In hosting the Big Ten Tournament for the first time ever, No. 13 Rutgers women’s lacrosse took advantage of the opportunity in a major way on Friday night. As the No. 3 seed facing No. 2 seed Northwestern in the semifinals, the Scarlet Knights delivered its most impressive performance of the season with a 13-5 victory. The program advances to the Big Ten Championship game for the first time ever and will face No. 3 Maryland (16-1; 6-0), the regular season champion, on Sunday at noon at SHI Stadium.
Rutgers suffered a lopsided loss at No. 4 Northwestern (13-4) on April 7 by the score of 21-13.