Penn State falls 34-13 to Northwestern in opening game of the Wildcats' new stadium
The new Ryan Field has made its long-awaited debut with a light show, fireworks and a dominant performance by Northwestern in a 34-13 win over Penn State.
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The new Ryan Field has made its long-awaited debut with a light show, fireworks and a dominant performance by Northwestern in a 34-13 win over Penn State.
Freshman Gabriella McCollester scored a career-high four goals for Northwestern in a win over North Carolina in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse national championship.
This year, the road to the Final Four was literally short for Northwestern women's lacrosse. This weekend's NCAA semifinals and national championship game are being held on the Wildcats' turf along the lakefront.
The Wildcats are led by another record-setting superstar, hoping to lead them back to the top.
On April 4, she joined another recent Wildcats superstar, Izzy Scane, as the only two players in program history to score 300 career goals.
Maddy Taylor set the NCAA single-season record Thursday at 105, and counting.
aylor also tied Izzy Scane's program record Sunday, tallying her 99th goal of the season during the game.
The Wildcats lacrosse team hosts Notre Dame on Friday in Evanston along the lakefront.
The O.W.L.S. program has been around for over a decade, bringing the sport to underserved communities in Chicago
Two of the top Division I men's lacrosse teams in the country went head-to-head in a special exhibition game in Chicago last weekend in hopes of inspiring the next generation of players. The game aimed to support a local program that's been helping kids using the sport of lacrosse.
Notre Dame (16-1), which won its second title in program history, became the first program to win back-to-back championships in consecutive seasons since Duke repeated in 2014.
The start of the fourth quarter was held up with a weather delay. But when the game resumed, the Wildcats outscored the Gators 5-2.
Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has led the Northwestern lacrosse team to eight national championships since 2005, and that was despite an 11-year drought before last season.
Head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has led the Northwestern lacrosse team to eight national championships since 2005, and that was despite an 11-year drought before last season's return to glory. This year, the Wildcats have a chance to do it again as they're just two wins away from a repeat.
Izzy Scane added to her mark as the women's lacrosse scoring leader with four goals.
Northwestern attacker Izzy Scane has broken the Division I record for women's lacrosse goals.
The Wildcats will face Penn State on Saturday.
Jordan Kyrou scored twice, and Justin Faulk, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad also scored in the third period to help the St. Louis Blues erase a three-goal deficit and beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5 on Saturday night.
Notre Dame held Duke to its lowest-scoring game of the season.
The win comes after the team made it into their fourth-straight Final Four and beating Denver 15-17 on Friday.
They're back in the national championship game for the first time since 2012 and will face the winner of Boston College and Syracuse on Sunday.
Izzy Scane finished with seven goals and three assists.
The Wildcats won 8-7.
The Northwestern women's lacrosse team is back at it again, among the best teams in the country.
The Northwestern women's lacrosse team is back at it again, among the best teams in the country.
