Sippin' On Purple · 27m
Lessons learned, titles earned
Take your mind back to the aftermath of the Oct. 22 matchup between these two teams. Northwestern was down early and often, clawing out of a deficit two separate times to ultimately run out 4-2 winners thanks to some individual brilliance from Olivia Bent-Cole, intense pressing from the entire frontline and halftime adjustments from Tracy Fuchs that limited Maryland’s penalty corners.
That game came at a pivotal time in Northwestern’s season. The Wildcats were trying to reclaim their spot as the best team in the country and prevent itself from losing for a second time in three contests; they succeeded on both those fronts while taking the hardest road possible.