Monday, February 19
Evanston, Ill.
6 p.m. CT
Northwestern
2-1
21
vs
3
Marquette
1-2
1
2
3
4
F
Marquette
1
1
0
1
3
Northwestern
7
6
4
4
21
Wildcats Soar to Victory, Defeat Marquette 21-3 in Sold-Out Ryan Fieldhouse
2/19/2024 8:38:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 4 Northwestern (2-1) handily beat Marquette (1-2) by a score of 21-3 to win their second-consecutive home match to start the season. In front of a sold-out crowd at Ryan Fieldhouse, the reigning national champions dominated their visitors in every aspect of the game. NU outshot their opponents 45-11 and won the draw control battle 17-10.
How It Happened
Northwestern scored 22 seconds into the game and never looked back. By the end of the first quarter, the 'Cats were up 7-1. Northwestern went up by 10 goals with more than seven minutes left in the second quarter and the clock started running. Three Wildcats scored a hat trick in the first half: Dylan Amonte, Izzy Scane and Madison Taylor.
Game Notes
Up Next
Northwestern travels to Boulder, Colo. to play the University of Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday, Feb. 22. Faceoff from Kittredge Field is at Noon CT. The game will air on PAC-12 Networks.
The Wildcats were led by the attacking duo of Madison Taylor (4 goals, 2 assists) and Dylan Amonte (4 goals, 0 assists). Izzy Scane contributed with 3 goals and 1 assist and Erin Coykendall finished with 2 goals and 4 assists.FEELING GOLDEN ???? pic.twitter.com/JsMICWqt9W
— Northwestern Lax (@NULax) February 20, 2024
How It Happened
Northwestern scored 22 seconds into the game and never looked back. By the end of the first quarter, the 'Cats were up 7-1. Northwestern went up by 10 goals with more than seven minutes left in the second quarter and the clock started running. Three Wildcats scored a hat trick in the first half: Dylan Amonte, Izzy Scane and Madison Taylor.
Game Notes
- Midfielder Lindsey Frank scored 22 seconds into the game for Northwestern.
- Junior goalkeeper Cara Nugent started her first career game.
- Izzy Scane is closing in on a remarkable milestone of 300 goals, currently standing at 296
- NU's Mary Schumar, a graduate transfer from Marquette, finished the game with two goals and three assists. She holds the Golden Eagles' all-time record for assists (115) and ranks fifth all-time in points (169).
- It is the ninth meeting all-time between Northwestern and Marquette, with the Wildcats leading the all-time series, 9-0.
- The Wildcats have won 34 consecutive games at Ryan Fieldhouse.
- Six 'Cats were recently named to the 2024 Tewaaraton Watch List: Erin Coykendall, Molly Laliberty, Izzy Scane, Samantha Smith, Madison Taylor and Sammy White.
- Taylor Lapointe scored her first goal of her college career.
- It was the largest margin of victory for the 'Cats since 03/05/2023 when the 'Cats beat Youngstown State 24-3.
Up Next
Northwestern travels to Boulder, Colo. to play the University of Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday, Feb. 22. Faceoff from Kittredge Field is at Noon CT. The game will air on PAC-12 Networks.
Team Stats
MU
NU
Shots
11
45
Turnovers
26
13
Caused Turnovers
2
16
Draw Controls
10
17
Free-Position Shots
1
3
Ground Balls
17
22
Game Leaders
Players
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4
A
0
FO
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Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
4
A
2
FO
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Pen
-
GB
1
CT
2
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
1
G
2
A
4
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
3
CT
1
Players Mentioned
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GK
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