Friday, May 23
Foxborough, Mass.
4:30 p.m. CT
Northwestern
vs
Boston College
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
No. 2 Wildcats and No. 3 Eagles Square Off Once More in Final Four
5/20/2025 4:46:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
EVANSTON, Ill. – For the sixth straight season, the No. 2 Northwestern lacrosse team has reached the Final Four.
The Wildcats (18-2) face No. 3 Boston College for the second time this season in Friday's NCAA semifinal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The game is televised nationally on ESPNU and is expected to start at 4:30 p.m. CT, following the conclusion of the semifinal matchup between North Carolina and Florida.
Friday's meeting is a rematch of the last two NCAA finals, with Northwestern prevailing in the 2023 meeting, 18-6, and Boston College (19-2) rallying to win the 2024 title, 14-13. These teams also met earlier this season in Evanston, where BC won 13-9 in Ryan Fieldhouse on Feb. 15.
Madison Taylor scored six goals to break the NCAA's single-season goal record. Her second straight game with 10+ points also broke the school points record and lifted the Wildcats to a 17-12 victory over Penn in the NCAA quarterfinal. In two NCAA Tournament games, Taylor has 21 points on 16 goals and five assists. Niki Miles (2 goals, 1 assist), Lucy Munro (2 goals, 1 assist), Taylor Lapointe (2 goals), Riley Campbell (1 goal, 1 assist) and Aditi Foster (2 goals) each recorded multiple points for the 'Cats.
The win extended the Wildcats' winning streak to 10 games and improved them to 35-0 in home NCAA Tournament games under Big Ten Coach of the Year Kelly Amonte Hiller, putting them in the NCAA semifinal round for the sixth-straight season. Delaney Sweitzer made six saves to improve to 16-2 on the season.
Northwestern is 6-8 all-time against Boston College, with BC claiming the last two meetings in the series. Since the start of the 2022 season, these programs have met six times and split them evenly at 3-3.
Northwestern vs. Boston College (Since 2022)
2/12/22: L, 18-9
2/19/23: W, 15-14
5/28/23: W, 18-6*
2/29/24: W, 14-11
5/26/24: L, 14-13*
2/15/25: L, 13-9
* Indicates NCAA Championship
Friday's meeting will be the fourth time these programs have met in the NCAA Tournament, with the first postseason meeting coming in the 2011 first round (11-8 Northwestern win). In the 2023 NCAA Final, Taylor and Izzy Scane scored four goals apiece, with Taylor netting NU's first two goals in a dominant 18-6 victory.
Northwestern is 59-17 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 58-12 under 2025 Big Ten Coach of the Year Kelly Amonte Hiller. The Wildcats have won eight national championships, claiming five-straight from 2005-09, winning back-to-back titles in 2011-12 and capturing the 2023 crown. Additionally, NU has appeared in two more title games, finishing national runner-up in 2010 and 2024. This marks the Wildcats' 21st-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, a streak that began in 2004. This year is Northwestern's 16th appearance in the NCAA semifinal round. Under Amonte Hiller, the Wildcats have hosted 35 NCAA Tournament games in Evanston and are a perfect 35-0 in their home postseason tilts.
With a win on Friday, Northwestern will face either North Carolina or Florida in Sunday's NCAA Final, which begins at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN.
The Wildcats (18-2) face No. 3 Boston College for the second time this season in Friday's NCAA semifinal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The game is televised nationally on ESPNU and is expected to start at 4:30 p.m. CT, following the conclusion of the semifinal matchup between North Carolina and Florida.
Friday's meeting is a rematch of the last two NCAA finals, with Northwestern prevailing in the 2023 meeting, 18-6, and Boston College (19-2) rallying to win the 2024 title, 14-13. These teams also met earlier this season in Evanston, where BC won 13-9 in Ryan Fieldhouse on Feb. 15.
Madison Taylor scored six goals to break the NCAA's single-season goal record. Her second straight game with 10+ points also broke the school points record and lifted the Wildcats to a 17-12 victory over Penn in the NCAA quarterfinal. In two NCAA Tournament games, Taylor has 21 points on 16 goals and five assists. Niki Miles (2 goals, 1 assist), Lucy Munro (2 goals, 1 assist), Taylor Lapointe (2 goals), Riley Campbell (1 goal, 1 assist) and Aditi Foster (2 goals) each recorded multiple points for the 'Cats.
The win extended the Wildcats' winning streak to 10 games and improved them to 35-0 in home NCAA Tournament games under Big Ten Coach of the Year Kelly Amonte Hiller, putting them in the NCAA semifinal round for the sixth-straight season. Delaney Sweitzer made six saves to improve to 16-2 on the season.
Northwestern is 6-8 all-time against Boston College, with BC claiming the last two meetings in the series. Since the start of the 2022 season, these programs have met six times and split them evenly at 3-3.
Northwestern vs. Boston College (Since 2022)
2/12/22: L, 18-9
2/19/23: W, 15-14
5/28/23: W, 18-6*
2/29/24: W, 14-11
5/26/24: L, 14-13*
2/15/25: L, 13-9
* Indicates NCAA Championship
Friday's meeting will be the fourth time these programs have met in the NCAA Tournament, with the first postseason meeting coming in the 2011 first round (11-8 Northwestern win). In the 2023 NCAA Final, Taylor and Izzy Scane scored four goals apiece, with Taylor netting NU's first two goals in a dominant 18-6 victory.
Northwestern is 59-17 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 58-12 under 2025 Big Ten Coach of the Year Kelly Amonte Hiller. The Wildcats have won eight national championships, claiming five-straight from 2005-09, winning back-to-back titles in 2011-12 and capturing the 2023 crown. Additionally, NU has appeared in two more title games, finishing national runner-up in 2010 and 2024. This marks the Wildcats' 21st-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, a streak that began in 2004. This year is Northwestern's 16th appearance in the NCAA semifinal round. Under Amonte Hiller, the Wildcats have hosted 35 NCAA Tournament games in Evanston and are a perfect 35-0 in their home postseason tilts.
With a win on Friday, Northwestern will face either North Carolina or Florida in Sunday's NCAA Final, which begins at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN.
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