Northwestern Lacrosse was due for a strong win after falling to No. 8 Maryland in the regular-season finale and No. 13 Rutgers in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Everything worked in the No. 4 seeded ‘Cats favor when faced the Central Michigan Chippewas on a beautiful Friday at Martin Stadium.
While CMU was able to tie it at three apiece with five minutes to go in the first quarter, the scoring streaks Northwestern was accustomed to earlier this season were on full display.
The ‘Cats, backed by Erin Coykendall and Jill Girardi hat tricks, went on a 7-0 run heading into the second half.