung to a 6-4 halftime lead before exploding for six goals in each of the game's final two quarters. The Wildcats placed 33 of their 40 shots on goal. The Fighting Irish (1-1) scored the game's first goal, but Northwestern never trailed the remainder of the game and led by as many as nine goals with six minutes left to play.
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Kasey Choma tallied a team-high six goals for Notre Dame, who tallied 40 total shots.
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Wildcats goal keeper Molly Laliberty made 13 saves in a prolific home debut. NU improved its all-time record to 23-5 against the Irish.
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Northwestern faces another challenging team to close out the week and it welcomes No. 3 Boston College to Ryan Fieldhouse at Noon CT on Sunday, Feb. 19.
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Team Stats
ND
NU
Shots
40
40
Turnovers
15
10
Caused Turnovers
3
6
Draw Controls
19
17
Free-Position Shots
8
12
Ground Balls
10
16
Game Leaders
G
10
A
2
FO
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Pen
-
GB
2
CT
1
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
1
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
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