Lacrosse: Wildcats wrap up season with a win at Wrigley

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After three games at three nationally significant stadiums — Cowboys Stadium in 2011, Gillette Stadium in 2012 and the Los Angeles Coliseum in 2013 — Northwestern returned home to Chicago on Saturday to conquer the last corner of the nation at Wrigley Field. With 5,145 fans in attendance, the Wildcats neatly handled the visiting Southern California program under the lights of the Friendly Confines, 12-7.

Purple NU flags adorned both foul poles, and white ones lined Wrigley’s upper awning. Purple and white pennants flew above the center field scoreboard where the National League standings are usually arrayed. Completing the Wrigley atmosphere, the organ blared NU’s fight song after every Cats goal, and a scoreboard operator kept the score of the game on the stadium’s iconic manual display.

The team returns to Lakeside Field for the ALC tournament Thursday, May 1 against No. 6 Vanderbilt.

Photos by Brian Lee/Daily Senior Staffer

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