Northwestern
#2 Boston College
No. 1 Wildcats Face No. 2 Boston College in NCAA Title Game
5/27/2023 12:25:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
| NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE: GAME INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | Opponent | TIME | LOCATION | Watch | Live Stats |
| Sunday, May 28 | No. 2 Boston College | 11 a.m. CT | WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, N.C. |
ESPN | Live Stats |
| Social: Twitter: @NULax | Instagram: @nu_lax | |||||
EVANSTON, Ill. — No. 1 Northwestern, on the heels of a 15-7 drubbing of No. 5 Denver in the semifinals, will be playing for a national championship Sunday for the first time since 2012. The Wildcats will face No. 2 ranked and three-seeded Boston College. The game will start at 11:00 a.m. CT and air on ESPN.
The 'Cats and Eagles have already met each other once this season, with senior attacker Dylan Amonte and graduate student attacker Izzy Scane fueling a 15-14 comeback victory on Feb. 19. Amonte's career-high five goals and Scane's four scores saw Northwestern battle back from a four-goal halftime deficit.
Now, the Lake Show meets Boston College on the final day of the season with a national title up for grabs. The 'Cats are making their first appearance in the national championship game in over a decade, while the Eagles are appearing in their sixth consecutive title game.
Sunday's national championship game between the 'Cats and Eagles marks the two programs' second clash this season and the 11th meeting overall. Northwestern protected home turf earlier this season, though Boston College still holds the edge in all-time matchups with a 6-4 record. The two teams will meet for the first time in the NCAA Tournament since Northwestern defeated BC 11-8 at home in the first round in 2011.
Eleven years removed from Amonte Hiller's last title team, the Wildcats are looking to return to glory and secure the program's eighth national title.
10 Things to Know
- Northwestern's victory against Denver vaulted the Wildcats into the national championship game for the first time since 2012 and marks the program's ninth national title appearance.
- The 'Cats own a 7-1 NCAA championship game record. The program's seven national titles ranks second all-time in NCAA women's lacrosse history, trailing Maryland's 14 banners.
- The Lake Show's win over Denver improved coach Kelly Amonte Hiller's NCAA Tournament record to 52-11 (.825), the most wins in NCAA history.
- Northwestern's win Friday snapped the Pioneers' 22-game winning streak and marked the team's 20th consecutive victory, now the longest-active winning streak nationally.
- Following her six-goal effort against Denver, graduate student attacker Izzy Scane is now the nation's leading goal-scorer with 95 goals this season. She is three scores away from tying her program-record 98 goals in 2021 and tying Selena Lasota as the program's career-leader in goals scored with 287.
- Scane's eight-point performance Friday improved her career points total to 368, which ranks second all-time in program history. Hannah Nielsen owns the program record with 398 points.
- Northwestern now has 170 assists this season, eclipsing the previous program record of 168 from the 2007 season.
- When the 'Cats and Eagles met earlier this year, Northwestern secured its first win over Boston College since 2013. Senior attacker Dylan Amonte led the Lake Show with five goals that game.
- The Lake Show's defense has held its opponent to nine goals or fewer in four consecutive games and has only allowed double-digit goals three times since the beginning of March.
- Northwestern boasts the highest scoring offense in the country, averaging 16.90 scores per contest, while the Wildcats' defense remains stingy, conceding just 9.05 goals per game.
