As Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse headed to Towson, Maryland, this past weekend, they expected to bring home a title. But after a 15-game stretch during which they outclassed each and all of their opponents, the ‘Cats fell quite short, losing to No. 3 Syracuse 21-13 in the national semifinal.
The ‘Cats lead the nation in offense by a wide margin, averaging 20.6 goals entering the mach, but Syracuse was more than ready to handle their high-powered attack. Graduate Student Lindsey McKone came out hot, scoring the opening goal less than a minute into the game, but Syracuse soon took the lead on a 5-1 scoring run.