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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 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...

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...

What the new Big Ten divisions mean for Northwestern

April 30, 2013

In the Big Ten Conference, geography now matters more than ever. The conference on Sunday announced its new divisional alignments, set to debut in 2014. Northwestern joins Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota,...

Walfish: Northwestern makes out like bandits with new divisions

Walfish: Northwestern makes out like bandits with new divisions

April 30, 2013

We all knew new divisions were coming for Big Ten football. We all knew geography was going to be an issue. And we all know the trio of Morton Schapiro, Jim Phillips and Pat Fitzgerald was jumping for...

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