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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern midfielder Alyssa Leonard is four draw controls shy of the school record for draw controls in her career. The junior has 83 draw controls this season and also is second on the team with 22 goals this

Lacrosse: For Northwestern, draw controls could mean weekend wins against Top-20 teams

April 11, 2013

Northwestern is used to ending up No. 1. What it needs to do as it heads into a weekend double-header against Duke and Stanford is start there. The Wildcats have trailed at halftime in three of their...

Junior Alyssa Leonard goes for a ground ball against Penn State. Leonard and the Wildcats rallied Sunday to defeat Virginia 11-6.

Lacrosse: Northwestern uses second-half rally to defeat Virginia

April 7, 2013

For the second straight season, No. 4 Northwestern showed No. 11 Virginia that it's not how you start but rather how you finish games that matters. The Wildcats (11-1) overcame a 4-1 deficit to defeat...

Northwestern attacker Erin Fitzgerald leads the Wildcats with 32 goals this year. The senior has taken 70 shots this season with 54 of them going on goal.

Lacrosse: After close victories, Wildcats take on streaking Nittany Lions, Cavaliers

April 4, 2013

To kick off the last month of regular season play, No. 4 Northwestern (9-1, 3-0 ALC) plays under the lights at Lakeside Field on Friday against No. 8 Penn State (7-3, 2-0), the team that toppled No. 2...

Northwestern midfielder Alyssa Leonard scored the game-winning goal with a little more than six minutes to play against Syracuse. Leonard is the Wildcats' second-leading scorer with 19 goals this year.

Lacrosse: Northwestern comes from behind to edge Ohio State, Syracuse

April 1, 2013

Although the Wildcats missed out on traveling this Spring Break, Evanston treated them well. Perhaps finally putting the team's early season loss to North Carolina behind it, Northwestern showed its...

Lacrosse: Wildcats head east for conference matchup, defensive test

March 7, 2013

In the second half of its Wednesday night home opener at Lakeside Field, Northwestern tied Boston College for draw controls and, subsequently, goals scored. The Wildcats are first in the nation for...

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