Northwestern
4-1
Vanderbilt
1-4
Northwestern Tramples Vanderbilt 24-7
3/4/2023 2:30:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern put on a show Saturday with 10 'Cats scoring in a 24-7 win over Vanderbilt.
Erin Coykendall and Elle Hansen led the Wildcats (4-1) with four goals apiece. Dylan Amonte, Hailey Rhatigan and Madison Taylor followed with hat tricks. It was Rhatigan's first appearance as a Wildcat and her first goal put the graduate transfer at 300 career points.
??HAILEY RHATIGAN WITH HER FIRST GOAL AS A WILDCAT?? pic.twitter.com/OHnaOSHtvW
— Northwestern Lax (@NULax) March 4, 2023
Samantha Smith and Eve Hritzuk added two goals each, with Hritzuk scoring her first goals of the season. Lucy Munro added her first career goal to the scoreboard as well.
? FIRST CAREER GOAL FOR LUCY MUNRO ? pic.twitter.com/w9aYGvTu0v
— Northwestern Lax (@NULax) March 4, 2023
Kendall Halpern and Carleigh Mahoney led Northwestern's defensive effort, both causing a game-high two turnovers and picking up four ground balls.
Northwestern started off strong, rattling off a 4-0 run to end the first quarter but the 'Cats really took over in the second half outsourcing the Commodores (1-4) 12-1. From the end of the second quarter to the beginning of the fourth, the Wildcats rode a 13-0 tear buoyed by an 8-0 third quarter.
The 17-point differential is Northwestern's largest margin of victory so far this season. The last time the Wildcats won by 17 points or more was their 30-3 win over Detroit Mercy in 2020.
The Wildcats will be back at Ryan Field tomorrow for a Senior Day match up with Youngstown State at 1 p.m. CT on B1G+.
