After splitting opening weekend with a loss against No. 1 Boston College and a win over Marquette, Northwestern Lacrosse went on to win its next two in close fashion.
After dropping to No. 6 in the polls, the ‘Cats faced the Arizona State Sun Devils at Ryan Fieldhouse, where they also celebrated Alumni Weekend and their 2021 Big Ten Championship.
— Northwestern Lax (@NULax) February 20, 2022
It was a back-and-forth matchup for the two teams to begin, and both struggled with foul calls across the board, resulting in leading scorer Lauren Gilbert fouling out before the second half began.