Northwestern University Athletics
Thursday, February 29
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
3 p.m. CT
Northwestern
4-1
14
at
11
#1 Boston College
5-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Boston College | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Wildcats Triumph: No. 3 Northwestern Tops No. 1 Boston College 14-11 in National Championship Rematch
2/29/2024 6:37:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 3 Northwestern (4-1) secured a 14-11 win over No. 1 Boston College (5-1) to win their third game in a row and second consecutive road match.
Playing outdoors at the Newton Lacrosse Field, the reigning national champions led throughout the match. They scored the first three goals of the game and never looked back. NU slightly outshot their opponents 29-28 and won the draw control battle 16-12. Molly Laliberty made six saves for the Wildcats. The win snapped a 17-game home winning streak for the Eagles.
How It Happened
Coykendall scored the first two goals of the game, earning a hat trick in the first half. The Wildcats led 7-2 after the first quarter and 8-5 at halftime. Scane and Taylor both buried two goals in the first half with Northwestern outshooting the Eagles 13-10. The final half saw each team score six times. Scane had a hat trick in the second half alone.
Game Notes
Up Next
Northwestern returns to Evanston for a home game versus Central Michigan on Sunday, March 3. Faceoff against the Chippewas is at 1:00 p.m. CT. The game will air on B1G+.
The Wildcats were led by the trio of Izzy Scane (5 goals on a team-leading 11 shots), Erin Coykendall (4 goals) and Madison Taylor (3 goals and 1 assist). Taylor (5), Sammy White (4) and Samantha Smith (4) led the team in draw controls.Déjà Victory ?? pic.twitter.com/wacBm6wKqy
— Northwestern Lax (@NULax) February 29, 2024
Playing outdoors at the Newton Lacrosse Field, the reigning national champions led throughout the match. They scored the first three goals of the game and never looked back. NU slightly outshot their opponents 29-28 and won the draw control battle 16-12. Molly Laliberty made six saves for the Wildcats. The win snapped a 17-game home winning streak for the Eagles.
How It Happened
Coykendall scored the first two goals of the game, earning a hat trick in the first half. The Wildcats led 7-2 after the first quarter and 8-5 at halftime. Scane and Taylor both buried two goals in the first half with Northwestern outshooting the Eagles 13-10. The final half saw each team score six times. Scane had a hat trick in the second half alone.
Game Notes
- This was a rematch of last season's National Championship match in which NU won 18-6.
- Scane is the reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after a dominant performance at Colorado.
- The win is the first loss of the year for the Eagles (5-1).
- Lindsey Frank and Dylan Amonte each got on the board with one goal.
Up Next
Northwestern returns to Evanston for a home game versus Central Michigan on Sunday, March 3. Faceoff against the Chippewas is at 1:00 p.m. CT. The game will air on B1G+.
Team Stats
NU
BC
Shots
29
28
Turnovers
18
16
Caused Turnovers
5
9
Draw Controls
16
12
Free-Position Shots
5
3
Ground Balls
17
16
Game Leaders
G
5
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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A
/ Women's Lacrosse
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/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
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A
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