The field hockey world has been warned.
No. 2 Northwestern (12-1, 5-0 B1G) smothered No. 3 Iowa (10-2, 2-2 B1G) in a 2-0 victory Friday afternoon. The Wildcats outshot the Hawkeyes 14-5 and won the penalty corner battle 10-1.
Ilse Tromp opened the scoring early in the third quarter, with a beautiful goal off of Northwestern’s sixth penalty corner of the day. Lauren Wadas, the defending Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, added a goal in the fourth quarter on a solo breakaway. As for Iowa, goalkeeper Mia Magnotta tallied 9 saves, but couldn’t fully hold up against a relentless Wildcat attack.