In two minutes and 31 seconds, Northwestern lacrosse went from dire to on fire. After going down 5-3 to Louisville in a sluggish first half, Northwestern’s four unanswered goals in the first 2:31 of the second half provided the spark the Wildcats (5-5) needed to defeat Louisville 12-8 on Sunday.
Louisville (9-4) looked to be in business after Ashley Lynch scored the opening goal and two goals from Hannah Koloski put the Cardinals up 3-2. Claire Quinn answered with a goal at the 4:58 mark to make it 3-3, but poor Northwestern defense allowed Louisville to quickly score two goals in the final four minutes.