It does not get much closer than that.
Northwestern came within a matter of inches from bouncing back from an overtime loss last weekend at Colorado with a win at No. 4 USC. But Trojans goalie Gussie Johns denied multiple chances, including one that came up just inches short of the net in a 11-10 overtime loss.
It was a valiant effort from the visitors, who found themselves down 10-7 early in the second half. The Wildcats shut down USC’s attack and scored three times to knot things up at 10 to force the sudden-death extra frame.