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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 dives to score a goal. The junior tied her career high with 4 goals in the 15-7 win over Penn State.

Lacrosse: Northwestern routs Penn State to advance to 9th straight Final Four

May 18, 2013

It took No. 2 Northwestern four minutes to score, and from there the Wildcats never let up. NU scored five times before Penn State even manufactured a shot as the Cats advanced to their ninth consecutive...

Northwestern junior Alyssa Leonard looks to pass in the midfield Sunday against Sanford. Leonard, who owns the NU single-season record for draw controls with 120 so far this season, won 8 draw controls and scored 3 goals in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Lacrosse: Taylor Thornton, Alyssa Leonard lead Northwestern to 2nd round victory over Stanford

May 12, 2013

For the majority of the first half, it looked like fans at Lakeside Field were going to be treated to a neck-and-neck competition between two aggressive teams hungry for a win. Then Taylor Thornton...

No. 2 seed Northwestern celebrates after beating No. 1 seed Florida in the ALC Championship game Sunday in Baltimore. This is NUs sixth time winning the ALC tournament in its seven years of existence.

Lacrosse: Northwestern gets revenge on Florida to reclaim ALC crown

May 5, 2013

Gone was the flat, uninspired Northwestern from its last matchup against Florida. Florida coach Amanda O'Leary was right when she predicted the two teams' second meeting this season would not go as...

Senior midfielder Gabriella Flibotte had 7 draw controls, helping Northwestern squeak past Penn State 9-8 to advance to the ALC championship game.

Lacrosse: Northwestern edges Penn State in overtime to set up Florida rematch

May 3, 2013

The Wildcats looked like they were playing for their lives. Although not a life-or-death situation in the literal sense, Northwestern held on to a 1-goal lead for the last 3:45 of overtime of their...

Northwestern midfielder Alyssa Leonard is looking to capture the school record for draw controls in a season. The junior’s 283 career draw controls are the most in program history, but she is 8 shy of the single season record of 110 set by Danielle Spencer in 2010.

Lacrosse: No. 2 seed Northwestern kicks off ALC Tournament with No. 3 seed Penn State

May 2, 2013

In a campaign that included more than one loss in the regular season for the second time since 2004, Northwestern appears to have caught a break heading into the ALC Tournament. The tournament began...

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