Northwestern
Johns Hopkins
No. 1 Wildcats and No. 9 Greyhounds Meet in NCAA Quarterfinals
5/17/2023 2:41:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
| NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE: GAME INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | Opponent | TIME | LOCATION | Watch | Live Stats |
| Thursday, May 18 | No. 9 Loyola Maryland | 6:30 p.m. CT | Martin Stadium Evanston, Ill. |
ESPNU | Live Stats |
| Social: Twitter: @NULax | Instagram: @nu_lax | |||||
EVANSTON, Ill. — Just a few days removed from a fourth quarter comeback victory against Michigan in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, No. 1 Northwestern will host No. 9 Loyola Maryland on Thursday, May 18 in the quarterfinals. The game will start at 6:30 p.m. CT and air on ESPNU with Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (analyst) on the call.
In the two teams' third meeting this season, the Wolverines gave the Wildcats all they could handle in a narrow 8-7 win for the 'Cats. The Greyhounds also found themselves in a back-and-forth affair Sunday, ultimately defeating Stony Brook 9-8 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Thursday's clash between the Wildcats and Greyhounds marks just the third all-time meeting between the two schools and the first since 1986. The two programs are perennial powers within their respective conferences and continued their winning ways this season. Northwestern nabbed its third Big Ten Tournament title and a second Big Ten regular season championship, while Loyola Maryland won its ninth consecutive Patriot League regular season crown and stretched its regular season conference win streak to 75 games.
Northwestern is seeking its fourth straight NCAA semifinal appearance, and Thursday's victor will journey to Cary, N.C., one step closer to a national championship.
10 Things to Know
- Northwestern, riding an 18-game win streak, is making its fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
- The Wildcats' one-goal victory over Michigan marked the team's slimmest margin of victory since their 15-14 victory over No. 3 Boston College on Feb. 19.
- Northwestern and Loyola Maryland met in back-to-back years in 1985 and 1986, with the Wildcats winning the most recent matchup, 9-6.
- Northwestern's victory against Michigan handed coach Kelly Amonte Hiller her 50th victory in the NCAA Tournament, the most by any head coach in the event's history. Under her leadership, the 'Cats are 30-0 at home in the competition.
- Since Amonte Hiller took over the program in 2002, the Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals 16 times.
- Graduate student attacker Izzy Scane and senior attacker Erin Coykendall were both named finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the nation's top male and female lacrosse player. It's the first time since 2008 that Northwestern has had two finalists and the third time overall.
- Scane, who was a Tewaaraton Award finalist in 2021, continues to lead the country in goals per game (4.82) and points per game (6.47).
- Coykendall, fresh off a two-goal performance against Michigan on Sunday, is seventh nationally in points per game (4.95) and 15th nationally in assists per game (2.32).
- Northwestern's 18 straight victories remains the second-longest win streak in the country, still trailing No. 5 Denver's 20 consecutive triumphs.
- The Wildcats have won 31 straight home games, dating back to the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. It's the second-longest home winning streak nationally, trailing only Stony Brook's 34 consecutive home victories.
